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- Title
Intramuscular fat infiltration influences mechanical properties during muscle contraction in older women.
- Authors
Wang, Zimin; Taniguchi, Masashi; Saeki, Junya; Yagi, Masahide; Murota, Norihiko; Nakazato, Kaede; Niiya, Nanami; Ichihashi, Noriaki
- Abstract
Although evidence suggests that intramuscular fat infiltration may influence muscle strength, the precise mechanisms remain unclear. This study aimed to determine whether intramuscular fat infiltration affects muscle mechanical properties during contraction and whether these mechanical properties mediate the relationship between intramuscular fat infiltration and muscle strength. Seventy-nine healthy older women aged 75.1 ± 6.8 years were included in this study. The echo intensity (EI) of the vastus lateralis (VL) was measured as an intramuscular fat infiltration index using B-mode ultrasonography. Maximum voluntary isometric contraction strength (MVIC) was assessed using a dynamometer. The VL shear elastic modulus (G), a mechanical property index, was measured using ultrasound shear wave elastography under various muscle contraction conditions, at rest and at 15%, 30%, and 45% MVIC (G0, G15, G30, and G45). To evaluate the degree of increase in the shear elastic modulus with increasing muscle contraction intensity, the slope of the regression line (Gslope) between muscle contraction and shear elastic modulus was calculated for each participant. The results showed that EI was significantly associated with G30 and G45 but not with G0 or G15. The EI can significantly explain the inter-individual differences in Gslope. Mediation analysis revealed that the effect of EI on MVIC through Gslope was significant (indirect effect = −0.31, 95% confidence interval (−0.57, −0.12)). These findings suggest that a greater EI is associated with a lower G during muscle contraction. Furthermore, our results show that the relationship between EI and MVIC is mediated by Gslope.
- Subjects
ADIPOSE tissue physiology; SKELETAL muscle physiology; BIOMECHANICS; ADIPOSE tissues; RESEARCH funding; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MUSCLE strength; MUSCLE weakness; WOMEN'S health; EXERCISE tests; FACTOR analysis; CONFIDENCE intervals; MUSCLE contraction; OLD age
- Publication
Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism, 2024, Vol 49, Issue 9, p1175
- ISSN
1715-5312
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/apnm-2023-0557