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. 2000 Apr;78(4):1657–1664. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76717-8

In vivo (31)P-NMR diffusion spectroscopy of ATP and phosphocreatine in rat skeletal muscle.

R A de Graaf 1, A van Kranenburg 1, K Nicolay 1
PMCID: PMC1300762  PMID: 10733948

Abstract

The aim of this study was to measure the diffusion of ATP and phosphocreatine (PCr) in intact rat skeletal muscle, using (31)P-NMR. The acquisition of the diffusion-sensitized spectra was optimized in terms of the signal-to-noise ratio for ATP by using a frequency-selective stimulated echo sequence in combination with adiabatic radio-frequency pulses and surface coil signal excitation and reception. Diffusion restriction was studied by measuring the apparent diffusion coefficients of ATP and PCr as a function of the diffusion time. Orientation effects were eliminated by determining the trace of the diffusion tensor. The data were fitted to a cylindrical restriction model to estimate the unbounded diffusion coefficient and the radial dimensions of the restricting compartment. The unbounded diffusion coefficients of ATP and PCr were approximately 90% of their in vitro values at 37 degrees C. The diameters of the cylindrical restriction compartment were approximately 16 and approximately 22 microm for ATP and PCr, respectively. The diameters of rat skeletal muscle fibers are known to range from 60 to 80 microm. The modelling therefore suggests that the in vivo restriction of ATP and PCr diffusion is not imposed by the sarcolemma but by other, intracellular structures with an overall cylindrical orientation.

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