Mechanisms of mechanical overload-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy: current understanding and future directions

MD Roberts, JJ McCarthy… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Mechanisms underlying mechanical overload-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy have
been extensively researched since the landmark report by Morpurgo (1897) of “work …

Disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy in disease and nondisease states in humans: mechanisms, prevention, and recovery strategies

EA Nunes, T Stokes, J McKendry… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Decreased skeletal muscle contractile activity (disuse) or unloading leads to muscle mass
loss, also known as muscle atrophy. The balance between muscle protein synthesis (MPS) …

[HTML][HTML] Stimuli and sensors that initiate skeletal muscle hypertrophy following resistance exercise

H Wackerhage, BJ Schoenfeld… - Journal of applied …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
One of the most striking adaptations to exercise is the skeletal muscle hypertrophy that
occurs in response to resistance exercise. A large body of work shows that a mammalian …

mTOR as a key regulator in maintaining skeletal muscle mass

MS Yoon - Frontiers in physiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Maintenance of skeletal muscle mass is regulated by the balance between anabolic and
catabolic processes. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is an evolutionarily conserved …

Physical exercise-induced myokines and muscle-adipose tissue crosstalk: a review of current knowledge and the implications for health and metabolic diseases

LG Leal, MA Lopes, ML Batista Jr - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Physical exercise has beneficial effects on metabolic diseases, and a combined therapeutic
regimen of regular exercise and pharmaceutical treatment is often recommended for their …

[HTML][HTML] Myokines and resistance training: a narrative review

BEM Zunner, NB Wachsmuth, ML Eckstein… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last few years, the muscular system has gained attention due to the discovery of the
muscle-secretome and its high potency for retaining or regaining health. These cytokines …

The effect of training volume and intensity on improvements in muscular strength and size in resistance‐trained men

GT Mangine, JR Hoffman, AM Gonzalez… - Physiological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This investigation compared the effect of high‐volume (VOL) versus high‐intensity (INT)
resistance training on stimulating changes in muscle size and strength in resistance‐trained …

Muscle protein synthesis in response to nutrition and exercise

PJ Atherton, K Smith - The Journal of physiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Muscle protein synthesis (MPS) is the driving force behind adaptive responses to exercise
and represents a widely adopted proxy for gauging chronic efficacy of acute interventions,(ie …

[PDF][PDF] Mechanisms modulating skeletal muscle phenotype

B Blaauw, S Schiaffino, C Reggiani - Compr Physiol, 2013 - researchgate.net
Mammalian skeletal muscles are composed of a variety of highly specialized fibers whose
selective recruitment allows muscles to fulfill their diverse functional tasks. In addition …

Measuring protein synthesis with SUnSET: a valid alternative to traditional techniques?

CA Goodman, TA Hornberger - Exercise and sport sciences …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Skeletal muscle is crucial for movement and whole-body metabolism; therefore, the
maintenance of skeletal muscle mass is essential for mobility, disease prevention, and …