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The Ctcf Chromatin Organizer Is Required For Hindlimb Development, Katherine L. Rabicki Jul 2015

The Ctcf Chromatin Organizer Is Required For Hindlimb Development, Katherine L. Rabicki

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Mutations in chromatin organizer CTCF were identified in patients with intellectual disability and skeletal defects. Previous studies demonstrated that depletion of CTCF in murine limb mesenchyme results in apoptosis in the forelimb. The role of CTCF in the hindlimb, however, is unknown. My objective was to investigate effects of CTCF deletion on chondrogenesis and skeletal development in the hindlimb. In vitro wild-type micromass cultures demonstrate that chondrocyte gene expression is delayed in the hindlimb when compared to forelimbs. Embryonic CtcfFl/Fl;Prx1Cre mice were investigated, and qRT-PCR and histology were performed on limb buds and long bones. Results show that …


Induction Of Autophagy Markers Is Associated With Attenuation Of Mir-133a In Diabetic Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Mechanical Unloading., Shyam Sundar Nandi, Michael J. Duryee, Hamid R. Shahshahan, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Daniel R. Anderson, Paras K. Mishra Apr 2015

Induction Of Autophagy Markers Is Associated With Attenuation Of Mir-133a In Diabetic Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Mechanical Unloading., Shyam Sundar Nandi, Michael J. Duryee, Hamid R. Shahshahan, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Daniel R. Anderson, Paras K. Mishra

Journal Articles: Cellular & Integrative Physiology

Autophagy is ubiquitous in all forms of heart failure and cardioprotective miR-133a is attenuated in human heart failure. Previous reports from heart failure patients undergoing left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation demonstrated that autophagy is upregulated in the LV of the failing human heart. Studies in the murine model show that diabetes downregulates miR-133a. However, the role of miR-133a in the regulation of autophagy in diabetic hearts is unclear. We tested the hypothesis that diabetes exacerbates cardiac autophagy by inhibiting miR-133a in heart failure patients undergoing LVAD implantation. The miRNA assay was performed on the LV of 15 diabetic (D) …


Co-Ingestion Of Carbohydrate With Branched-Chain Amino Acids Or L-Leucine Does Not Preferentially Increase Serum Igf-1 And Expression Of Myogenic-Related Genes In Response To A Single Bout Of Resistance Exercise, Rui Li, Maria Pontes Ferreira, Matthew B. Cooke, Paul La Bounty, Bill Campbell, Mike Greenwood, Darren S. Willoughby, Richard B. Kreider Mar 2015

Co-Ingestion Of Carbohydrate With Branched-Chain Amino Acids Or L-Leucine Does Not Preferentially Increase Serum Igf-1 And Expression Of Myogenic-Related Genes In Response To A Single Bout Of Resistance Exercise, Rui Li, Maria Pontes Ferreira, Matthew B. Cooke, Paul La Bounty, Bill Campbell, Mike Greenwood, Darren S. Willoughby, Richard B. Kreider

Nutrition and Food Science Faculty Research Publications

This study determined if the co-ingestion of carbohydrate (CHO) with branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) or L-leucine (LEU) preferentially affected serum IGF-1 and the expression of myogenic-related genes in response to resistance exercise (RE). Forty one, college-age males were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups: CHO, CHO-BCAA, CHO-LEU, or placebo (PLC). Resistance exercise consisted of 4 sets of leg press and leg extension at 80% 1RM. Supplements were ingested peri-exercise, and venous blood and muscle biopsies were obtained pre-exercise (PRE), and at 30, 120, and 360 min post-exercise. Serum IGF-1 was determined with ELISA, and skeletal muscle mRNA expression of …


The Effect Of Training Volume And Intensity On Improvements In Muscular Strength And Size In Resistance-Trained Men, Gerald Mangine Jan 2015

The Effect Of Training Volume And Intensity On Improvements In Muscular Strength And Size In Resistance-Trained Men, Gerald Mangine

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The magnitude of improvements in muscular strength and size are influenced by the volume and intensity of a resistance training program. While it is clearly advantageous for resistance-trained individuals to utilize programming specific to these goals, it not clear which is more important. Therefore the purpose of the present investigation was to determine the effect of focusing on training volume versus intensity on changes in muscle size and strength. Changes in muscular strength and size were examined in 29 resistance-trained men following 8 weeks of resistance training. Participants were randomly assigned to either a high volume (VOL, n = 14, …