Sakari Mäntyselkä

Sakari Mäntyselkä

Grant researcher, conducting grant-funded research
Unit
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Email
sakari.a.mantyselka@jyu.fi

Biography

I am a grant researcher, and I have completed my PhD in exercise physiology. My background is in cell and molecular biology (M.Sc.). I use various (bio)chemical research methods, including liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, immunoblotting, and cell culture. Currently, I am researching the effects of mechanical loading on the metabolism of muscle and endothelial cells. I am also studying the metabolism of these cells in many other situations.  

Research interests

I study the role of specific cellular metabolic pathways in muscle size regulation. I also investigate how strength training or mechanical loading of cultured muscle cells affects these metabolic pathways and which metabolites are secreted by the muscle cells into the extracellular space.

Publications

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Research groups

Hulmi lab
Research group

Hulmi Lab - Muscle and Exercise Metabolism (MEM)

We study metabolism at the whole body, muscle and cellular levels using a variety of in vivo and in vitro research models. We make use of the latest research methods in physiology and life sciences, such as multi-omics and labelling experiments.

Projects

Metabolic rewiring of muscle glucose metabolism
Project

MeRWi (Metabolic ReWiring of muscle cell glucose metabolism)

We investigate whether muscle cells behave in a cancer cell-like manner, producing vital compounds in the glycolytic pathways and what role this phenomenon plays in muscle size regulation and secretion of small molecule metabolites.
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Project

TraDeRe (Resistance TRAining, DEtraining, and REtraining)

The TraDeRe2 project investigates intra- and inter-individual variation in resistance training responses. The aim is to identify the determinants of individual variation in resistance training, detraining and retraining.