A systematic upregulation of nuclear and mitochondrial genes is not present in the initial post-exercise recovery period in human skeletal muscle

The purpose of the current investigation was to determine if an exercise-mediated upregulation of nuclear and mitochondrial-encoded genes targeted by the transcriptional co-activator peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator-1 alpha (PGC-1α) occurs in a systematic manner following different exercise intensities in humans. Ten recreationally active males (Age: 23 ±3 yrs; VO2peak: 41.8 ±6.6 mL/kg/min) completed two acute bouts of work-matched interval exercise at ~73% (LO) and ~100% (HI) of work rate at VO2peak in a randomized cross-over design. Muscle biopsies were taken before (Pre), immediately after (Post), and 3 hours into recovery (3hr) following each exercise bout. A main effect of time (pThe accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author