An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update on limb muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

F Maltais, M Decramer, R Casaburi… - American journal of …, 2014 - atsjournals.org
Background: Limb muscle dysfunction is prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and it has important clinical implications, such as reduced exercise tolerance …

Thioredoxins, glutaredoxins, and peroxiredoxins—molecular mechanisms and health significance: from cofactors to antioxidants to redox signaling

EM Hanschmann, JR Godoy, C Berndt… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Thioredoxins (Trxs), glutaredoxins (Grxs), and peroxiredoxins (Prxs) have been
characterized as electron donors, guards of the intracellular redox state, and “antioxidants” …

Dietary nitrate supplementation reduces the O2 cost of low-intensity exercise and enhances tolerance to high-intensity exercise in humans

SJ Bailey, P Winyard, A Vanhatalo… - Journal of applied …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Pharmacological sodium nitrate supplementation has been reported to reduce the O 2 cost
of submaximal exercise in humans. In this study, we hypothesized that dietary …

Dietary nitrate supplementation enhances muscle contractile efficiency during knee-extensor exercise in humans

SJ Bailey, J Fulford, A Vanhatalo… - Journal of applied …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanistic bases for the reported reduction
in the O2 cost of exercise following short-term dietary nitrate (NO3−) supplementation. In a …

Hypolipidemic, Antioxidant, and Antiinflammatory Activities of Microalgae Spirulina

R Deng, TJ Chow - Cardiovascular therapeutics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Spirulina is free‐floating filamentous microalgae growing in alkaline water bodies. With its
high nutritional value, Spirulina has been consumed as food for centuries in Central Africa. It …

Effects of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) on Physical Performance: Systematic Review and Bayesian Meta-Analysis

DA Bonilla, Y Moreno, C Gho, JL Petro… - Journal of functional …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is considered a potent adaptogen and anti-stress agent
that could have some potential to improve physical performance. This preferred reporting …

Exercise-induced oxidative stress in humans: cause and consequences

SK Powers, WB Nelson, MB Hudson - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
The observation that muscular exercise is associated with oxidative stress in humans was
first reported over 30years ago. Since this initial report, numerous studies have confirmed …

Effects of physical activity and inactivity on muscle fatigue

GC Bogdanis - Frontiers in physiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this review was to examine the mechanisms by which physical activity and
inactivity modify muscle fatigue. It is well known that acute or chronic increases in physical …

Chemotherapy-induced weakness and fatigue in skeletal muscle: the role of oxidative stress

LAA Gilliam, DK St. Clair - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of cancer and its treatment,
manifested in the clinic through weakness and exercise intolerance. These side effects not …

Disrupted skeletal muscle mitochondrial dynamics, mitophagy, and biogenesis during cancer cachexia: a role for inflammation

BN VanderVeen, DK Fix… - Oxidative medicine and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of cancer cachexia in both patients and preclinical
models. Cachexia is prevalent in roughly 80% of cancer patients and accounts for up to 20 …