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Table 2 Mitochondrial respiration and maximal ATP production in the muscle and the kidney at the end of the experiment

From: Effects of prolonged endotoxemia on liver, skeletal muscle and kidney mitochondrial function

Substrate

Group

Muscle

 

Kidney

 
  

n

Median (range)

n

Median (range)

Glutamate

     

   State 3

Endotoxic

8

174 (93–114)

7

93 (56–129)

 

Control

9

223 (67–494)

8

116 (49–165)

   State 4

Endotoxic

8

18 (13–42)

7

22 (13–40)

 

Control

9

20 (11–49)

8

18 (11–27)

   Maximal ATP production

Endotoxic

8

328 (187–940)

7

184 (74–431)

 

Control

9

606 (153–1233)

8

221 (133–485)

   Respiratory control ratio

Endotoxic

8

8.1 (6.7–11.8)

7

4.0 (2.3–6.3)

 

Control

9

8.3 (6.0–14.5)

8

5.4 (3.7–7.1)

Succinate

     

   State 3

Endotoxic

8

269 (167–467)

7

194 (129–269)

 

Control

9

307 (129–579)

8

230 (107–269)

   State 4

Endotoxic

8

56 (36–82)

7

67 (33–98)

 

Control

9

62 (31–129)

8

60 (36–78)

   Maximal ATP production

Endotoxic

8

513 (356–944)

7

460 (169–707)

 

Control

9

611 (421–1164)

8

469(193–1292)

   Respiratory control ratio

Endotoxic

8

4.9 (2.9–7.0)

7

3.3 (2.0–3.9)

 

Control

9

4.1 (3.6–8.8)

8

3.6 (3.0–3.9)

Ascorbate/N,N,N',N'-tertamethyl-p-phenyldiamine

     

   State 3

Endotoxic

8

271 (189–401)

7

134 (98–191)

 

Control

9

316 (156–412)

8

150 (116–401)

   State 4

Endotoxic

8

151 (100–200)

7

91 (49–134)

 

Control

9

147 (76–254)

8

99 (62–169)

   Respiratory control ratio

Endotoxic

8

1.9 (1.4–2.0)

7

1.6 (1.4–2.7)

 

Control

9

1.7 (1.4–2.9)

8

1.8 (1.5–2.8)