P.J.M. Pinckaers, MSc

Churchward-Venne, T. A., Pinckaers, P. J. M., Smeets, J. S. J., Marzuca-Nassr, G. N., Gorissen, S. H. M., Fuchs, C. J., Senden, J. M., Goessens, J. P. B., Gijsen, A. P., Wodzig, W. K. W. H., & van Loon, L. J. C. (2026). Leucine supplementation does not attenuate the decline in daily muscle protein synthesis rates or preserve leg muscle mass during leg immobilization in young or older adults: a double-blind randomized trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 123(4), Article 101205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101205

Domic, J., Grootswagers, P., Pinckaers, P. J., Groenendijk, I., Rubert, J., Van Loon, L. J., & de Groot, L. C. P. G. M. (2025). The effect of a vegan diet with or without resistance exercise on thigh muscle volume in older adults. Research protocol of the Vold-study: a 12-week randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 26(1), Article 120. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06708-9

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

Domic, J., Pinckaers, P. J., Grootswagers, P., Siebelink, E., Gerdessen, J. C., van Loon, L. J., & de Groot, L. C. (2025). A Well-Balanced Vegan Diet Does not Compromise Daily Mixed Muscle Protein Synthesis Rates when Compared with an Omnivorous Diet in Active Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Cross-Over Trial. Journal of Nutrition, 155(4), 1141-1150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.12.019

Pinckaers, P. J. M., Domic, J., Petrick, H. L., Holwerda, A. M., Trommelen, J., Hendriks, F. K., Houben, L. H. P., Goessens, J. P. B., van Kranenburg, J. M. X., Senden, J. M., de Groot, L. C. P. G. M., Verdijk, L. B., Snijders, T., & van Loon, L. J. C. (2024). Higher muscle protein synthesis rates following ingestion of an omnivorous meal compared with an isocaloric and isonitrogenous vegan meal in healthy, older adults. The Journal of nutrition, 154(7), 2120-2132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.11.004

Pinckaers, P. J. M., Smeets, J. S. J., Kouw, I. W. K., Goessens, J. P. B., Gijsen, A. P. B., de Groot, L. C. P. G. M., Verdijk, L. B., van Loon, L. J. C., & Snijders, T. (2024). Post-prandial muscle protein synthesis rates following the ingestion of pea-derived protein do not differ from ingesting an equivalent amount of milk-derived protein in healthy, young males. European Journal of Nutrition, 63(3), 893-904. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-023-03295-6

Pinckaers, P. J. M., Weijzen, M. E. G., Houben, L. H. P., Zorenc, A. H., Kouw, I. W. K., de Groot, L. C. P. G. M., Verdijk, L. B., Snijders, T., & van Loon, L. J. C. (2024). The muscle protein synthetic response following corn protein ingestion does not differ from milk protein in healthy, young adults. Amino Acids, 56(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-023-03377-z

Overkamp, M., Houben, L. H. P., Aussieker, T., van Kranenburg, J. M. X., Pinckaers, P. J. M., Mikkelsen, U. R., Beelen, M., Beijer, S., van Loon, L. J. C., & Snijders, T. (2023). Resistance Exercise Counteracts the Impact of Androgen Deprivation Therapy on Muscle Characteristics in Cancer Patients. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 108(10), E907-E915. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgad245

McCarthy, D. G., Bone, J., Fong, M., Pinckaers, P. J. M., Bostad, W., Richards, D. L., van Loon, L. J. C., & Gibala, M. J. (2023). Acute Ketone Monoester Supplementation Impairs 20-min Time-Trial Performance in Trained Cyclists: A Randomized, Crossover Trial. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 33(4), 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2022-0255