Hormones, Metabolism and the Benefits of Exercise.

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Superior document:Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions Series
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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.
©2017.
Year of Publication:2018
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (108 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Human Brown Adipose Tissue Plasticity: Hormonal and Environmental Manipulation
  • Introduction
  • BAT and the Adaptive Thermogenesis Response
  • Implications of the Rediscovery of BAT in Adult Humans
  • Integrative Physiology Studies of Human Adaptive Thermogenesis
  • Intervention Studies Aimed to Modulate the Human Adaptive Thermogenesis Response
  • Manipulation of the Human Adaptive Thermogenesis Response by Hormones and Myokines
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • The Energy Sensor AMPK: Adaptations to Exercise, Nutritional and Hormonal Signals
  • Introduction
  • AMPK: Structure and Regulation
  • AMPK: Regulation by Hormones and Nutrients
  • AMPK: Regulation by Exercise
  • Control of Exercise-Induced Glucose Transport
  • Control of Training-Induced Muscle Adaptations
  • Control of Muscle Insulin Sensitivity
  • Conclusions and Therapeutic Perspectives
  • References
  • Plasma Steroids and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Response to Regular Exercise
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Subjects
  • Anthropometric and Body Composition Measurements
  • Aerobic Exercise Training Program
  • VO2max Measurement
  • Plasma Steroid Hormone and SHBG Concentrations
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • References
  • Sending the Signal: Muscle Glycogen Availability as a Regulator of Training Adaptation
  • Introduction
  • Fuels for the Fire: Patterns of Skeletal Muscle Fuel Utilization
  • Sending the Signal: The Training Response-Adaptation
  • Train-Low, Compete High: A Novel Strategy to Augment Training Adaptation
  • Evolution of a Paradigm: Train-High, Sleep-Low
  • Summary and Directions for Future Research
  • References
  • Optimized Engagement of Macrophages and Satellite Cells in the Repair and Regeneration of Exercised Muscle
  • Introduction
  • Repair and Regeneration After Muscle Damage.
  • Effects of Exercise and PGC-1α on SCs
  • Effects of Exercise and PGC-1α on Macrophages and Inflammation
  • Exercise-Induced Pre-conditioning for Faster Muscle Regeneration
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Skeletal Muscle microRNAs: Roles in Differentiation, Disease and Exercise
  • Discovery and Biological Role of miRNAs
  • miRNA Biogenesis, mRNA Interaction and Target Prediction
  • Role of miRNAs in the Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Development
  • Skeletal Muscle Development and Regeneration
  • miRNA Regulation of Myogenesis In vitro and In vivo
  • Skeletal Muscle miRNA in Metabolic Disease
  • Skeletal Muscle miRNAs in Response to Exercise
  • miRNA Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy and During States of Muscle Mass Loss
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Tryptophan-Kynurenine Metabolites in Exercise and Mental Health
  • Introduction
  • The PGC-1α Family of Transcriptional Coactivators in Skeletal Muscle
  • The Kyn Pathway of Tryptophan Degradation
  • KP Metabolites and Mental Health
  • Crosstalk Between Physical Exercise and KP Metabolites
  • Future Perspectives and Considerations
  • References
  • The Role of FNDC5/Irisin in the Nervous System and as a Mediator for Beneficial Effects of Exercise on the Brain
  • Introduction
  • Discovery of FNDC5/Irisin
  • Irisin in Humans
  • FNDC5/Irisin in Exercise
  • FNDC5/Irisin in Neuronal Development
  • FNDC5/Irisin: Other Effects in the CNS
  • Exercise Induces Hippocampal BDNF Through a PGC-1α/FNDC5 Pathway
  • Other Circulating Factors from the Muscle
  • References.