Dr Lex Verdijk (L.B.)

Pinckaers, P. J., Petrick, H. L., Horstman, A. M., Moreno-Asso, A., De Marchi, U., Hendriks, F. K., Kuin, L. M., Fuchs, C. J., Grathwohl, D., Verdijk, L. B., Zorenc, A. H., Senden, J. M., Migliavacca, E., Metairon, S., Poquet, L., Morin-Rivron, D., Karagounis, L. G., Holloway, G. P., Feige, J. N., & van Loon, L. J. (2025). Oleuropein supplementation increases resting skeletal muscle fractional PDH activity but does not influence whole-body metabolism: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in healthy, older males. Journal of Nutrition, 155(5), 1373-1386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.02.015

Betz, M. W., Monsegue, A. P., Houben, L. H. P., Hendriks, F. K., van Kranenburg, J., Aussieker, T., Adriaans, B. P., Houben, A. J. H. M., Verdijk, L. B., van Loon, L. J. C., & Snijders, T. (2025). Aerobic Exercise Preconditioning Does Not Augment Muscle Hypertrophy During Subsequent Resistance Exercise Training in Healthy Older Adults. Sports Medicine, Article 110723. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02229-y

Betz, M. W., Fuchs, C. J., Chedd, F., Monsegue, A. P., Hendriks, F. K., van Kranenburg, J. M. X., Goessens, J., Houben, A. J. H. M., Verdijk, L. B., van Loon, L. J. C., & Snijders, T. (2025). Post-Exercise Cooling Lowers Skeletal Muscle Microvascular Perfusion and Blunts Amino Acid Incorporation into Muscle Tissue in Active Young Adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000003723

van Lieshout, G. A., Trommelen, J., Nyakayiru, J., van Kranenburg, J., Senden, J. M., Gijsen, A. P., Verdijk, L. B., Pellikaan, W. F., Bragt, M. C., & van Loon, L. J. (2025). Protein glycation compromises the bioavailability of milk protein-derived lysine in vivo in healthy adult males: a double-blind randomized cross-over trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 121(4), 804-815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.01.025

Altulea, A., Rutten, M. G. S., Verdijk, L. B., & Demaria, M. (2025). Sport and longevity: an observational study of international athletes. Geroscience, 47(2), 1397-1409. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-024-01307-9

Aussieker, T., Fuchs, C. J., Zorenc, A., Verdijk, L. B., van Loon, L. J. C., & Snijders, T. (2025). Daily blood flow restriction does not affect muscle fiber capillarization and satellite cell content during 2 wk of bed rest in healthy young men. Journal of Applied Physiology, 138(1), 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00461.2024

Kramer, C. S., Monsegue, A., Morwani-Mangnani, J., Grootswagers, P., Beekman, M., Slagboom, P. E., Verdijk, L. B., & de Groot, L. C. P. G. M. (2024). Design of the VOILA-intervention study: A 12-week nutrition and resistance exercise intervention in metabolic or mobility compromised Dutch older adults and the response on immune-metabolic, gut and muscle health parameters. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 222, Article 112002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2024.112002

Houtvast, D. C. J., Betz, M. W., Van Hooren, B., Vanbelle, S., Verdijk, L. B., van Loon, L. J. C., & Trommelen, J. (2024). Underpowered Studies in Muscle Metabolism Research: Determinants and Considerations. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 64, 334-343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.10.152

Betz, M. W., De Brandt, J., Aussieker, T., Monsegue, A. P., Houtvast, D. C. J., Gehlert, S., Verdijk, L. B., van Loon, L. J. C., Gosker, H. R., Langen, R. J. C., Derave, W., Burtin, C., Spruit, M. A., & Snijders, T. (2024). Muscle fibre satellite cells are located at a greater distance from capillaries in patients with COPD compared with healthy controls. ERJ Open Research, 10(5), Article 00203-2024. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00203-2024

Fuchs, C. J., Trommelen, J., Weijzen, M. E. G., Smeets, J. S. J., van Kranenburg, J., Verdijk, L. B., & van Loon, L. J. C. (2024). Becoming a World Champion Powerlifter at 71 Years of Age: It Is Never Too Late to Start Exercising. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 34(4), 223-231. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2023-0230