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Near-InfraRed Spectroscopy Provides a Reproducible Estimate of Muscle Aerobic Capacity, but Not Whole-Body Aerobic Power by Venckunas, Tomas, Satas, Andrius, Brazaitis, Marius, Eimantas, Nerijus, Sipaviciene, Saule, Kamandulis, Sigitas

“…Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during repeated limb occlusions is a noninvasive tool for assessing muscle oxidative capacity. However, the method's…”
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Impact of Anaerobic Exercise Integrated Into Regular Training on Experienced Judo Athletes: Running Vs. Repetitive Throws by Kamandulis, Sigitas, Dudėnienė, Lolita, Snieckus, Audrius, Kniubaite, Audinga, Mickevicius, Mantas, Lukonaitiene, Inga, Venckunas, Tomas, Stasiule, Loreta, Stasiulis, Arvydas

“…Kamandulis, S, Dudėnienė, L, Snieckus, A, Kniubaite, A, Mickevicius, M, Lukonaitiene, I, Venckunas, T, Stasiule, L, and Stasiulis, A. Impact of anaerobic…”
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Skeletal muscle PGC-1α1 reroutes kynurenine metabolism to increase energy efficiency and fatigue-resistance by Agudelo, Leandro Z., Ferreira, Duarte M. S., Dadvar, Shamim, Cervenka, Igor, Ketscher, Lars, Izadi, Manizheh, Zhengye, Liu, Furrer, Regula, Handschin, Christoph, Venckunas, Tomas, Brazaitis, Marius, Kamandulis, Sigitas, Lanner, Johanna T., Ruas, Jorge L.

“…The coactivator PGC-1α1 is activated by exercise training in skeletal muscle and promotes fatigue-resistance. In exercised muscle, PGC-1α1 enhances the…”
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Endurance exercise increases skeletal muscle kynurenine aminotransferases and plasma kynurenic acid in humans by Schlittler, Maja, Goiny, Michel, Agudelo, Leandro Z, Venckunas, Tomas, Brazaitis, Marius, Skurvydas, Albertas, Kamandulis, Sigitas, Ruas, Jorge L, Erhardt, Sophie, Westerblad, Håkan, Andersson, Daniel C

“…Physical exercise has emerged as an alternative treatment for patients with depressive disorder. Recent animal studies show that exercise protects from…”
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Ryanodine receptor fragmentation and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ leak after one session of high-intensity interval exercise by Place, Nicolas, Ivarsson, Niklas, Venckunas, Tomas, Neyroud, Daria, Brazaitis, Marius, Cheng, Arthur J., Ochala, Julien, Kamandulis, Sigitas, Girard, Sebastien, Volungevičius, Gintautas, Paužas, Henrikas, Mekideche, Abdelhafid, Kayser, Bengt, Martinez-Redondo, Vicente, Ruas, Jorge L., Bruton, Joseph, Truffert, Andre, Lanner, Johanna T., Skurvydas, Albertas, Westerblad, Håkan

“…High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a time-efficient way of improving physical performance in healthy subjects and in patients with common chronic…”
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Cardiorespiratory Responses to Specific and Nonspecific Exercise in High-Profile Amateur Boxers by Venckunas, Tomas, Bruzas, Vidas, Stasiulis, Arvydas, Snieckus, Audrius, Mockus, Pranas, Kamandulis, Sigitas

“…ABSTRACTVenckunas, T, Bruzas, V, Stasiulis, A, Snieckus, A, Mockus, P, and Kamandulis, S. Cardiorespiratory responses to specific and non-specific exercise in…”
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Prolonged force depression after mechanically demanding contractions is largely independent of Ca2+ and reactive oxygen species by Kamandulis, Sigitas, Souza Leite, Felipe, Hernández, Andres, Katz, Abram, Brazaitis, Marius, Bruton, Joseph D., Venckunas, Tomas, Masiulis, Nerijus, Mickeviciene, Dalia, Eimantas, Nerijus, Subocius, Andrejus, Rassier, Dilson E., Skurvydas, Albertas, Ivarsson, Niklas, Westerblad, Håkan

“…Increased production of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS) and impaired cellular Ca2+ handling are implicated in the prolonged low‐frequency force…”
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Mood, Cognitive Function, and Plasma Kynurenine Metabolites Responses Following Severe Changes in Physical Activity by Sigitas, Kamandulis, Inga, Lukonaitiene, Audrius, Snieckus, Marius, Brazaitis, Mantas, Mickevicius, Margarita, Cernych, Jorge, Ruas, Lilly, Schwieler, Varvara, Louvrou, Sophie, Erhardt, Hakan, Westerblad, Tomas, Venckunas

“…To monitor changes in mood, cognitive function, brain electrical activity, and circulating kynurenine pathway metabolites in response to a three-week severe…”
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Effect of Low vs. High Carbohydrate Intake after Glycogen-Depleting Workout on Subsequent 1500 m Run Performance in High-Level Runners by Venckunas, Tomas, Minderis, Petras, Silinskas, Viktoras, Buliuolis, Alfonsas, Maughan, Ronald J, Kamandulis, Sigitas

“…Carbohydrate (CHO) metabolism is crucial for short-duration, high-intensity exercise performance, but the effects of variations in glycogen availability have…”
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Sclerostin, preadipocyte factor-1 and bone mineral values in eumenorrheic adolescent athletes with different training patterns by Jürimäe, Jaak, Karvelyte, Vita, Remmel, Liina, Tamm, Anna-Liisa, Purge, Priit, Gruodyte-Raciene, Rita, Kamandulis, Sigitas, Maasalu, Katre, Gracia-Marco, Luis, Tillmann, Vallo

“…Introduction The specific aims of the study were to compare possible differences in sclerostin and preadipocyte factor-1 (Pref-1) between rhythmic gymnasts…”
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Immediate effects of neurodynamic nerve gliding versus static stretching on hamstring neuromechanical properties by Satkunskiene, Danguole, Khair, Ra’ad M., Muanjai, Pornpimol, Mickevicius, Mantas, Kamandulis, Sigitas

“…Purpose We investigated the immediate effects of neurodynamic nerve gliding (ND) on hamstring flexibility, viscoelasticity, and mechanosensitivity, compared…”
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Riding a Mechanical Scooter from the Inconvenient Side Promotes Muscular Balance Development in Children by Mickevicius, Mantas, Satkunskiene, Danguole, Sipaviciene, Saule, Kamandulis, Sigitas

“…Mechanical scooter riding is a popular physical activity among children, but little is known about the differences in muscle loading between the dominant and…”
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Endurance training-induced increase in muscle oxidative capacity without loss of muscle mass in younger and older resistance-trained men by Hendrickse, Paul William, Venckunas, Tomas, Platkevicius, Justinas, Kairaitis, Ramutis, Kamandulis, Sigitas, Snieckus, Audrius, Stasiulis, Arvydas, Vitkiene, Jolanta, Subocius, Andrejus, Degens, Hans

“…While concurrent training is regularly used in older populations, the inverse relationship between fibre size and oxidative capacity suggests that endurance…”
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Carbohydrate restriction following strenuous glycogen-depleting exercise does not potentiate the acute molecular response associated with mitochondrial biogenesis in human skeletal muscle by Ramos, Catarina, Cheng, Arthur J., Kamandulis, Sigitas, Subocius, Andrejus, Brazaitis, Marius, Venckunas, Tomas, Chaillou, Thomas

“…Purpose Carbohydrate (CHO) restriction could be a potent metabolic regulator of endurance exercise-induced muscle adaptations. Here, we determined whether…”
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What are the best isometric exercises of muscle potentiation? by Skurvydas, Albertas, Jurgelaitiene, Giedre, Kamandulis, Sigitas, Mickeviciene, Dalia, Brazaitis, Marius, Valanciene, Dovile, Karanauskiene, Diana, Mickevicius, Mantas, Mamkus, Gediminas

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to follow post-activation potentiation (PAP), low-frequency fatigue (LFF), metabolic-induced fatigue and post-contractile…”
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The effects of 6-week home-based static stretching, dynamic stretching, or eccentric exercise interventions on muscle-tendon properties and functional performance in older women by Namsawang, Juntip, Srijunto, Wirasinee, Werasirirat, Phurichaya, Snieckus, Audrius, Bradauskiene, Kristina, Kamandulis, Sigitas, Muanjai, Pornpimol

“…Joint inflexibility is acknowledged as a significant contributor to functional limitations in the older adult, with lengthening-type exercises identified as a…”
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The relationship between stiffness and pain following unaccustomed eccentric exercise: the effects of gentle stretch and repeated bout by Muanjai, Pornpimol, Mickevicius, Mantas, Kamandulis, Sigitas, Snieckus, Audrius, Jones, David A.

“…Purpose To determine how muscle stiffness and pain which develop after eccentric exercise are affected by gentle stretching and repeated exercise. Methods…”
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Does intensity or youth affect the neurobiological effect of exercise on major depressive disorder? by Budde, Henning, Velasques, Bruna, Ribeiro, Pedro, Machado, Sergio, Emeljanovas, Arunas, Kamandulis, Sigitas, Skurvydas, Albertas, Wegner, Mirko

“…The purpose of this commentary is to discuss the different neurobiological effects of exercise on major depressive disorder (MDD) in children and adolescents…”
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Increasing the resting time between drop jumps lessens delayed-onset muscle soreness and limits the extent of prolonged low-frequency force depression in human knee extensor muscles by Kamandulis, Sigitas, Mickevicius, Mantas, Snieckus, Audrius, Streckis, Vytautas, Montiel-Rojas, Diego, Chaillou, Thomas, Westerblad, Hakan, Venckunas, Tomas

“…Purpose Unaccustomed eccentric contractions generally result in a long-lasting contractile impairment, referred to as prolonged low-frequency force depression…”
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The effects of 4 weeks stretching training to the point of pain on flexibility and muscle tendon unit properties by Muanjai, Pornpimol, Jones, David A., Mickevicius, Mantas, Satkunskiene, Danguole, Snieckus, Audrius, Rutkauskaite, Renata, Mickeviciene, Dalia, Kamandulis, Sigitas

“…Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the benefits and possible problems of 4 weeks stretching when taken to the point of pain (POP) and to the…”
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