2025
Notch1 Signalling Is Downregulated by Aerobic Exercise, Leading to Improvement of Hepatic Metabolism in Obese Mice
Gaspar R, Macêdo A, Nakandakari S, Muñoz V, Abud G, Vieira R, de Sousa Neto I, Pavan I, da Silva L, Simabuco F, da Silva A, Salgado W, Marchini J, Nonino C, Cintra D, Ropelle E, Pajvani U, de Freitas E, Pauli J. Notch1 Signalling Is Downregulated by Aerobic Exercise, Leading to Improvement of Hepatic Metabolism in Obese Mice. Liver International 2025, 45: e70068. PMID: 40078075, DOI: 10.1111/liv.70068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNotch1 signalingAerobic exerciseRegulation of hepatic glucoseObese miceImpact of aerobic exerciseEffects of Notch1 signalingAerobic exercise trainingMTORC1 pathway activationNotch1 pathwayObese individualsTissue of obese miceCross-sectional studyNotch1 mRNA levelsMitochondrial respirationExercise trainingLivers of obese individualsTreadmill runningGluconeogenic enzymesHepG2 cell lineLipid accumulationTraining groupHepatic glucoseHepatic metabolismNotch1 proteinPathway activationDeterminants of increased muscle insulin sensitivity of exercise-trained versus sedentary normal weight and overweight individuals
Pesta D, Anadol-Schmitz E, Sarabhai T, Kamp Y, Gancheva S, Trinks N, Zaharia O, Mastrototaro L, Lyu K, Habets I, Kamp-Bruls Y, Dewidar B, Weiss J, Schrauwen-Hinderling V, Zhang D, Gaspar R, Strassburger K, Kupriyanova Y, Al-Hasani H, Szendroedi J, Schrauwen P, Phielix E, Shulman G, Roden M. Determinants of increased muscle insulin sensitivity of exercise-trained versus sedentary normal weight and overweight individuals. Science Advances 2025, 11: eadr8849. PMID: 39742483, PMCID: PMC11691647, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr8849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight-to-obeseNormal weightEndurance-trained humansMuscle mitochondrial contentAthlete's paradoxTrained athletesExercise-trainedOverweight individualsAthletesObesity subtypesObservational studyIntramyocellular triglyceride accumulationInsulin sensitivityHigher insulin sensitivityMitochondrial contentIncreased insulin sensitivityMuscleFemale individualsIndividualsInsulin resistanceObesityMitochondrial partitioningIncreased calpainNPKC activityProtein kinase C
2022
Aging reduces ABHD5 protein content in the adipose tissue of mice: The reversal effect of exercise
Brícola R, Cordeiro A, Crisol B, Braga R, de Melo D, Rocha M, Gaspar R, Nakandakari S, Silva V, Anaruma C, Katashima C, Canciglieri R, Munõz V, Pavan I, Pinto A, Simabuco F, da Silva A, Moura L, Pauli J, Cintra D, Ropelle E. Aging reduces ABHD5 protein content in the adipose tissue of mice: The reversal effect of exercise. Cell Biochemistry And Function 2022, 41: 128-137. PMID: 36515301, DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAged miceAdipose tissueControl of lipolysisHigh-intensity interval trainingSubcutaneous white adipose tissueExperimental mouse modelAdipose tissue metabolismWhite adipose tissueMessenger RNA levelsInterval trainingMouse modelTissue metabolismLipolytic pathwayMiceRNA levelsProtein levelsScWATTranscriptomic analyzesReversal effectTissueExerciseSignificant hallmarkLipolysisABHD5Lipolytic activity
2019
Lifelong exercise practice and immunosenescence: Master athletes cytokine response to acute exercise
Minuzzi L, Chupel M, Rama L, Rosado F, Muñoz V, Gaspar R, Kuga G, Furtado G, Pauli J, Teixeira A. Lifelong exercise practice and immunosenescence: Master athletes cytokine response to acute exercise. Cytokine 2019, 115: 1-7. PMID: 30616033, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged groupAnti-inflammatory cytokinesMaster athletesAcute exerciseIL-1βIL-4IL-10 levelsAcute exercise effectsMiddle age groupIL-17IL-10IL-1raMaximal incremental testIL-6IL-8Mean VOExercise effectsBlood samplesCycle ergometerExercise practiceAthlete groupCytokinesYounger groupYoung adultsIncremental test
2018
Immune‐endocrine responses and physical performance of master athletes during the sports season
Minuzzi L, Rama L, Chupel M, Rosado F, Kuga G, Gaspar R, Muñoz V, Pauli J, Paiva A, Teixeira A. Immune‐endocrine responses and physical performance of master athletes during the sports season. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2018, 120: 5551-5557. PMID: 30320909, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaster athletesTestosterone levelsImmune-endocrine responsesTestosterone/cortisol ratioLow testosterone levelsMaximal heart rateLean body massMale master athletesSports seasonMaximal oxygen consumptionCortisol ratioFat massImmunoglobulin AHeart rateBody compositionCortisol levelsPhysical performanceReduced percentageTraining seasonRegular trainingOxygen consumptionAthletesBody massMarkersAnthropometric
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