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Håkan Westerblad

Håkan Westerblad

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Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
24435
World Ranking
12836
National Ranking
240

Overview

Håkan Westerblad is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has a significant research presence in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scientific work spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, rehabilitation, orthopedics and sports medicine, physiology, and cell biology.

Their research focuses on several key topics, such as muscle physiology and disorders, exercise and physiological responses, sports performance and training, muscle metabolism and nutrition, cardiovascular and exercise physiology, adipose tissue and metabolism, and genetic neurodegenerative diseases.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Loss of α-actinin-3 during human evolution provides superior cold resilience and muscle heat generation (2021) in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Vitamin C and E Treatment Blunts Sprint Interval Training-Induced Changes in Inflammatory Mediator-, Calcium-, and Mitochondria-Related Signaling in Recreationally Active Elderly Humans (2020) in Antioxidants
  • Quantification of Plasma Kynurenine Metabolites Following One Bout of Sprint Interval Exercise (2020) in International Journal of Tryptophan Research
  • Carbohydrates do not accelerate force recovery after glycogen-depleting followed by high-intensity exercise in humans (2020) in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Improved skeletal muscle fatigue resistance in experimental autoimmune myositis mice following high-intensity interval training (2022) in Arthritis Research & Therapy

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with researchers such as Daniel Andersson, Tomas Venckūnas, Marius Brazaitis, Sigitas Kamandulis, and Victoria L. Wyckelsma.

Håkan Westerblad has contributed extensively to scientific journals, with multiple publications appearing in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), European Journal of Applied Physiology, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, Antioxidants, and The American Journal of Human Genetics.

Best Publications

  • Skeletal Muscle Fatigue: Cellular Mechanisms

    D. G. Allen;G. D. Lamb;H. Westerblad

  • Muscle Fatigue: Lactic Acid or Inorganic Phosphate the Major Cause?

    Håkan Westerblad;David G. Allen;Jan Lännergren

  • Cellular mechanisms of fatigue in skeletal muscle.

    H. Westerblad;J. A. Lee;J. Lannergren;D. G. Allen

  • Effect of hydrogen peroxide and dithiothreitol on contractile function of single skeletal muscle fibres from the mouse.

    Francisco H. Andrade;Francisco H. Andrade;Michael B. Reid;David G. Allen;Håkan Westerblad

  • MUSCLE CELL FUNCTION DURING PROLONGED ACTIVITY: CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF FATIGUE

    DG Allen;J Lannergren;H Westerblad

  • Changes of myoplasmic calcium concentration during fatigue in single mouse muscle fibers.

    H Westerblad;D G Allen

  • Skeletal muscle: energy metabolism, fiber types, fatigue and adaptability.

    Håkan Westerblad;Joseph D. Bruton;Abram Katz

  • Role of phosphate and calcium stores in muscle fatigue.

    D. G. Allen;H. Westerblad

  • Muscle glycogen stores and fatigue

    Niels Ørtenblad;Niels Ørtenblad;Håkan Westerblad;Joachim Nielsen;Joachim Nielsen

  • Respiratory and limb muscle weakness induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha: involvement of muscle myofilaments.

    Michael B. Reid;Jan Lännergren;Håkan Westerblad

  • Dietary nitrate increases tetanic [Ca2+]i and contractile force in mouse fast-twitch muscle

    Andrés Hernández;Tomas A. Schiffer;Niklas Ivarsson;Arthur J. Cheng

  • Intracellular calcium concentration during low-frequency fatigue in isolated single fibers of mouse skeletal muscle

    H. Westerblad;S. Duty;D. G. Allen

  • Increased mitochondrial mass in mitochondrial myopathy mice.

    Anna Wredenberg;Rolf Wibom;Hans Wilhelmsson;Caroline Graff

  • Impaired calcium release during fatigue

    David G. Allen;Graham D. Lamb;Hakan Westerblad

  • The effect of intracellular pH on contractile function of intact, single fibres of mouse muscle declines with increasing temperature.

    H Westerblad;J D Bruton;J Lännergren

  • Intracellular calcium and tension during fatigue in isolated single muscle fibres from Xenopus laevis.

    D G Allen;J A Lee;H Westerblad

  • Role of reactive oxygen species in contraction-mediated glucose transport in mouse skeletal muscle

    Marie E. Sandström;Shi Jin Zhang;Joseph Bruton;José P. Silva

  • Mechanisms underlying the reduction of isometric force in skeletal muscle fatigue

    H. Westerblad;D. G. Allen;J. D. Bruton;F. H. Andrade;F. H. Andrade

  • Contractile response of skeletal muscle to low peroxide concentrations: myofibrillar calcium sensitivity as a likely target for redox-modulation

    Francisco H. Andrade;Michael B. Reid;Håkan Westerblad

  • Muscle fatigue: from observations in humans to underlying mechanisms studied in intact single muscle fibres.

    Nicolas Place;Takashi Yamada;Joseph D. Bruton;Håkan Westerblad

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Allen
David G. Allen University of Sydney
Ingrid E. Lundberg
Ingrid E. Lundberg Karolinska University Hospital
Nils-Göran Larsson
Nils-Göran Larsson Karolinska Institute
Michael B. Reid
Michael B. Reid University of Florida
Jon O. Lundberg
Jon O. Lundberg Karolinska Institute
Björn Vennström
Björn Vennström Karolinska Institute
Eddie Weitzberg
Eddie Weitzberg Karolinska Institute
Rolf Wibom
Rolf Wibom Karolinska Institute
Helena Erlandsson Harris
Helena Erlandsson Harris Karolinska Institute
John Pernow
John Pernow Karolinska University Hospital

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