Neuromuscular junction transmission failure in aging and sarcopenia: The nexus of the neurological and muscular systems

WD Arnold, BC Clark - Ageing research reviews, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Sarcopenia, or age-related decline in muscle form and function, exerts high personal,
societal, and economic burdens when untreated. Integrity and function of the neuromuscular …

State of knowledge on molecular adaptations to exercise in humans: historical perspectives and future directions

KM Lavin, PM Coen, LC Baptista… - Comprehensive …, 2022‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
For centuries, regular exercise has been acknowledged as a potent stimulus to promote,
maintain, and restore healthy functioning of nearly every physiological system of the human …

Adaptive real-time identification of motor unit discharges from non-stationary high-density surface electromyographic signals

C Chen, S Ma, X Sheng, D Farina… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Estimation of the discharge pattern of motor units by electromyography (EMG)
decomposition has been applied for neurophysiologic investigations, clinical diagnosis, and …

Neuromuscular recruitment strategies of the vastus lateralis according to sex

Y Guo, EJ Jones, TB Inns, IA Ely, DW Stashuk… - Acta …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Despite males typically exhibiting greater muscle strength and fatigability than females,
it remains unclear if there are sex‐based differences in neuromuscular recruitment …

Muscle-nerve communication and the molecular assessment of human skeletal muscle denervation with aging

C Soendenbroe, JL Andersen… - American Journal of …, 2021‏ - journals.physiology.org
Muscle fiber denervation is a major contributor to the decline in physical function observed
with aging. Denervation can occur through breakdown of the neuromuscular junctions (NMJ) …

Ageing and exercise‐induced motor unit remodelling

EJ Jones, SY Chiou, PJ Atherton… - The Journal of …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
A motor unit (MU) comprises the neuron cell body, its corresponding axon and each of the
muscle fibres it innervates. Many studies highlight age‐related reductions in the number of …

Profiling age-related muscle weakness and wasting: neuromuscular junction transmission as a driver of age-related physical decline

CJ Padilla, ME Harrigan, H Harris, JM Schwab… - Geroscience, 2021‏ - Springer
Pathological age-related loss of skeletal muscle strength and mass contribute to impaired
physical function in older adults. Factors that promote the development of these conditions …

Skeletal muscle dysfunction with advancing age

P Pabla, EJ Jones, M Piasecki, BE Phillips - Clinical Science, 2024‏ - portlandpress.com
As a result of advances in medical treatments and associated policy over the last century, life
expectancy has risen substantially and continues to increase globally. However, the …

Neuromuscular dysfunction and exercise training in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A narrative review

G Orlando, S Balducci, AJM Boulton, H Degens… - Diabetes Research and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common condition that is associated with
neuromuscular dysfunction and peripheral sensory impairment. These deficits predispose …

Neuroprotective effects of exercise on the aging human neuromuscular system

MD Allen, BH Dalton, KJ Gilmore, CJ McNeil… - Experimental …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Human biological aging from maturity to senescence is associated with a gradual loss of
muscle mass and neuromuscular function. It is not until very old age (> 80 years) however …