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ArticleJournal of extracellular vesicles2026

Varying Influence of Menstrual Cycle Phase and Hormonal Contraceptive Use on Resistance Exercise-Induced Circulating Extracellular Vesicle and Metabolite Signalling.

Christopher K Kargl, Bradley C Nindl, Jenna B Goulart, Evan D Feigel, Amrita Sahu, Pouneh K Fazeli, Alyssa L Lee, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Fabrisia Ambrosio, Monica J Hubal and 4 more

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Article in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06972862 (Optimizing Muscle and Bone Mechanoadaptation to Physical Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06972862 nacompletednot on this map

Optimizing Muscle and Bone Mechanoadaptation to Physical Training: Mechanistic Control Paths Via Muscle and Bone Crosstalk to Altered Mechanical Loading

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of PittsburghRan2022 to 2025Enrolled206ConditionsExercise, HealthyArmsOsteogenic Index Optimized Exercise Training Program
3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Christopher K KarglNeuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Center, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2391-8274
Bradley C NindlNeuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Center, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jenna B GoulartNeuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Center, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Evan D FeigelNeuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Center, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Amrita SahuDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
Pouneh K FazeliDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Alyssa L LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Health Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Dhivyaa RajasundaramDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Health Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Fabrisia AmbrosioDiscovery Center for Musculoskeletal Recovery, Schoen Adams Research Institute at Spaulding, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Monica J HubalDepartment of Kinesiology, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Mita T LovalekarNeuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Center, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Brian J MartinNeuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Center, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Adam J SterczalaNeuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Center, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kristen J KoltunNeuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Center, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

United States Department of Defense # W81XWH-21-1-0542
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resistance exercise augments circulating extracellular vesicle (EV) and metabolite signalling in manners that assist musculoskeletal and systemic adaptations. Women are often underrepresented in exercise research and recent attention has focused on whether hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle and use of hormonal contraception (HC) impact exercise performance and adaptation. We investigated if menstrual phase (follicular and luteal) or HC usage (oral contraceptive pill and hormonal intrauterine device) impact the EV and metabolite response to exercise. Overall, we observed an exercise-induced response across all four groups for EV microRNAs and circulating metabolites. Women in the follicular phase had baseline differences in the most abundant miRNAs and exercise-relevant miRNAs and had the greatest miRNA response to exercise compared to other groups. Relevant metabolites were observed in EVs, but the overall response to exercise was minimally influenced by group among annotated metabolites. Multi-omic analysis showed potential presence of molecular signatures based on circulating hormone concentrations, but trends were not differentiated enough to suggest clear phenotypic differences. Overall, our data highlights unique miRNA profiles at baseline in follicular phase women but does not support the notion that circulating EV and metabolite responses to exercise are heavily influenced by menstrual cycle phase or HC use. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06972862.

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ExerciseExtracellular VesiclesMenstrual CycleResistance TrainingAdultFemaleHumansMicroRNAsSignal TransductionYoung AdultMicroRNAsacute exercisehormonal contraceptionmenstrual cyclemetabolitesmicroRNAresistance training

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PMID41744293
PMCPMC12937090

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