My profile

Biography

Interested in skeletal muscle plasticity in response to ageing, inactivity and exercise.

Research outputs

  • Journal articles

    Pratt, J., Paolocci, N., Boreham, C., De Vito, G. (2024) 'Grip strength positively correlates with blood pressure in individuals with abnormal adiposity.' Journal of Human Hypertension, 38(2) pp. 110-119.

    Pratt, J., Pessanha, L., Narici, M., Boreham, C., De Vito, G. (2023) 'Handgrip strength asymmetry as a new biomarker for sarcopenia and individual sarcopenia signatures.' Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 35(11) pp. 2563-2571.

    Pratt, J., Whitton, L., Ryan, A., Juliusdottir, T., Dolan, J., Conroy, J., Narici, M., De Vito, G., Boreham, C. (2023) 'Genes encoding agrin (AGRN) and neurotrypsin (PRSS12) are associated with muscle mass, strength and plasma C-terminal agrin fragment concentration.' GeroScience, 45(3) pp. 1289-1302.

    de Marco Castro, E., Valli, G., Buffière, C., Guillet, C., Mullen, B., Pratt, J., Horner, K., Naumann-Gola, S., Bader-Mittermaier, S., Paganini, M., De Vito, G., Roche, H.M., Dardevet, D. (2023) 'Peripheral Amino Acid Appearance Is Lower Following Plant Protein Fibre Products, Compared to Whey Protein and Fibre Ingestion, in Healthy Older Adults despite Optimised Amino Acid Profile.' Nutrients, 15(1)

    Pratt, J., De Vito, G., Segurado, R., Pessanha, L., Dolan, J., Narici, M., Boreham, C. (2022) 'Plasma neurofilament light levels associate with muscle mass and strength in middle-aged and older adults: findings from GenoFit.' Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 13(3) pp. 1811-1820.

    Pratt, J., De Vito, G., Narici, M., Segurado, R., Pessanha, L., Dolan, J., Conroy, J., Boreham, C. (2021) 'Plasma C-Terminal Agrin Fragment as an Early Biomarker for Sarcopenia: Results from the GenoFit Study.' Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 76(12) pp. 2090-2096.

    Pratt, J., De Vito, G., Narici, M., Segurado, R., Dolan, J., Conroy, J., Boreham, C. (2021) 'Grip strength performance from 9431 participants of the GenoFit study: normative data and associated factors.' GeroScience, 43(5) pp. 2533-2546.

    Pratt, J., De Vito, G., Narici, M., Boreham, C. (2021) 'Neuromuscular Junction Aging: A Role for Biomarkers and Exercise.' Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 76(4) pp. 576-585.

    Pratt, J., Hoffman, A., Grainger, A., Ditroilo, M. (2020) 'Forearm electromyographic activity during the deadlift exercise is affected by grip type and sex.' Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 53

    Pratt, J., Boreham, C., Ennis, S., Ryan, A.W., De Vito, G. (2020) 'Genetic associations with aging muscle: A systematic review.' Cells, 9(1)