Journal article
Battey E, Levy Y, Pollock RD, Pugh JN, Close GL, Kalakoutis M, Lazarus NR, Harridge SDR, Ochala J, Stroud MJ. 2024. Muscle fibre size and myonuclear positioning in trained and aged humans Experimental Physiology, 109 :549-561 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Wardenaar FC, Chan Y, Clear AM, Schott K, Mohr AE, Ortega-Sanchez CP, Seltzer RGN, Pugh J. 2024. The Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale has a Good Test–Retest Reliability in Well-Trained Athletes With and Without Previously Self-Identified Gastrointestinal Complaints Sports Medicine, DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Heaton R, clare stretton , Pugh J, Close G, McArdle A, Jackson M. 2023. Regulation of Peroxiredoxin Oxidation for the Maintenance of Muscle Mass and Function in Ageing Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 208 :S54-S54 DOI Publisher Url
Kerksick CM, Pugh JN. 2023. Editorial: Pre-workout nutrition Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Grosicki GJ, Pugh J, Wosinska L, Quilter K, Mattimoe D, Allen J, Joyce SA, Sullivan O, Close GL. 2023. Ultra-Endurance triathlon competition shifts fecal metabolome independent of changes to microbiome composition Journal of Applied Physiology, 135 :549-558 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Battey E, Ross JA, Hoang A, Wilson DGS, Han Y, Levy Y, Pollock RD, Kalakoutis M, Pugh JN, Close GL, Ellison-Hughes GM, Lazarus NR, Iskratsch T, Harridge SDR, Ochala J, Stroud MJ. 2023. Myonuclear alterations associated with exercise are independent of age in humans Journal of Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Mohr AE, Pyne DB, Leite GSF, Akins D, Pugh J. 2022. A systematic scoping review of study methodology for randomized controlled trials investigating probiotics in athletic and physically active populations Journal of Sport and Health Science, 13 :61-71 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Wilson PB, Fearn R, Pugh J. 2022. Occurrence and Impacts of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Team-Sport Athletes: A Preliminary Survey Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 33 :239-245 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Heaton R, Stretton C, Pugh J, McArdle A, Jackson M. 2022. Regulation of Peroxiredoxin Oxidation for the Maintenance of Muscle Mass and Function in Ageing Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 192 :18-18 DOI Publisher Url
Taylor HL, Garabello G, Pugh JN, Morton JP, Langan-Evans C, Louis J, Borgersen R, Areta JL. 2022. Patterns of energy availability of free-living athletes display day-to-day variability that is not reflected in laboratory-based protocols: Insights from elite male road cyclists Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Hearris MA, Pugh JN, Langan-Evans C, Mann SJ, Burke L, Stellingwerff T, Gonzalez JT, Morton JP. 2022. 13C-glucose-fructose labelling reveals comparable exogenous CHO oxidation during exercise when consuming 120 g/h in fluid, gel, jelly chew or co-ingestion Journal of applied physiology, 132 :1394-1406 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Foo WL, Harrison JD, Mhizha FT, Langan-Evans C, Morton JP, Pugh JN, Areta JL. 2022. A short-term low fibre diet reduces body mass in healthy young men: implications for weight sensitive sports International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, :1-9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Mohr AE, Pugh J, O'Sullivan O, Black K, Townsend JR, Pyne DB, Wardenaar FC, West NP, Whisner CM, McFarland LV. 2022. Best Practices for Probiotic Research in Athletic and Physically Active Populations: Guidance for Future Randomized Controlled Trials Frontiers in Nutrition, 9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Pugh JN, Stretton C, McDonagh B, Brownridge P, McArdle A, Jackson MJ, Close GL. 2021. Exercise stress leads to an acute loss of mitochondrial proteins and disruption of redox control in skeletal muscle of older subjects: An underlying decrease in resilience with aging? FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, 177 :88-99 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Pugh JN, Phelan MM, Caamaño-Gutiérrez E, Sparks SA, Morton JP, Close GL, Owens DJ. 2021. Four Weeks of Probiotic Supplementation Alters the Metabolic Perturbations Induced by Marathon Running: Insight from Metabolomics. Metabolites, 11 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Sampson G, Pugh JN, Morton JP, Areta JL. 2021. Carbohydrate for Endurance Athletes in Competition Questionnaire (CEAC-Q): validation of a practical and time-efficient tool for knowledge assessment. Sport Sciences for Health, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Smith KA, Pugh JN, Duca FA, Close GL, Ormsbee MJ. 2021. Gastrointestinal pathophysiology during endurance exercise: endocrine, microbiome, and nutritional influences EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 121 :2657-2674 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Pugh JN, Lydon K, O’Donovan CM, O’Sullivan O, Madigan SM. 2021. More than a gut feeling: What is the role of the gastrointestinal tract in female athlete health? European Journal of Sport Science, :1-10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Jäger R, Mohr AE, Pugh JN. 2020. Recent advances in clinical probiotic research for sport. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 23 :428-436 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Stretton C, Pugh JN, McDonagh B, McArdle A, Close GL, Jackson MJ. 2020. 2-Cys Peroxiredoxin oxidation in response to Hydrogen Peroxide and contractile activity in skeletal muscle: A novel insight into exercise-induced redox signalling? Free Radical Biology and Medicine, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Mohr AE, Jäger R, Carpenter KC, Kerksick CM, Purpura M, Townsend JR, West NP, Black K, Gleeson M, Pyne DB, Wells SD, Arent SM, Kreider RB, Campbell BI, Bannock L, Scheiman J, Wissent CJ, Pane M, Kalman DS, Pugh JN, Ortega-Santos CP, Ter Haar JA, Arciero PJ, Antonio J. 2020. The athletic gut microbiota Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Wilson PB, Russell H, Pugh J. 2020. Anxiety may be a risk factor for experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms during endurance races: An observational study EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 21 :421-427 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Pugh JN, Wagenmakers AJM, Doran DA, Fleming SC, Fielding BA, Morton JP, Close GL. 2020. Probiotic supplementation increases carbohydrate metabolism in trained male cyclists: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial. American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism, 318 :E504-E513 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kirk B, Mooney K, Cousins R, Angell P, Jackson M, Pugh JN, Coyles G, Amirabdollahian F, Khaiyat O. 2020. Effects of exercise and whey protein on muscle mass, fat mass, myoelectrical muscle fatigue and health-related quality of life in older adults: a secondary analysis of the Liverpool Hope University—Sarcopenia Ageing Trial (LHU-SAT) European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120 :493-503 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Jäger R, Mohr AE, Carpenter KC, Kerksick CM, Purpura M, Moussa A, Townsend JR, Lamprecht M, West NP, Black K, Gleeson M, Pyne DB, Wells SD, Arent SM, Smith-Ryan AE, Kreider RB, Campbell BI, Bannock L, Scheiman J, Wissent CJ, Pane M, Kalman DS, Pugh JN, Ter Haar JA, Antonio J. 2019. International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Probiotics Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 16 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Hammond KM, Sale C, Fraser W, Tang J, Shepherd SO, Strauss JA, Close GL, Cocks MS, Louis J, Pugh JN, Stewart CE, Sharples AP, Morton JP. 2019. Post-exercise carbohydrate and energy availability induce independent effects on skeletal muscle cell signalling and bone turnover: implications for training adaptation The Journal of Physiology, 597 :4779-4796 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Pugh JN, Sparks AS, Doran DA, Fleming SC, Langan-Evans C, Kirk B, Fearn R, Morton JP, Close GL. 2019. Four weeks of probiotic supplementation reduces GI symptoms during a marathon race European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119 :1491-1501 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Stretton C, Pugh J, McDonagh B, McArdle A, Close G, Jackson M. 2019. Oxidation of Peroxiredoxins in Response to Hydrogen Peroxide and Contractile Activity in Skeletal Muscle The FASEB Journal, 33 DOI Publisher Url
Hemmings K, Girithananda A, Robertson R, Pugh J, Scalabrin M, Mora S, McArdle A. 2019. Exosomal Signaling by Skeletal Muscle: Role in Neuromuscular Ageing The FASEB Journal, 33 DOI Publisher Url
Kirk B, Pugh JN, Cousins R, Phillips SM. 2018. Concussion in University Level Sport: Knowledge and Awareness of Athletes and Coaches. Sports, 6 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Pugh JN, Kirk B, Fearn R, Morton JP, Close GL. 2018. Prevalence, Severity and Potential Nutritional Causes of Gastrointestinal Symptoms during a Marathon in Recreational Runners. Nutrients, 10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Pugh JN, Sage S, Hutson M, Doran DA, Fleming SC, Highton J, Morton JP, Close GL. 2017. Glutamine supplementation reduces markers of intestinal permeability during running in the heat in a dose-dependent manner. European Journal of Applied Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Pugh J, Impey SG, Doran DA, Fleming S, Morton JP, Close GL. 2017. Acute high-intensity interval running increases markers of damage and permeability but not gastrointestinal symptoms. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 42 :941-947 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
preprint
Stansfield BN, Barrett JS, Bennett S, Stead CA, Pugh J, Shepherd SO, Strauss JA, Louis J, Close GL, Lisboa PJ, Burniston JG. 2024. Turnover rates of human muscle proteins in vivo reported in fractional, mole and absolute units Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DOI Publisher Url
Battey E, Levy Y, Pollock RD, Pugh JN, Close GL, Kalakoutis M, Lazarus NR, Harridge SDR, Ochala J, Stroud MJ. 2023. Muscle fibre size and myonuclear positioning in trained and aged humans Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DOI Publisher Url
Battey E, Ross JA, Hoang A, Wilson DGS, Han Y, Levy Y, Pollock RD, Kalakoutis M, Pugh JN, Close GL, Ellison-Hughes GM, Lazarus NR, Iskratsch T, Harridge SDR, Ochala J, Stroud MJ. 2022. Myonuclear alterations associated with exercise are independent of age in humans Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DOI Publisher Url
Chapters
Pugh JN, Fortis HO, Wilson PB. 2024. GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS IN CYCLISTS Nutrition and Supplements in Cycling :126-138 DOI Publisher Url
Pugh JN, Close GL. 2022. Nutritional Antioxidants for Sports Performance Oxidative Eustress in Exercise Physiology :115-122 CRC Press DOI Publisher Url
Close G, Morton J, Pugh J. 2020. Nutrition for Golf Routledge International Handbook of Golf Science Routledge 9780367896881 DOI Publisher Url
Other
Pugh JN, Stretton C, McDonagh B, Brownridge P, McArdle A, Jackson MJ, Close GL. 2023. Corrigendum to “Exercise stress leads to an acute loss of mitochondrial proteins and disruption of redox control in skeletal muscle of older subjects: An underlying decrease in resilience with aging?” [Free Radic. Biol. Med. 177 (2021) 88–99, (S0891584921007516), (10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.10.003)] Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 207 :31 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Conference publication
Pugh J, Stretton C, McDonagh B, Brownridge P, McArdle A, Jackson M, Close G. 2021. Redox proteomics reveal differential effects of both ageing and exercise on human skeletal muscle FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, 20th Biennial International Meeting of the Society-for-Free-Radical-Research (SFRR) 165 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Pugh J, Wagenmakers A, Morton J, Doran D, Fielding B, Fleming S, Close G. 2019. Probiotic supplementation improves total and exogenous CHO oxidation in trained male cyclists: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial FASEB JOURNAL, Experimental Biology Meeting (EB) 33 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Dataset
Pugh J. 2020. Exogenous Oxidation Dataset - in support of journal article: Probiotic supplementation increases carbohydrate metabolism in trained male cyclists: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial. DOI Public Url
Thesis/Dissertation
Pugh J. 2019. Gastrointestinal Function, Damage and Symptoms During Exercise and the Potential Therapeutic Role of Probiotic Supplementation Close G, Doran D, Burniston J. Public Url
Editorial/letter to the editor
Pugh JN, Fearn R, Morton JP, Close GL. 2018. Gastrointestinal symptoms in elite athletes: time to recognise the problem? BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 52 :487-487 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Research Grants Awarded:
LJMU VC Scholarship, Optimisation of pre-exercise carbohydrate intake for endurance athletes, Jose Areta; Jamie Pugh, Grant value (£): 58500, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2021