Examinando por Autor "Larruskain, Jon"

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    The GALNTL6 gene rs558129 polymorphism is associated with power performance
    (NLM (Medline), 2020-11) Diaz Ramírez, Julen; Álvarez Herms, Jesús ; Castañeda Babarro, Arkaitz ; Larruskain, Jon ; Ramírez de la Piscina, Xabier ; Borisov, Oleg V.; Semenova, Ekaterina A.; Kostryukova, Elena S.; Kulemin, Nikolay A.; Andryushchenko, Oleg N.; Larin, Andrey K.; Andryushchenko, Liliya B.; Generozov, Edward V.; Ahmetov, Ildus I.; Odriozola Martínez, Adrián
    The GALNTL6 gene rs558129 polymorphism is associated with power performance. J Strength Cond Res 34(11): 3031-3036, 2020-The largest genome-wide association study to date in sports genomics showed that endurance athletes were 1.23 times more likely to possess the C allele of the single nucleotide polymorphism rs558129 of N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-like 6 gene (GALNTL6), compared with controls. Nevertheless, no further study has investigated GALNTL6 gene in relation to physical performance. Considering that previous research has shown that the same polymorphism can be associated with both endurance and power phenotypes (ACTN3, ACE, and PPARA), we investigated the association between GALNTL6 rs558129 polymorphism and power performance. According to this objective we conducted 2 global studies regarding 2 different communities of athletes in Spain and Russia. The first study involved 85 Caucasian physically active men from the north of Spain to perform a Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT). In the second study we compared allelic frequencies between 173 Russian power athletes (49 strength and 124 speed-strength athletes), 169 endurance athletes, and 201 controls. We found that physically active men with the T allele of GALNTL6 rs558129 had 5.03-6.97% higher power values compared with those with the CC genotype (p < 0.05). Consistent with these findings, we have shown that the T allele was over-represented in power athletes (37.0%) compared with endurance athletes (29.3%; OR = 1.4, p = 0.032) and controls (28.6%; OR = 1.5, p = 0.015). Furthermore, the highest frequency of the T allele was observed in strength athletes (43.9%; odds ratio [OR] = 1.9, p = 0.0067 compared with endurance athletes; OR = 2.0, p = 0.0036 compared with controls). In conclusion, our data suggest that the GALNTL6 rs558129 T allele can be favorable for anaerobic performance and strength athletes. In addition, we propose a new possible functional role of GALNTL6 rs558129, gut microbiome regarding short-chain fatty acid regulation and their anti-inflammatory and resynthesis functions. Nevertheless, further studies are required to understand the mechanisms involved.
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    Place matters: a study on the influence of birthplace and the place of development on soccer academy players’ careers
    (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-04) Hernández Simal, Lander; Calleja González, Julio; Larruskain, Jon; Lorenzo Calvo, Alberto; Aurrekoetxea Casaus, Maite
    The effect of birthplace (the place where a player is born and grows up) is one of the key variables associated with soccer player development and achievement. However, recent studies have questioned the influence of contextual variables on selection and promotion processes related to birthplace. The main purposes of this study were: (1) establish whether there is a difference between the birthplace and sporting growth according to the stages of entry into the academy, (2) to evaluate the influence of geographical and contextual variables on sporting development, and (3) assess the chances of making a professional team debut. Applied logistic regression was used in order to analyse the birthplace and growth of 1411 male soccer players, of which 40.1% are incorporated in the U-12 category from a Spanish First division club, and the results showed a statistically significant association between a change from one’s birthplace to the place of sporting growth and later success (79%). Key contextual variables such as number of inhabitants, population density, proximity to sports facilities, average household income and presence of sports clubs have been considered. The analysis of the contextual variables revealed that there was a positive relationship between certain variables, like a higher population, and being selected for the academy (p < 0.01; r = 0.28). Finally, the findings showed that players who experienced a geographical transition were 38% more likely to make a professional debut. The importance of considering the place of sporting growth when analysing the “birthplace effect” has therefore been demonstrated
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    Putative role of MCT1 rs1049434 polymorphism in high-intensity endurance performance: concept and basis to understand possible individualization stimulus
    (MDPI, 2021-10-18) Ramírez de la Piscina, Xabier; Álvarez Herms, Jesús; Bonilla, Diego A. ; Castañeda Babarro, Arkaitz; Larruskain, Jon; Diaz Ramírez, Julen; Ahmetov, Ildus I.; Martínez Ascensión, Alex; Kreider, Richard B. ; Odriozola Martínez, Adrián
    Monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) have been proposed as important mediators of the exchange between lactate (La-) producer and La- recipient (consumer) cells. Previous studies have suggested that the MCT1 A1470T genotype could be related to different physical performance pheno-types. This study followed the guidelines for Strengthening the Reporting of Genetic Association Studies (STREGA) and aimed to evaluate the distribution of the MCT1 polymorphism rs1049434 in endurance-trained athletes compared to the untrained population. Moreover, this study explored the potential influence of the polymorphism alleles phenotypes on high-intensity exercise performance. In a cross-sectional study fashion, a total of 85 triathletes from northern Spain were genotyped for MCT1 rs1049434 and compared to a control group of 107 healthy male participants (1000 Genomes Research Study for Iberian Populations in Spain). All athletes performed a 30 s Wingate all-out test (WAnT) on a cycle ergometer. Peak and mean power (absolute and relative) were measured. After verification of the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, the findings indicated that the MCT1 TT genotype was overrepresented in triathletes in comparison to the genotypic frequency of the general Spanish population. No significant associations were found between any MCT1 genotype and peak or mean power performance in the WAnT. Further studies are required to understand the relationship among MCT1 A1470T polymorphism, endurance-trained athletes, and high-intensity performance.