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Overview

Zsolt Radak is affiliated with the Hungarian University of Sports Science in Japan. Their research encompasses a significant volume of publications primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, their subfields of study include Physiology, Molecular Biology, Rehabilitation, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

The main scientific topics addressed in their work involve Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Exercise and Physiological Responses, Dietary Effects on Health, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, and Gut Microbiota and Health.

Zsolt Radak has been published in multiple venues, frequently contributing to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Sports Medicine and Health Science
  • GeroScience
  • Biogerontology
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Some of their recent papers demonstrate the breadth of their research interests and include:

  • "The COVID-19 pandemic and physical activity" (2020), Sports Medicine and Health Science
  • "The Role of SIRT3 in Exercise and Aging" (2022), Cells
  • "The impact of aerobic and resistance training intensity on markers of neuroplasticity in health and disease" (2022), Ageing Research Reviews
  • "The systemic role of SIRT1 in exercise mediated adaptation" (2020), Redox Biology
  • "DNAmFitAge: biological age indicator incorporating physical fitness" (2023), Aging

Collaborations have been a part of their research career, with frequent co-authors including Ferenc Torma, István Boldogh, Yaodong Gu, Takuji Kawamura, and Steve Horvath.

Best Publications

  • Systemic adaptation to oxidative challenge induced by regular exercise.

    Zsolt Radak;Hae Young Chung;Sataro Goto

  • Exercise, oxidative stress and hormesis

    Zsolt Radak;Hae Y. Chung;Erika Koltai;Albert W. Taylor

  • Oxygen Consumption and Usage During Physical Exercise: The Balance Between Oxidative Stress and ROS-Dependent Adaptive Signaling

    Zsolt Radak;Zhongfu Zhao;Zhongfu Zhao;Erika Koltai;Hideki Ohno

  • The effects of training and detraining on memory, neurotrophins and oxidative stress markers in rat brain

    Zsolt Radak;Anna Toldy;Zsofia Szabo;Savvas Siamilis

  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and Physical Activity

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

  • Regular exercise improves cognitive function and decreases oxidative damage in rat brain.

    Zsolt Radák;Takao Kaneko;Shoichi Tahara;Hideko Nakamoto

  • Exercise and hormesis: oxidative stress-related adaptation for successful aging.

    Zsolt Radak;Hae Young Chung;Sataro Goto

  • Adaptation to exercise-induced oxidative stress: from muscle to brain.

    Z. Radak;A. W. Taylor;H. Ohno;S. Goto

  • Exercise Plays a Preventive Role Against Alzheimer's Disease

    Zsolt Radak;Nikoletta Hart;Linda Sarga;Erika Koltai

  • The effect of exercise training on oxidative damage of lipids, proteins, and DNA in rat skeletal muscle: evidence for beneficial outcomes

    Zsolt Radák;Takao Kaneko;Shoichi Tahara;Hideko Nakamoto

  • Traumatic Brain Injury: Oxidative Stress and Neuroprotection

    Carolin Cornelius;Carolin Cornelius;Rosalia Crupi;Vittorio Calabrese;Antonio Graziano

  • Exercise alters SIRT1, SIRT6, NAD and NAMPT levels in skeletal muscle of aged rats

    Erika Koltai;Zsofia Szabo;Mustafa Atalay;Istvan Boldogh

  • Exercise training decreases DNA damage and increases DNA repair and resistance against oxidative stress of proteins in aged rat skeletal muscle

    Zsolt Radák;Hisashi Naito;Takao Kaneko;Shunichi Tahara

  • High altitude and oxidative stress

    Agoston Dosek;Hideko Ohno;Zoltan Acs;Albert W. Taylor

  • Exercise and probiotics attenuate the development of Alzheimer's disease in transgenic mice: Role of microbiome

    Dora Abraham;Janos Feher;Gian Luca Scuderi;Dora Szabo

  • Age-associated neurodegeneration and oxidative damage to lipids, proteins and DNA.

    Zsolt Radak;Zhongfu Zhao;Zhongfu Zhao;Sataro Goto;Sataro Goto;Erika Koltai

  • Age-associated increases in oxidative stress and nuclear transcription factor κB activation are attenuated in rat liver by regular exercise

    Zsolt Radák;Hae Young Chung;Hisashi Naito;Ryoya Takahashi

  • The effects of moderate-, strenuous- and over-training on oxidative stress markers, DNA repair, and memory, in rat brain.

    Helga Ogonovszky;István Berkes;Shuzo Kumagai;Takao Kaneko

  • Superoxide dismutase derivative reduces oxidative damage in skeletal muscle of rats during exhaustive exercise

    Z. Radak;K. Asano;M. Inoue;T. Kizaki

  • Effects of exercise on brain function: role of free radicals

    Zsolt RadakZ. Radak;Shuzo KumagaiS. Kumagai;Albert W. TaylorA.W. Taylor;Hisashi NaitoH. Naito

Frequent Co-Authors

Sataro Goto
Sataro Goto Juntendo University
Istvan Boldogh
Istvan Boldogh The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Sanjiv Sur
Sanjiv Sur The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Allan R. Brasier
Allan R. Brasier University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tapas K. Hazra
Tapas K. Hazra The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Kelvin J.A. Davies
Kelvin J.A. Davies University of Southern California
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Naoyuki Taniguchi Osaka University
Ari Heinonen
Ari Heinonen University of Jyväskylä
Keiichiro Suzuki
Keiichiro Suzuki Hyogo College of Medicine
Li Li Ji
Li Li Ji University of Minnesota

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