Repeated Disuse Atrophy Imprints a Molecular Memory in Skeletal Muscle: Transcriptional Resilience in Young Adults and Susceptibility in Aged Muscle
Daniel C. Turner, Truls Raastad, Max Ullrich, Stian F. Christiansen, Hazel Sutherland, James R. Boot, Eva L. Woźniak, Charles A. Mein, Emilie Dalbram, Jonas T. Treebak, Daniel J. Owens, David C. Hughes, Sue C. Bodine, Jonathan Charles Jarvis, Adam Philip Sharples
This study shows repeated disuse atrophy creates a molecular memory in skeletal muscle, leading to transcriptional resilience in young adults but increased susceptibility in aged muscle.
Advanced Science · Feb 25, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology