Abstract
Objective: To determine whether impaired exercise capacity in neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy is solely caused by muscle weakness or whether a defect in energy metabolism (blocked fat oxidation) may also play a role. Design : We studied a 37-year-old woman with neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy, who cycled while lipid oxidation was assessed using U-13C palmitate tracer dilution technique. The effect of a glucose infusion during exercise was also studied. Setting: Neuromuscular research unit. Results: The exercise-induced increase in fat oxidation was virtually abolished in the patient. Treatment with intravenous glucose infusion improved maximal oxygen uptake from 23 to 27mL × kg-1 × min-1, and maximal workload from 75 to 100 W. Conclusions: These results demonstrate that in addition to fixed weakness, neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy is also characterized by a profound block in fat oxidation, which limits exercise tolerance.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Archives of Neurology |
Vol/bind | 69 |
Udgave nummer | 4 |
Sider (fra-til) | 530-3 |
Antal sider | 4 |
ISSN | 0003-9942 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - apr. 2012 |