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Blood uridine concentration may be an indicator of the degradation of pyrimidine nucleotides during physical exercise with increasing intensity.

Abstract
During prolonged maximal exercise, oxygen deficits occur in working muscles. Progressive hypoxia results in the impairment of the oxidative resynthesis of ATP and increased degradation of purine nucleotides. Moreover, ATP consumption decreases the conversion of UDP to UTP, to use ATP as a phosphate donor, resulting in an increased concentration of UDP, which enhances pyrimidine degradation. Because the metabolism of pyrimidine nucleotides is related to the metabolism of purines, in particular with the cellular concentration of ATP, we decided to investigate the impact of a standardized exercise with increasing intensity on the concentration of uridine, inosine, hypoxanthine, and uric acid. Twenty-two healthy male subjects volunteered to participate in this study. Blood concentrations of metabolites were determined at rest, immediately after exercise, and after 30 min of recovery using high-performance liquid chromatography. We also studied the relationship between the levels of uridine and indicators of myogenic purine degradation. The results showed that exercise with increasing intensity leads to increased concentrations of inosine, hypoxanthine, uric acid, and uridine. We found positive correlations between blood uridine levels and indicators of myogenic purine degradation (hypoxanthine), suggesting that the blood uridine level is related to purine metabolism in skeletal muscles.
AuthorsWioleta Dudzinska, Anna Lubkowska, Barbara Dolegowska, Krzysztof Safranow
JournalJournal of physiology and biochemistry (J Physiol Biochem) Vol. 66 Issue 3 Pg. 189-96 (Sep 2010) ISSN: 1138-7548 [Print] Spain
PMID20533099 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Hypoxanthines
  • Purines
  • Pyrimidine Nucleotides
  • Uric Acid
  • Lactic Acid
  • Inosine
  • Uridine
Topics
  • Exercise (physiology)
  • Exercise Test
  • Humans
  • Hypoxanthines (blood)
  • Inosine (blood)
  • Lactic Acid (blood)
  • Male
  • Muscle, Skeletal (metabolism)
  • Purines (metabolism)
  • Pyrimidine Nucleotides (metabolism)
  • Rest
  • Uric Acid (blood)
  • Uridine (blood)
  • Young Adult

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