List of works - Graeme L Close

A systems-based investigation into vitamin D and skeletal muscle repair, regeneration, and hypertrophy

scientific article published on 27 October 2015

Absence of insulin signalling in skeletal muscle is associated with reduced muscle mass and function: evidence for decreased protein synthesis and not increased degradation

scientific article

Acute high-intensity interval running increases markers of gastrointestinal damage and permeability but not gastrointestinal symptoms.

scientific article published on 16 May 2017

Acute simulated soccer-specific training increases PGC-1α mRNA expression in human skeletal muscle

scientific article published on December 2014

Age- and Activity-Related Differences in the Abundance of Myosin Essential and Regulatory Light Chains in Human Muscle.

scientific article published on 08 April 2016

Alarming weight cutting behaviours in mixed martial arts: a cause for concern and a call for action.

scientific article published on 12 October 2015

An alternate dietary strategy to make weight improves mood, decreases body fat and removes the necessity for dehydration: A case-study from a professional jockey.

scientific article published on 15 June 2012

An alternative dietary strategy to make weight while improving mood, decreasing body fat, and not dehydrating: a case study of a professional jockey.

scientific article published in June 2012

Antioxidants and exercise: a tale of the complexities of relating signalling processes to physiological function?

scientific article published on 01 April 2014

Application of the [γ-32P] ATP kinase assay to study anabolic signaling in human skeletal muscle

scientific article

Ascorbic acid supplementation does not attenuate post-exercise muscle soreness following muscle-damaging exercise but may delay the recovery process.

scientific article

Assessment of energy expenditure in elite jockeys during simulated race riding and a working day: implications for making weight

scientific article published on 9 November 2012

Assessment of vitamin D concentration in non-supplemented professional athletes and healthy adults during the winter months in the UK: implications for skeletal muscle function.

scientific article published on 22 October 2012

Carbohydrate and Caffeine Improves High-Intensity Running of Elite Rugby League Interchange Players During Simulated Match Play

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Carbohydrate mouth rinse and caffeine improves high-intensity interval running capacity when carbohydrate restricted.

scientific article published on 2 June 2015

Changes in body composition and performance with supplemental HMB-FA+ATP.

scientific article

Comment on: "Changes in Skeletal Muscle Glycogen Content in Professional Soccer Players before and after a Match by a NonInvasive MuscleSound® Technology. A Cross Sectional Pilot Study Nutrients 2020, 12(4), 971"

scientific article published on 13 July 2020

Consensus Statement Immunonutrition and Exercise

scientific article published on January 2017

Cross-sectional comparison of body composition and resting metabolic rate in Premier League academy soccer players: Implications for growth and maturation

scientific article published on 21 January 2020

Current controversies in sports nutrition

scientific article published on 01 January 2015

Daily Distribution of Macronutrient Intakes of Professional Soccer Players From the English Premier League

scientific article published on 28 June 2017

Development of anthropometric characteristics in professional Rugby League players: Is there too much emphasis on the pre-season period?

scientific article published on 04 December 2019

Effect of carbohydrate supplementation on simulated exercise of rugby league referees

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Effects of dietary carbohydrate on delayed onset muscle soreness and reactive oxygen species after contraction induced muscle damage.

scientific article published in December 2005

Effects of oral vitamin E and beta-carotene supplementation on ultraviolet radiation-induced oxidative stress in human skin.

scientific article published in November 2004

Efficacy of High-Dose Vitamin D Supplements for Elite Athletes.

scientific article published on 13 October 2016

Elite male Flat jockeys display lower bone density and lower resting metabolic rate than their female counterparts: implications for athlete welfare.

scientific article published on 14 September 2015

Energy Intake and Expenditure of Professional Soccer Players of the English Premier League: Evidence of Carbohydrate Periodization

scientific article published on 4 January 2017

Energy expenditure in professional flat jockeys using doubly labelled water during the racing season: Implications for body weight management.

scientific article published on 7 December 2017

Enhanced recovery from contraction-induced damage in skeletal muscles of old mice following treatment with the heat shock protein inducer 17-(allylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanamycin

scientific article published in December 2008

Exceptional body composition changes attributed to collagen peptide supplementation and resistance training in older sarcopenic men

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Exercise improves mitochondrial and redox-regulated stress responses in the elderly: better late than never!

scientific article published on 24 December 2014

Exercise redox biochemistry: Conceptual, methodological and technical recommendations.

scientific article published on 27 March 2017

Exercise, Free Radical Metabolism, and Aging: Cellular and Molecular Processes

scientific article published on 02 February 2016

Fasted Exercise and Increased Dietary Protein Reduces Body Fat and Improves Strength in Jockeys

scientific article published on 24 July 2015

Fuel for the Work Required: A Theoretical Framework for Carbohydrate Periodization and the Glycogen Threshold Hypothesis.

scientific article published on 16 February 2018

Fuel for the work required: a practical approach to amalgamating train-low paradigms for endurance athletes.

scientific article

Gastrointestinal symptoms in elite athletes: time to recognise the problem?

scientific article published on 10 October 2017

General health care service utilisation: where, when and by whom in a socioeconomically disadvantaged population.

scientific article

Glutamine supplementation reduces markers of intestinal permeability during running in the heat in a dose-dependent manner

scientific article published on 20 October 2017

HSF expression in skeletal muscle during myogenesis: Implications for failed regeneration in old mice

scientific article published on 03 April 2006

High-intensity interval running is perceived to be more enjoyable than moderate-intensity continuous exercise: Implications for exercise adherence ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2011

Influence of vitamin C and vitamin E on redox signaling: Implications for exercise adaptations.

scientific article published on 02 April 2015

Infographic. UEFA expert group 2020 statement on nutrition in elite football

scientific article published on 23 October 2020

Interactions of Short-Term and Chronic Treadmill Training With Aging of the Left Ventricle of the Heart ⬇️

scientific article published on 05 August 2015

Label-Free LC-MS Profiling of Skeletal Muscle Reveals Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein as a Candidate Biomarker of Aerobic Capacity.

scientific article published on December 2013

Leucine-enriched protein feeding does not impair exercise-induced free fatty acid availability and lipid oxidation: beneficial implications for training in carbohydrate-restricted states

scientific article published on 04 December 2014

Lifelong endurance training attenuates age-related genotoxic stress in human skeletal muscle

scientific article published on 12 July 2013

Lifelong training preserves some redox-regulated adaptive responses after an acute exercise stimulus in aged human skeletal muscle.

scientific article published on 10 February 2014

Male Flat Jockeys Do Not Display Deteriorations in Bone Density or Resting Metabolic Rate in Accordance With Race Riding Experience: Implications for RED-S.

scientific article published on 12 February 2018

Markers of bone health, renal function, liver function, anthropometry and perception of mood: a comparison between Flat and National Hunt Jockeys.

scientific article published on 26 November 2012

Matched work high-intensity interval and continuous running induce similar increases in PGC-1α mRNA, AMPK, p38, and p53 phosphorylation in human skeletal muscle.

scientific article

Metabolic demands and replenishment of muscle glycogen after a rugby league match simulation protocol

scientific article

Microdialysis studies of extracellular reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle: factors influencing the reduction of cytochrome c and hydroxylation of salicylate

scientific article published on 9 August 2005

Murine myoblast migration: influence of replicative ageing and nutrition.

scientific article

Muscle glycogen utilisation during Rugby match play: Effects of pre-game carbohydrate.

scientific article

N-Acetylcysteine Attenuates Fatigue Following Repeated-Bouts of Intermittent Exercise: Practical Implications for Tournament Situations

scientific article published on 29 August 2011

N-Acetylcysteine’s Attenuation of Fatigue After Repeated Bouts of Intermittent Exercise: Practical Implications for Tournament Situations ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2011

New strategies in sport nutrition to increase exercise performance.

scientific article published on 4 February 2016

No association between vitamin D deficiency and markers of bone health in athletes.

scientific article

Overexpression of HSP10 in skeletal muscle of transgenic mice prevents the age-related fall in maximum tetanic force generation and muscle Cross-Sectional Area

scientific article published on 21 April 2010

PGC-1α transcriptional response and mitochondrial adaptation to acute exercise is maintained in skeletal muscle of sedentary elderly males.

scientific article

Passive and post-exercise cold-water immersion augments PGC-1α and VEGF expression in human skeletal muscle.

scientific article published on 03 October 2016

Player Responses to Match and Training Demands During an Intensified Fixture Schedule in Professional Rugby League: A Case Study.

scientific article published on 17 January 2017

Position specific differences in the anthropometric characteristics of elite European Super League rugby players

scientific article published on 20 January 2015

Post-exercise provision of 40 g of protein during whole body resistance training further augments strength adaptations in elderly males

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Postexercise High-Fat Feeding Suppresses p70S6K1 Activity in Human Skeletal Muscle.

scientific article published on 20 June 2016

Postexercise cold water immersion modulates skeletal muscle PGC-1α mRNA expression in immersed and nonimmersed limbs: evidence of systemic regulation.

scientific article published on 25 May 2017

Prevalence, Severity and Potential Nutritional Causes of Gastrointestinal Symptoms during a Marathon in Recreational Runners

scientific article published on 24 June 2018

Prolonged treadmill training increases HSP70 in skeletal muscle but does not affect age-related functional deficits

scientific article published on 7 November 2007

Protein ingestion does not impair exercise-induced AMPK signalling when in a glycogen-depleted state: implications for train-low compete-high ⬇️

scientific article published on December 23, 2012

Quantification of Seasonal-Long Physical Load in Soccer Players With Different Starting Status From the English Premier League: Implications for Maintaining Squad Physical Fitness.

scientific article published on 26 February 2016

Quantification of training load, energy intake, and physiological adaptations during a rugby preseason: a case study from an elite European rugby union squad

scientific article published in February 2015

Randomized controlled trial: lisinopril reduces proteinuria, ammonia, and renal polypeptide tubular catabolism in patients with chronic allograft nephropathy

scientific article published on January 2010

Rapid weight-loss impairs simulated riding performance and strength in jockeys: implications for making-weight.

scientific article

Reduced carbohydrate availability enhances exercise-induced p53 signaling in human skeletal muscle: implications for mitochondrial biogenesis.

scientific article

Release of superoxide from skeletal muscle of adult and old mice: an experimental test of the reductive hotspot hypothesis

scientific article published on 27 February 2007

Season-long increases in perceived muscle soreness in professional rugby league players: role of player position, match characteristics and playing surface.

scientific article published on 14 September 2015

Seasonal variation in vitamin D status in professional soccer players of the English Premier League

scientific article published on 04 May 2012

Self-selecting fluid intake while maintaining high carbohydrate availability does not impair half-marathon performance

scientific article published on 21 August 2014

Severely vitamin D-deficient athletes present smaller hearts than sufficient athletes

scientific article

Skeletal muscle damage with exercise and aging.

scientific article

Taekwondo Exercise Protocols do not Recreate the Physiological Responses of Championship Combat

scientific article published on 7 January 2013

The Assessment of Total Energy Expenditure During a 14-Day In-Season Period of Professional Rugby League Players Using the Doubly Labelled Water Method

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The basic chemistry of exercise-induced DNA oxidation: oxidative damage, redox signaling, and their interplay.

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

The effect of adding caffeine to postexercise carbohydrate feeding on subsequent high-intensity interval-running capacity compared with carbohydrate alone

scientific article published on 10 August 2011

The effects of vitamin D3supplementation on serum total 25[OH]D concentration and physical performance: a randomised dose–response study ⬇️

scientific article published on February 14, 2013

The emerging role of free radicals in delayed onset muscle soreness and contraction-induced muscle injury.

scientific article

The emerging role of p53 in exercise metabolism.

scientific article published on March 2014

The harder you run, the longer (and smoother) the road: exercise, muscle and ageing.

scientific article

The physical demands of Super League rugby: Experiences of a newly promoted franchise.

scientific article published on 9 June 2015

The use of in vivo microdialysis techniques to detect extracellular ROS in resting and contracting skeletal muscle

scientific article published in January 2008

UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research

scientific article published on 23 October 2020

Vitamin C consumption does not impair training-induced improvements in exercise performance

scientific article published on 01 March 2011

Vitamin D and the Athlete: Current Perspectives and New Challenges

scientific article published on 24 January 2018

Vitamin D and the athlete: emerging insights

scientific article

Vitamin D status in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a cohort study from the North-West of England ⬇️

scientific article published on 8 November 2017

Vitamin D supplementation does not improve human skeletal muscle contractile properties in insufficient young males

scientific article published on 13 March 2014

Weight-making strategies in professional jockeys: implications for physical and mental health and well-being

scientific article

Why don't serum vitamin D concentrations associate with BMD by DXA? A case of being 'bound' to the wrong assay? Implications for vitamin D screening

scientific article published on 10 August 2017

β-alanine improves punch force and frequency in amateur boxers during a simulated contest

scientific article published on 04 July 2012

List of works by Graeme L Close

A systems-based investigation into vitamin D and skeletal muscle repair, regeneration, and hypertrophy

Absence of insulin signalling in skeletal muscle is associated with reduced muscle mass and function: evidence for decreased protein synthesis and not increased degradation

Acute high-intensity interval running increases markers of gastrointestinal damage and permeability but not gastrointestinal symptoms.

Acute simulated soccer-specific training increases PGC-1α mRNA expression in human skeletal muscle

Age- and Activity-Related Differences in the Abundance of Myosin Essential and Regulatory Light Chains in Human Muscle.

Alarming weight cutting behaviours in mixed martial arts: a cause for concern and a call for action.

An alternate dietary strategy to make weight improves mood, decreases body fat and removes the necessity for dehydration: A case-study from a professional jockey.

An alternative dietary strategy to make weight while improving mood, decreasing body fat, and not dehydrating: a case study of a professional jockey.

Antioxidants and exercise: a tale of the complexities of relating signalling processes to physiological function?

Application of the [γ-32P] ATP kinase assay to study anabolic signaling in human skeletal muscle

Ascorbic acid supplementation does not attenuate post-exercise muscle soreness following muscle-damaging exercise but may delay the recovery process.

Assessment of energy expenditure in elite jockeys during simulated race riding and a working day: implications for making weight

Assessment of vitamin D concentration in non-supplemented professional athletes and healthy adults during the winter months in the UK: implications for skeletal muscle function.

Carbohydrate and Caffeine Improves High-Intensity Running of Elite Rugby League Interchange Players During Simulated Match Play

Carbohydrate mouth rinse and caffeine improves high-intensity interval running capacity when carbohydrate restricted.

Changes in body composition and performance with supplemental HMB-FA+ATP.

Comment on: "Changes in Skeletal Muscle Glycogen Content in Professional Soccer Players before and after a Match by a NonInvasive MuscleSound® Technology. A Cross Sectional Pilot Study Nutrients 2020, 12(4), 971"

Consensus Statement Immunonutrition and Exercise

Cross-sectional comparison of body composition and resting metabolic rate in Premier League academy soccer players: Implications for growth and maturation

Current controversies in sports nutrition

Daily Distribution of Macronutrient Intakes of Professional Soccer Players From the English Premier League

Development of anthropometric characteristics in professional Rugby League players: Is there too much emphasis on the pre-season period?

Effect of carbohydrate supplementation on simulated exercise of rugby league referees

Effects of dietary carbohydrate on delayed onset muscle soreness and reactive oxygen species after contraction induced muscle damage.

Effects of oral vitamin E and beta-carotene supplementation on ultraviolet radiation-induced oxidative stress in human skin.

Efficacy of High-Dose Vitamin D Supplements for Elite Athletes.

Elite male Flat jockeys display lower bone density and lower resting metabolic rate than their female counterparts: implications for athlete welfare.

Energy Intake and Expenditure of Professional Soccer Players of the English Premier League: Evidence of Carbohydrate Periodization

Energy expenditure in professional flat jockeys using doubly labelled water during the racing season: Implications for body weight management.

Enhanced recovery from contraction-induced damage in skeletal muscles of old mice following treatment with the heat shock protein inducer 17-(allylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanamycin

Exceptional body composition changes attributed to collagen peptide supplementation and resistance training in older sarcopenic men

Exercise improves mitochondrial and redox-regulated stress responses in the elderly: better late than never!

Exercise redox biochemistry: Conceptual, methodological and technical recommendations.

Exercise, Free Radical Metabolism, and Aging: Cellular and Molecular Processes

Fasted Exercise and Increased Dietary Protein Reduces Body Fat and Improves Strength in Jockeys

Fuel for the Work Required: A Theoretical Framework for Carbohydrate Periodization and the Glycogen Threshold Hypothesis.

Fuel for the work required: a practical approach to amalgamating train-low paradigms for endurance athletes.

Gastrointestinal symptoms in elite athletes: time to recognise the problem?

General health care service utilisation: where, when and by whom in a socioeconomically disadvantaged population.

Glutamine supplementation reduces markers of intestinal permeability during running in the heat in a dose-dependent manner

HSF expression in skeletal muscle during myogenesis: Implications for failed regeneration in old mice

High-intensity interval running is perceived to be more enjoyable than moderate-intensity continuous exercise: Implications for exercise adherence ⬇️

Influence of vitamin C and vitamin E on redox signaling: Implications for exercise adaptations.

Infographic. UEFA expert group 2020 statement on nutrition in elite football

Interactions of Short-Term and Chronic Treadmill Training With Aging of the Left Ventricle of the Heart ⬇️

Label-Free LC-MS Profiling of Skeletal Muscle Reveals Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein as a Candidate Biomarker of Aerobic Capacity.

Leucine-enriched protein feeding does not impair exercise-induced free fatty acid availability and lipid oxidation: beneficial implications for training in carbohydrate-restricted states

Lifelong endurance training attenuates age-related genotoxic stress in human skeletal muscle

Lifelong training preserves some redox-regulated adaptive responses after an acute exercise stimulus in aged human skeletal muscle.

Male Flat Jockeys Do Not Display Deteriorations in Bone Density or Resting Metabolic Rate in Accordance With Race Riding Experience: Implications for RED-S.

Markers of bone health, renal function, liver function, anthropometry and perception of mood: a comparison between Flat and National Hunt Jockeys.

Matched work high-intensity interval and continuous running induce similar increases in PGC-1α mRNA, AMPK, p38, and p53 phosphorylation in human skeletal muscle.

Metabolic demands and replenishment of muscle glycogen after a rugby league match simulation protocol

Microdialysis studies of extracellular reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle: factors influencing the reduction of cytochrome c and hydroxylation of salicylate

Murine myoblast migration: influence of replicative ageing and nutrition.

Muscle glycogen utilisation during Rugby match play: Effects of pre-game carbohydrate.

N-Acetylcysteine Attenuates Fatigue Following Repeated-Bouts of Intermittent Exercise: Practical Implications for Tournament Situations

N-Acetylcysteine’s Attenuation of Fatigue After Repeated Bouts of Intermittent Exercise: Practical Implications for Tournament Situations ⬇️

New strategies in sport nutrition to increase exercise performance.

No association between vitamin D deficiency and markers of bone health in athletes.

Overexpression of HSP10 in skeletal muscle of transgenic mice prevents the age-related fall in maximum tetanic force generation and muscle Cross-Sectional Area

PGC-1α transcriptional response and mitochondrial adaptation to acute exercise is maintained in skeletal muscle of sedentary elderly males.

Passive and post-exercise cold-water immersion augments PGC-1α and VEGF expression in human skeletal muscle.

Player Responses to Match and Training Demands During an Intensified Fixture Schedule in Professional Rugby League: A Case Study.

Position specific differences in the anthropometric characteristics of elite European Super League rugby players

Post-exercise provision of 40 g of protein during whole body resistance training further augments strength adaptations in elderly males

Postexercise High-Fat Feeding Suppresses p70S6K1 Activity in Human Skeletal Muscle.

Postexercise cold water immersion modulates skeletal muscle PGC-1α mRNA expression in immersed and nonimmersed limbs: evidence of systemic regulation.

Prevalence, Severity and Potential Nutritional Causes of Gastrointestinal Symptoms during a Marathon in Recreational Runners

Prolonged treadmill training increases HSP70 in skeletal muscle but does not affect age-related functional deficits

Protein ingestion does not impair exercise-induced AMPK signalling when in a glycogen-depleted state: implications for train-low compete-high ⬇️

Quantification of Seasonal-Long Physical Load in Soccer Players With Different Starting Status From the English Premier League: Implications for Maintaining Squad Physical Fitness.

Quantification of training load, energy intake, and physiological adaptations during a rugby preseason: a case study from an elite European rugby union squad

Randomized controlled trial: lisinopril reduces proteinuria, ammonia, and renal polypeptide tubular catabolism in patients with chronic allograft nephropathy

Rapid weight-loss impairs simulated riding performance and strength in jockeys: implications for making-weight.

Reduced carbohydrate availability enhances exercise-induced p53 signaling in human skeletal muscle: implications for mitochondrial biogenesis.

Release of superoxide from skeletal muscle of adult and old mice: an experimental test of the reductive hotspot hypothesis

Season-long increases in perceived muscle soreness in professional rugby league players: role of player position, match characteristics and playing surface.

Seasonal variation in vitamin D status in professional soccer players of the English Premier League