abstractbackground and objective: satellite cells are muscle stem cells that enter cycle cells due to myotrauma. among activation and proliferation indices of these cells is increase of myod gene expression. but these are contradiction in response of this gene to resistance exercise in fast and slow fibers. thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a single bout of resistance ex...

Our recent terminal experiments revealed that administration of a single train of repetitive spinal electromagnetic stimulation (sEMS; 35 min) enhanced synaptic plasticity in spinal circuitry following lateral hemisection spinal cord injury. In the current study, we have examined effects of repetitive sEMS applied as a single train and chronically (5 wk, every other day) following thoracic T10 ...

Background: Stem cell aging, characterized by elevated p16INK4a expression, decreases repopulating and self-renewal abilities, which results in inflammation slow recovery against stress. Methods: Biopsied muscles were analyzed at baseline 24 h after squat exercise 12 trained men (22 ± 2 y). Placebo (PLA) immunostimulant Rg1 (5 mg) supplemented 1 before a exercise, using double-blind counterbal...

Adequate exercise leads to a vast variety of physiological changes in skeletal muscle as well as other tissues/organs and is also responsible for maintaining healthy muscle displaying enhanced insulin-responsive glucose uptake via GLUT4 translocation. We generated highly developed contractile C(2)C(12) myotubes by manipulating intracellular Ca(2+) transients with electric pulse stimulation (EPS...

Unilateral strength training can cause cross-transfer strength effects to the homologous contralateral muscles. However, the impact of the cross-over effects on the muscle tissue is unclear. To test the hypothesis that unilateral muscle overuse causes bilateral alterations in muscle fiber composition and vascular supply, we have used an experimental rabbit model with unilateral unloaded overstr...

OBJECTIVE Many clinical syndromes in neuropsychiatry suggest focal brain activation. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been proposed as a method for selectively altering neural activity. METHOD Studies assessing effects of "slow" rTMS, administered up to once per second, in normal people and in those with pathological conditions are reviewed. The findings are compared wi...

Bergmann glial cells enclose synapses throughout the molecular layer of the cerebellum and express extrasynaptic AMPA receptors and glutamate transporters. Accordingly, stimulation of parallel fibres leads to the generation of inward currents in the glia due to AMPA receptor activation and electrogenic uptake of glutamate. Elimination of AMPA receptor Ca(2+) permeability leads to the withdrawal...

Neuronal excitability relies on inward sodium and outward potassium fluxes during action potentials. To prevent neuronal hyperexcitability, potassium ions have to be taken up quickly. However, the dynamics of the activity-dependent potassium fluxes and the molecular pathways underlying extracellular potassium homeostasis remain elusive. To decipher the specific and acute contribution of astrogl...

There are conflicting reports on the reproducibility of the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the modified Borg scale for the estimation of breathlessness during exercise. In an attempt to clarify the situation, two groups of healthy subjects undertook a progressive exercise test either daily (Group A) or weekly (Group B) on 10 separate occasions. Breathlessness was estimated every 1 min using th...