Molecular responses to acute exercise and their relevance for adaptations in skeletal muscle to exercise training

B Egan, AP Sharples - Physiological Reviews, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Repeated, episodic bouts of skeletal muscle contraction undertaken frequently as structured
exercise training are a potent stimulus for physiological adaptation in many organs …

[HTML][HTML] The molecular athlete: exercise physiology from mechanisms to medals

R Furrer, JA Hawley, C Handschin - Physiological reviews, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Human skeletal muscle demonstrates remarkable plasticity, adapting to numerous external
stimuli including the habitual level of contractile loading. Accordingly, muscle function and …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention

Z Wang, A Emmerich, NJ Pillon, T Moore, D Hemerich… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Although physical activity and sedentary behavior are moderately heritable, little is known
about the mechanisms that influence these traits. Combining data for up to 703,901 …

Cardiorespiratory fitness and mortality risk across the spectra of age, race, and sex

P Kokkinos, C Faselis, IBH Samuel, A Pittaras… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is inversely associated with all-cause mortality.
However, the association of CRF and mortality risk for different races, women, and elderly …

Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness and survival in patients with or without cardiovascular disease

P Kokkinos, C Faselis, IBH Samuel, CJ Lavie… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - jacc.org
Background The association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and mortality risk is
based mostly on 1 CRF assessment. The impact of CRF change on mortality risk is not well …

[HTML][HTML] The genetic basis of exercise and cardiorespiratory fitness–relation to cardiovascular disease

M Klevjer, AN Nordeidet, A Bye - Current Opinion in Physiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Endurance training is associated with increased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and
decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, a causal relationship between …

[HTML][HTML] The aorta in humans and African great apes, and cardiac output and metabolic levels in human evolution

L Ríos, MM Sleeper, MD Danforth, HW Murphy… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Humans have a larger energy budget than great apes, allowing the combination of the
metabolically expensive traits that define our life history. This budget is ultimately related to …

ProAct: quantifying the differential activity of biological processes in tissues, cells, and user-defined contexts

M Sharon, G Gruber, CM Argov… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The distinct functions and phenotypes of human tissues and cells derive from the activity of
biological processes that varies in a context-dependent manner. Here, we present the …

[HTML][HTML] Multiomics approach to precision sports nutrition: limits, challenges, and possibilities

DC Nieman - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Most sports nutrition guidelines are based on group average responses and professional
opinion. Precision nutrition for athletes aims to improve the individualization of nutrition …

Cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

P Kokkinos, C Faselis, A Pittaras… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Preventive strategies for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) include
pharmacotherapies and lifestyle modifications. However, the association between …