Recent Publications

A Gender-Integrated Biopsychosocial Model to Understand Cardiovascular Risk in Women Working under Environmental Hazards: The Case of Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Morin Lang, Chiara Cazzuffi, Ginés Viscor, Johana Soto-Sánchez Frontiers in Public Health (accepted, In Press) DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2025.1672503

Physical Activity and Pain Perception in Residents Under Conditions of Chronic Hypoxia Margot Evelin Bernedo-Itusaca, Kely Melina Vilca-Coaquira, Ángel Gabriel Calisaya-Huacasi, Madeleyne Rosmery Cosi-Cupi, Stanley Rivaldo Leqque-Santi, Shantal Cutipa-Tinta, Alberto Salazar-Granara, Yony Martin Pino Vanegas, Alcides Flores-Paredes, Shihui Guo, William Li, Moua Yang, Ginés Viscor, Ivan Hancco Zirena Oxygen  5(3)11 DOI:10.3390/oxygen5030011

Pediatric pneumonia across altitudes in Ecuador: a countrywide, epidemiological analysis from 2010–2021 Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Maria V. Cortez-Silva, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Javier Peñafiel, Benjamin T. Crookston, Ginés Viscor Italian Journal of Pediatrics  51:165 DOI:10.1186/s13052-025-02004-9

The menstrual cycle minimally affects cardiorespiratory function and body balance control in trained women during acute hypobaric hypoxia exposure (4,000m) Cristina Rotllan, Jan Hagenaers, Marc Colls, Ginés Viscor European Journal of Applied Physiology (Online first) DOI:10.1007/s00421-025-05770-w

Javier Botella de Maglia (1956-2024): In Memoriam Eduardo Garrido, Conxita Leal, Hisao Onaga, Teresa Pagès, Antoni Ricart, Antoni Veres, Ginés Viscor, Ken Zafren High Altitude Medicine and Biology 26(3)335-336 DOI:10.1089/ham.2025.0012

Therapeutic effect of erythropoietin and its derivatives in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke Ramón Rama, Joan Ramon Torrella Exploration of Neuroprotective Therapy 5:e1004101 DOI:10.37349/ent.2025.1004101

Association of Physical Fitness and Anthropometric Parameters With Lung Function in 7-Year-Old Children Iker García, Marta San-Millán, Jorge Cazorla-González, Blanca Román-Viñas, Juan Serrano-Ferrer, Anna Jòdar-Portas, Anna Prats-Puig, Raquel Font-Lladó Pediatric Exercise Science 37(1)68-74 DOI:10.1123/pes.2023-0128

Editorial: Emerging Topics in Human Physiology Joaquín García-Estañ, Ginés Viscor, Luis Monteiro Rodrigues Frontiers in Physiology 16:e1594305 DOI:10.3389/fphys.2025.1594305

Pain perception threshold after acute exposure to high altitude Kely Melina Vilca-Coaquira, Ángel Gabriel Calisaya-Huacasi, Jeancarlo Tejada-Flores, Henry Oscar Tintaya Ramos, Mariela Mercedes Quispe Trujillo, Solanyela Anny Quispe-Humpiri, Rossela Alejandra Rojas Chambilla, Alcides Flores-Paredes, Gilberto Félix Peña Vicuña, Alberto Alcibiades Salazar-Granara, Luis F. Lens Sardon, Moua Yang, Ginés Viscor, Iván Hancco Zirena Oxygen  5(1)1 DOI:10.3390/oxygen5010001 

Effects of intermittent exposure to hypobaric hypoxia and cold on skeletal muscle regeneration: mitochondrial dynamics, protein oxidation and turnover Sergio Sánchez-Nuño, Garoa Santocildes, Josep Rebull, Raquel G. Bardallo, Montserrat Girabent-Farrés, Ginés Viscor, Teresa Carbonell, Joan Ramon Torrella Free Radicals Biology and Medicine  225:286-295 DOI:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.09.032

The burden of suicide across different altitudes: An 11-year geodemographic analysis conducted in 221 cantons in Ecuador ranging from 0 m to 4,300 m of elevation.  Esteban Ortiz-Prado,  Juan Sebastián Izquierdo-Condoy, Raúl Fernandez-Naranjo, Jorge Vásconez-González, Sebastián Encalada, Johanna Mosquera, Simone Cordovez, Nicole Camino, Daniela Montenegro-Salazar, Ginés  Viscor,  Ana Diaz, Clara Paz  BJPsych Open 10(5)e161 DOI:10.1192/bjo.2024.736

Influence of the Degree of Unsaturation in Fish Oil Supplements on Oxidative Stress and Protein Carbonylation in the Cerebral Cortex and Cerebellum of Healthy Rats Francisco Moreno, Lucía Méndez, Ingrid Fernández, Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Montserrat Giralt, Marta Romeu, Sara Ramos-Romero, Josep Lluís Torres, Isabel Medina Antioxidants (Basel) 13(11):e1408 DOI:10.3390/antiox13111408

Performance in the Six-Minute Walking Test Does Not Discriminate Excessive Erythrocytosis Patients in a Severe Hypoxic Environment Rossela Alejandra Rojas-Chambilla, Kely Melina Vilca-Coaquira, Jeancarlo Tejada-Flores, Henry Oscar Tintaya-Ramos, Mariela Mercedes Quispe-Trujillo, Ángel Gabriel Calisaya-Huacasi, Solanyela Anny Quispe-Humpiri, Yony Martin Pino-Vanegas, Alberto Alcibiades Salazar-Granara, Ana Lucía Tácuna-Calderón, Nancy Mónica García-Bedoya, Moua Yang, Ginés Viscor, Iván Hancco-Zirena International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21(9)e1119 DOI:10.3390/ijerph21091119

Oxygen saturation curve analysis in 2,298 hypoxia awareness training tests in hypobaric chamber in military aircrew members.  Manuel Alvear-Catalán, Claudio Montiglio, Danilo Aravena-Nazif, Ginés Viscor, Oscar F. Araneda  Sensors 24(13)e4168 DOI:10.3390/s24134168

Reduced Violence-Related Burden and Mortality at Higher Altitudes: Examining the Association between High Altitude Living and Homicide Rates in Ecuador Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Juan Izquierdo-Condoy, María Dávia-Rosero, Jorge Vásconez-González, Ana Diaz, Carla Moyano, Vanessa Arcos-Valle, Ginés Viscor, Joshua West  High Altitude Medicine and Biology 25(4)295-307 DOI:10.1089/ham.2024.0005

Intermittent sequential pneumatic compression reduces post-exercise hemodilution and enhances perceptual recovery without improving subsequent cycling performance Pau Ferrer-Ramos, Arnau Artés, Casimiro Javierre, Ginés Viscor, Iker García Sport Sciences for Health  20:1369-1377 DOI:10.1007/s11332-024-01217-5 

Cardiopulmonary exercise test in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at high altitude: A case report Wilder Villamil-Parra, Erica Mancera-Soto, Joan Ramon Torrella, Ginés Viscor, Édgar Cristancho-Mejía Pneumon 37(2)e21 DOI:10.18332/pne/186261

Muscle Tone, Stiffness, and Elasticity in Elite Female Cyclists after Consecutive Short Competitions Cristina Rotllan, Francisco Corbi, Ginés Viscor Translational Sports Medicine 2024e2434494 DOI:10.1155/2024/2434494

Simulated altitude is medicine: Intermittent exposure to hypobaric hypoxia and cold accelerate injured skeletal muscle recovery  Garoa Santocildes, Ginés Viscor, Teresa Pages, Joan Ramon Torrella The Journal of Physiology 602(21)5855-5875 DOI:10.1113/JP285398

Effects of intermittent pneumatic compression on the recovery of cardiovascular parameters after repeated sprint exercise Arnau Artés, Pau Ferrer-Ramos, Casimiro Javierre, Ginés Viscor & Iker García European Journal of Applied Physiology 124(4):1037-1048  DOI:10.1007/s00421-023-05333-x

Dietary Marine Oils Selectively Decrease Obesogenic Diet-Derived Carbonylation in Proteins Involved in ATP Homeostasis and Glutamate Metabolism in the Rat Cerebellum Francisco Moreno, Lucía Méndez, Ana Raner, Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Marta Romeu, Sara Ramos-Romero, Josep Lluis Torres, Isabel Medina  Antioxidants (Basel) 13(1):103. DOI:10.3390/antiox13010103

Epidemiological characterization of ischemic heart disease at different altitudes: a nationwide population-based analysis from 2011 to 2021 in Ecuador  Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Raúl Fernández-Naranjo, Jorge Vásconez-González, Leonardo Cano, Ana Carolina González, Estefanía Morales-Lapo, Galo S. Guerrero-Castillo, Erick Duque, Maria Gabriela Davila Rosero, Diego Egas, Ginés Viscor PLoS One  18(12)e0295586 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0295586

Aplicación del Modelo Matemático de Impulso-Respuesta de Banister al Entrenamiento con Hipoxia Normobárica Intermitente  Juan Manuel Toribio, Paula Egido, Manuel Luis Avellanas-Chavala, Fernando Lozano, Iker García-Alday, Santiago Esteva Revista de Entrenamiento Deportivo 37(4):3-13 Ficha del artículo

Monitoring Changes in Oxygen Muscle during Exercise with High–Flow Nasal Cannula Using Wearable NIRS Biosensors  Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa–Ramírez, Augusta Rivera–Greene, Camila Guerra–Venegas, Antonia Lungenstrass–Poulsen, Victoria Villagra–Reyes, Raúl Caulier, Oscar F. Araneda,  Ginés Viscor Biosensors 13(11)e0985 DOI:10.3390/bios13110985

Fish oil supplementation counteracts the effect of high-fat and high-sucrose diets on the carbonylated proteome in the rat cerebral cortex  Francisco Moreno, Lucía Méndez, Ana Raner, Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Marta Romeu, Sara Ramos-Romero, Josep Lluís Torres, Isabel Medina Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 168:e115708. DOI:10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115708 

Systemic and Pulmonary Inflammation/Oxidative Damage: Implications of General and Respiratory Muscle Training in Chronic Spinal-Cord-Injured Patients Oscar F. Araneda, Cristián Rosales-Antequera, Felipe Contreras-Briceño, Marcelo Tuesta, Rafael Rossi-Serrano, José Magalhães, Ginés Viscor Biology (Basel) 12(6)e828 DOI:10.3390/biology12060828

Poststroke Lung Infection by Opportunistic Commensal Bacteria Is Not Mediated by Their Expansion in the Gut Microbiota Laura Díaz-Marugan, Mattia Gallizioli, Leonardo Márquez-Kisinousky, Silvia Arboleya, Annalaura Mastrangelo, Francisca Ruiz-Jaén, Jordi Pedragosa, Climent Casals, Francisco Javier Morales, Sara Ramos-Romero, Sara Traserra, Carles Justicia, Miguel Gueimonde, Marcel Jiménez, Josep Lluís Torres, Xabier Urra, Ángel Chamorro, David Sancho, Clara G de Los Reyes-Gavilán, Francesc Miró-Mur, Anna M Planas Stroke 54(7):1875-1887 DOI:10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.042755

Winter sports injuries in elite female athletes: a narrative review Cristina Rotllan, Ginés Viscor International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(10)e05815 DOI:103390/ijerph20108515 

Lung diffusing capacity after different modalities of exercise at sea level and hypobaric simulated altitude of 4,000 m Iker García, Franchek Drobnic, Beatriz Arrillaga, Yinkiria Cheng, Casimiro Javierre, Victoria Pons, Ginés Viscor Archivos de Medicina del Deporte 40(5)286-292 DOI:10.18176/archmeddeporte.00144 

Bioactivity of Macronutrients from Chlorella in Physical Exercise Karenia Lorenzo, Garoa Santocildes, Joan Ramon Torrella, José Magalhães, Teresa Pagès, Ginés Viscor, Josep Lluís Torres, Sara Ramos-Romero Nutrients  15(9)e02168 DOI:10.3390/nu15092168

Femur 3D-DXA assessment in female football players, swimmers and sedentary controls Amineh Amani , Montse Bellver, Luis Del Rio , Joan Ramon Torrella, Antonia Lizarraga, Ludovic Humbert, Franchek Drobnic  International Journal of Sports Medicine 44(6):420-426 DOI:10.1055/a-1928-9824

Combined Intake of Fish Oil and D-Fagomine Prevents High-Fat High-Sucrose Diet-Induced Prediabetes by Modulating Lipotoxicity and Protein Carbonylation in the Kidney Lucía Méndez  Silvia Muñoz, Lorena Barros, Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Marta Romeu, Sara Ramos-Romero, Josep Lluís Torres, Isabel Medina Antioxidants (Basel) 12(3)e0751 DOI:10.3390/antiox12030751

An Igor Pro 8.01 Procedure to Analyze Pulse Oximetry during Acute Hypoxia Test in Aircrews Manuel Alvear, Claudio Montiglio, Ignacio Perales, Ginés Viscor, Óscar F. Araneda Sensors 23(4):e2327 DOI:10.3390/s23042327 

Nutrition and Hydration for High-Altitude Alpinism: A Narrative Review Ginés Viscor, Jordi Corominas, Anna Carceller International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(4):e3186 DOI:10.3390/ijerph20043186

Effects of rapid gravity load changes on immunophenotyping and leukocyte function of human peripheral blood after parabolic flight Abril Gorgori-González, Antoni Pérez-Poch, Daniel V. González, Roser Salvia, Laura G. Rico, Michael D. Ward, Jolene A. Bradford, Jordi Petriz, Ginés Viscor Acta Astronautica  210(9):437-445 DOI:10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.02.012

Inspiratory muscle training improves maximal inspiratory pressure without increasing performance in elite swimmers Eloy Gómez-Albareda, Iker García, Ginés Viscor International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 18(3):320-325 DOI:10.1123/ijspp.2022-0238

Effectiveness of Respiratory Muscles Training by Voluntary Isocapnic Hyperpnea Versus Inspiratory Threshold Loading on Intercostales and Vastus Lateralis Muscles Deoxygenation Induced by Exercise in Physically Active Adults Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Santiago Riquelme, Felipe Araya, Guido Rodríguez, Fernanda Figueroa-Martínez, Luigi Gabrielli, Ginés Viscor, W. Darlene Reid, Felipe Contreras-Briceño Biology (Basel) 12(2)e219 DOI:10.3390/biology12020219

Influence of Dietary Inulin on Fecal Microbiota, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Eicosanoids, and Oxidative Stress in Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Maria Rosa Nogués, Vanessa Sánchez-Martos, Àngels Fortuño-Mar, Sara Ramos-Romero, Josep L. Torres, Julia Ponomarenko Susana Amézqueta, Xiang Zhang, Marta Romeu Foods 11(24)e04072 DOI:10.3390/foods11244072

Editorial: Stroke and infarction at high-altitude Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Francisco C. Villafuerte, Julien Vincent Brugniaux, Juan Izquierdo-Condoy, Ginés Viscor Frontiers in Physiology 13:e1114747 DOI:10.3389/fphys.2022.1114747

Fiber-like action of D-fagomine on the gut microbiota and body weight of healthy rats Sara Ramos-Romero, Julia Ponomarenko, Susana Amézqueta, Mercè Hereu, Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Marta Romeu, Lucía Méndez, Isabel Medina and Josep Lluís Torres Nutrients 14(21)e4656 DOI:10.3390/nu14214656

Long COVID at different altitudes:  A countrywide epidemiological analysis Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Raul Fernandez-Naranjo, Eduardo Vasconez-González, Simone Cordovez, Andrea Tello De la Torre, Clara Paz, Karen Delgado-Moreira, Sarah Carrington, Ginés Viscor, Esteban Ortiz-Prado International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(22)e14673 DOI:10.3390/ijerph192214673

Effect of hypobaric hypoxia on hematological parameters related to oxygen transport, blood volume and oxygen consumption in adolescent endurance-training athletes Erica M. Mancera-Soto, Mónica L. Chamorro-Acosta, Diana M. Ramos-Caballero, Joan R. Torrella, Edgar Cristancho-Mejía Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness 20(4)391-399 DOI:10.1016/j.jesf.2022.10.003

A comparative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 viral load across different altitudes Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Raúl Fernandez-Naranjo, Jorge Eduardo Vásconez, Alexander Paolo Vallejo-Janeta, Diana Morales-Jadan, Ismar A Rivera-Olivero, Tannya Lozada, Ginés Viscor, Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain, UDLA-COVID-19 team Scientific Reports 12 e17179 DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-20516-w

Histomorphological and functional contralateral symmetry in the gastrocnemius muscles of the laboratory rat Garoa Santocildes, Marc Merino, Federica Fabiani, Teresa Pagès, Mario Marotta, Ginés Viscor, Joan Ramon Torrella Journal of Anatomy 241(3)692-701 DOI:10.1111/joa.13674 

SARS-CoV-2 viral load analysis at low and high altitude: A case study from Ecuador Esteban Ortiz-Prado; Katherine Simbaña-Rivera; Raul Fernandez-Naranjo; Jorge Eduardo Vasconez; Aquiles R. Henriquez-Trujillo; Alexander Paolo Vallejo-Janeta; Ismar Rivera-Olivero; Tannya Lozada; Ginés Viscor; Miguel Angel Garcia‑Bereguiain International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(13):e7945 DOI:10.3390/ijerph19137945 

Gestational Exercise Increases Male Offspring’s Maximal Workload Capacity Early in Life Jorge Beleza , Jelena Stevanović-Silva, Pedro Coxito, Hugo Rocha, Paulo Santos, António Ascensão, Joan Ramon Torrella, José Magalhães International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(7), e3916 DOI:10.3390/ijms23073916

Inflammation and oxidative stress as common mechanisms of pulmonary, autonomic, and musculoskeletal dysfunction after spinal cord injury Cristian Rosales-Antequera, Ginés Viscor, Óscar F. Araneda Biology (Basel) 11(4)e550 DOI:10.3390/biology11040550 

Chronic high altitude exposure and the epidemiology of ischemic stroke: A systematic review Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Simone Pierina Cordovez, Eduardo Vasconez, Ginés Viscor, Paul Roderick BMJ Open 12(4):e051777  DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051777

Oleanolic Acid: Extraction, Characterization and Biological Activity José M. Castellano, Sara Ramos-Romero, Javier S . Perona Nutrients 14(3)e623 DOI:10.3390/nu14030623

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Epigenetic responses to physical exercise. Systematic review Wilder Villamil-Parra, Edgar Cristancho-Mejía, Joan Ramon Torrella, Erica M. Mancera-Soto Fisioterapia 44(3)173-183 DOI:10.1016/j.ft.2021.10.002

A comparative analysis of lung function and spirometry parameters in genotype-controlled natives living at low and high altitude Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Sebastián Encalada, Joanna Mosquera, Katherine Simbaña-Rivera, Diego Duta, Israel Ochoa, Juan S Izquierdo-Condoy, Eduardo Vasconez, Manuel Calvopiña, Ginés Viscor BMC Pulmonary Medicine 22 e100 DOI:10.1186/s12890-022-01889-0

Determination of the respiratory compensation point by detecting changes in intercostal muscles oxygenation by using near-infrared spectroscopy Felipe Contreras-Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramirez, Vicente Keim-Bagnara, Matías Carreño-Román, Rafael Rodríguez-Villagra, Fernanda Villegas-Belmar, Ginés Viscor, Luigi Gabrielli, Marcelo E. Andía, Oscar F. Araneda, Daniel E. Hurtado Life 12(3)e444 DOI:10.3390/life12030444

Swimming exercise for patients with long-term respiratory post COVID-19 complications: Further thinking on the pulmonary rehabilitation Iker García, María Molina-Molina, Beatriz Arrillaga, Casimiro Javierre, Ginés Viscor Archivos de Bronconeumologia 58(6)527-528 DOI:10.1016/j.arbres.2022.02.008

Genotyped indigenous Kiwcha adults at high altitude are lighter and shorter than their low altitude counterparts Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Gonzalo Mendieta, Katherine Simbaña-Rivera, Lenin Gomez-Barreno, Samanta Landazuri, Eduardo Vasconez, Manuel Calvopiña, Ginés Viscor Journal of Physiological Anthropology 41(8) DOI:10.1186/s40101-022-00280-6

Optimism and health self-perception-related differences in indigenous Kiwchas of Ecuador at low and high altitude: a cross-sectional analysis Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Katherine Simbaña-Rivera, Diego Duta, Israel Ochoa, Juan Izquierdo-Condoy, Eduardo Vasconez, Kathia Carrasco, Manuel Calvopiña, Ginés Viscor, Clara Paz High Altitude Medicine and Biology 23(1):26-36 DOI:10.1089/ham.2021.0046

How important is V̇O2max when climbing Mt. Everest (8,849 m)? Martin Burtscher, Ginés Viscor Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 297 e103833  DOI:10.1016/j.resp.2021.103833

Benefits on Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of a High-Intensity Interval Training Program for a Half-Marathon in Recreational Middle-Aged Women Runners Jèssica B. Bonet, Casimiro Javierre, João Tiago Guimarães, Sandra Martins, David Rizo-Roca, Jorge Beleza, Ginés Viscor, Teresa Pagès, José Magalhães, Joan R. Torrella International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(1) e498 DOI:10.3390/ijerph19010498 

Hematological parameters, lipid profile and cardiovascular risk analysis among genotype controlled indigenous Kiwcha men and women living at low and high altitude Esteban Ortiz-Prado, David Portilla, Joanna Mosquera, Katherine Lizeth Simbaña-Rivera, Diego Duta, Israel Ochoa, German Burgos, Juan S Izquierdo-Condoy, Eduardo Vasconez, Manuel Calvopiña, Ginés Viscor Frontiers in Physiology 12:e749006 DOI:10.3389/fphys.2021.749006

Effects of a Fish Oil Rich in Docosahexaenoic Acid on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Oxidative Stress in Healthy Rats Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Lucía Méndez, Maria Rosa Nogués, Vanessa Sánchez-Martos, Àngels Fortuño-Mar, Sara Ramos-Romero, Mercè Hereu, Isabel Medina. Marta Romeu Marine Drugs 19(19)555 DOI:10.3390/md19100555

Sex-differences in the oxygenation levels of intercostales and vastus lateralis muscles during incremental exercise Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Eduardo Moya-Gallardo, Felipe Araya, Santiago Riquelme, Guido Rodríguez, W. Darlene Reid, Ginés Viscor, Oscar F. Araneda, Luigi Gabrielli, Felipe Contreras-Briceño Frontiers in Physiology  12:e738063 DOI:10.3389/fphys.2021.738063

Stroke related mortality at different altitudes: A 17-year nationwide population-based analysis from Ecuador Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Patricio S. Espinosa, Alfredo Borrero, Simone P. Cordovez, Eduardo Vasconez, Alejandra Barreto, Marco Coral-Almeida, Aquiles R. Henriquez, Katherine Lizeth Simbaña-Rivera, Lenin Santiago Gómez-Barreno, Ginés Viscor, Paul Roderick Frontiers in Physiology  12:e733928 DOI:10.3389/fphys.2021.733928

Physiological responses at rest and exercise to high altitude in lowland children and adolescents Morin Lang , Guillem Vizcaíno-Muñoz, Paulina Jopia, Juan Silva-Urra, Ginés Viscor Life  11(10):1009 DOI:10.3390/life11101009

Analysis of excess mortality data at different altitudes during the COVID-19 outbreak in Ecuador Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Raul Fernandez-Naranjo, Eduardo Vasconez, Katherine Simbaña-Rivera, Trigomar Correa-Sancho, Alex Lister, Manuel Calvopiña, Ginés Viscor High Altitude Medicine and Biology 22(4)406-416 DOI:10.1089/ham.2021.0070

Intercostal Muscles Oxygenation and Breathing Pattern during Exercise in Competitive Marathon Runners Felipe Contreras-Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Eduardo Moya-Gallardo, Rodrigo Fuentes-Kloss, Luigi Gabrielli, Oscar F Araneda, Ginés Viscor International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(16) e8287 DOI:10.3390/ijerph18168287

Fish oil improves pathway-oriented profiling of lipid mediators for maintaining metabolic homeostasis in adipose tissue of prediabetic rats Gabriel Dasilva, Salomé Lois, Lucía Méndez, Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Marta Romeu, Sara Ramos-Romero, Josep L Torres, Isabel Medina Frontiers in Immunology 12:e608875 DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2021.608875

The Course of Posterior Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve: Anatomical and Sonographic Study with a Clinical Implication Jose García-Martínez, Maribel Miguel-Pérez, Albert Pérez-Bellmunt, Sara Ortiz-Miguel, Ginés Viscor International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(15) e7733 DOI:10.3390/ijerph18157733

Physiological effects of intermittent passive exposure to hypobaric hypoxia and cold in rats Garoa Santocildes, Ginés Viscor, Teresa Pages, Sara Ramos-Romero, Josep Lluís Torres and Joan Ramon Torrella Frontiers in Physiology 12:e673095 DOI:10.3389/fphys.2021.673095

Intermittent Hypobaric Hypoxic preconditioning Provides Neuroprotection by Increasing Antioxidant Activity, Erythropoietin Expression and Preventing Apoptosis and Astrogliosis in the Brain of Adult Rats Exposed to Acute Severe Hypoxia Débora Coimbra-Costa, Fernando Garzón, Norma Alva, Tiago C.C. Pinto, Fernando Aguado, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Carbonell, Ramón Rama International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(10) e5272 DOI:10.3390/ijms22105272

Intermittent cold and hypobaric hypoxia treatment modulates oxidative stress in injured muscles of rats Raquel G. Bardallo, Garoa Santocildes, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Carbonell, Ginés Viscor Free Radical Biology and Medicine 165(Suppl 1):33 DOI:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.12.344

Muscle precursor cells enhance the functional muscle recovery and show synergistic effects with post-injury treadmill exercise in a muscle injury model in rats Paola Contreras-Muñoz, Joan Ramon Torrella,  Vanessa Venegas, Xavier Serres, Laura Vidal, Ingrid Vila, Ilmari Lahtinen, Ginés Viscor, Vicente Martínez-Ibáñez, José L. Peiró, Tero A.H. Järvinen, Gil Rodas, Mario Marotta American Journal of Sports Medicine 49(4):1073-1085 DOI:10.1177/0363546521989235

Severe hypoxic exercise does not impair lung diffusion in elite swimmers Iker García, Franchek Drobnic, Casimiro Javierre, Victòria Pons, Ginés Viscor High Altitude Medicine and Biology 22(1)90-95 DOI:10.1089/ham.2020.0178

The Effects of the Combination of Buckwheat D-Fagomine and Fish Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Oxidative Stress and Related Risk Factors in Pre-Obese Rats Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Maria Rosa Nogués, Vanessa Sánchez-Martos, Núria Taltavull, Lucía Méndez,  Isabel Medina, Sara Ramos-Romero, Josep L Torres, Marta Romeu Foods 10(2):332 DOI:10.3390/foods10020332

Building-up fit muscles for the future: Transgenerational programming of skeletal muscle through physical exercise Jorge Beleza,  Jelena Stevanović Silva,  Pedro Coxito,  Rui Carlos Costa,  António Ascensão,  Joan Ramon Torrella,  José Magalhães European Journal of Clinical Investigation 51(10)e13515 DOI:10.1111/eci.13515

Edible Microalgae and their Bioactive Compounds in the Prevention and Treatment of Metabolic Alterations Sara Ramos-Romero, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Pagès, Ginés Viscor, Josep Lluís Torres Nutrients 13(2)e00563 DOI:10.3390/nu13020563 

Acute changes in lung diffusing capacity after training in elite swimmers Iker García, Franchek Drobnic, Victòria Pons, Ginés Viscor Archivos de Bronconeumología 57(4):306-307 DOI:10.1016/j.arbres.2020.07.042

Inter-Individual Variability in Insulin Response after Grape Pomace Supplementation in Subjects at High Cardiometabolic Risk: Role of Microbiota and miRNA Sara Ramos-Romero, Asier Léniz, Daniel Martínez-Maqueda, Susana Amézqueta, Alfredo Fernández-Quintela, Mercè Hereu, Josep L Torres, María P Portillo, Jara Pérez-Jiménez Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 65(2):e2000113 DOI:10.1002/mnfr.202000113

Swimming exercise transiently decrease lung diffusing capacity in elite swimmers Iker García, Franchek Drobnic, Victòria Pons, Ginés Viscor Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness 61(5)666-672 DOI:10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11302-1 

Lung capacity and alveolar gas diffusion in aquatic athletes: Implications for performance and health Iker García, Franchek Drobnic, Beatriz Arrillaga, Victòria Pons, Ginés Viscor Apunts Sports Medicine 56(209)100339 DOI:10.1016/j.apunsm.2020.100339

Changes in lung diffusing capacity of elite artistic swimmers during training Iker García, Franchek Drobnic, Victòria Pons, Ginés Viscor International Journal of Sports Medicine 42(3): 227-233 DOI:10.1055/a-1212-1020

Oxygenation of respiratory and locomotor muscles during maximal exercise in two marathon runners Felipe Contreras-Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramirez, Francisco Cerda, Miguel Carrasco, Diego Henríquez, Gonzalo Hevia, Oscar Araneda, Ginés Viscor Archivos de la Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Deporte 65(1)40-51 SOCHMEDEP PDF Link

Implication of gut microbiota in the physiology of rats intermittently exposed to cold and hypobaric hypoxia Sara Ramos-Romero, Garoa Santocildes, David Piñol, Carles Rosés, Teresa Pagés, Mercè Hereu, Susana Amézqueta, Joan Ramón Torrella, Josep Lluís Torres, Ginés Viscor PLOS One 15(11)e0240686 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0240686  

Inter-individual different responses to continuous and interval training in recreational middle-aged women runners Jèssica Bonet, José Magalhães, Ginés Viscor, Teresa Pagés, Josep Lluis Ventura, Joan Ramon Torrella, Casimiro Javierre Frontiers in Physiology 11:579835 DOI:10.3389/fphys.2020.579835 

Humidity prevents the exercise‑induced formation of hydrogen peroxide and nitrite in exhaled breath condensate in recreational cyclists Felipe Contreras-Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramirez, Ginés Viscor, Oscar F. Araneda European  Journal of Applied Physiology 120(10):2339-2348 DOI:10.1007/s00421-020-04456-9

Modifications of Gut Microbiota after Grape Pomace Supplementation in Subjects at Cardiometabolic Risk: A Randomized Cross-Over Controlled Clinical Trial Sara Ramos-Romero, Daniel Martínez-Maqueda, Mercè Hereu, Susana Amézqueta, Josep L Torres, Jara Pérez-Jiménez Foods 9(9):1279 DOI:10.3390/foods9091279

Earthquake-related stressors associated with suicidality, depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress in adolescents from Muisne after the earthquake 2016 in Ecuador Rebekka M. F. Gerstner, Fernando Lara-Lara, Eduardo Vasconez, Ginés Viscor, Juan D. Jarrin , Esteban Ortiz-Prado BMC Psychiatry 20:347 DOI:10.1186/s12888-020-02759-x 

Topical nifedipine administration for secondary prevention in frostbitten patients Anna Carceller Mallada, Juan Pedro González Torcal, Ginés Viscor Frontiers in Physiology  11:695 DOI:10.3389/fphys.2020.00695 

Effects of Fish Oil and Grape Seed Extract Combination on Hepatic Endogenous Antioxidants and Bioactive Lipids in Diet-Induced Early Stages of Insulin Resistance in Rats Núria Taltavull, Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Maria Rosa Nogués, Sara Ramos-Romero, Lucía Méndez, Isabel Medina, Josep L Torres, Marta Romeu Marine Drugs 18(6):318.  DOI:10.3390/md18060318

An example of integrated adaptive response: human acclimatization to altitude Ginés Viscor, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Pagés Journal of Health and Medical Sciences 6(2):87-95 JOHAMS PDF link 

Lung diffusion in a 14-day swimming altitude training camp at 1,850 meters Iker García, Franchek Drobnic, Teresa Galera, Victòria Pons, Ginés Viscor International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(10):e3501 DOI:10.3390/ijerph17103501

Effects of a single power strength training session on heart rate variability when performed at different simulated altitudes Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Sonia Julià-Sánchez, Hannes Gatterer, Francisco Corbi, Ginés Viscor, Martin Burtscher  High Altitude Medicine and Biology 21(3):292-296 DOI:10.1089/ham.2020.0014 

A field tool for the aerobic power evaluation of middle-aged female recreational runners Jéssica Bonet, José Magalhães, Ginés Viscor, Teresa Pagés, Casimiro Javierre, Joan Ramon Torrella Women & Health 60(7):839-848   DOI:10.1080/03630242.2020.1746953

High-intensity interval versus moderate-intensity continuous half-marathon training programme for middle-aged women Jéssica Bonet, José Magalhães, Ginés Viscor, Teresa Pagés, Casimiro Javierre, Joan Ramon Torrella  European Journal of Applied Physiology 120(5):1083-1096 DOI:10.1007/s00421-020-04347-z

The Buckwheat Iminosugar d-Fagomine Attenuates Sucrose-Induced Steatosis and Hypertension in Rats Sara Ramos-Romero, Mercè Hereu, Lidia Atienza, Susana Amézqueta, Josefina Casas, Silvia Muñoz, Isabel Medina, Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Marta Romeu, Josep L Torres Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 64(1):e1900564. DOI:10.1002/mnfr.201900564

Modulation of the Liver Protein Carbonylome by the Combined Effect of Marine Omega-3 PUFAs and Grape Polyphenols Supplementation in Rats Fed an Obesogenic High Fat and High Sucrose Diet Lucía Méndez  Silvia Muñoz, Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Maria Rosa Nogués, Sara Ramos-Romero, Josep Lluís Torres, Isabel Medina Marine Drugs 18(1):34. DOI:10.3390/md18010034

Reliability of a NIRS portable device for measuring intercostal muscles oxygenation during exercise Felipe Contreras-Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramirez, Gonzalo Hevia, Diego Llambias, Miguel Carrasco, Francisco Cerda, Antonio López-Fuenzalida, Patricio García, Luigi Gabrielli, Ginés Viscor Journal of Sports Sciences 37(23):2653-2659 DOI:10.1080/02640414.2019.1653422 

Effects of combined D-fagomine and omega-3 PUFAs on gut microbiota subpopulations and diabetes risk factors in rats fed a high-fat diet Mercè Hereu, Sara Ramos-Romero, Cristina Busquets, Lidia Atienza, Susana Amézqueta, Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Maria Rosa Nogués, Lucía Méndez, Isabel Medina, Josep Lluís Torres Scientific Reports 9(1):16628. DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-52678-5

Combined Buckwheat D-Fagomine and Fish Omega-3 PUFAs Stabilize the Populations of Gut Prevotella and Bacteroides While Reducing Weight Gain in Rats Mercè Hereu, Sara Ramos-Romero, Roser Marín-Valls, Susana Amézqueta, Bernat Miralles-Pérez, Marta Romeu, Lucía Méndez, Isabel Medina, Josep Lluís Torres Nutrients 11(11):2606. DOI:10.3390/nu11112606

A three-criteria performance score for rats exercising on a running treadmill Juan Gabriel Ríos-Kristjánsson, David Rizo-Roca, Karen Mist Kristjánsdóttir, Cristian Andrés Núñez-Espinosa, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor PLoS One 14(7):e0219167 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0219167 

Physical exercise positively modulates DOX-induced hepatic oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and quality control signaling Estela Santos-Alves, David Rizo-Roca, Inês Marques-Aleixo, Pedro Coxito, Sandra Martins, João T. Guimarães, Paulo J. Oliveira, Joan R. Torrella, José Magalhães, António Ascensão Mitochondrion 47:103-113  DOI:10.1016/j.mito.2019.05.008

Amputation Risk Factors in Severely Frostbitten Patients Anna Carceller, Casimiro Javierre, Martín Ríos, Ginés Viscor International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16(8):e1351 DOI:10.3390/ijerph16081351

Self-Paced Free-Running Wheel Mimics High-Intensity Interval Training Impact on Rats' Functional, Physiological, Biochemical, and Morphological Features Jorge Beleza, João Albuquerque, Estela Santos-Alves, Pedro Fonseca, Garoa Santocildes, Jelena Stevanovic, Sílvia Rocha-Rodrigues, David Rizo-Roca, António Ascensão, Joan R. Torrella, José Magalhães Frontiers in Physiology 10:593. DOI:10.3389/fphys.2019.00593 

Differences in cardiorespiratory responses to pathway snow conditions during winter mountaineering  Anna Carceller, Casimiro Javierre, Jordi Corominas, Ginés Viscor  High Altitude Medicine and Biology 20(1):89-93 DOI:10.1089/ham.2018.0096

Partial pressure of oxygen in the human body: A general review   Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Jeff F. Dunn, Jorge Vasconez, Diana Castillo, Ginés Viscor  American Journal of Blood Research 9(1):1-14 AJBR0088973 

Sustained swimming enhances white muscle capillarisation and growth by hyperplasia in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) fingerlings  Alberto Moya, Joan Ramon Torrella, Jaume Fernández-Borràs, David Rizo-Roca, Antonio Millán-Cubillo, Emilio José Vélez, Antonio Arcas, Joaquim Gutiérrez, Josefina Blasco Aquaculture  501: 397-503. DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.10.062

Swimming versus running: effects on exhaled breath condensate pro-oxidants and pH  Oscar F. Araneda, Felipe Contreras-Briceño, Gabriel Cavada, Ginés Viscor European Journal of Applied Physiology 118(11):2319–2329. DOI:10.1007/s00421-018-3958-0

Melatonin and sleep responses to normobaric hypoxia and aerobic physical exercise: A randomized controlled trial Valdir de Aquino Lemos, Ronaldo Vagner Thomatieli Dos Santos, Hanna Karen Moreira Antunes, Claus Behn, Ginés Viscor, Fabio Santos Lira, Irene Guarido Luz Bittar, Aline Venticinque Caris, SergioTufik, Marco Tulio De Mello  Physiology & Behaviour 196:95-103. DOI:10.1016/j.phybeh.2018.08.016

Skin mucus metabolites in response to physiological challenges: A valuable non-invasive method to study teleost marine species Laura Fernández-Alacid, Ignasi Sanahuja, Borja Ordóñez-Grande, Sergio Sánchez-Nuño, Ginés Viscor, Enric Gisbert, Marcelino Herrera, Antoni Ibarz Science of The Total Environment 644:1323-1335. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.083

Physiological and biological responses to short-term intermittent hypobaric hypoxia exposure: from sports and mountain medicine to new biomedical applications Ginés Viscor, Joan Ramon Torrella, Luisa Corral, Antoni Ricart, Casimiro Javierre, Teresa Pagés, Josep Lluis Ventura Frontiers in Physiology 9:814. DOI:10.3389/fphys.2018.00814

Additive effects of intermittent hypobaric hypoxia and endurance training on body weight, food intake, and oxygen consumption in rats Ignacio Cabrera-Aguilera, David Rizo-Roca, Estela Marques, Garoa Santocildes, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor, Antònio Ascensão, José Magalhães, Joan Ramon Torrella High Altitude Medicine and Biology 19(3):278-285 DOI:10.1089/ham.2018.0013 

Contractile activity is necessary to trigger intermittent hypobaric hypoxia-induced fibre-size and vascular adaptations in skeletal muscle David Rizo-Roca, Jèssica Bonet, Büşra ĺnal, Juan-Gabriel Ríos-Kristjánsson, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor, Joan Ramon Torrella Frontiers in Physiology 9:481. DOI:10.3389/fphys.2018.00481

Exercise and Doxorubicin Treatment Modulate Cardiac Mitochondrial Quality Control Signaling Inês Marques-Aleixo, Estela Santos-Alves, Joan Ramon Torrella, Paulo J Oliveira, José Magalhães, Anatònio Ascensão Cardiovascular Toxicology 18(1):43-45 DOI:10.1007/s12012-017-9412-4

The disease burden of suicide in Ecuador, a 15 years' geodemographic cross-sectional study (2001-2015) Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Katherine Simbaña, Lenin Gómez, Aquiles R Henriquez-Trujillo, Fernando Cornejo-Leon, Eduardo Vasconez, Diana Castillo, Ginés Viscor BMC Psychiatry 17:e324 DOI:10.1186/s12888-017-1502-0

Frostbite: management update Anna Carceller, Manuel Avellanas, Javier Botella, Casimiro Javierre, Ginés Viscor Archivos de Medicina del Deporte 34(6):345-352 Archivos de Medicina del Deporte PDF Link

Breathing at extreme altitudes. Scientific projects "EVEREST" (Second part) | [Respirar en altitudes extremas. Proyectos científicos "EVEREST" (Segunda parte)] Eduardo Garrido, Oriol Sibila, Ginés Viscor Archivos de Medicina del Deporte 34(6):338-344 ResearchGate link

Different training programs decrease blood pressure during submaximal exercise Oscar Niño, Natalia Balagué, Daniel Aragonés, Juan Álamo, Guillermo Oviedo, Casimiro Javierre, Elisabet Guillamó, Maria Carmen Delicado, Ginés Viscor, Josep Lluis Ventura European Journal of Applied Physiology 117(11):2181-2189 DOI:10.1007/s00421-017-3706-x

Increased intrinsic stiffness and mineralization in femurs of adult rats after high intensity treadmill running training Clarisa Bozzini, Ginés Viscor, Juan G. Ríos-Kristjánsson, Emilio Picasso, Graciela Champin, Rosa M. Alippi, Carlos E. Bozzini Bio-medical materials and engineering 28(4):431-441 DOI:10.3233/BME-171684

Breathing at extreme altitudes. Scientific projects "EVEREST" (First part) | [Respirar en altitudes extremas. Proyectos científicos "EVEREST" (Primera parte)] Eduardo Garrido, Oriol Sibila, Ginés Viscor Archivos de Medicina del Deporte 34(5):293-297 ResearchGate link

Exercise and Doxorubicin Treatment Modulate Cardiac Mitochondrial Quality Control Signaling Inês Marques-Aleixo, Estela Santos-Alves, Joan Ramon Torrella, Paulo J. Oliveira, José Magalhães, Antònio Ascensão Cardiovascular Toxicology 18(1):43-55 DOI:10.1007/s12012-017-9412-4.

Post-injury exercise and platelet-rich plasma therapies improve skeletal muscle healing in rats, but are not synergistic when combined Paola Contreras-Muñoz, Joan Ramon Torrella, Xavier Serres, David Rizo, Meritxell DelaVarga, Ginés Viscor, Vicente Martínez-Ibáñez, José Luis Peiró, Tero A.H. Järvinen, Gil Rodas, Mario Marotta American Journal of Sports Medicine 45(9):2131-2141 DOI:10.1177/0363546517702864

Modulation of mitochondrial biomarkers by intermittent hypobaric hypoxia and aerobic exercise after eccentric exercise in trained rats David Rizo-Roca, Juan Gabriel Ríos-Kristjánsson, Cristian A. Núñez-Espinosa, Estela Santos-Alves, José Magalhães, Antonio A. Ascensão, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor, Joan Ramon Torrella Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism 42(7):683-693 DOI:10.1139/apnm-2016-0526

Intermittent hypobaric hypoxia combined with aerobic exercise improves muscle morphofunctional recovery after eccentric exercise to exhaustion in trained rats David Rizo-Roca, Juan Gabriel Ríos-Kristjánsson, Cristian A. Núñez-Espinosa, Estela Santos-Alves, Inês O. Gonçalves, José Magalhães, Antonio A. Ascensão, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor, Joan Ramon Torrella Journal of Applied Physiology 122(3):580-592  DOI:10.1152/japplphysiol.00501.2016

Sildenafil does not improve exercise capacity under acute hypoxia exposure Andrés Toro-Salinas, Nuria Fort, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Pagés, Casimiro Javierre, Ginés Viscor International Journal of Sports Medicine 37(10):785-791 DOI:10.1055/s-0035-1559774

Ananerobic training in hypoxia: A new approach to stimulate the rate of effort perception Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Sonia Julià-Sánchez, Hannes Gatterer, Cornelia Blank, Francisco Corbi, Teresa Pagés, Martin Burtscher, Ginés Viscor Physiology & Behavior 163(1):37-42  DOI:0.1016/j.physbeh.2016.04.035   

The influence of dental occlusion on the body balance in unstable platform increases after high intensity exercise Sonia Julià-Sánchez, Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Hannes Gatterer, Martin Burtscher, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor Neuroscience letters 617:116-121 DOI:10.1016/j.neulet.2016.02.003

A program of circuit strength training under hypobaric hypoxia conditions improves the anaerobic performance of athletes Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Sonia Julià-Sánchez, Francisco Corbi, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor Science & Sports 31(2): 81-87 DOI:10.1016/j.scispo.2015.08.005

Can sildenafil improve physical performance at altitude? Current scientific evidences Andrés Toro-Salinas, Joan Ramon Torrella, Casimiro Javierre, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor Apunts Medicina de l'Esport 51(189):27-35 DOI:10.1016/j.apunts.2015.11.001

Vybrant DyeCycle Violet stain discriminates two different subsets of CD34+ cells Cristian Nunez-Espinosa, Maria Dolores Garcia-Godoy, Ines Ferreira, Juan Gabriel Rios-Kristjansson, David Rizo-Roca, Laura G Rico,Gerard Rubi-Sans, Carlos Palacio, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Pagés, Mike D. Ward, Gines Viscor, Jordi Petriz (2015) Current Stem Cell Research and Therapy 11(1):66-71 DOI:10.2174/1574888X10666150528152547

A new surgical model of skeletal muscle injuries in rats reproduces human sports lesions Paola Contreras-Muñoz, Alejandra Fernández-Martín, Joan Ramon Torrella, Xavier Serres, Meritxell de la Varga, Ginés Viscor, Tero A.H. Järvinen, Vicenç Martínez-Ibáñez, José Luis Peiró, Gil Rodas, Mario Marotta (2016) International Journal of Sports Medicine 37(3):183-190 DOI:10.1055/s-0035-1555933

A semiquantitative scoring tool to evaluate eccentric exercise induced muscle damage in trained rats David Rizo-Roca, Juan Gabriel Ríos-Kristjánsson, Cristian Núñez-Espinosa, Antònio A Ascensão, José Magalhães, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor European Journal of Histochemistry 59(4):e2544. DOI:10.4081/ejh.2015.2544

 Circadian and gender differences after acute high-altitude exposure: are early acclimation responses improved by blue light? Juan A Silva-Urra, Cristian A Núñez-Espinosa, Oscar A Niño-Méndez, Héctor Gaitán-Peñas, Cesare Altavilla, Andrés H Toro-Salinas, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Pagés, Casimiro F Javierre, Claus Behn, Ginés Viscor Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 26(4):459-471 DOI:10.1016/j.wem.2015.06.009

Exercise and oral health: implications of the exercise intensity on dental diseases Sonia Julià-Sánchez, Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Ginés Viscor  Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 25(2):e251-2. DOI:10.1111/sms.12372

Popularity of hypoxic training methods for endurance-based professional and amateur athletes Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Sonia Julià-Sánchez, Michael J. Hamlin, Francisco Corbi, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor  Physiology and Behaviour. 143(1):35-8. DOI:10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.02.020

Dental Occlusion Influences the Standing Balance on an Unstable Platform Sonia Julià-Sánchez, Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Hannes Gatterer, Martin Burtscher, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor  Motor Control 19(4):341-354 DOI:10.1123/mc.2014-0018

Inside the Redbox: applications of haematology in wildlife monitoring and ecosystem health assessment Alberto Maceda-Veiga, Jordi Figuerola, Albert Martínez-Silvestre, Ginés Viscor, Nicola Ferrari, Mário Pacheco Science of Total Environment 514:322-332. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.02.004.

Differing Levels of Acute Hypoxia Do Not Influence Maximal Anaerobic Power Capacity. Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Sonia Julià-Sánchez, Hannes Gatterer, Ginés Viscor, Martin Burtscher   Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 26(1):78-82 DOI:10.1016/j.wem.2014.07.014

Strength training under hypoxic conditions. Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Sonia Julià-Sánchez, Michael Hamlin, Ginés Viscor  Physiological Reports 3:e12227 DOI:10.14814/phy2.12227

CD34+ Circulating Progenitor Cells after Different Training Programs. Oscar Niño, Natalia Balagué, Daniel Aragonés, Juan Blasi, Juan M Alamo, Luisa Corral, Casimiro Javierre, Maribel Miguel, Ginés Viscor, Josep L Ventura   International Journal of Sports Medicine 36(4):292-296 DOI:10.1055/s-0034-1394394

Physical exercise prior and during treatment reduces sub-chronic Doxorubicin-induced mitochondrial toxicity and oxidative stress. Inês Marques-Aleixo, Estela Santos-Alves, Diogo Mariani, David Rizo-Roca, Ana I Padrão, Sílvia Rocha-Rodrigues, Ginés Viscor, Joan Ramon Torrella, Rita Ferreira, Paulo J Oliveira, José Magalhães, António Ascensão   Mitochondrion 20(1):22-33. DOI:10.1016/j.mito.2014.10.008

Effects of Intermittent Hypoxia and Light Aerobic Exercise on Circulating Stem Cells and Side Population, After Strenuous Eccentric Exercise in Trained Rats. Cristian Núñez-Espinosa, Inês Ferreira, Juan Gabriel Ríos-Kristjánsson, David Rizo-Roca, Maria Dolors García Godoy, Laura G Rico, Gerard Rubi-Sans, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Pagés, Jordi Petriz, Gines Viscor  Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy 10(2):132-139. DOI:10.2174/1574888X09666140930130048

Intermittent Hypoxia for Obstructive Sleep Apnea? Ginés Viscor, Antoni Ricart, Teresa Pagés, Luisa Corral, Casimiro F. Javierre, Josep L. Ventura  High Altitude Medicine & Biology 15(4):520-521 DOI:10.1089/ham.2014.1060

Swimming-induced exercise promotes hypertrophy and vascularization of fast skeletal muscle fibres and activation of myogenic and angiogenic transcriptional programs in adult zebrafish Arjan J. Palstra, Mireia Rovira, David Rizo-Roca, Joan Ramon Torrella, Herman P. Spaink, Josep V. Planas   BMC Genomics 15:e1136. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-1136

Circulating progenitor cells during exercise, muscle electro-stimulation and intermittent hypobaric hypoxia in patients with traumatic brain injury: A pilot study. Luisa Corral, Laura Conde, Elisabet Guillamó, Juan Blasi, Montserrat Juncadella, Casimiro Javierre, Ginés Viscor, Josep L. Ventura   NeuroRehabilitation 35(4):763-769. DOI:10.3233/NRE-141172

Exercise alters liver mitochondria phospholipidomic profile and mitochondrial activity in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Inês O. Gonçalves, Elisabete Maciel, Emanuel Passos, Joan R. Torrella, David Rizo, Ginés Viscor, Silvia Rocha-Rodrigues, Estela Santos-Alves, Maria R. Domingues, Paulo J. Oliveira, António Ascensão, José Magalhães  The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 54:163-173 DOI:10.1016/j.biocel.2014.07.011

Salivary pH increases after jump exercises in hypoxia. Sonia Julià-Sánchez, Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Hannes Gatterer, Martin Burtscher, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor Science & Sports29(6):306-310. DOI:10.1016/j.scispo.2013.12.004

Combined intermittent hypobaric hypoxia and muscle electro-stimulation: a method to increase circulating progenitor cell concentration? Luisa Corral, Casimiro Javierre, Juan Blasi, Ginés Viscor, Antoni Ricart, Josep Lluis Ventura Journal of Translational Medicine 12:e174. DOI:10.1186/1479-5876-12-174

Physical exercise prevents and mitigates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-induced liver mitochondrial structural and bioenergetics impairments. Inês O. Gonçalves, Emanuel Passos, Silvia Rocha-Rodrigues, Cátia V. Diogo, Joan R. Torrella, David Rizo, Ginés Viscor, Estela Santos-Alves, Inês Marques-Aleixo, Paulo J. Oliveira, António Ascensão, José Magalhães Mitochondrion 15(1):40–51. DOI:10.1016/j.mito.2014.03.012

Anaerobic performance after endurance strength training in hypobaric environment. Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Sonia Julià-Sánchez,Francisco Corbi, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor Science & Sports 29(6):311-318. DOI:10.1016/j.scispo.2013.11.002

Modulation of cardiac mitochondrial permeability transition and apoptotic signaling by endurance training and intermittent hypobaric hypoxia. José Magalhães, Inês O. Gonçalves, José Lumini-Oliveira, Inês Marques-Aleixo, Emmanuel Passos, Silvia Rocha-Rodrigues, Nuno G. Machado, Ana C. Moreira, David Rizo-Roca, Ginés Viscor, Paulo J. Oliveira, Joan Ramon Torrella, Antònio Ascensão International Journal of Cardiology 173(1):40–45. DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.02.011

Effect of intermittent hypoxia and exercise on blood rheology and oxygen transport in trained rats. Cristian Núñez-Espinosa, Anne Douziech, Juan Gabriel Ríos-Kristjánsson, David Rizo, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Pagés, Ginés Viscor Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 192(1):112–117. DOI:10.1016/j.resp.2013.12.011