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Marc Francaux
Researcher at Université catholique de Louvain
Publications - 148
Citations - 5622
Marc Francaux is an academic researcher from Université catholique de Louvain. The author has contributed to research in topics: Skeletal muscle & Creatine. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 147 publications receiving 4995 citations. Previous affiliations of Marc Francaux include Catholic University of Leuven.
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Inulin-type fructans with prebiotic properties counteract GPR43 overexpression and PPARγ-related adipogenesis in the white adipose tissue of high-fat diet-fed mice.
Evelyne M. Dewulf,Patrice D. Cani,Audrey M. Neyrinck,Sam Possemiers,Ann Van Holle,Giulio G. Muccioli,Louise Deldicque,Laure B. Bindels,Barbara D. Pachikian,Florence M. Sohet,Eric Mignolet,Marc Francaux,Yvan Larondelle,Nathalie M. Delzenne +13 more
TL;DR: ITF, which promote gut fermentation, paradoxically counteract GPR43 overexpression induced in the adipose tissue by an HF diet, a phenomenon that correlates with a beneficial effect on adiposity and with potential decrease in PPARγ-activated processes.
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Stretch-shortening cycle exercises: an effective training paradigm to enhance power output of human single muscle fibers.
TL;DR: In conclusion, short-term SSC exercise training enhanced single-fiber contraction performance via force and contraction velocity in type I, IIa, and IIa/IIx fibers.
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Long-term oral creatine supplementation does not impair renal function in healthy athletes
Jacques Poortmans,Marc Francaux +1 more
TL;DR: There were no statistical differences between the control group and the creatine consumer group for plasma contents and urine excretion rates for creatinine, urea, and albumin, and clearances of these compounds did not differ between the two groups.
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Adverse effects of creatine supplementation: fact or fiction?
Jacques Poortmans,Marc Francaux +1 more
TL;DR: There is no evidence for deleterious effects in healthy individuals of creatine supplementation, but idiosyncratic effects may occur when large amounts of an exogenous substance containing an amino group are consumed, with the consequent increased load on the liver and kidneys.
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Effects of resistance exercise with and without creatine supplementation on gene expression and cell signaling in human skeletal muscle
Louise Deldicque,Philip J. Atherton,Rekha Patel,Daniel Theisen,Henri Nielens,Michael J. Rennie,Marc Francaux +6 more
TL;DR: 5 days of creatine supplementation do not enhance anabolic signaling but increase the expression of certain targeted genes.