Luc J C van Loon

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Affiliation: Maastricht University
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Continuous low- to moderate-intensity exercise training is as effective as moderate- to high-intensity exercise training at lowering blood HbA(1c) in obese type 2 diabetes patients
    D Hansen
    Department of Human Physiology and Sports Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
    Diabetologia 52:1789-97. 2009
  2. ncbi Plasma insulin responses after ingestion of different amino acid or protein mixtures with carbohydrate
    L J van Loon
    Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 72:96-105. 2000
  3. ncbi Increased intramuscular lipid storage in the insulin-resistant and endurance-trained state
    Luc J C van Loon
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, 616, 6200, Maastricht, MD, The Netherlands
    Pflugers Arch 451:606-16. 2006
  4. ncbi Inhibition of adipose tissue lipolysis increases intramuscular lipid use in type 2 diabetic patients
    L J C van Loon
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Diabetologia 48:2097-107. 2005
  5. ncbi Inhibition of adipose tissue lipolysis increases intramuscular lipid and glycogen use in vivo in humans
    Luc J C van Loon
    Department of Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 289:E482-93. 2005
  6. ncbi Use of intramuscular triacylglycerol as a substrate source during exercise in humans
    Luc J C van Loon
    Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM Dept of Human Biology, Maastricht Univ, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Appl Physiol 97:1170-87. 2004
  7. ncbi Intramyocellular triacylglycerol as a substrate source during exercise
    Luc J C van Loon
    Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Departments of Movement Sciences and Human Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Proc Nutr Soc 63:301-7. 2004
  8. ncbi Intramyocellular lipid content in type 2 diabetes patients compared with overweight sedentary men and highly trained endurance athletes
    Luc J C van Loon
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 287:E558-65. 2004
  9. ncbi Intramyocellular lipids form an important substrate source during moderate intensity exercise in endurance-trained males in a fasted state
    Luc J C van Loon
    Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Physiol 553:611-25. 2003
  10. ncbi Creatine supplementation increases glycogen storage but not GLUT-4 expression in human skeletal muscle
    Luc J C van Loon
    Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Clin Sci (Lond) 106:99-106. 2004

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Publications79

  1. ncbi Continuous low- to moderate-intensity exercise training is as effective as moderate- to high-intensity exercise training at lowering blood HbA(1c) in obese type 2 diabetes patients
    D Hansen
    Department of Human Physiology and Sports Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
    Diabetologia 52:1789-97. 2009
    ....
  2. ncbi Plasma insulin responses after ingestion of different amino acid or protein mixtures with carbohydrate
    L J van Loon
    Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 72:96-105. 2000
    ..However, the insulinotropic properties of different amino acids or protein (hydrolysates) when co-ingested with carbohydrate have not been investigated...
  3. ncbi Increased intramuscular lipid storage in the insulin-resistant and endurance-trained state
    Luc J C van Loon
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, 616, 6200, Maastricht, MD, The Netherlands
    Pflugers Arch 451:606-16. 2006
    ..Interventions to augment mitochondrial density and/or function are likely to improve the balance between FA uptake and oxidation and should be applied to prevent and/or treat insulin resistance...
  4. ncbi Inhibition of adipose tissue lipolysis increases intramuscular lipid use in type 2 diabetic patients
    L J C van Loon
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Diabetologia 48:2097-107. 2005
    ..In the present study, we investigated the consequences of adipose tissue lipolytic inhibition on skeletal muscle substrate use in type 2 diabetic patients...
  5. ncbi Inhibition of adipose tissue lipolysis increases intramuscular lipid and glycogen use in vivo in humans
    Luc J C van Loon
    Department of Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 289:E482-93. 2005
    ..This study confirms the hypothesis that plasma FFA availability regulates both intramuscular lipid and glycogen use in vivo in humans...
  6. ncbi Use of intramuscular triacylglycerol as a substrate source during exercise in humans
    Luc J C van Loon
    Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM Dept of Human Biology, Maastricht Univ, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Appl Physiol 97:1170-87. 2004
    ....
  7. ncbi Intramyocellular triacylglycerol as a substrate source during exercise
    Luc J C van Loon
    Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Departments of Movement Sciences and Human Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Proc Nutr Soc 63:301-7. 2004
    ....
  8. ncbi Intramyocellular lipid content in type 2 diabetes patients compared with overweight sedentary men and highly trained endurance athletes
    Luc J C van Loon
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 287:E558-65. 2004
    ..Because structural characteristics and intramyocellular distribution of lipid aggregates seem to be similar between groups, we conclude that elevated IMCL deposits are unlikely to be directly responsible for inducing insulin resistance...
  9. ncbi Intramyocellular lipids form an important substrate source during moderate intensity exercise in endurance-trained males in a fasted state
    Luc J C van Loon
    Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Physiol 553:611-25. 2003
    ....
  10. ncbi Creatine supplementation increases glycogen storage but not GLUT-4 expression in human skeletal muscle
    Luc J C van Loon
    Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Clin Sci (Lond) 106:99-106. 2004
    ..In addition, neither muscle GS-1 nor Gln-1 mRNA expression was affected. We conclude that creatine ingestion itself stimulates muscle glycogen storage, but does not affect muscle GLUT-4 expression...
  11. ncbi Influence of prolonged endurance cycling and recovery diet on intramuscular triglyceride content in trained males
    Luc J C van Loon
    Department of Human Biology, Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 285:E804-11. 2003
    ..Data obtained by quantitative fluorescence microscopy correspond well with MRS results, implying that both are valid methods to quantify IMTG content...
  12. ncbi The use of the [1,2-13C]acetate recovery factor in metabolic research
    Luc J C van Loon
    Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Eur J Appl Physiol 89:377-83. 2003
    ..Therefore, theoretical acetate recovery factors taken from previous literature are not generally applicable...
  13. ncbi Amino acid ingestion strongly enhances insulin secretion in patients with long-term type 2 diabetes
    Luc J C van Loon
    Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Diabetes Care 26:625-30. 2003
    ..In this study, we aimed to investigate the insulinotropic capacity of this mixture in long-term type 2 diabetic patients...
  14. ncbi Maximizing postexercise muscle glycogen synthesis: carbohydrate supplementation and the application of amino acid or protein hydrolysate mixtures
    L J van Loon
    From the Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 72:106-11. 2000
    ..Postexercise muscle glycogen synthesis is an important factor in determining the time needed to recover from prolonged exercise...
  15. ncbi Effects of acute (-)-hydroxycitrate supplementation on substrate metabolism at rest and during exercise in humans
    L J van Loon
    Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute NUTRIM, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 72:1445-50. 2000
    ..It has been hypothesized that HCA ingestion can reduce malonyl-CoA concentrations and consequently increase fatty acid oxidation in vivo...
  16. ncbi The effects of increasing exercise intensity on muscle fuel utilisation in humans
    L J van Loon
    Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute NUTRIM, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Physiol 536:295-304. 2001
    ....
  17. ncbi Effects of creatine loading and prolonged creatine supplementation on body composition, fuel selection, sprint and endurance performance in humans
    Luc J C van Loon
    Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Clin Sci (Lond) 104:153-62. 2003
    ..In addition, our findings suggest that prolonged creatine ingestion induces an increase in fat-free mass...
  18. ncbi Co-ingestion of leucine with protein does not further augment post-exercise muscle protein synthesis rates in elderly men
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Br J Nutr 99:571-80. 2008
    ..Co-ingestion of leucine with carbohydrate and protein following physical activity does not further elevate muscle protein fractional synthetic rate in elderly men when ample protein is ingested...
  19. ncbi Amino acid absorption and subsequent muscle protein accretion following graded intakes of whey protein in elderly men
    Bart Pennings
    Top Institute Food and Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 302:E992-9. 2012
    ..05) g. We conclude that ingestion of 35 g whey protein results in greater amino acid absorption and subsequent stimulation of de novo muscle protein synthesis compared with the ingestion of 10 or 20 g whey protein in healthy, older men...
  20. ncbi Significant intramyocellular lipid use during prolonged cycling in endurance-trained males as assessed by three different methodologies
    Trent Stellingwerff
    Department of Movement Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 292:E1715-23. 2007
    ..In addition, this study shows differences in resting subcellular intramyocellular lipid deposit distribution and in the subsequent net use of these deposits during exercise...
  21. ncbi Carbohydrate supplementation during prolonged cycling exercise spares muscle glycogen but does not affect intramyocellular lipid use
    Trent Stellingwerff
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Pflugers Arch 454:635-47. 2007
    ..We conclude that carbohydrate supplementation during prolonged cycling exercise does not modulate IMTG use but spares muscle glycogen use during the initial stages of exercise in endurance-trained men...
  22. ncbi Dietary protein digestion and absorption rates and the subsequent postprandial muscle protein synthetic response do not differ between young and elderly men
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands
    J Nutr 139:1707-13. 2009
    ..27). We conclude that protein digestion and absorption kinetics and the subsequent muscle protein synthetic response following the ingestion of a large bolus of intact CAS are not substantially impaired in healthy, elderly men...
  23. ncbi Long-term leucine supplementation does not increase muscle mass or strength in healthy elderly men
    Suzanne Verhoeven
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute, Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 89:1468-75. 2009
    ..It has been reported that the blunted muscle protein synthetic response to food intake in the elderly can be normalized by increasing the leucine content of a meal...
  24. ncbi Impact of protein coingestion on muscle protein synthesis during continuous endurance type exercise
    Milou Beelen
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 300:E945-54. 2011
    ..Protein coingestion does not further increase muscle protein synthesis rates during continuous endurance type exercise...
  25. ncbi Ingestion of a protein hydrolysate is accompanied by an accelerated in vivo digestion and absorption rate when compared with its intact protein
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 90:106-15. 2009
    ..It has been suggested that a protein hydrolysate, as opposed to its intact protein, is more easily digested and absorbed from the gut, which results in greater plasma amino acid availability and a greater muscle protein synthetic response...
  26. ncbi Skeletal muscle hypertrophy following resistance training is accompanied by a fiber type-specific increase in satellite cell content in elderly men
    Lex B Verdijk
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 64:332-9. 2009
    ..001). No changes were observed in the Type I muscle fibers. In older adults, skeletal muscle tissue is still capable of inducing SC proliferation and differentiation, resulting in Type II muscle fiber hypertrophy...
  27. ncbi Protein coingestion stimulates muscle protein synthesis during resistance-type exercise
    Milou Beelen
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 295:E70-7. 2008
    ..012 and 0.060 +/- 0.004%/h in CHO + PRO vs. CHO treatment, respectively; P < 0.05). We conclude that, even in a fed state, protein coingestion stimulates whole body and muscle protein synthesis rates during resistance-type exercise...
  28. ncbi Co-ingestion of protein and leucine stimulates muscle protein synthesis rates to the same extent in young and elderly lean men
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 84:623-32. 2006
    ..The progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass with aging is attributed to a disruption in the regulation of skeletal muscle protein turnover...
  29. ncbi Combined ingestion of protein and carbohydrate improves protein balance during ultra-endurance exercise
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 287:E712-20. 2004
    ..Combined ingestion of protein and carbohydrate improves net protein balance at rest as well as during exercise and postexercise recovery...
  30. ncbi Substrate source use in older, trained males after decades of endurance training
    Hanneke Boon
    Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:2160-70. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare substrate source use in older, long-term exercising, endurance-trained males with sedentary controls...
  31. ncbi The effects of exercise and adipose tissue lipolysis on plasma adiponectin concentration and adiponectin receptor expression in human skeletal muscle
    Chamindie Punyadeera
    Department of Pathology, Research Institute GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Eur J Endocrinol 152:427-36. 2005
    ..Furthermore, we aimed to detect and locate adiponectin in skeletal muscle tissue...
  32. ncbi Protein supplementation before and after exercise does not further augment skeletal muscle hypertrophy after resistance training in elderly men
    Lex B Verdijk
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 89:608-16. 2009
    ..Considerable discrepancy exists in the literature on the proposed benefits of protein supplementation on the adaptive response of skeletal muscle to resistance-type exercise training in the elderly...
  33. ncbi Intramyocellular lipid and glycogen content are reduced following resistance exercise in untrained healthy males
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Eur J Appl Physiol 96:525-34. 2006
    ..We conclude that intramyocellular lipid and glycogen stores are readily used during resistance exercise and this is likely associated with the reported increase in whole-body insulin sensitivity following resistance exercise...
  34. ncbi Plasma adipokine and inflammatory marker concentrations are altered in obese, as opposed to non-obese, type 2 diabetes patients
    Dominique Hansen
    Department of Human Physiology and Sportsmedicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel VUB, Brussels, Belgium
    Eur J Appl Physiol 109:397-404. 2010
    ..Elevated plasma leptin, hsCRP, IL-6, and FFA concentrations are associated with obesity and not necessarily with the type 2 diabetic state...
  35. ncbi Intragastric protein administration stimulates overnight muscle protein synthesis in elderly men
    Bart B L Groen
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 302:E52-60. 2012
    ..Dietary protein administration during sleep stimulates muscle protein synthesis and improves overnight whole body protein balance. These findings may provide a basis for novel interventional strategies to attenuate muscle mass loss...
  36. ncbi Combined ingestion of protein and free leucine with carbohydrate increases postexercise muscle protein synthesis in vivo in male subjects
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 288:E645-53. 2005
    ..0820 +/- 0.0104%/h). We conclude that coingestion of protein and leucine stimulates muscle protein synthesis and optimizes whole body protein balance compared with the intake of carbohydrate only...
  37. ncbi Reduced glycaemic and insulinaemic responses following isomaltulose ingestion: implications for postprandial substrate use
    Judith G P van Can
    Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Br J Nutr 102:1408-13. 2009
    ..The metabolic response to isomaltulose co-ingestion suggests that this may represent an effective nutritional strategy to counteract overweight-induced metabolic disturbances...
  38. ncbi Reduced glycaemic and insulinaemic responses following trehalose and isomaltulose ingestion: implications for postprandial substrate use in impaired glucose-tolerant subjects
    Judith G P van Can
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Universiteitssingel 50, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Br J Nutr 108:1210-7. 2012
    ..This suggests that exchange of SUC in the diet for IMU may result in a more favourable metabolic response and may help to reduce the risks associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes...
  39. ncbi Dietary protein to support muscle hypertrophy
    Luc J C van Loon
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Nestle Nutr Inst Workshop Ser 69:79-89; discussion 89-95. 2011
    ..Future research should focus on the relevance of the acute anabolic response following exercise to optimize the skeletal muscle adaptive response to exercise training...
  40. ncbi Coingestion of carbohydrate and protein hydrolysate stimulates muscle protein synthesis during exercise in young men, with no further increase during subsequent overnight recovery
    Milou Beelen
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Nutr 138:2198-204. 2008
    ..Ingestion of protein with carbohydrate during and immediately after exercise improves whole-body protein synthesis but does not further augment muscle protein synthesis rates during 9 h of subsequent overnight recovery...
  41. ncbi Protein ingestion further augments S6K1 phosphorylation in skeletal muscle following resistance type exercise in males
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands
    J Nutr 137:1880-6. 2007
    ..45 +/- 0.07, P < 0.01) and remained elevated during recovery (P < 0.05). We conclude that the availability of dietary protein further enhances phosphorylation of S6K1 during recovery from resistance type exercise...
  42. ncbi Effects of increasing insulin secretion on acute postexercise blood glucose disposal
    Brechje Kaastra
    Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht (NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:268-75. 2006
    ..8 g.kg.h) substantially augments insulin secretion, but does not affect plasma glucose disposal during the first 3.5 h of postexercise recovery in trained athletes...
  43. ncbi Neuromuscular electrical stimulation increases muscle protein synthesis in elderly type 2 diabetic men
    Benjamin T Wall
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 303:E614-23. 2012
    ..NMES likely represents an effective interventional strategy to attenuate muscle loss in elderly individuals during bed rest and/or in other disuse states...
  44. ncbi Nutritional interventions to promote post-exercise muscle protein synthesis
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Sports Med 37:895-906. 2007
    ..Exercise interventions combined with specific nutritional modulation provide an effective strategy to counteract or reduce the loss of skeletal muscle mass with aging...
  45. ncbi A single session of resistance exercise enhances insulin sensitivity for at least 24 h in healthy men
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    Eur J Appl Physiol 94:180-7. 2005
    ..05). This study shows that even a single session of resistance exercise improves whole-body insulin sensitivity for up to 24 h in healthy men, which is consistent with earlier observations following endurance exercise tasks...
  46. ncbi Protein hydrolysate/leucine co-ingestion reduces the prevalence of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetic patients
    Ralph J F Manders
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
    Diabetes Care 29:2721-2. 2006
  47. ncbi Prevalence of daily hyperglycemia in obese type 2 diabetic men compared with that in lean and obese normoglycemic men: effect of consumption of a sucrose-containing beverage
    Ralph J F Manders
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 90:511-8. 2009
    ..Hyperglycemia forms a direct and independent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular comorbidities in type 2 diabetes. Consumption of sucrose-sweetened soft drinks might further increase the prevalence of hyperglycemic episodes...
  48. ncbi Coingestion of carbohydrate with protein does not further augment postexercise muscle protein synthesis
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 293:E833-42. 2007
    ..11 +/- 0.01%/h in the PRO, PRO + LCHO, and PRO + HCHO experiments, respectively. In conclusion, coingestion of carbohydrate during recovery does not further stimulate postexercise muscle protein synthesis when ample protein is ingested...
  49. ncbi Nitrate supplementation's improvement of 10-km time-trial performance in trained cyclists
    Naomi M Cermak
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 22:64-71. 2012
    ..Six days of nitrate supplementation reduced VO₂ during submaximal exercise and improved time-trial performance in trained cyclists...
  50. ncbi Reduced glycaemic and insulinaemic responses following trehalose ingestion: implications for postprandial substrate use
    Judith G P van Can
    Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Br J Nutr 102:1395-9. 2009
    ..These differences were accompanied with a reduced carbohydrate oxidation after trehalose when ingested as a drink, whilst no significant differences in fat oxidation between drink were observed...
  51. ncbi Glycaemic instability is an underestimated problem in Type II diabetes
    Stephan F E Praet
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Clin Sci (Lond) 111:119-26. 2006
    ..Given the macro- and micro-vascular damage caused by postprandial hyperglycaemia, CGMS provides an excellent tool to evaluate alternative therapeutic strategies to reduce hyperglycaemic blood glucose excursions...
  52. ncbi Cinnamon supplementation does not improve glycemic control in postmenopausal type 2 diabetes patients
    Kristof Vanschoonbeek
    Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Nutr 136:977-80. 2006
    ..More research on the proposed health benefits of cinnamon supplementation is warranted before health claims should be made...
  53. ncbi Leucine as a pharmaconutrient in health and disease
    Luc J C van Loon
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 15:71-7. 2012
    ....
  54. ncbi Characteristics of muscle fiber type are predictive of skeletal muscle mass and strength in elderly men
    Lex B Verdijk
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Am Geriatr Soc 58:2069-75. 2010
    ..To investigate the relationship between skeletal muscle fiber type-specific characteristics, circulating hormone concentrations, and skeletal muscle mass and strength in older men...
  55. ncbi Responses to acute exercise in type 2 diabetes, with an emphasis on metabolism and interaction with oral hypoglycemic agents and food intake
    Henrik Galbo
    Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre CMRC and Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 32:567-75. 2007
    ..Finally, in people with type 2 DM, after a high-fat meal, prolonged moderate exercise reduces the exaggerated increases in plasma concentrations of triglycerides contained in chylomicrons and very low-density lipoproteins...
  56. ncbi The reliability of using the single-biopsy approach to assess basal muscle protein synthesis rates in vivo in humans
    Nicholas A Burd
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre MUMC, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Metabolism 61:931-6. 2012
    ..Our data demonstrate that the single-biopsy approach, irrespective of whether the biopsy is obtained at 2 or 4 hours, can be used as a surrogate for the sequential-biopsy approach to determine basal muscle protein synthesis in a group...
  57. ncbi Exercise therapy in type 2 diabetes: is daily exercise required to optimize glycemic control?
    Jan Willem van Dijk
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Diabetes Care 35:948-54. 2012
    ..The current study investigates the impact of daily exercise versus exercise performed every other day on glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients...
  58. ncbi Post-exercise protein synthesis rates are only marginally higher in type I compared with type II muscle fibres following resistance-type exercise
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Eur J Appl Physiol 111:1871-8. 2011
    ..05), whereby rates of mixed muscle protein were 0.091 ± 0.005%/h. Muscle protein synthesis rates following resistance-type exercise are only marginally higher in type I compared with type II muscle fibres...
  59. ncbi Skeletal muscle lipase content and activity in obesity and type 2 diabetes
    Johan W E Jocken
    Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht School for Nutrition, Toxicology, and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95:5449-53. 2010
    ..The obese insulin-resistant state is characterized by elevated lipid storage in skeletal muscle tissue...
  60. ncbi Low-intensity exercise reduces the prevalence of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes
    Ralph J F Manders
    Department of Human Movement Sciences NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:219-25. 2010
    ..Therapeutic targets should aim to reduce postprandial blood glucose excursions. Exercise prescription can effectively improve glucose homeostasis and reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications...
  61. ncbi Protein ingestion before sleep improves postexercise overnight recovery
    Peter T Res
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 44:1560-9. 2012
    ..We assessed the effect of protein ingestion immediately before sleep on digestion and absorption kinetics and protein metabolism during overnight recovery from a single bout of resistance-type exercise...
  62. ncbi Increase in S6K1 phosphorylation in human skeletal muscle following resistance exercise occurs mainly in type II muscle fibers
    Rene Koopman
    Dept of Human Biology, Maastricht Univ, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 290:E1245-52. 2006
    ..We conclude that resistance exercise effectively increases the phosphorylation of S6K1 on Thr421/Ser424, which is not associated with a substantial increase in S6 phosphorylation in a fasted state...
  63. ncbi Continuous endurance-type exercise training does not modulate satellite cell content in obese type 2 diabetes patients
    Tim Snijders
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, P O Box 616, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands
    Muscle Nerve 43:393-401. 2011
    ..No change in SC content was observed after exercise training. Continuous endurance-type exercise training lowers fat mass, but it does not increase leg lean mass and/or modulate muscle fiber characteristics in type 2 diabetes patients...
  64. ncbi Carbohydrate mouth rinsing in the fed state: lack of enhancement of time-trial performance
    Milou Beelen
    Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute, Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 19:400-9. 2009
    ..Carbohydrate mouth rinsing does not improve time-trial performance when exercise is performed in a practical, postprandial setting...
  65. ncbi A single session of resistance exercise induces oxidative damage in untrained men
    Saskia J Rietjens
    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:2145-51. 2007
    ..The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of a single session of resistance exercise on antioxidant capacity, oxidative damage, and inflammation...
  66. ncbi Optimizing the therapeutic benefits of exercise in Type 2 diabetes
    Stephan F E Praet
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Appl Physiol 103:1113-20. 2007
    ..A multidisciplinary individualized approach and continued exercise training under personal supervision is essential to enhance compliance and allow long-term health benefits of an exercise intervention program...
  67. ncbi Aging, exercise, and muscle protein metabolism
    Rene Koopman
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Appl Physiol 106:2040-8. 2009
    ..The latter is needed to define more effective strategies that will maximize the therapeutic benefits of lifestyle intervention in the elderly...
  68. ncbi Postprandial hyperglycemia is highly prevalent throughout the day in type 2 diabetes patients
    Jan Willem van Dijk
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract 93:31-7. 2011
    ..Therefore, we assessed the prevalence of hyperglycemia throughout the day in type 2 diabetes patients and healthy controls under standardized dietary, but otherwise free-living conditions...
  69. ncbi The effects of exercise training on fat-mass loss in obese patients during energy intake restriction
    Dominique Hansen
    Human Physiology and Sports Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel VUB, Faculty LK, Brussels, BelgiumRehabilitation and Health Centre, Virga Jesse Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
    Sports Med 37:31-46. 2007
    ..Further studies are needed to define the optimal interventional programme for obese patients...
  70. ncbi Satellite cell content is specifically reduced in type II skeletal muscle fibers in the elderly
    Lex B Verdijk
    Dept of Movement Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 292:E151-7. 2007
    ..The decline in SC content might be an important factor in the etiology of type II muscle fiber atrophy, which accompanies the loss of skeletal muscle with aging...
  71. ncbi The impact of sarcopenia and exercise training on skeletal muscle satellite cells
    Tim Snijders
    Department of Human Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Ageing Res Rev 8:328-38. 2009
    ..This review discusses the contribution of skeletal muscle SC in the age-related loss of muscle mass and the efficacy of exercise training as a means to attenuate and/or reverse this process...
  72. ncbi Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1-inhibiting flavonoids attenuate cytokine release in blood from male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or type 2 diabetes
    Antje R Weseler
    Department of Health Risk Analysis and Toxicology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands
    J Nutr 139:952-7. 2009
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  73. ncbi Co-ingestion of a protein hydrolysate and amino acid mixture with carbohydrate improves plasma glucose disposal in patients with type 2 diabetes
    Ralph J F Manders
    Departments of Human Biology and Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Hospital, Maastricht, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 82:76-83. 2005
    ..Although insulin secretion after carbohydrate ingestion is severely impaired in patients with type 2 diabetes, amino acid and protein co-ingestion can substantially increase plasma insulin responses...
  74. ncbi The role of membrane fatty-acid transporters in regulating skeletal muscle substrate use during exercise
    Maurice M A L Pelsers
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Sports Med 38:387-99. 2008
    ..This article will provide an overview on the effects of diet, acute exercise and exercise training on the expression and/or translocation of the various LCFA transporters in skeletal muscle tissue (FAT/CD36, FABPpm, FATP)...
  75. ncbi Untreated classical galactosemia patient with mild phenotype
    Bianca Panis
    Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Mol Genet Metab 89:277-9. 2006
    ..Moreover he has a normal galactose intake from the age of 3 years. This case is probably an example of the important role of yet unknown susceptibility and or modifier genes...
  76. ncbi Thermoregulation during exercise in the heat: strategies for maintaining health and performance
    Daniel Wendt
    Department of Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Sports Med 37:669-82. 2007
    ..The latter should contain moderate amounts of glucose and sodium, which improve both water absorption and retention...
  77. ncbi Lipid metabolism, exercise and insulin action
    Arend Bonen
    Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
    Essays Biochem 42:47-59. 2006
    ..Accumulation of excess intramyocellular lipid can be avoided by exercise, which improves the capacity for fatty acid oxidation...
  78. ncbi Reduced plasma free fatty acid availability during exercise: effect on gene expression
    Rebecca J Tunstall
    School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Vic, 3125, Australia
    Eur J Appl Physiol 99:485-93. 2007
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  79. ncbi Exercise training improves glycemic control in long-standing insulin-treated type 2 diabetic patients
    Henk M De Feyter
    Department of Biomedical NMR, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    Diabetes Care 30:2511-3. 2007