2023
An observational human study investigating the effect of anabolic androgenic steroid use on the transcriptome of skeletal muscle and whole blood using RNA-Seq
Kolliari-Turner A, Lima G, Wang G, Malinsky F, Karanikolou A, Eichhorn G, Tanisawa K, Ospina-Betancurt J, Hamilton B, Kumi P, Shurlock J, Skiadas V, Twycross-Lewis R, Kilduff L, Martin R, Ash G, Potter C, Guppy F, Seto J, Fossati C, Pigozzi F, Borrione P, Pitsiladis Y. An observational human study investigating the effect of anabolic androgenic steroid use on the transcriptome of skeletal muscle and whole blood using RNA-Seq. BMC Medical Genomics 2023, 16: 94. PMID: 37138349, PMCID: PMC10157927, DOI: 10.1186/s12920-023-01512-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnabolic androgenic steroidsWhole bloodWhole blood transcriptional signaturesBlood transcriptional signaturesSkeletal muscleTranscriptional signatureObservational human studiesLong-term cessationAnabolic-androgenic steroid useSteroid useAAS exposureSedentary controlsAndrogen receptorBackgroundThe effectsHuman studiesHypertrophic processAndrogenic steroidsHuman whole bloodAAS usersBloodGroup comparisonsTime pointsTraining regimensMuscleAAS usage
2021
Measurement of Motivation States for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Development and Validation of the CRAVE Scale
Stults-Kolehmainen MA, Blacutt M, Fogelman N, Gilson TA, Stanforth PR, Divin AL, Bartholomew JB, Filgueiras A, McKee PC, Ash GI, Ciccolo JT, Decker L, Williamson SL, Sinha R. Measurement of Motivation States for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Development and Validation of the CRAVE Scale. Frontiers In Psychology 2021, 12: 568286. PMID: 33841225, PMCID: PMC8027339, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.568286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical activitySedentary behaviorMaximal treadmill testInterclass correlationCommunity-residing participantsTreadmill testRest relateGood psychometric propertiesPhysical fatigueExploratory structural equation modelTime pointsState-like qualitiesYear (based on the entire 80 yrs is a) two timesExercise behaviorShort AssessmentConstruct validityPsychometric propertiesFuture studiesParticipantsRestIndependent samplesActivityTiredness