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The Effect of Sand Exercise Program on Knee Muscle Co-contraction in Runners With Over-pronated Feet During Running [PDF]

Physical Treatments, 2023
Purpose: Over-pronated foot (OPF) is a common abnormality of the foot. Sand can change lower limb muscle activities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a sand exercise program on knee muscle co-contraction in runners with OPF.
Amir Fatollahi, Amir Ali Jafarnezhadgero, Hamed Sheikhalizade   +2 more
doaj  

Chiral Engineered Biomaterials: New Frontiers in Cellular Fate Regulation for Regenerative Medicine

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Chiral engineered biomaterials can selectively influence cell behaviors in regenerative medicine. This review covers chiral engineered biomaterials in terms of their fabrication methods, cellular response mechanisms, and applications in directing stem cell differentiation and tissue function.
Yuwen Wang, Xin Zhang, Denghui Xie, Chunying Chen, Zhifeng Huang, Zhong Alan Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neural regulation of hindlimb muscle contraction-induced glucagon-like peptide-1 and peptide YY secretion in rats

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2015
The physiological mechanisms underlying the increases observed in glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and peptide YY (PYY) plasma levels with exercise currently remain unknown.
Shin-ya Ueda, Hidehiro Nakahara, Kou Manabe, Tadayoshi Miyamoto   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rac1 Is a Novel Regulator of Contraction-Stimulated Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle

Diabetes, 2013
In skeletal muscle, the actin cytoskeleton-regulating GTPase, Rac1, is necessary for insulin-dependent GLUT4 translocation. Muscle contraction increases glucose transport and represents an alternative signaling pathway to insulin.
L. Sylow, T. Jensen, M. Kleinert, Joshua R. Mouatt, S. Maarbjerg, J. Jeppesen, C. Prats, Tim T Chiu, S. Boguslavsky, A. Klip, P. Schjerling, E. Richter   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Gym for Cells—Direct Laser Writing of Magnetic Multilayered Micro Actuators for Mechanical Stimulation of Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Surface‐attached multilayer micromagnet systems are fabricated by two‐photon crosslinking. The pillar‐shaped micro actuators consist of a soft and flexible surface‐attached cell‐repellent hydrogel layer at the bottom, acting as a hinge and a cell‐adhesive hydrophobic polymer filled with magnetic nanoparticles.
Nicolas Geid, Ayman Husari, Eleonora Galli, Lukas Leffler, Pascal Tomakidi, Jürgen Rühe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comments on the thermodynamical background to the growth and remodelling theory applied to a model of muscle fibre contraction

Applied and Computational Mechanics, 2010
Muscle fibre contraction is a complex thermomechanical process. The change in muscle fibre length (isotonic contraction) and tension (isometric contraction) may be regarded as muscle fibre growth (change in length) and remodelling (change in stiffness ...
Rosenberg J., Svobodová M.
doaj  

Identification and Validation of Novel Contraction-Regulated Myokines Released from Primary Human Skeletal Muscle Cells

PLoS ONE, 2013
Proteins secreted by skeletal muscle, so called myokines, have been shown to affect muscle physiology and additionally exert systemic effects on other tissues and organs.
S. Raschke, K. Eckardt, Kirsten Bjørklund Holven, Jørgen Jensen, J. Eckel   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biologically‐Inspired Melt Electrowriting for the Generation of Highly Biomimetic Functional Myocardium

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this work, melt electrowriting is used to fabricate a 3D printed scaffold design that generates engineered cardiac tissues with in‐plane contraction, mimicking natural myocardium. It is shown that these tissues display advanced maturation and functionality.
Olalla Iglesias‐García, María Flandes‐Iparraguirre, Pilar Montero‐Calle, Ricardo M. Rosales, Asier Ullate‐Agote, Andrea Sánchez‐Bueno, Eduardo Larequi, Ilazki Anaut‐Lusar, Nicolás Laita, Aida Oliván‐Viguera, Elena Iglesias, Gloria Abizanda, Patxi San Martín‐Úriz, Paula Aguirre‐Ruiz, Xabier L. Aranguren, Manuel García de Yébenes, Juan José Gavira, Miguel Ángel Martínez, Estefanía Peña, Manuel Doblaré, Elena M. de‐Juan‐Pardo, Esther Pueyo, Felipe Prosper, Manuel M. Mazo Vega   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role and regulation of Abelson tyrosine kinase in Crk-associated substrate/profilin-1 interaction and airway smooth muscle contraction

Respiratory Research, 2018
Background Airway smooth muscle contraction is critical for maintenance of appropriate airway tone, and has been implicated in asthma pathogenesis. Smooth muscle contraction requires an “engine” (myosin activation) and a “transmission system” (actin ...
Yinna Wang, Alyssa C. Rezey, Ruping Wang, Dale D. Tang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The model of circular and longitudinal smooth muscle motions in the motility of intestinal segment [PDF]

arXiv, 2014
Coordination in circular and longitudinal muscle motions are of crucial importance in the motor function of gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Intestinal wall motions depend on myogenic-active properties of smooth muscles layers of intestinal wall, which is the ability to create active contractile forces in response to distension.
arxiv