ISSN:
1439-6327
Keywords:
Carbonic anhydrase isoenzyme
;
Zinc
;
pH
;
Erythrocyte
;
Exercise
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Studies of the influences of physical exercise of short duration (bicycle ergometer, 200 W for 30 min) on the activities of carbonic anhydrase isoenzymes (CA-B and CA-C types) and zinc concentration in erythrocytes were made on 5 untrained healthy male volunteers. The subjects were rested for 30 min after the exercise. There were significant decreases in the levels of zinc, CA-B, total carbonic anhydrase activity and CA-B-dependent activity immediately after exercise, but after 30 min of rest they all returned to their pre-exercise levels. No significant change in CA-C level or CA-C-dependent activity was found after exercise. Immediately after exercise, total carbonic anhydrase activity and CA-B-dependent activity following the addition of Zn2+ showed significant increases, compared with their respective activities without Zn2+ addition. However, no such effects were observed just before exercise or after rest; the addition of Zn2+ had no effect on CA-C-dependent activity at any time. A significant correlation was found between the changes in concentration of zinc and CA-B-dependent activity after exercise (r=0.711). The findings of the present study suggest that active CA-B enzymes are converted in part to inactive enzymes during acute physical exercise, possibly by decreased zinc binding. Moreover, the change in CA-B-dependent activity correlated well with the changes in pH and HCO3 concentrations in venous blood (r=0.853 and r=0.718, respectively). One may speculate that an adaptive decrease in CA-B-dependent activity in erythrocytes occurs with increased acidification in blood during heavy physical exercise of short duration.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00455189
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