Effects of blood flow restriction on muscle size and gene expression in muscle during immobilization: A pilot study.

Saori KakehiYoshifumi TamuraAtsushi KubotaKageumi TakenoMinako KawaguchiKeishoku SakurabaRyuzo KawamoriHirotaka Watada

Published in: Physiological reports (2021)

BFR treatment may prevent reduced VL and thigh flexor muscles and increased MuRF1 expression level during cast immobilization. Further study is required to confirm these results.

Keyphrases

blood flow
gene expression
skeletal muscle
poor prognosis
dna methylation
binding protein
combination therapy