Works by Head, Stewart I.

Results: 27

Acute inhibitory effects of clenbuterol on force, Ca2+ transients and action potentials in rat soleus may not involve the β2-adrenoceptor pathway.

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Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology, 2011, v. 38, n. 9, p. 638, doi. 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2011.05574.x

By:

Head, Stewart I;
Ha, Tuyen NV

Publication type:

Article

Loss of α-actinin-3 confers protection from eccentric contraction damage in fast-twitch EDL muscles from aged mdx dystrophic mice by reducing pathological fibre branching.

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Human Molecular Genetics, 2022, v. 31, n. 9, p. 1417, doi. 10.1093/hmg/ddab326

By:

Kiriaev, Leonit;
Houweling, Peter J;
North, Kathryn N;
Head, Stewart I

Publication type:

Article

Sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium handling in unbranched, immediately post‐necrotic fast‐twitch mdx fibres is similar to wild‐type littermates.

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Experimental Physiology, 2022, v. 107, n. 6, p. 601, doi. 10.1113/EP090057

By:

Chan, Stephen;
Kueh, Sindy L. L.;
Morley, John W.;
Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

Growth and maturation of cardiac myocytes in fetal sheep in the second half of gestation.

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Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy & Evolutionary Biology, 2003, v. 274A, n. 2, p. 952, doi. 10.1002/ar.a.10110

By:

Burrell, Judith H.;
Boyn, Adrian M.;
Kumarasamy, Vasumathy;
Hsieh, Albert;
Head, Stewart I.;
Lumbers, Eugenie R.

Publication type:

Article

Membrane Injury and Repair in the Muscular Dystrophies.

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Neuroscientist, 2015, v. 21, n. 6, p. 653, doi. 10.1177/1073858414558336

By:

Cooper, Sandra T.;
Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

Lifespan Analysis of Dystrophic mdx Fast-Twitch Muscle Morphology and Its Impact on Contractile Function.

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Frontiers in Physiology, 2021, v. 12, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fphys.2021.771499

By:

Kiriaev, Leonit;
Kueh, Sindy;
Morley, John W.;
North, Kathryn N.;
Houweling, Peter J.;
Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

Absence of the Z-disc protein α-actinin-3 impairs the mechanical stability of Actn3KO mouse fast-twitch muscle fibres without altering their contractile properties or twitch kinetics.

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Skeletal Muscle, 2022, v. 12, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s13395-022-00295-8

By:

Haug, Michael;
Reischl, Barbara;
Nübler, Stefanie;
Kiriaev, Leonit;
Mázala, Davi A. G.;
Houweling, Peter J.;
North, Kathryn N.;
Friedrich, Oliver;
Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

Old men still have the skeletal muscle contractile function to get up and go even after they have had their leg in a cast.

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Journal of Physiology, 2011, v. 589, n. 19, p. 4639, doi. 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.218826

By:

Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

Gadolinium reduces short‐term stretch‐induced muscle damage in isolated mdx mouse muscle fibres.

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Journal of Physiology, 2003, v. 552, n. 2, p. 449, doi. 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.047373

By:

Yeung, Ella W.;
Head, Stewart I.;
Allen, David G.

Publication type:

Article

Gadolinium reduces short‐term stretch‐induced muscle damage in isolated mdx mouse muscle fibres.

Published in:

Journal of Physiology, 2003, v. 552, n. 2, p. 449, doi. 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.047373

By:

Yeung, Ella W.;
Head, Stewart I.;
Allen, David G.

Publication type:

Article

Gadolinium reduces short-term stretch-induced muscle damage in isolated mdx mouse muscle fibres.

Published in:

Journal of Physiology, 2003, v. 552, n. 2, p. 449, doi. 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.047373

By:

Yeung, Ella W.;
Head, Stewart I.;
Allen, David G.

Publication type:

Article

Evidence for ACTN3 as a genetic modifier of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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Nature Communications, 2017, v. 8, n. 1, p. 14143, doi. 10.1038/ncomms14143

By:

Hogarth, Marshall W.;
Houweling, Peter J.;
Thomas, Kristen C.;
Gordish-Dressman, Heather;
Bello, Luca;
Pegoraro, Elena;
Hoffman, Eric P.;
Head, Stewart I.;
North, Kathryn N.

Publication type:

Article

Properties of extensor digitorum longus muscle and skinned fibers from adult and aged male and female Actn3 knockout mice.

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Muscle & Nerve, 2011, v. 43, n. 1, p. 37, doi. 10.1002/mus.21778

By:

Chan, Stephen;
Seto, Jane T.;
Houweling, Peter J.;
Yang, Nan;
North, Kathryn N.;
Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

Enhanced homosynaptic LTD in cerebellar Purkinje cells of the dystrophic MDX mouse.

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Muscle & Nerve, 2010, v. 41, n. 3, p. 329, doi. 10.1002/mus.21467

By:

Anderson, Jennifer L.;
Morley, John W.;
Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

The role of nitric oxide in diaphragmatic dysfunction in endotoxemic rats.

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2001

By:

Anderson, Jennifer L.;
Williams, Gary;
Head, Stewart I.;
Anderson, J L;
Williams, G;
Head, S I

Publication type:

journal article

Branched fibres in old dystrophic mdx muscle are associated with mechanical weakening of the sarcolemma, abnormal Ca2+ transients and a breakdown of Ca2+ homeostasis during fatigue.

Published in:

Experimental Physiology, 2010, v. 95, n. 5, p. 641, doi. 10.1113/expphysiol.2009.052019

By:

Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

EDL and soleus muscles of the C57BL6J/dy2j laminin-α2-deficient dystrophic mouse are not vulnerable to eccentric contractions.

Published in:

Experimental Physiology, 2004, v. 89, n. 5, p. 531, doi. 10.1113/expphysiol.2004.027383

By:

Head, Stewart I.;
Bakker, Anthony J.;
Liangas, Georgios

Publication type:

Article

Analysis of the ACTN3 heterozygous genotype suggests that a-actinin-3 controls sarcomeric composition and muscle function in a dose-dependent fashion.

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Human Molecular Genetics, 2016, v. 25, n. 5, p. 866, doi. 10.1093/hmg/ddv613

By:

Hogarth, Marshall W.;
Garton, Fleur C.;
Houweling, Peter J.;
Tukiainen, Taru;
Lek, Monkol;
Macarthur, Daniel G.;
Seto, Jane T.;
Quinlan, Kate G. R.;
Nan Yang;
Head, Stewart I.;
North, Kathryn N.

Publication type:

Article

Deficiency of α-actinin-3 is associated with increased susceptibility to contraction-induced damage and skeletal muscle remodeling.

Published in:

Human Molecular Genetics, 2011, v. 20, n. 15, p. 2914, doi. 10.1093/hmg/ddr196

By:

Seto, Jane T.;
Lek, Monkol;
Quinlan, Kate G.R.;
Houweling, Peter J.;
Zheng, Xi F.;
Garton, Fleur;
MacArthur, Daniel G.;
Raftery, Joanna M.;
Garvey, Sean M.;
Hauser, Michael A.;
Yang, Nan;
Head, Stewart I.;
North, Kathryn N.

Publication type:

Article

An Actn3 knockout mouse provides mechanistic insights into the association between α-actinin-3 deficiency and human athletic performance.

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Human Molecular Genetics, 2008, v. 17, n. 8, p. 1076, doi. 10.1093/hmg/ddm380

By:

MacArthur, Daniel G.;
Seto, Jane T.;
Chan, Stephen;
Quinlan, Kate G.R.;
Raftery, Joanna M.;
Turner, Nigel;
Nicholson, Megan D.;
Kee, Anthony J.;
Hardeman, Edna C.;
Gunning, Peter W.;
Cooney, Gregory J.;
Head, Stewart I.;
Yang, Nan;
North, Kathryn N.

Publication type:

Article

Minocycline Treatment Reduces Mass and Force Output From Fast-Twitch Mouse Muscles and Inhibits Myosin Production in C2C12 Myotubes.

Published in:

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021, v. 12, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fphys.2021.696039

By:

Kiriaev, Leonit;
Perry, Ben D.;
Mahns, David A.;
Shortland, Peter J.;
Redwan, Asma;
Morley, John W.;
Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

RhoA/ROCK Signaling and Pleiotropic α1A-Adrenergic Receptor Regulation of Cardiac Contractility.

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PLoS ONE, 2014, v. 9, n. 6, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0099024

By:

Yu, Ze-Yan;
Tan, Ju-Chiat;
McMahon, Aisling C.;
Iismaa, Siiri E.;
Xiao, Xiao-Hui;
Kesteven, Scott H.;
Reichelt, Melissa E.;
Mohl, Marion C.;
Smith, Nicola J.;
Fatkin, Diane;
Allen, David;
Head, Stewart I.;
Graham, Robert M.;
Feneley, Michael P.

Publication type:

Article

Incubating Isolated Mouse EDL Muscles with Creatine Improves Force Production and Twitch Kinetics in Fatigue Due to Reduction in Ionic Strength.

Published in:

PLoS ONE, 2011, v. 6, n. 8, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0022742

By:

Head, Stewart I.;
Greenaway, Bronwen;
Chan, Stephen

Publication type:

Article

Age- and Gender-Related Changes in Contractile Properties of Non-Atrophied EDL Muscle.

Published in:

PLoS ONE, 2010, v. 5, n. 8, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0012345

By:

Chan, Stephen;
Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

Altered Ca2+ Kinetics Associated with α-Actinin-3 Deficiency May Explain Positive Selection for ACTN3 Null Allele in Human Evolution.

Published in:

PLoS Genetics, 2015, v. 11, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004862

By:

Head, Stewart I.;
Chan, Stephen;
Houweling, Peter J.;
Quinlan, Kate G. R.;
Murphy, Robyn;
Wagner, Sören;
Friedrich, Oliver;
North, Kathryn N.

Publication type:

Article

Antioxidant therapy in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: some promising results but with a weighty caveat.

Published in:

Journal of Physiology, 2017, v. 595, n. 23, p. 7015, doi. 10.1113/JP275232

By:

Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

Calcium and strontium contractile activation properties of single skinned skeletal muscle fibres from elderly women 66–90 years of age.

Published in:

Journal of Muscle Research & Cell Motility, 2022, v. 43, n. 4, p. 173, doi. 10.1007/s10974-022-09628-y

By:

Ronaldson, Susan M.;
Stephenson, D. George;
Head, Stewart I.

Publication type:

Article

Works by Head, Stewart I.

Acute inhibitory effects of clenbuterol on force, Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients and action potentials in rat soleus may not involve the β<sub>2</sub>-adrenoceptor pathway.

Loss of α-actinin-3 confers protection from eccentric contraction damage in fast-twitch EDL muscles from aged mdx dystrophic mice by reducing pathological fibre branching.

Sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium handling in unbranched, immediately post‐necrotic fast‐twitch mdx fibres is similar to wild‐type littermates.

Growth and maturation of cardiac myocytes in fetal sheep in the second half of gestation.

Membrane Injury and Repair in the Muscular Dystrophies.

Lifespan Analysis of Dystrophic mdx Fast-Twitch Muscle Morphology and Its Impact on Contractile Function.

Absence of the Z-disc protein α-actinin-3 impairs the mechanical stability of Actn3KO mouse fast-twitch muscle fibres without altering their contractile properties or twitch kinetics.

Old men still have the skeletal muscle contractile function to get up and go even after they have had their leg in a cast.

Gadolinium reduces short‐term stretch‐induced muscle damage in isolated mdx mouse muscle fibres.

Gadolinium reduces short‐term stretch‐induced muscle damage in isolated mdx mouse muscle fibres.

Gadolinium reduces short-term stretch-induced muscle damage in isolated mdx mouse muscle fibres.

Evidence for ACTN3 as a genetic modifier of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Properties of extensor digitorum longus muscle and skinned fibers from adult and aged male and female Actn3 knockout mice.

Enhanced homosynaptic LTD in cerebellar Purkinje cells of the dystrophic MDX mouse.

The role of nitric oxide in diaphragmatic dysfunction in endotoxemic rats.

Branched fibres in old dystrophic mdx muscle are associated with mechanical weakening of the sarcolemma, abnormal Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients and a breakdown of Ca<sup>2+</sup> homeostasis during fatigue.

EDL and soleus muscles of the C57BL6J/dy<sup>2j</sup> laminin-α<sub>2</sub>-deficient dystrophic mouse are not vulnerable to eccentric contractions.

Analysis of the ACTN3 heterozygous genotype suggests that a-actinin-3 controls sarcomeric composition and muscle function in a dose-dependent fashion.

Deficiency of α-actinin-3 is associated with increased susceptibility to contraction-induced damage and skeletal muscle remodeling.

An Actn3 knockout mouse provides mechanistic insights into the association between α-actinin-3 deficiency and human athletic performance.

Minocycline Treatment Reduces Mass and Force Output From Fast-Twitch Mouse Muscles and Inhibits Myosin Production in C2C12 Myotubes.

RhoA/ROCK Signaling and Pleiotropic α<sub>1A</sub>-Adrenergic Receptor Regulation of Cardiac Contractility.

Incubating Isolated Mouse EDL Muscles with Creatine Improves Force Production and Twitch Kinetics in Fatigue Due to Reduction in Ionic Strength.

Age- and Gender-Related Changes in Contractile Properties of Non-Atrophied EDL Muscle.

Altered Ca<sup>2+</sup> Kinetics Associated with α-Actinin-3 Deficiency May Explain Positive Selection for ACTN3 Null Allele in Human Evolution.

Antioxidant therapy in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: some promising results but with a weighty caveat.

Calcium and strontium contractile activation properties of single skinned skeletal muscle fibres from elderly women 66–90 years of age.