Sarcopenia: aging-related loss of muscle mass and function

L Larsson, H Degens, M Li, L Salviati… - Physiological …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Sarcopenia is a loss of muscle mass and function in the elderly that reduces mobility,
diminishes quality of life, and can lead to fall-related injuries, which require costly …

Angiogenesis in life, disease and medicine

P Carmeliet - Nature, 2005 - nature.com
The growth of blood vessels (a process known as angiogenesis) is essential for organ
growth and repair. An imbalance in this process contributes to numerous malignant …

Muscle satellite cell cross-talk with a vascular niche maintains quiescence via VEGF and notch signaling

M Verma, Y Asakura, BSR Murakonda, T Pengo… - Cell stem cell, 2018 - cell.com
Skeletal muscle is a complex tissue containing tissue resident muscle stem cells (satellite
cells)(MuSCs) important for postnatal muscle growth and regeneration. Quantitative analysis …

Effects of different types of exercise training on angiogenic responses in the left ventricular muscle of aged rats

HS Yeo, JY Lim - Experimental gerontology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background We evaluated angiogenic responses in the left ventricular muscle and aerobic
capacity according to exercise type (aerobic, resistance, combined) in aged rats. Methods In …

[PDF][PDF] Cardiovascular adaptations to exercise training

Y Hellsten, M Nyberg - Comprehensive physiology, 2011 - researchgate.net
Aerobic exercise training leads to cardiovascular changes that markedly increase aerobic
power and lead to improved endurance performance. The functionally most important …

Exercise‐induced capillary growth in human skeletal muscle and the dynamics of VEGF

B Hoier, Y Hellsten - Microcirculation, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In skeletal muscle, growth of capillaries is an important adaptation to exercise training that
secures adequate diffusion capacity for oxygen and nutrients even at high‐intensity exercise …

Vascular endothelial growth factor in the lung

NF Voelkel, RW Vandivier… - American Journal of …, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a pluripotent growth and permeability factor
that has a broad impact on endothelial cell function. The lung tissue is very rich in this …

The role of the microcirculation in muscle function and plasticity

P Hendrickse, H Degens - Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 2019 - Springer
It is widely acknowledged that maintenance of muscle, size, strength and endurance is
necessary for quality of life and the role that skeletal muscle microcirculation plays in muscle …

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

KM Lavin, PM Coen, LC Baptista, MB Bell… - Comprehensive …, 2022 - 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 …

Acute resistance exercise increases skeletal muscle angiogenic growth factor expression

TP Gavin, JL Drew, CJ Kubik, WE Pofahl… - Acta …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: Both aerobic and resistance exercise training promote skeletal muscle angiogenesis.
Acute aerobic exercise increases several pro‐angiogenic pathways, the best characterized …