Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Musculoskeletal and Other Tissue Injuries and Disruptions—Regenerative Potential of Exercise
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Tissues and Organs".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 963
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biology; biochemistry and physiology of exercise; exercise and performance; exercise monitoring; physical activity assessment; exercise benefits; physiological adaptation; adipose tissue; adipokines; myokines; BDNF; irisin; neuroplasticity
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2. Research Center in Sports Performance, Recreation, Innovation and Technology—SPRINT, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
3. The Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: motor control; youth sports performance; cognitive performance in sports
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Dear Colleagues,
Regular physical exercise improves quality of life, reduces fatigue, positively influences the functional state of body tissues, improves mood, and has a beneficial effect on emotions. It is widely recommended as a basic strategy for the treatment and prevention of many diseases consequent from a bad lifestyle. Exercise exerts a protective and regulatory effect on various metabolic processes, activating adaptive mechanisms based on the regulation of tissue plasticity processes, including the regulation of intracellular pathways. However, it should be applied judiciously and systematically, as inappropriate loads of exercise can cause adverse consequences, including muscle damage, as well as transient damage to other tissues. If the body’s capability of regeneration is exceeded as a result of exercising heavily and frequently without sufficient rest breaks, an overload in the adaptative mechanisms can occur, which can result in the depletion of energy resources, slowing of regeneration, immune dysfunction, frequent infections, chronic fatigue, appetite disorders, sleep disorders, personality changes, etc. The molecular mechanisms involved in these disorders vary depending on the type of tissue/body, and the intensity, duration and type of exercise, as well as individual predisposition.
The benefits of engaging in exercise, however, cannot be underestimated. Its health potential is recognized and exploited in the prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases, as the cross-talk between muscles and other tissues promotes the stimulation of the secretion of substances with regulatory, regenerative, or anti-inflammatory potential.
We will accept manuscripts from different research areas connected with the benefits, pros, and cons of exercise in athletes and in chronic disease, with special emphasis on the biological mechanisms of the changes observed.
Dr. Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz
Dr. Ana Filipa Silva
Dr. Gilmara Gomes De Assis
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Keywords
- tissue injury
- tissue regeneration
- growth factors
- inflammation
- oxidative stress
- metabolic stress
- myokines
- adipokines
- neurokines
- hypertrophy
- biochemical pathways
- skeletal muscles
- liver/hepatic regeneration
- brain/neuroplasticity
- adipose tissue
- varia
Planned Papers
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Title: To be determined
Authors: Beata Borzemska; Cezary Żekanowski; Paweł Cięszczyk; Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz
Affiliation: 1. Beata Borzemska - Department of Neurogenetics and Functional Genomics, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport,
2. Cezary Żekanowski - Department of Neurogenetics and Functional Genomics, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
3. Paweł Cięszczyk - Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Górskiego 1 Street, 80-336 Gdansk, Poland.
4. Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz - Physiology and Biochemistry Department, University School of Physical Education, 51-612 Wroclaw, Poland."
Abstract: To be determined
