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Dr Kaio Vitzel
Senior Lecturer in Physiology
Doctoral Supervisor School of Health SciencesProfessional
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Supervisor, 黑料网
Research Expertise
Research Interests
From skeletal muscle molecular biology and biochemistry to muscle metabolism, contractile activity and its influence on whole body function: energy metabolism, hypertrophy/atrophy, regeneration, oxidative stress, contractile function/exercise, diabetes, nutritional supplementation, stem cells treatment and applied exercise physiology.
Thematics
Health and Well-being
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Biochemistry and Cell Biology (060100):
Biological Sciences (060000):
Cell Metabolism (060104):
Exercise Physiology (110602):
Human Movement and Sports Science (110600):
Medical And Health Sciences (110000):
Physiology (060600)
Keywords
Skeletal muscle metabolism
Control of muscle mass and regeneration
Exercise physiology
Research Outputs
Journal
Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Peñailillo, L., Valladares-Ide, D., Martinez-Huenchullan, S., Curi, R., Hirabara, SM., . . . Vitzel, KF. (2023). Editorial: Spotlight on aging: physiology, prevention, and management of skeletal muscle atrophy. Frontiers in Physiology. 14
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Rodrigues Junior, CF., Murata, GM., Gerlinger-Romero, F., Nachbar, RT., Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Gorjão, R., . . . Curi, R. (2023). Changes in Skeletal Muscle Protein Metabolism Signaling Induced by Glutamine Supplementation and Exercise. Nutrients. 15(22)
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Peeters, WM., Gram, M., Dias, GJ., Vissers, MCM., Hampton, MB., Dickerhof, N., . . . Rowlands, DS. (2023). Changes to insulin sensitivity in glucose clearance systems and redox following dietary supplementation with a novel cysteine-rich protein: A pilot randomized controlled trial in humans with type-2 diabetes. Redox Biology. 67
[Journal article]Authored by: Dickens, M., Hodges, L., Perry, B., Rowlands, D., Vitzel, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Dickens, M., Hodges, L., Perry, B., Rowlands, D., Vitzel, K.
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Scervino, MVM., Fortes, MAS., Vitzel, KF., de Souza, DR., Murata, GM., Santana, GO., . . . Curi, R. (2023). Autophagy signaling in hypertrophied muscles of diabetic and control rats. FEBS Open Bio. 13(9), 1709-1722
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Hirabara, SM., Gorjao, R., Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Vitzel, KF., Vinolo, MAR., & Masi, LN. (2023). Editorial: Molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in inflammation, metabolism and oxidative stress induced by coronaviruses. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14
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Silva-Gutiérrez, A., Artigas-Arias, M., Alegría-Molina, A., Guerra-Vega, P., Navarrete, P., Venegas, Á., . . . Marzuca-Nassr, GN. (2023). Characterization of muscle mass, strength and mobility of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: Distribution by sex, age, days on mechanical ventilation, and muscle weakness. Frontiers in Physiology. 14
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Santos, AACD., Rodrigues, LE., Alecrim-Zeza, AL., de Araújo Ferreira, L., Trettel, CDS., Gimenes, GM., . . . Hirabara, SM. (2022). Molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in tissue-specific metabolic modulation by SARS-CoV-2. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13
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de Vasconcelos, DAA., Nachbar, RT., Pinheiro, CH., do Amaral, CL., Crisma, AR., Vitzel, KF., . . . Leandro, CG. (2022). Maternal low-protein diet reduces skeletal muscle protein synthesis and mass via Akt-mTOR pathway in adult rats. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9
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Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Kuwabara, WMT., Vitzel, KF., Murata, GM., Torres, RP., Mancini-Filho, J., . . . Curi, R. (2021). Endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy markers in soleus muscle disuse-induced atrophy of rats treated with fish oil. Nutrients. 13(7)
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de Souza, DR., Vasconcelos, DAAD., Murata, GM., Fortes, MAS., Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Levada-Pires, AC., . . . Pithon-Curi, TC. (2020). Glutamine supplementation versus functional overload in extensor digitorum longus muscle hypertrophy. PharmaNutrition. 14
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Hulton, AT., Vitzel, K., Doran, DA., & Maclaren, DPM. (2020). Addition of Caffeine to a Carbohydrate Feeding Strategy Prior to Intermittent Exercise. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 41(9), 603-609
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Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Fortes, MAS., Guimarães-Ferreira, L., Murata, GM., Vitzel, KF., Vasconcelos, DAA., . . . Curi, R. (2019). Short-term creatine supplementation changes protein metabolism signaling in hindlimb suspension. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 52(10)
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Norambuena-Mardones, L., Pinto-Daza, DE., Troncoso-Fernández, KD., Pacheco, A., Vitzel, KF., & Marzuca-Nassr, GN. (2019). Effectiveness of short-term physical agents treatment on macroscopic morphology in patients with plaque psoriasis. International Journal of Morphology. 37(4), 1541-1550
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de Vasconcelos, DAA., Giesbertz, P., de Souza, DR., Vitzel, KF., Abreu, P., Marzuca-Nassr, GN., . . . Pithon-Curi, TC. (2019). Oral L-glutamine pretreatment attenuates skeletal muscle atrophy induced by 24-h fasting in mice. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 70, 202-214
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Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Vitzel, KF., Murata, GM., Márquez, JL., & Curi, R. (2019). Experimental Model of HindLimb Suspension-Induced Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Rodents. 1916, 167-176
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Guerra, MA., Caldas, LC., De Souza, HL., Vitzel, KF., Cholewa, JM., Duncan, MJ., . . . Guimarães-Ferreira, L. (2018). The acute effects of plyometric and sled towing stimuli with and without caffeine ingestion on vertical jump performance in professional soccer players. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 15(1)
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Araujo, TF., Cordeiro, AV., Vasconcelos, DAA., Vitzel, KF., & Silva, VRR. (2018). The role of cathepsin B in autophagy during obesity: A systematic review. Life Sciences. 209, 274-281
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Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Vitzel, KF., Mancilla-Solorza, E., & Márquez, JL. (2018). Sarcomere structure: The importance of desmin protein in muscle atrophy. International Journal of Morphology. 36(2), 576-583
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Fortes, MAS., Scervino, MVM., Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Vitzel, KF., da Justa Pinheiro, CH., & Curi, R. (2017). Hypertrophy stimulation at the onset of type I diabetes maintains the soleus but not the EDL muscle mass in Wistar rats. Frontiers in Physiology. 8(OCT)
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Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Murata, GM., Martins, AR., Vitzel, KF., Crisma, AR., Torres, RP., . . . Curi, R. (2017). Balanced diet-fed fat-1 transgenic mice exhibit lower hindlimb suspension-induced soleus muscle atrophy. Nutrients. 9(10)
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Serrano-Nascimento, C., Salgueiro, RB., Vitzel, KF., Pantaleão, T., Da Costa, VMC., & Nunes, MT. (2017). Iodine excess exposure during pregnancy and lactation impairs maternal thyroid function in rats. Endocrine Connections. 6(7), 510-521
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Abreu, P., Vitzel, KF., Monteiro, ICCR., Lima, TI., Queiroz, AN., Leal-Cardoso, JH., . . . Ceccatto, VM. (2016). Effects of endurance training on reduction of plasma glucose during high intensity constant and incremental speed tests in wistar rats. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 49(11)
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Pessoa, AFM., Florim, JC., Rodrigues, HG., Andrade-Oliveira, V., Teixeira, SA., Vitzel, KF., . . . Santos, MF. (2016). Oral administration of antioxidants improves skin wound healing in diabetic mice. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 24(6), 981-993
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Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Vitzel, KF., De Sousa, LG., Murata, GM., Crisma, AR., Rodrigues Junior, CF., . . . Curi, R. (2016). Effects of high EPA and high DHA fish oils on changes in signaling associated with protein metabolism induced by hindlimb suspension in rats. Physiological Reports. 4(18)
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Abreu, P., Pinheiro, CHJ., Vitzel, KF., Vasconcelos, DAA., Torres, RP., Fortes, MS., . . . Curi, R. (2016). Contractile function recovery in severely injured gastrocnemius muscle of rats treated with either oleic or linoleic acid. Experimental Physiology. 101(11), 1392-1405
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Fortes, MAS., Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Vitzel, KF., Da Justa Pinheiro, CH., Newsholme, P., & Curi, R. (2016). Housekeeping proteins: How useful are they in skeletal muscle diabetes studies and muscle hypertrophy models?. Analytical Biochemistry. 504, 38-40
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Fortes, MAS., Pinheiro, CHJ., Guimarães-Ferreira, L., Vitzel, KF., Vasconcelos, DAA., & Curi, R. (2015). Overload-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy is not impaired in STZ-diabetic rats. Physiological Reports. 3(7)
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Fortes, MS., Pinheiro, CJ., Guimaraes-Ferreira, L., Vitzel, KF., & Curi, R. (2013). Streptozotocin-induced diabetes does not impair overload-induced hypertrophy compared to control group in rat slow- and fast-twitch muscles.. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL. 24
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Pinheiro, CH., Fortes, MS., Guimaraes-Ferreira, L., Vitzel, KF., & Curi, R. (2013). Impaired myogenesis in skeletal muscle stem cells of diabetic mice. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL. 24
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Vitzel, KF., Bikopoulos, G., Hung, S., Pistor, KE., Patterson, JD., Curi, R., . . . Ceddia, RB. (2013). Chronic Treatment with the AMP-Kinase Activator AICAR Increases Glycogen Storage and Fatty Acid Oxidation in Skeletal Muscles but Does Not Reduce Hyperglucagonemia and Hyperglycemia in Insulin Deficient Rats. PLoS ONE. 8(4)
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Vitzel, KF., Bikopoulos, G., Hung, S., Curi, R., & Ceddia, RB. (2013). Loss of the Anorexic Response to Systemic 5-Aminoimidazole-4-Carboxamide-1-尾-D-Ribofuranoside Administration Despite Reducing Hypothalamic AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphorylation in Insulin-Deficient Rats. PLoS ONE. 8(8)
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Rodrigues, HG., Vinolo, MAR., Magdalon, J., Vitzel, K., Nachbar, RT., Pessoa, AFM., . . . Curi, R. (2012). Oral administration of oleic or linoleic acid accelerates the inflammatory phase of wound healing. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 132(1), 208-215
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Pinheiro, CHJ., Vitzel, KF., & Curi, R. (2012). Effect of N-acetylcysteine on markers of skeletal muscle injury after fatiguing contractile activity. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 22(1), 24-33
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da Pinheiro, CHJ., de Queiroz, JCF., Guimarães-Ferreira, L., Vitzel, KF., Nachbar, RT., de Sousa, LGO., . . . Curi, R. (2012). Local Injections of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Modulate Inflammation and Increase Angiogenesis Ameliorating the Dystrophic Phenotype in Dystrophin-Deficient Skeletal Muscle. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 8(2), 363-374
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Da Justa Pinheiro, CH., Gerlinger-Romero, F., Guimarães-Ferreira, L., De Souza, AL., Vitzel, KF., Nachbar, RT., . . . Curi, R. (2012). Metabolic and functional effects of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation in skeletal muscle. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 112(7), 2531-2537
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Guimarães-Ferreira, L., Pinheiro, CHJ., Gerlinger-Romero, F., Vitzel, KF., Nachbar, RT., Curi, R., . . . Nunes, MT. (2012). Erratum: Short-term creatine supplementation decreases reactive oxygen species content with no changes in expression and activity of antioxidant enzymes in skeletal muscle (European Journal of Applied Physiology DOI 10.1007/s00421-012-2378-9). European Journal of Applied Physiology. 112(11), 3913
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Guimarães-Ferreira, L., Pinheiro, CHJ., Gerlinger-Romero, F., Vitzel, KF., Nachbar, RT., Curi, R., . . . Nunes, MT. (2012). Short-term creatine supplementation decreases reactive oxygen species content with no changes in expression and activity of antioxidant enzymes in skeletal muscle. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 112(11), 3905-3911
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Silveira, LR., Pinheiro, CHDJ., Zoppi, CC., Hirabara, SM., Vitzel, KF., Bassit, RA., . . . Curi, R. (2011). Regulation of glucose and fatty acid metabolism in skeletal muscle during contraction. Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia. 55(5), 303-313
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Newsholme, P., Abdulkader, F., Rebelato, E., Romanatto, T., Pinheiro, CHJ., Vitzel, KF., . . . Pithon-Curi, TC. (2011). Amino acids and diabetes: Implications for endocrine, metabolic and immune function. Frontiers in Bioscience. 16(1), 315-339
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Nachbar, RT., Luchessi, AD., Cambiaghi, TD., Lambertucci, RH., Hirabara, SM., Vitzel, KF., . . . Curi, R. (2010). EFFECTS OF FATTY ACIDS ON PRODUCTION OF REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES (ROS) BY SKELETAL MUSCLE CELLS. FASEB JOURNAL. 24
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Bassit, RA., Pinheiro, CHDJ., Vitzel, KF., Sproesser, AJ., Silveira, LR., & Curi, R. (2010). Effect of short-term creatine supplementation on markers of skeletal muscle damage after strenuous contractile activity. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 108(5), 945-955
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Pinheiro, CHDJ., Silveira, LR., Nachbar, RT., Vitzel, KF., & Curi, R. (2010). Regulation of glycolysis and expression of glucose metabolism-related genes by reactive oxygen species in contracting skeletal muscle cells. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 48(7), 953-960
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Vitzel, KF., Fortes, MA., Marzuca-Nassr, GN., Scervino, MVM., Pinheiro, CH., Silveira, LR., . . . Curi, R. (2018). In vivo electrical stimulation for the assessment of skeletal muscle contractile function in murine models. In Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 381 - 395).
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Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Co-supervisor | 6 | 0 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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Reder Mohammedsalih
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The effect of beetroot juice supplementation on blood pressure in prehypertensive and hypertensive adults -
Chamika Wickramaarachchi
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Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating occupational health, safety, and well-being outcomes among temporary migrants in the hospitality industry. -
Henry Jones
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Doctor of Philosophy
Effect of dietary keratin protein supplementation on redox regulation of muscle insulin signalling and glucose transport. - view more...
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Krutika Nanavati
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