• A homogenization model of the Voigt type for skeletal muscle 

      Spyrou L.A., Agoras M., Danas K. (2017)
      A three-dimensional constitutive model for skeletal muscle incorporating microstructural characteristics is developed and numerically implemented in a general purpose finite element program. The proposed model takes into ...
    • In-Season Integrative Neuromuscular Strength Training Improves Performance of Early-Adolescent Soccer Athletes 

      Panagoulis C., Chatzinikolaou A., Avloniti A., Leontsini D., Deli C.K., Draganidis D., Stampoulis T., Oikonomou T., Papanikolaou K., Rafailakis L., Kambas A., Jamurtas A.Z., Fatouros I.G. (2020)
      Panagoulis, C, Chatzinikolaou, A, Avloniti, A, Leontsini, D, Deli, CK, Draganidis, D, Stampoulis, T, Oikonomou, T, Papanikolaou, K, Rafailakis, L, Kambas, A, Jamurtas, AZ, and Fatouros, IG. In-season integrative neuromuscular ...
    • Inflammaging and Skeletal Muscle: Can Protein Intake Make a Difference? 

      Draganidis D., Karagounis L.G., Athanailidis I., Chatzinikolaou A., Jamurtas A.Z., Fatouros I.G. (2016)
      Inflammaging is the chronic low-grade inflammatory state present in the elderly, characterized by increased systemic concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines. It has been shown that inflammaging increases the risk of ...
    • The influence of the acromioclavicular joint degeneration on supraspinatus outlet impingement and the acromion shape 

      Roidis, N. T.; Motamed, S.; Vaishnav, S.; Ebramzadeh, E.; Karachalios, T. S.; Itamura, J. M. (2009)
      PURPOSE: To assess the anatomic association of acromioclavicular joint degeneration to supraspinatus outlet impingement and the acromion shape. METHODS: Sagittal oblique magnetic resonance images of 49 shoulders in 49 ...
    • Iron status markers are only transiently affected by a football game 

      Jamurtas A.Z., Douroudos I.I., Deli C.K., Draganidis D., Chatzinikolaou A., Mohr M., Avloniti A., Barbero-Álvarez J.C., Margonis K., Mavropalias G., Stampoulis T., Giannakidou D., Flouris A.D., Koutedakis Y., Fatouros I.G. (2015)
      We examined the temporal variation of iron’s status markers during a 60 h period following a football game. Thirty-four male football players were randomly assigned to a control group (CG, N = 14, participated only in ...
    • Iron Supplementation Effects on Redox Status following Aseptic Skeletal Muscle Trauma in Adults and Children 

      Deli C.K., Fatouros I.G., Paschalis V., Tsiokanos A., Georgakouli K., Zalavras A., Avloniti A., Koutedakis Y., Jamurtas A.Z. (2017)
      Exercise-induced skeletal muscle microtrauma is characterized by loss of muscle cell integrity, marked aseptic inflammatory response, and oxidative stress. We examined if iron supplementation would alter redox status after ...
    • Isokinetic eccentric exercise of quadriceps femoris does not affect running economy 

      Paschalis, V.; Baltzopoulos, V.; Mougios, V.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Theoharis, V.; Karatzaferi, C.; Koutedakis, Y. (2008)
      Vassilis, P, Vassilios, B, Vassilis, M, Athanasios, JZ, Vassilis, T, Christina, K, and Yiannis, K. Isokinetic eccentric exercise of quadriceps femoris does not affect running economy. J Strength Cond Res 22:1222-1227, ...
    • Leg-length in relation to selected ballet performance indicators 

      Karpodini C.C., Wyon M.A., Comoutos N., Koutedakis Y. (2017)
      It is unclear whether the modern ballet body stereotype of long limbs is advantageous in dance performance. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between leglength and selected dance movements representative of power, ...
    • Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation Interferes with Anabolic and Catabolic Characteristics of the Aged Human Skeletal Muscle 

      Draganidis D., Jamurtas A.Z., Chondrogianni N., Mastorakos G., Jung T., Grune T., Papadopoulos C., Papanikolaou K., Papassotiriou I., Papaevgeniou N., Poulios A., Batrakoulis A., Deli C.K., Georgakouli K., Chatzinikolaou A., Karagounis L.G., Fatouros I.G. (2021)
      Aging is associated with the development of chronic low-grade systemic inflammation (LGSI) characterized by increased circulating levels of proinflammatory cytokines and acute phase proteins such as C-reactive protein ...
    • Modulators of actin-myosin dissociation: Basis for muscle type functional differences during fatigue 

      Karatzaferi C., Adamek N., Geeves M.A. (2017)
      The muscle types present with variable fatigue tolerance, in part due to the myosin isoform expressed. However, the critical steps that define “fatigability” in vivo of fast vs. slow myosin isoforms, at the molecular level, ...
    • Muscle damage, inflammatory, immune and performance responses to three football games in 1 week in competitive male players 

      Mohr M., Draganidis D., Chatzinikolaou A., Barbero-Álvarez J.C., Castagna C., Douroudos I., Avloniti A., Margeli A., Papassotiriou I., Flouris A.D., Jamurtas A.Z., Krustrup P., Fatouros I.G. (2016)
      Purpose: We examined effects of a three-game, 1-week microcycle (G1, G2, G3) on recovery of performance and inflammatory responses in professional male footballers. Methods: Players were randomized into an experimental ...
    • Muscle metabolism and impaired sprint performance in an elite women’s football game 

      Krustrup P., Mohr M., Nybo L., Draganidis D., Randers M.B., Ermidis G., Ørntoft C., Røddik L., Batsilas D., Poulios A., Ørtenblad N., Loules G., Deli C.K., Batrakoulis A., Nielsen J.L., Jamurtas A.Z., Fatouros I.G. (2022)
      The present study examined skeletal muscle metabolism and changes in repeated sprint performance during match play for n = 20 competitive elite women outfield players. We obtained musculus vastus lateralis biopsies and ...
    • Muscle metaboreceptors modulate postexercise sweating, but not cutaneous blood flow, independent of baroreceptor loading status 

      Paull G., Dervis S., McGinn R., Haqani B., Flouris A.D., Kondo N., Kenny G.P. (2015)
      We examined whether sustained changes in baroreceptor loading status during prolonged postexercise recovery can alter the metaboreceptors’ influence on heat loss. Thirteen young males performed a 1-min isometric handgrip ...
    • Muscle xenografts reproduce key molecular features of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 

      Mueller A.L., O'Neill A., Jones T.I., Llach A., Rojas L.A., Sakellariou P., Stadler G., Wright W.E., Eyerman D., Jones P.L., Bloch R.J. (2019)
      Aberrant expression of DUX4, a gene unique to humans and primates, causes Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy-1 (FSHD), yet the pathogenic mechanism is unknown. As transgenic overexpression models have largely failed ...
    • The NAD+ precursor nicotinamide riboside decreases exercise performance in rats 

      Kourtzidis I.A., Stoupas A.T., Gioris I.S., Veskoukis A.S., Margaritelis N.V., Tsantarliotou M., Taitzoglou I., Vrabas I.S., Paschalis V., Kyparos A., Nikolaidis M.G. (2016)
      Background: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and its phosphorylated form (NADP+) are key molecules in ubiquitous bioenergetic and cellular signaling pathways, regulating cellular metabolism and homeostasis. Thus, ...
    • Nanomolar Inhibitors of Glycogen Phosphorylase Based on β- D -Glucosaminyl Heterocycles: A Combined Synthetic, Enzyme Kinetic, and Protein Crystallography Study 

      Bokor E., Kyriakis E., Solovou T.G.A., Koppány C., Kantsadi A.L., Szabó K.E., Szakács A., Stravodimos G.A., Docsa T., Skamnaki V.T., Zographos S.E., Gergely P., Leonidas D.D., Somsák L. (2017)
      Aryl substituted 1-(β-d-glucosaminyl)-1,2,3-triazoles as well as C-β-d-glucosaminyl 1,2,4-triazoles and imidazoles were synthesized and tested as inhibitors against muscle and liver isoforms of glycogen phosphorylase (GP). ...
    • A novel swimming performance test in rats 

      Veskoukis A.S., Kyparos A., Paschalis V., Nikolaidis M.G. (2018)
      Swimming is an advantageous exercise modality since it induces limited muscle damage. Performance is a crucial endpoint measurement of physiological relevance in exercise physiology and clinical settings alike. To our ...
    • Oxidative stress biomarkers responses to physical overtraining: Implications for diagnosis 

      Margonis, K.; Fatouros, I. G.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Nikolaidis, M. G.; Douroudos, I.; Chatzinikolaou, A.; Mitrakou, A.; Mastorakos, G.; Papassotiriou, I.; Taxildaris, K.; Kouretas, D. (2007)
      Overtraining syndrome is characterized by declining performance and transient inflammation following periods of severe training with major health implications for the athletes. Currently, there is no single diagnostic ...
    • Physiotherapist perceptions of optimal sitting and standing posture 

      Korakakis V., O'Sullivan K., O'Sullivan P.B., Evagelinou V., Sotiralis Y., Sideris A., Sakellariou K., Karanasios S., Giakas G. (2019)
      Background: Assessment of, and advice about, spinal posture is common when people with spinal pain present to physiotherapists. Most descriptions regarding optimal spinal posture have been qualitative in nature. Objectives: ...
    • Position sense and reaction angle after eccentric exercise: The repeated bout effect 

      Paschalis, V.; Nikolaidis, M. G.; Giakas, G.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Owolabi, E. O.; Koutedakis, Y. (2008)
      The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the effects of a repeated eccentric exercise on position sense and muscle reaction angle. Fourteen healthy women underwent an isokinetic exercise session on their ...