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Riikka Kivelä

@riikka-k.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Exercise Physiology focusing on vascular biology, heart and skeletal muscle, Endurance sport enthusiastic, mother of 🏃‍♀️🏃.

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Riikka Kivelä @riikka-k.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Excited to share our new study showing how rhabdomyosarcoma cells respond differently to the inhibition of cholesterol synthesis compared to healthy myoblasts. Great work by a recent PhD Nebeyu Gizaw🎓 #UniHelsinki @wrihelsinki.bsky.social #UniJyvaskyla
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Riikka Kivelä @riikka-k.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Our new study together with @juhahulmi.bsky.social shows that: Mechanical loading induces distinct and shared responses in endothelial and muscle cells and reveals exercise-like molecular profiles @wrihelsinki.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Mechanical loading induces distinct and shared responses in endothelial and muscle cells and reveals exercise-like molecular profiles
Skeletal muscles and blood vessels are continuously exposed to mechanical forces, particularly during exercise. We subjected human endothelial and skeletal muscle cells to cyclic mechanical stretch an...
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Riikka Kivelä @riikka-k.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Our latest article demonstrating how human skeletal muscle use glucose for muscle growth👇
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Riikka Kivelä @riikka-k.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Check our recent paper on the role of vasculature in skeletal muscle growth @apsphysiology.bsky.social @wrihelsinki.bsky.social
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Riikka Kivelä @riikka-k.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Check how differently muscle cells and endothelial cells respond to mechanical loading from our latest study. Great work by @erikniemi.bsky.social @smantyselka.bsky.social and collaboration with @juhahulmi.bsky.social. Supported by @wrihelsinki.bsky.social
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Mechanical loading reveals cell type-specific responses and role of PHGDH in endothelial cell growth
Skeletal muscle and blood vessels are constantly subjected to mechanical forces, especially during exercise. We subjected human endothelial cells (ECs) and muscle cells (MCs) to cyclic mechanical stre...
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Makinen lab - Lymphatic Biology and Pathology @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Exciting days ahead at the Wihuri Research Institute @wrihelsinki.bsky.social as we host #WRISymposium and #EVBOSummerSchool next week in Helsinki. Looking forward to inspiring talks and scientific exchange with the #VascularBiology community! wri.fi/research-act... evbo.org/index.php/ev...
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Wihuri Research Institute Symposium 2025 - Wihuri Research Institute
Since 2013, the Wihuri Research Institute (WRI) has been organizing the annual WRI Symposium, providing a platform for researchers and students to share knowledge and insights in cardiovascular resear...
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