Thorax 2000;55:848-853 ( October )

Oxidative enzyme activities of the vastus lateralis muscle and the functional status in patients with COPD

François Maltais^a, Pierre LeBlanc^a, François Whittom^a, Clermont Simard^b, Karine Marquis^a, Marthe Bélanger^a, Marie-Josée Breton^a, Jean Jobin^a

^a Centre de recherche, Hôpital Laval, Institut Universtaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de l'Université Laval, Québec, Canada, ^b Département d'éducation physique, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

Correspondence to: Dr F Maltais, Centre de Pneumologie, Hôpital Laval, 2725 Chemin Ste-Foy, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada G1V 4G5 email: medfma{at}hermes.ulaval.ca

Received 19 January 2000; Returned to authors 29 March 2000; Revised version received 2 May 2000; Accepted for publication 6 July 2000

BACKGROUNDEnzymatic and histochemical abnormalities of the peripheral muscle may play a role in exercise intolerance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A study was undertaken to measure the mitochondrial enzyme activity of the vastus lateralis muscle in patients with COPD and to evaluate the relationship between enzyme activities and functional status.
METHODSFifty seven patients with COPD of mean (SD) age 66 (7) years with forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁) 39 (15)% predicted and peak oxygen uptake (O₂) of 14 (4) ml/min/kg and 15 normal subjects of similar age were included in the study. Each subject performed a stepwise exercise test up to maximal capacity during which five-breath averages of O₂ were measured. Muscle specimens were obtained by percutaneous needle biopsy of the vastus lateralis muscle and the activity of two mitochondrial enzymes (citrate synthase (CS) and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (HADH)) was measured. The functional status of the patients was classified according to peak O₂.
RESULTSCS and HADH activities were markedly reduced in patients with COPD compared with normal subjects (22.3 (2.7) versus 29.5 (7.3) µmol/min/g muscle (p<0.0001) and 5.1 (2.0) versus 6.7 (1.9) µmol/min/g muscle (p<0.005), respectively). The activity of CS decreased progressively with the deterioration in the functional status while that of HADH was not related to functional status. Using a stepwise regression analysis, percentage predicted functional residual capacity (FRC), the activity of CS, oxygen desaturation during exercise, age, and inspiratory capacity (% pred) were found to be significant determinants of peak O₂. The regression model explained 59% of the variance in peak O₂ (p<0.0001).
CONCLUSIONSThe oxidative capacity of the vastus lateralis muscle is reduced in patients with moderate to severe COPD compared with normal subjects of similar age. In these individuals the activity of CS correlated significantly with peak exercise capacity and independently of lung function impairment.


Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; exercise; oxidative enzymes

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