• Change in anthropometrics and physical fitness in norwegian cadets during 3 years of military academy education 

      Aandstad, Anders; Sandberg, Frank; Hageberg, Rune; Kolle, Elin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Introduction: High physical fitness is associated with increased occupational performance, better health, and reduced risk of injuries in military personnel. Thus, the military emphasizes physical training to maintain or ...
    • Evidence against a beneficial effect of irisin in humans 

      Raschke, Silja; Elsen, Manuela; Gassenhuber, Hans; Sommerfeld, Mark; Schwahn, Uwe; Brockmann, Barbara; Jung, Raphael; Wisløff, Ulf; Tjønna, Arnt E.; Raastad, Truls; Hallén, Jostein; Norheim, Frode; Drevon, Christian A.; Romacho, Tania; Eckardt, Kristin; Eckel, Juergen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09-11)
      Brown adipose tissue has gained interest as a potential target to treat obesity and metabolic diseases. Irisin is a newly identified hormone secreted from skeletal muscle enhancing browning of white fat cells, which improves ...
    • Exercise in vivo marks human myotubes in vitro: Training-induced increase in lipid metabolism 

      Lund, Jenny; Rustan, Arild; Løvsletten, Nils Gunnar; Mudry, Jonathan M.; Langleite, Torgrim Mikal; Feng, Yuan Zeng; Stensrud, Camilla; Brubak, Mari G; Drevon, Christian A; Birkeland, Kåre I.; Kolnes, Kristoffer Jensen; Johansen, Egil Ivar; Tangen, Daniel S.; Stadheim, Hans Kristian; Gulseth, Hanne Løvdal; Krook, Anna; Kase, Eili Tranheim; Jensen, Jørgen; Thoresen, G. Hege (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Background and aims: Physical activity has preventive as well as therapeutic benefits for overweight subjects. In this study we aimed to examine effects of in vivo exercise on in vitro metabolic adaptations by studying ...
    • Increased Plin2 expression in human skeletal muscle is associated with sarcopenia and muscle weakness 

      Conte, Maria; Vasuri, Francesco; Trisolino, Giovanni; Bellavista, Elena; Santoro, Aurelia; Degiovanni, Alessio; Martucci, Ermanno; D'Errico-Grigoni, Antonia; Caporossi, Daniela; Capri, Miriam; Maier, Andrea B.; Seynnes, Olivier R.; Barberi, Laura; Musaro, Antonio; Narici, Marco V.; Franceschi, Claudio; Salvioli, Stefano (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-15)
      Human aging is associated with a progressive loss of muscle mass and strength and a concomitant fat accumulation in form of inter-muscular adipose tissue, causing skeletal muscle function decline and immobilization. Fat ...