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Overview

Scott K. Powers is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on respiratory and muscle physiology. The scientist's work encompasses a variety of subfields including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, physiology, rehabilitation, and cell biology.

The main topics of Scott K. Powers' research include:

  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition

Recent publications by Scott K. Powers and collaborators reflect these themes. Key papers include:

  • "The COVID-19 pandemic and physical activity" (2020) published in Sports Medicine and Health Science
  • "Exercise-induced oxidative stress: Friend or foe?" (2020) published in Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • "Exercise Training and Skeletal Muscle Antioxidant Enzymes: An Update" (2022) published in Antioxidants
  • "Mitochondrial Dysfunction Is a Common Denominator Linking Skeletal Muscle Wasting Due to Disease, Aging, and Prolonged Inactivity" (2021) published in Antioxidants
  • "The Role of Calpains in Skeletal Muscle Remodeling with Exercise and Inactivity-induced Atrophy" (2020) published in International Journal of Sports Medicine

Scott K. Powers frequently collaborates with several researchers, with notable frequent co-authors being:

  • Hayden W. Hyatt
  • Mustafa Ozdemir
  • Rafael Deminice
  • Toshinori Yoshihara
  • Branden L. Nguyen

Their work is regularly published in journals such as:

  • Sports Medicine and Health Science
  • Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • Clinical and Translational Science
  • The Journal of Physiology
  • Cells

Scott K. Powers has contributed significantly to understanding the physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying exercise, muscle function, and respiratory health.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • EXERCISE-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS: CELLULAR MECHANISMS AND IMPACT ON MUSCLE FORCE PRODUCTION

    Scott K. Powers;Malcolm J. Jackson

  • Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance

    Scott K. Powers;Edward T. Howley

  • Rapid disuse atrophy of diaphragm fibers in mechanically ventilated humans.

    Sanford Levine;Taitan Nguyen;Nyali Taylor;Michael E. Friscia

  • Exercise training-induced alterations in skeletal muscle antioxidant capacity: a brief review.

    Scott K. Powers;Li Li Ji;Christiaan Leeuwenburgh

  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and Physical Activity

    Jeffrey A. Woods;Noah T. Hutchinson;Scott K. Powers;William O. Roberts

  • Influence of exercise and fiber type on antioxidant enzyme activity in rat skeletal muscle

    Scott K. Powers;David Criswell;John Lawler;Li Li Ji

  • Exercise-induced oxidative stress in humans: cause and consequences.

    Scott K. Powers;W. Bradley Nelson;Matthew B. Hudson

  • Oxidative stress and disuse muscle atrophy

    Scott K. Powers;Andreas N. Kavazis;Joseph M. McClung

  • Reactive oxygen species are signalling molecules for skeletal muscle adaptation

    Scott K. Powers;José María Duarte;Andreas N Kavazis;Erin E Talbert

  • Reactive oxygen species: Impact on skeletal muscle

    Scott K. Powers;Li Li Ji;Andreas N. Kavazis;Malcolm J. Jackson

  • Analysis of cellular responses to free radicals: focus on exercise and skeletal muscle.

    Scott K. Powers;Shannon L. Lennon

  • Dietary antioxidants and exercise

    Scott K Powers;Keith C Deruisseau;John Quindry;Karyn L Hamilton

  • Mechanical Ventilation–induced Diaphragmatic Atrophy Is Associated with Oxidative Injury and Increased Proteolytic Activity

    R. Andrew Shanely;Murat A. Zergeroglu;Shannon L. Lennon;Takao Sugiura

  • Mechanisms of disuse muscle atrophy: role of oxidative stress

    Scott K. Powers;Andreas N. Kavazis;Keith C. DeRuisseau

  • Exercise-induced oxidative stress: Friend or foe?

    Scott K. Powers;Rafael Deminice;Mustafa Ozdemir;Mustafa Ozdemir;Toshinori Yoshihara

  • Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species as intracellular signals in skeletal muscle.

    Scott K. Powers;Erin E. Talbert;Peter J. Adhihetty

  • Effects of incomplete pulmonary gas exchange on VO2 max

    S. K. Powers;J. Lawler;J. A. Dempsey;S. Dodd

  • Mechanical ventilation results in progressive contractile dysfunction in the diaphragm

    Scott K. Powers;R. Andrew Shanely;Jeff S. Coombes;Thomas J. Koesterer

  • Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performances

    Scott K. Powers;Edward T. Howley

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeff S. Coombes
Jeff S. Coombes University of Queensland
Li Li Ji
Li Li Ji University of Minnesota
Youngil Lee
Youngil Lee University of Ulsan
Hazel H. Szeto
Hazel H. Szeto Cornell University
Jawahar L. Mehta
Jawahar L. Mehta University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Marc Decramer
Marc Decramer KU Leuven
Chandan K. Sen
Chandan K. Sen University of Pittsburgh
Lester Packer
Lester Packer University of Southern California
Andrew Judge
Andrew Judge University of Bristol
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University

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