Publications
Recent publications of interest, grouped by our research programs, with citation counts where available.
Program 01 · the founding line of the lab
Plasma Nitrite Flux Predicts Exercise Performance in Peripheral Arterial Disease following 3 Months of Exercise Training.
Free Radical Biology & Medicine · 2010 · PMID 20620208
Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Enhances Exercise Performance in Peripheral Arterial Disease.
Journal of Applied Physiology · 2011 · PMID 21454745 · first RCT of an NO precursor to move a functional endpoint
Beet the Best? Dietary Inorganic Nitrate to Augment Exercise Training in Lower-Extremity PAD with Intermittent Claudication.
Circulation Research · 2018 · PMCID PMC6202165
Program 02 · why nitrate works for some people and not others
A stepwise reduction in plasma and salivary nitrite with increasing strengths of mouthwash following a dietary nitrate load.
Nitric Oxide: Biology & Chemistry · 2016 · PMID 26778227
Salivary nitrite production is elevated in individuals with a higher abundance of oral nitrate-reducing bacteria.
Free Radical Biology & Medicine · 2018 · PMID 29550328
Oral Nitrate Reducing Capacity and Aerobic Fitness are Impaired in Older Individuals with HFrEF.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol · 2025 · PMID 40920641
Program 03 · function without central cardiovascular strain
PRIME: A Novel Low-Mass, High-Repetition Approach to Improve Function in Older Adults.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2018 · PMCID PMC5899050
PRIME-HF: Novel Exercise for Older Patients with Heart Failure — A Pilot Randomised Controlled Study.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020 · PMID 32293033
Program 04 · moving sex from afterthought to design principle
Sex Differences in the Effects of Inorganic Nitrate on Exercise Economy and Endurance Capacity in Healthy Young Adults.
Journal of Applied Physiology · 2023 · PMID 37823208
The Effects of Inorganic Nitrate on Exercise Economy and Endurance Capacity Across the Menstrual Cycle.
Journal of Applied Physiology · 2023 · PMID 37732374
Acute Effects of Exercise Intensity and Inorganic Nitrate on Vascular Health in Females After Menopause.
Journal of Applied Physiology · 2023 · PMID 37795531
Acute Effects of Exercise Intensity and Inorganic Nitrate on the Buckberg Ratio in Postmenopausal Females.
Experimental Physiology · 2026 · in press
Reviews, consensus, and new directions
Dietary Nitrate as an Ergogenic Aid — a Delphi consensus statement.
Sports Medicine · 2022
Nitric-Oxide-Based Therapies for Peripheral Artery Disease: Evidence and Opportunities.
Nitric Oxide · 2025 · PMID 40383459
Ergogenic Effect of Nitrate Supplementation in Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Nutrients · 2024 · PMID 39599618
Influence of Metformin on Exercise Metabolism and Capacity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab · 2026 · in press
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