Effect of hyperthyroidism on fibre-type composition, fibre area, glycogen content and enzyme activity in human skeletal muscle - PubMed

Effect of hyperthyroidism on fibre-type composition, fibre area, glycogen content and enzyme activity in human skeletal muscle

F Celsing et al. Clin Physiol. 1986 Apr.

Abstract

Seven hyperthyroid patients were studied by repeated muscle biopsies (vastus lateralis) before and after a period of medical treatment which averaged 10 months. The biopsies were analysed with regard to fibre-type composition, fibre area, capillary density, glycogen content and enzyme activities representing the glycolytic capacity (hexokinase, 6-phosphofructokinase), oxidative capacity (oxoglutarate dehydrogenase, citrate synthase) and Ca2+- and Mg2+-stimulated ATPase in muscle. In the pretreatment biopsy (hyperthyroid state), there was a significantly lower proportion of type I fibres (30% vs. 41%), a higher capillary density (23%), lower glycogen content (33%), and higher hexokinase activity (32%) compared with the post-treatment biopsy. No significant changes in the activity of the remaining enzymes were observed. The present study indicates that hyperthyroidism induces a transformation from type I to type II fibres in human skeletal muscle. The increase in hexokinase activity probably reflects a higher glucose utilization by skeletal muscle in order to compensate partially for the reduced glycogen content.

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