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Repeated Moderate and Severe Heat Exposure Has Divergent Effects on Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial, Proteostatic and Neuromuscular Outcomes in Mice

Aug 2026 · Acta Physiologica · Vol 242 · 0 citations · 114 references
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This work examined whether repeated moderate (39°C) and severe whole‐body hyperthermia produce distinct skeletal muscle trajectories involving mitochondrial dynamics, proteostasis, contractile gene programming, and motor behavior.

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Repeated heat exposure may promote adaptive remodeling or cumulative tissue burden depending on thermal dose, but its graded molecular and functional consequences during recovery remain unclear. We examined whether repeated moderate (39°C) and severe (41°C) whole‐body hyperthermia produce distinct skeletal muscle trajectories involving mitochondrial dynamics, proteostasis, contractile gene programming, and motor behavior.

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