Micah J. Drummond

Micah J. Drummond, PhD

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Pathology , Adjunct - Internal Medicine , Adjunct - Physical Therapy & Athletic Training

Divisions: Endocrinology

Lab

Education History

Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Texas Medical Branch
 Postdoctoral Fellow
Doctoral Training Brigham Young University
 PhD
Graduate Training University of the Pacific
 MA
Undergraduate California Lutheran University
 BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Carlini NA, Hanson BE, Ruple BA, Craig JC, Fermoyle CC, McKenzie AI, Bisconti AV, Pelka EZ, Supiano MA, Tuday E, Richardson RS, Drummond MJ, Rajasekaran NS, Broxterman RM, Trinity JD (2026). Targeted Nrf2 activation improves vascular endothelial function with aging and prevents vascular dysfunction following disuse in younger and older adults. Free Radic Biol Med, 254, 827-841.
  2. Swenson CW, Pouladi N, Zabriskie HA, Bourrant PE, Li J, Wilson LS, Drummond MJ, Lussier YA (2026). Transcriptomic evidence of remodeling in postpartum levator ani muscle associated with maternal age and recovery time after first vaginal delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol.
  3. Ocegueda E, Chase G, Niceforo M, Javidan A, Gugliuzza L, Yu J, Kang RY, Lankowski A, Stefanik O, Leclerc K, Valentine Y, Drummond MJ, Deeney JT, Modica-Napolitano JS, Proctor EA, Hasturk H, Nikolajczyk BS, Bharath LP (2026). Role of Succinate Dehydrogenase in Age-Related Th17 Inflammation. Aging Cell, 25(4), e70451.
  4. Skiles CM, Fennel ZJ, Bourrant PE, Yee EM, Castro RJ, Zabriskie HA, Itinose M, Supiano MA, OConnell RM, Drummond MJ (2026). Robust immune cell infiltration and macrophage senescence occur within a week of recovery after limb immobilization in older adult skeletal muscle. J Physiol, 604(8), 3379-3395.
  5. Rout S, Karasawa T, Watanabe S, Chaix A, Drummond MJ, Funai K, Choi RH (2026). Females are protected from semaglutide-induced muscle loss in ob/ob mice. bioRxiv.
  6. Fennel ZJ, Kurian AS, Bourrant PE, Skiles CM, Castro RJ, Yee EM, Greilach SA, Keirstead HS, Nistor G, Berchtold NC, Lane TE, Drummond MJ (2025). Stem Cell Secretome Treatment Reduces Adiposity and Improves Glucose Handling During Obesity and Weight Loss in Mice. Obesity (Silver Spring), 34(2), 382-393.
  7. Nelson MC, OMalley LC, Lee SH, Bauer KM, Ghazaryan A, Tang WW, VanSant-Webb C, Tran VB, Hernandez C, Battistone B, Thibeaux A, Round JL, Drummond MJ, Ekiz HA, Evason KJ, Voth WP, OConnell RM (2026). MicroRNA-146a Protects against Hepatocellular Carcinoma through Suppression of CCL5. Cancer Res Commun, 6(2), 359-373.
  8. Carlini NA, Ruple BA, Rostamkhani H, Shi H, Maschek JA, Hanson BE, Rajasekaran NS, Richardson RS, Drummond MJ, Broxterman RM, Trinity JD (2026). Age and sex shape plasma lipid associations to skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration and H(2)O(2) emission. Geroscience.
  9. Zimmerman G, Mmp de Hart N, Ou I, Miranda V, Bastian E, Drummond M, Depner C, Halliday T (2026). The effects of whey protein supplementation on athletic performance and body composition in adolescent soccer players: a randomized controlled trial. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 51, 1-9.
  10. Miranda ER, Shahtout JL, Watanabe S, Spaas J, Milam NY, Neiswanger G, Werbner B, Stuart D, Mookherjee S, Wilson J, Judge M, Goh IY, Slater T, Gallop MR, Hu G, Karasawa T, Landers JK, Rainbow B, OConnor KT, Black NJ, Lan H, Nikolova LS, Li Y, Davey CF, Cox JE, Boudina S, Karner CM, Harasymowicz NS, Ramkumar N, Symons JD, Chaix A, Long JZ, Drummond MJ, Funai K (2025). N-acetylcarnosine attenuates age-associated declines in multi-organ systems to improve survival. bioRxiv.
  11. Fennel ZJ, Kosari N, Bourrant PE, Yee EM, Castro RJ, Kurian AS, Palmer J, Christensen M, Funai K, OConnell RM, Zhou A, Drummond MJ (2025). Macrophage metabolic rewiring rejuvenates muscle Raman signatures and cellular remodeling during regrowth in aged mice. JCI Insight, 10(20).
  12. Karasawa T, Choi RH, Meza CA, Rout S, Drummond MJ, Chaix A, Funai K (2025). Unexpected effects of semaglutide on skeletal muscle mass and force-generating capacity in mice. . Cell Metab, 37(8), 1619-1620.
  13. Ruple BA, Carlini NA, Kofoed JS, Rostamkhani H, Hanson BE, Wilcox I, Craig JC, Osburn SC, Drummond MJ, Broxterman RM, Trinity JD (2025). Transcriptomic analyses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells reveal age-specific basal and acute exercise responsiveness differences in humans. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 329(2), E381-E390.
  14. Opurum PC, Decker ST, Stuart D, Peterlin AD, Paula VL, Siripoksup P, Drummond MJ, Sanchez A, Ramkumar N, Funai K (2025). Combined sedentarism and high-fat diet induce early signs of kidney injury in C57BL/6J mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 328(6), F850-F860.
  15. Miranda ER, Shahtout JL, Watanabe S, Milam N, Karasawa T, Rout S, Atkinson DL, Holland WL, Drummond MJ, Funai K (2025). Muscle-specific Keap1 deletion enhances force production but does not prevent inactivity-induced muscle atrophy in mice. FASEB J, 39(6), e70464.
  16. Tang WW, Battistone B, Bauer KM, Weis AM, Barba C, Fadlullah MZH, Ghazaryan A, Tran VB, Lee SH, Agir ZB, Nelson MC, Victor ES, Thibeaux A, Hernandez C, Tantalla J, Tan AC, Rao D, Williams M, Drummond MJ, Beswick EJ, Round JL, Ekiz HA, Voth WP, OConnell RM (2025). A microRNA-regulated transcriptional state defines intratumoral CD8(+) T cells that respond to immunotherapy. Cell Rep, 44(2), 115301.
  17. Thomas JV, Davy BM, Winett RA, Depner CM, Drummond MJ, Estabrooks PA, Hardikar S, Ou Z, Shen J, Halliday TM (2025). Timing of resistance exercise and cardiometabolic outcomes in adults with prediabetes: a secondary analysis. J Appl Physiol (1985), 138(2), 439-449.
  18. Opurum PC, Decker ST, Stuart D, Peterlin AD, Paula VL, Siripoksup P, Drummond MJ, Sanchez A, Ramkumar N, Funai K (2024). Six months of physical inactivity is insufficient to cause chronic kidney disease in C57BL/6J mice. bioRxiv.
  19. Fennel ZJ, Bourrant PE, Kurian AS, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NMMP, Yee EM, Boudina S, Keirstead HS, Nistor G, Greilach SA, Berchtold NC, Lane TE, Drummond MJ (2024). Stem cell secretome treatment improves whole-body metabolism, reduces adiposity, and promotes skeletal muscle function in aged mice. Aging Cell, 23(6), e14144.
  20. Siripoksup P, Cao G, Cluntun AA, Maschek JA, Pearce Q, Brothwell MJ, Jeong MY, Eshima H, Ferrara PJ, Opurum PC, Mahmassani ZS, Peterlin AD, Watanabe S, Walsh MA, Taylor EB, Cox JE, Drummond MJ, Rutter J, Funai K (2024). Sedentary behavior in mice induces metabolic inflexibility by suppressing skeletal muscle pyruvate metabolism. J Clin Invest, 134(11).
  21. de Hart NMMP, Petrocelli JJ, Nicholson RJ, Yee EM, van Onselen L, Lang MJ, Bourrant PE, Ferrara PJ, Bastian ED, Ward LS, Petersen BL, Drummond MJ (2023). Dietary delivery of glycomacropeptide within the whey protein matrix is not effective in mitigating tissue ceramide deposition and obesity in mice fed a high-fat diet. J Dairy Sci, 107(2), 669-682.
  22. Shahtout JL, Eshima H, Ferrara PJ, Maschek JA, Cox JE, Drummond MJ, Funai K (2023). Inhibition of the skeletal muscle Lands cycle ameliorates weakness induced by physical inactivity. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 15(1), 319-330.
  23. Petrocelli JJ, Liu J, Yee EM, Ferrara PJ, Bourrant PE, de Hart NMMP, Tatum SM, Holland WJ, Funai K, Drummond MJ (2023). Skeletal muscle-specific inducible AMPKα1/α2 knockout mice develop muscle weakness, glycogen depletion, and fibrosis that persists during disuse atrophy. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 326(1), E50-E60.
  24. Petrocelli JJ, McKenzie AI, de Hart NMMP, Reidy PT, Mahmassani ZS, Keeble AR, Kaput KL, Wahl MP, Rondina MT, Marcus RL, Welt CK, Holland WL, Funai K, Fry CS, Drummond MJ (2023). Disuse-induced muscle fibrosis, cellular senescence, and senescence-associated secretory phenotype in older adults are alleviated during re-ambulation with metformin pre-treatment. Aging Cell, 22(11), e13936.
  25. Li Y, Chaurasia B, Rahman MM, Kaddai V, Maschek JA, Berg JA, Wilkerson JL, Mahmassani ZS, Cox J, Wei P, Meikle PJ, Atkinson D, Wang L, Poss AM, Playdon MC, Tippetts TS, Mousa EM, Nittayaboon K, Anandh Babu PV, Drummond MJ, Clevers H, Shayman JA, Hirabayashi Y, Holland WL, Rutter J, Edgar BA, Summers SA (2023). Ceramides Increase Fatty Acid Utilization in Intestinal Progenitors to Enhance Stemness and Increase Tumor Risk. Gastroenterology, 165(5), 1136-1150.
  26. Zukowski E, Sannella M, Rockhold JD, Kalantar GH, Yu J, SantaCruz-Calvo S, Kuhn MK, Hah N, Ouyang L, Wang TW, Murphy L, Marszalkowski H, Gibney K, Drummond MJ, Proctor EA, Hasturk H, Nikolajczyk BS, Bharath LP (2023). STAT3 modulates CD4(+) T mitochondrial dynamics and function in aging. Aging Cell, 22(11), e13996.
  27. Yee EM, Hauser CT, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NMMP, Ferrara PJ, Bombyck P, Fennel ZJ, van Onselen L, Mookerjee S, Funai K, Symons JD, Drummond MJ (2023). Treadmill training does not enhance skeletal muscle recovery following disuse atrophy in older male mice. Front Physiol, 14, 1263500.
  28. de Hart NM, Petrocelli JJ, Nicholson RJ, Yee EM, Ferrara PJ, Bastian ED, Ward LS, Petersen BL, Summers SA, Drummond MJ (2023). Palmitate-Induced Inflammation and Myotube Atrophy in C2C12 Cells Are Prevented by the Whey Bioactive Peptide, Glycomacropeptide. J Nutr, 153(10), 2915-2928.
  29. Reidy PT, Borack MS, Dickinson JM, Carroll CC, Burd NA, Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Lambert BS, Gundermann DM, Glynn EL, Markofski MM, Timmerman KL, Moro T, Volpi E, Trappe S, Trappe TA, Harber MP, Rasmussen BB (2023). Postabsorptive muscle protein synthesis is higher in outpatients as compared to inpatients. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 325(2), E113-E118.
  30. Shahtout JL, Eshima H, Ferrara PJ, Maschek JA, Cox JE, Drummond MJ, Funai K (2023). Inhibition of skeletal muscle Lands cycle ameliorates weakness induced by physical inactivity. bioRxiv.
  31. Reidy PT, Smith AD, Jevnikar BE, Doctor AK, Williams RW, Kachulkin AA, Monnig JM, Fix DK, Petrocelli JJ, Mahmassani ZS, McKenzie AI, de Hart NMMP, Drummond MJ (2023). Muscle disuse as hindlimb unloading in early postnatal mice negatively impacts grip strength in adult mice: a pilot study. J Appl Physiol (1985), 134(4), 787-798.
  32. Ferrara PJ, Reidy PT, Petrocelli JJ, Yee EM, Fix DK, Mahmassani ZS, Montgomery JA, McKenzie AI, de Hart NMMP, Drummond MJ (2023). Global deletion of CCL2 has adverse impacts on recovery of skeletal muscle fiber size and function and is muscle specific. J Appl Physiol (1985), 134(4), 923-932.
  33. Eshima H, Shahtout JL, Siripoksup P, Pearson MJ, Mahmassani ZS, Ferrara PJ, Lyons AW, Maschek JA, Peterlin AD, Verkerke ARP, Johnson JM, Salcedo A, Petrocelli JJ, Miranda ER, Anderson EJ, Boudina S, Ran Q, Cox JE, Drummond MJ, Funai K (2023). Lipid hydroperoxides promote sarcopenia through carbonyl stress. Elife, 12.
  34. Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NMMP, Lang MJ, Yee EM, Ferrara PJ, Fix DK, Chaix A, Funai K, Drummond MJ (2023). Cellular senescence and disrupted proteostasis induced by myotube atrophy are prevented with low-dose metformin and leucine cocktail. Aging (Albany NY), 15(6), 1808-1832.
  35. Ismaeel A, Van Pelt DW, Hettinger ZR, Fu X, Richards CI, Butterfield TA, Petrocelli JJ, Vechetti IJ, Confides AL, Drummond MJ, Dupont-Versteegden EE (2023). Extracellular vesicle distribution and localization in skeletal muscle at rest and following disuse atrophy. Skelet Muscle, 13(1), 6.
  36. Ferrara PJ, Yee EM, Petrocelli JJ, Fix DK, Hauser CT, de Hart NMMP, Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, OConnell RM, Drummond MJ (2022). Macrophage immunomodulation accelerates skeletal muscle functional recovery in aged mice following disuse atrophy. J Appl Physiol (1985), 133(4), 919-931.
  37. McKenzie AI, Mahmassani ZS, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NMMP, Fix DK, Ferrara PJ, LaStayo PC, Marcus RL, Rondina MT, Summers SA, Johnson JM, Trinity JD, Funai K, Drummond MJ (2022). Short-term exposure to a clinical dose of metformin increases skeletal muscle mitochondrial H(2)O(2) emission and production in healthy, older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Exp Gerontol, 163, 111804.
  38. Trinity JD, Drummond MJ, Fermoyle CC, McKenzie AI, Supiano MA, Richardson RS (2022). Cardiovasomobility: an integrative understanding of how disuse impacts cardiovascular and skeletal muscle health. J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol, 132(3), 835-861.
  39. Mahmassani ZS, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NM, Fix DK, Baird LM, Howard MT, Drummond MJ (2022). Reduced Physical Activity Alters the Leucine-Stimulated Translatome in Aged Skeletal Muscle. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 76, 2112-2121.
  40. Fix DK, Mahmassani ZS, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NMMP, Ferrara PJ, Painter JS, Nistor G, Lane TE, Kierstead HS, Drummond MJ (2022). Reversal of deficits in aged skeletal muscle during disuse and recovery in response to treatment with a secrotome product derived from partially differentiated human pluripotent stem cells. Geroscience, 43, 2635-2652.
  41. Fix DK, Ekiz HA, Petrocelli JJ, Mckenzie AM, Mahmassani ZS, OConnell RM, Drummond MJ (2022). Disrupted macrophage metabolic reprogramming in aged soleus muscle during early recovery following disuse atrophy. Aging Cell, 20(9), e13448.
  42. Ferrara PJ, Verkerke ARP, Maschek JA, Shahtout JL, Siripoksup P, Eshima H, Johnson JM, Petrocelli JJ, Mahmassani ZS, Green TD, McClung JM, Cox JE, Drummond MJ, Funai K (2021). Low lysophosphatidylcholine induces skeletal muscle myopathy that is aggravated by high-fat diet feeding. FASEB Bioadv, 35(10), e21867.
  43. Petrocelli JJ, Mahmassani ZS, Fix DK, Montgomery JA, Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, DeHart NM, Ferrara PJ, Kelley JJ, Eshima H, Funai K, Drummond MJ (2021). Metformin and leucine increase satellite cells and collagen remodeling during disuse and recovery in aged muscle. FASEB J, 35, e21862.
  44. Ferrara PJ, Rong X, Maschek JA, Verkerke AR, Siripoksup P, Song H, Green TD, Krishnan KC, Johnson JM, Turk J, Houmard JA, Lusis AJ, Drummond MJ, McClung JM, Cox JE, Shaikh SR, Tontonoz P, Holland WL, Funai K (2021). Lysophospholipid acylation modulates plasma membrane lipid organization and insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle. J Clin Invest, 131(8), 135963.
  45. Reidy PT, Edvalson LT, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, Mahmasssani ZS, Drummond MJ (2021). Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and protein during bed rest increases CD11b+ skeletal muscle macrophages but does not correspond to muscle size or insulin sensitivity. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 45, 1261-1269.
  46. Reidy PT, Monnig JM, Pickering CE, Funai K, Drummond MJ (2021). Preclinical rodent models of physical inactivity-induced muscle insulin resistance: challenges and solutions. J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol, 130, 537-544.
  47. Eshima H, Siripoksup P, Mahmassani ZS, Johnson JM, Ferrara P, Verkerke A, Salcedo A, Drummond MJ, Funai K (2021). Neutralizing mitochondrial ROS does not rescue muscle atrophy induced by hindlimb unloading in female mice. J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol, 129, 124-132.
  48. de Hart NMMP, Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, Kelley JJ, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, Bridge MJ, Baird LM, Bastian ED, Ward LS, Howard MT, Drummond MJ (2021). Acute Effects of Cheddar Cheese Consumption on Circulating Amino Acids and Human Skeletal Muscle. Nutrients, 13, 614.
  49. Mahmassani ZS, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NM, Reidy PT, Fix DK, Ferrara PJ, Funai k, Drummond MJ (2021). Short-term metformin ingestion by healthy older adults improves myoblast function. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 320, C566-C576.
  50. Petrocelli JJ, McKenzie AI, Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, Stoddard GS, Poss A, Holland WL, Summers SA, Drummond MJ (2021). Ceramide Biomarkers Predictive of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Increase in Healthy Older Adults After Bed Rest. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 75, 1663-1670.
  51. Petrocelli JJ, Drummond MJ (2020). PGC-1α-Targeted Therapeutic Approaches to Enhance Muscle Recovery in Aging. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17(22), 8650.
  52. Ekiz HA, Ramstead AG, Lee SH, Nelson MC, Bauer KM, Wallace JA, Hu R, Round JL, Rutter J, Drummond MJ, Rao DS, OConnell RM (2020). T Cell-Expressed microRNA-155 Reduces Lifespan in a Mouse Model of Age-Related Chronic Inflammation. J Immunol, 204(8), 2064-2075.
  53. Reidy PT, Mahmassani ZS, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, Summers SA, Drummond MJ (2020). Influence of Exercise Training on Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance in Aging: Spotlight on Muscle Ceramides. Int J Mol Sci, 21, 1514.
  54. Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, Matthews O, de Hart NM, Ferrara PJ, OConnell RM, Funai K, Drummond MJ (2020). Absence of MyD88 from Skeletal Muscle Protects Female Mice from Inactivity-Induced Adiposity and Insulin Resistance. Obesity (Silver Spring), 28(4), 772-782.
  55. Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Stubben C, Howard MT, Drummond MJ (2020). Disuse-induced insulin resistance susceptibility coincides with a dysregulated skeletal muscle metabolic transcriptome. J Appl Physiol (1985), 126, 1419-1429.
  56. McKenzie AI, Reidy PT, Nelson DS, Mulvey JL, Yonemura NM, Petrocelli JJ, Mahmassani ZS, Tippetts TS, Summers SA, Funai K, Drummond MJ (2020). Pharmacological inhibition of TLR4 ameliorates muscle and liver ceramide content after disuse in previously physically active mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 318, R503-R511.
  57. Reidy PT, Yonemura NM, Madsen JH, McKenzie AI, Mahmassani ZS, Rondina MT, Lin YK, Kaput K, Drummond MJ (2020). An accumulation of muscle macrophages is accompanied by altered insulin sensitivity after reduced activity and recovery. Acta Physiol (Oxf), 226(2), e13251.
  58. Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Stubben C, Howard MT, Drummond MJ (2020). Age-dependent skeletal muscle transcriptome response to bed rest-induced atrophy. J Appl Physiol (1985), 126(4), 894-902.
  59. Venturelli M, Schena F, Naro F, Reggiani C, Pereira Guimares M, de Almeida Costa Campos Y, Costa Moreira O, Fernandes da Silva S, Silva Marques de Azevedo PH, Dixit A, Srivastav S, Hinkley JM, Seaborne RA, Viggars M, Sharples AP, Mahmassani ZS, Drummond MJ, Gondin J (2020). Commentaries on Viewpoint: "Muscle memory" not mediated by myonuclear number? Secondary analysis of human detraining data. J Appl Physiol (1985), 127, 1817-1820.
  60. Heden TD, Johnson JM, Ferrara PJ, Eshima H, Verkerke ARP, Wentzler EJ, Siripoksup P, Narowski TM, Coleman CB, Lin CT, Ryan TE, Reidy PT, de Castro Brs LE, Karner CM, Burant CF, Maschek JA, Cox JE, Mashek DG, Kardon G, Boudina S, Zeczycki TN, Rutter J, Shaikh SR, Vance JE, Drummond MJ, Neufer PD, Funai K (2020). Mitochondrial PE potentiates respiratory enzymes to amplify skeletal muscle aerobic capacity. Sci Adv, 5(9), eaax8352.
  61. Reidy PT, Dupont-Versteegden E, Drummond MJ (2020). Macrophage Regulation of Muscle Regrowth From Disuse in Aging. Exerc Sport Sci Rev, 47, 246-250.
  62. Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Mahmassani ZS, Petrocelli JJ, Nelson DB, Lindsay CC, Gardner JE, Morrow VR, Keefe AC, Huffaker TB, Stoddard GJ, Kardon G, OConnell RM, Drummond MJ (2020). Aging impairs mouse skeletal muscle macrophage polarization and muscle-specific abundance during recovery from disuse. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 317(1), E85-E98.
  63. Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Mahmassani Z, Morrow VR, Yonemura NM, Hopkins PN, Marcus RL, Rondina MT, Lin YK, Drummond MJ (2019). Skeletal muscle ceramides and relationship with insulin sensitivity after 2 weeks of simulated sedentary behaviour and recovery in healthy older adults. J Physiol, 596(21), 5217-5236.
  64. Briggs RA, Houck JR, LaStayo PC, Fritz JM, Drummond MJ, Marcus RL (2019). High-Intensity Multimodal Resistance Training Improves Muscle Function, Symmetry during a Sit-to-Stand Task, and Physical Function Following Hip Fracture. J Nutr Health Aging, 22(3), 431-438.
  65. Briggs RA, Houck JR, Drummond MJ, Fritz JM, LaStayo PC, Marcus RL (2019). Asymmetries Identified in Sit-to-Stand Task Explain Physical Function After Hip Fracture. J Geriatr Phys Ther, 41(4), 210-217.
  66. Runtsch MC, Nelson MC, Lee SH, Voth W, Alexander M, Hu R, Wallace J, Petersen C, Panic V, Villanueva CJ, Evason KJ, Bauer KM, Mosbruger T, Boudina S, Bronner M, Round JL, Drummond MJ, OConnell RM (2019). Anti-inflammatory microRNA-146a protects mice from diet-induced metabolic disease. PLoS Genet, 15(2), e1007970.
  67. Reidy PT, Lindsay CC, McKenzie AI, Fry CS, Supiano MA, Marcus RL, LaStayo PC, Drummond MJ (2019). Aging-related effects of bed rest followed by eccentric exercise rehabilitation on skeletal muscle macrophages and insulin sensitivity. Exp Gerontol, 107, 37-49.
  68. Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Brunker P, Nelson DS, Barrows KM, Supiano M, LaStayo PC, Drummond MJ (2018). Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Combined with Protein Ingestion Preserves Thigh Muscle Mass But Not Muscle Function in Healthy Older Adults During 5 Days of Bed Rest. Rejuvenation Res, 20(6), 449-461.
  69. Agergaard J, Blow J, Jensen JK, Reitelseder S, Borno A, Drummond MJ, Schjerling P, Holm L (2018). Effect of light-load resistance exercise on postprandial amino acid transporter expression in elderly men. Physiol Rep, 5, 313444.
  70. Briggs RA, Houck JR, Drummond MJ, Fritz JM, LaStayo PC, Marcus RL (2018). Muscle Quality Improves with Extended High-Intensity Resistance Training after Hip Fracture. J Frailty Aging, 7(1), 51-56.
  71. Reidy PT, Fry CS, Dickinson JM, Drummond MJ, Rasmussen BB (2018). Postexercise essential amino acid supplementation amplifies skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation in older men 24 hours postexercise. Physiol Rep, 5, e13269.
  72. McKenzie AI, Briggs RA, Barrows KM, Nelson DS, Kwon OS, Hopkins PN, Higgins TF, Marcus RL, Drummond MJ (2017). A pilot study examining the impact of exercise training on skeletal muscle genes related to the TLR signaling pathway in older adults following hip fracture recovery. J Appl Physiol (1985), 122(1), 68-75.
  73. Drummond MJ, Reidy PT (2017). Leucine Differentially Regulates Gene-Specific Translation in Mouse Skeletal Muscle. J Nutr, 147(9), 1616-1623.
  74. Kwon OS, Nelson DS, Barrows KM, OConnell RM, Drummond MJ (2017). Intramyocellular ceramides and skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration are partially regulated by Toll-like receptor 4 during hindlimb unloading. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 311, R879-R887.
  75. Agergaard J, Blow J, Jensen JK, Reitelseder S, Drummond MJ, Schjerling P, Scheike T, Serena A, Holm L (2017). Light-load resistance exercise increases muscle protein synthesis and hypertrophy signaling in elderly men. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 312, E326-E338.
  76. Tanner RE, Brunker LB, Agergaard J, Barrows KM, Briggs RA, Kwon OS, Young LM, Hopkins PN, Volpi E, Marcus RL, LaStayo PC, Drummond MJ (2015). Age-related differences in lean mass, protein synthesis and skeletal muscle markers of proteolysis after bed rest and exercise rehabilitation. J Physiol, 593(18), 4259-73.
  77. Coble J, Schilder RJ, Berg A, Drummond MJ, Rasmussen BB, Kimball SR (2015). Influence of ageing and essential amino acids on quantitative patterns of troponin T alternative splicing in human skeletal muscle. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 40(8), 788-796.
  78. Kwon OS, Tanner RE, Barrows KM, Runtsch M, Symons JD, Jalili T, Bikman BT, McClain DA, OConnell RM, Drummond MJ (2015). MyD88 regulates physical inactivity-induced skeletal muscle inflammation, ceramide biosynthesis signaling, and glucose intolerance. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 309(1), E11-21.
  79. Markofski MM, Dickinson JM, Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Fujita S, Gundermann DM, Glynn EL, Jennings K, Paddon-Jones D, Reidy PT, Sheffield-Moore M, Timmerman KL, Rasmussen BB, Volpi E (2015). Effect of age on basal muscle protein synthesis and mTORC1 signaling in a large cohort of young and older men and women. Exp Gerontol, 65, 1-7.
  80. Dickinson JM, Gundermann DM, Walker DK, Reidy PT, Borack MS, Drummond MJ, Arora M, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2014). Leucine-enriched amino acid ingestion after resistance exercise prolongs myofibrillar protein synthesis and amino acid transporter expression in older men. J Nutr, 144(11), 1694-702.
  81. Reidy P, Walker D, Dickinson J, Gundermann D, Drummond MJ, Timmerman K, Cope M, Mukherjea R, Jennings K, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2014). Soy-Dairy Protein Blend and Whey Protein Ingestion after Resistance Exercise Increases Amino Acid Transport and Transporter Expression in Human Skeletal Muscle. J Appl Physiol (1985), 116, 1353-1364.
  82. Carlin MB, Tanner RE, Agergaard J, Jalili T, McClain DA, Drummond MJ (2014). Skeletal muscle Ras-related GTP binding B mRNA and protein expression is increased after essential amino acid ingestion in healthy humans. J Nutr, 144(9), 1409-14.
  83. Drummond MJ, Addison O, Brunker L, Hopkins PN, McClain DA, LaStayo PC, Marcus RL (2014). Downregulation of E3 ubiquitin ligases and mitophagy-related genes in skeletal muscle of physically inactive, frail older women: a cross-sectional comparison. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 69(8), 1040-8.
  84. Addison O, Drummond MJ, LaStayo PC, Dibble LE, Wende AR, McClain DA, Marcus RL (2014). Intramuscular fat and inflammation differ in older adults: the impact of frailty and inactivity. J Nutr Health Aging, 18(5), 532-8.
  85. Walker DK, Drummond MJ, Dickinson JM, Borack MS, Jennings K, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2014). Insulin increases mRNA abundance of the amino acid transporter SLC7A5/LAT1 via an mTORC1-dependent mechanism in skeletal muscle cells. Physiol Rep, 2(3), e00238.
  86. Wing-Gaia SL, Gershenoff DC, Drummond MJ, Askew EW (2013). Effect of leucine supplementation on fat free mass with prolonged hypoxic exposure during a 13-day trek to Everest Base Camp: a double-blind randomized study. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 39(3), 318-23.
  87. Drummond MJ, Timmerman KL, Markofski MM, Walker DK, Dickinson JM, Jamaluddin M, Brasier AR, Rasmussen BB, Volpi E (2013). Short-term bed rest increases TLR4 and IL-6 expression in skeletal muscle of older adults. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 305(3), R216-23.
  88. Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Dickinson JM, Gundermann DM, Timmerman KL, Walker DK, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2012). Skeletal muscle autophagy and protein breakdown following resistance exercise are similar in younger and older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 68(5), 599-607.
  89. Dickinson JM, Drummond MJ, Coben JR, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2012). Aging differentially affects human skeletal muscle amino acid transporter expression when essential amino acids are ingested after exercise. Clin Nutr, 32(2), 273-80.
  90. Reidy PT, Walker DK, Dickinson JM, Gundermann DM, Drummond MJ, Timmerman KL, Fry CS, Borack MS, Cope MB, Mukherjea R, Jennings K, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2013). Protein blend ingestion following resistance exercise promotes human muscle protein synthesis. J Nutr, 143(4), 410-6.
  91. Glynn EL, Fry CS, Timmerman KL, Drummond MJ, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2013). Addition of carbohydrate or alanine to an essential amino acid mixture does not enhance human skeletal muscle protein anabolism. J Nutr, 143(3), 307-14.
  92. Dickinson JM, Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Gundermann DM, Walker DK, Timmerman KL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2012). Rapamycin does not affect post-absorptive protein metabolism in human skeletal muscle. Metabolism, 62(1), 144-51.
  93. Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Lujan HL, DiCarlo SE, Rasmussen BB (2012). Paraplegia increases skeletal muscle autophagy. Muscle Nerve, 46(5), 793-8.
  94. Walker DK, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Dickinson JM, Timmerman KL, Gundermann DM, Jennings K, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2012). PAX7+ satellite cells in young and older adults following resistance exercise. Muscle Nerve, 46(1), 51-9.
  95. Timmerman KL, Dhanani S, Glynn EL, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Jennings K, Rasmussen BB, Volpi E (2012). A moderate acute increase in physical activity enhances nutritive flow and the muscle protein anabolic response to mixed nutrient intake in older adults. Am J Clin Nutr, 95(6), 1403-12.
  96. Drummond MJ, Dickinson JM, Fry CS, Walker DK, Gundermann DM, Reidy PT, Timmerman KL, Markofski MM, Paddon-Jones D, Rasmussen BB, Volpi E (2012). Bed rest impairs skeletal muscle amino acid transporter expression, mTORC1 signaling, and protein synthesis in response to essential amino acids in older adults. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 302(9), E1113-22.
  97. Gundermann DM, Fry CS, Dickinson JM, Walker DK, Timmerman KL, Drummond MJ, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2012). Reactive hyperemia is not responsible for stimulating muscle protein synthesis following blood flow restriction exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985), 112(9), 1520-8.
  98. Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Glynn EL, Timmerman KL, Dickinson JM, Walker DK, Gundermann DM, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2011). Skeletal muscle amino acid transporter expression is increased in young and older adults following resistance exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985), 111(1), 135-42.
  99. Drummond MJ, McCarthy JJ, Sinha M, Spratt HM, Volpi E, Esser KA, Rasmussen BB (2010). Aging and microRNA expression in human skeletal muscle: a microarray and bioinformatics analysis. Physiol Genomics, 43(10), 595-603.
  100. Dickinson JM, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Gundermann DM, Walker DK, Glynn EL, Timmerman KL, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2011). Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 activation is required for the stimulation of human skeletal muscle protein synthesis by essential amino acids. J Nutr, 141(5), 856-62.
  101. Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Dickinson JM, Gundermann DM, Timmerman KL, Walker DK, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2011). Aging impairs contraction-induced human skeletal muscle mTORC1 signaling and protein synthesis. Skelet Muscle, 1(1), 11.
  102. Timmerman KL, Lee JL, Fujita S, Dhanani S, Dreyer HC, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Sheffield-Moore M, Rasmussen BB, Volpi E (2010). Pharmacological vasodilation improves insulin-stimulated muscle protein anabolism but not glucose utilization in older adults. Diabetes, 59(11), 2764-71.
  103. Glynn EL, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Timmerman KL, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2010). Excess leucine intake enhances muscle anabolic signaling but not net protein anabolism in young men and women. J Nutr, 140(11), 1970-6.
  104. Timmerman KL, Lee JL, Dreyer HC, Dhanani S, Glynn EL, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Sheffield-Moore M, Rasmussen BB, Volpi E (2010). Insulin stimulates human skeletal muscle protein synthesis via an indirect mechanism involving endothelial-dependent vasodilation and mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 95(8), 3848-57.
  105. Glynn EL, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Dreyer HC, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2010). Muscle protein breakdown has a minor role in the protein anabolic response to essential amino acid and carbohydrate intake following resistance exercise. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 299(2), R533-40.
  106. Dreyer HC, Fujita S, Glynn EL, Drummond MJ, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2010). Resistance exercise increases leg muscle protein synthesis and mTOR signalling independent of sex. Acta Physiol (Oxf), 199(1), 71-81.
  107. Fry CS, Glynn EL, Drummond MJ, Timmerman KL, Fujita S, Abe T, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2010). Blood flow restriction exercise stimulates mTORC1 signaling and muscle protein synthesis in older men. J Appl Physiol (1985), 108(5), 1199-209.
  108. Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Fry CS, Timmerman KL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2010). An increase in essential amino acid availability upregulates amino acid transporter expression in human skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 298(5), E1011-8.
  109. Drummond MJ, Conlee RK, Mack GW, Sudweeks S, Schaalje GB, Parcell AC (2010). Myogenic regulatory factor response to resistance exercise volume in skeletal muscle. Eur J Appl Physiol, 108(4), 771-8.
  110. Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Fry CS, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2009). Essential amino acids increase microRNA-499, -208b, and -23a and downregulate myostatin and myocyte enhancer factor 2C mRNA expression in human skeletal muscle. J Nutr, 139(12), 2279-84.
  111. Fujita S, Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2008). Essential amino acid and carbohydrate ingestion before resistance exercise does not enhance postexercise muscle protein synthesis. J Appl Physiol (1985), 106(5), 1730-9.
  112. Drummond MJ, Miyazaki M, Dreyer HC, Pennings B, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Esser KA, Rasmussen BB (2008). Expression of growth-related genes in young and older human skeletal muscle following an acute stimulation of protein synthesis. J Appl Physiol (1985), 106(4), 1403-11.
  113. Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Glynn EL, Dreyer HC, Dhanani S, Timmerman KL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2009). Rapamycin administration in humans blocks the contraction-induced increase in skeletal muscle protein synthesis. J Physiol, 587(Pt 7), 1535-46.
  114. Drummond MJ, McCarthy JJ, Fry CS, Esser KA, Rasmussen BB (2008). Aging differentially affects human skeletal muscle microRNA expression at rest and after an anabolic stimulus of resistance exercise and essential amino acids. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 295(6), E1333-40.
  115. Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Fujita S, Chinkes DL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2008). Resistance exercise increases human skeletal muscle AS160/TBC1D4 phosphorylation in association with enhanced leg glucose uptake during postexercise recovery. J Appl Physiol (1985), 105(6), 1967-74.
  116. Drummond MJ, Bell JA, Fujita S, Dreyer HC, Glynn EL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2008). Amino acids are necessary for the insulin-induced activation of mTOR/S6K1 signaling and protein synthesis in healthy and insulin resistant human skeletal muscle. Clin Nutr, 27(3), 447-56.
  117. Drummond MJ, Dreyer HC, Pennings B, Fry CS, Dhanani S, Dillon EL, Sheffield-Moore M, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2008). Skeletal muscle protein anabolic response to resistance exercise and essential amino acids is delayed with aging. J Appl Physiol (1985), 104(5), 1452-61.
  118. Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Lujan HL, Dicarlo SE, Rasmussen BB (2008). Gene and protein expression associated with protein synthesis and breakdown in paraplegic skeletal muscle. Muscle Nerve, 37(4), 505-13.
  119. Drummond MJ, Fujita S, Abe T, Dreyer HC, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2008). Human muscle gene expression following resistance exercise and blood flow restriction. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 40(4), 691-8.
  120. Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Pennings B, Fujita S, Glynn EL, Chinkes DL, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2007). Leucine-enriched essential amino acid and carbohydrate ingestion following resistance exercise enhances mTOR signaling and protein synthesis in human muscle. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 294(2), E392-400.
  121. Glynn EL, Lujan HL, Kramer VJ, Drummond MJ, DiCarlo SE, Rasmussen BB (2008). A chronic increase in physical activity inhibits fed-state mTOR/S6K1 signaling and reduces IRS-1 serine phosphorylation in rat skeletal muscle. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 33(1), 93-101.
  122. Fujita S, Abe T, Drummond MJ, Cadenas JG, Dreyer HC, Sato Y, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2007). Blood flow restriction during low-intensity resistance exercise increases S6K1 phosphorylation and muscle protein synthesis. J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol, 103(3), 903-10.
  123. Fujita S, Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Cadenas JG, Yoshizawa F, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB (2007). Nutrient signalling in the regulation of human muscle protein synthesis. J Physiol, 582(Pt 2), 813-23.
  124. Fujita S, Rasmussen BB, Cadenas JG, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Sattler FR, Volpi E (2007). Aerobic exercise overcomes the age-related insulin resistance of muscle protein metabolism by improving endothelial function and Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin signaling. Diabetes, 56(6), 1615-22.
  125. Woolstenhulme MT, Conlee RK, Drummond MJ, Stites AW, Parcell AC (2006). Temporal response of desmin and dystrophin proteins to progressive resistance exercise in human skeletal muscle. J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol, 100(6), 1876-82.
  126. West SA, Drummond MJ, Vanness JM, Ciccolella ME (2005). Blood lactate and metabolic responses to controlled frequency breathing during graded swimming. J Strength Cond Res, 19(4), 772-6.
  127. Parcell AC, Sawyer RD, Drummond MJ, ONeil B, Miller N, Woolstenhulme MT (2005). Single-fiber MHC polymorphic expression is unaffected by sprint cycle training. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 37(7), 1133-7.
  128. Drummond MJ, Vehrs PR, Schaalje GB, Parcell AC (2005). Aerobic and resistance exercise sequence affects excess postexercise oxygen consumption. J Strength Cond Res, 19(2), 332-7.
  129. Woolstenhulme MT, Jutte LS, Drummond MJ, Parcell AC (2004). Desmin increases with high-intensity concentric contractions in humans. Muscle Nerve, 31(1), 20-4.
  130. Parcell AC, Drummond MJ, Christopherson ED, Hoyt GL, Cherry JA (2004). Glycemic and insulinemic responses to protein supplements. J Am Diet Assoc, 104(12), 1800-4.

Review

  1. Zabriskie HA, Drummond MJ, Nygaard IE, Swenson CW (2025). Older maternal age at first delivery as a risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse: what we know. [Review]. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 232(6), 499-505.
  2. Fennel ZJ, OConnell RM, Drummond MJ (2025). Macrophage immunometabolism: emerging targets for regrowth in aging muscle. [Review]. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 328(2), E186-E197.
  3. Thalacker-Mercer AE, Drummond MJ (2014). The importance of dietary protein for muscle health in inactive, hospitalized older adults. [Review]. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1328, 1-9.
  4. Drummond MJ, Marcus RL, Lastayo PC (2012). Targeting anabolic impairment in response to resistance exercise in older adults with mobility impairments: potential mechanisms and rehabilitation approaches. [Review]. J Aging Res, 2012, 486930.
  5. Walker DK, Dickinson JM, Timmerman KL, Drummond MJ, Reidy PT, Fry CS, Gundermann DM, Rasmussen BB (2011). Exercise, amino acids, and aging in the control of human muscle protein synthesis. [Review]. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 43(12), 2249-58.
  6. Drummond MJ, Dreyer HC, Fry CS, Glynn EL, Rasmussen BB (2009). Nutritional and contractile regulation of human skeletal muscle protein synthesis and mTORC1 signaling. [Review]. J Appl Physiol (1985), 106(4), 1374-84.
  7. Drummond MJ, Rasmussen BB (2008). Leucine-enriched nutrients and the regulation of mammalian target of rapamycin signalling and human skeletal muscle protein synthesis. [Review]. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care, 11(3), 222-6.

Book Chapter

  1. Drummond MJ, Rasmussen BB (2011). Human muscle protein metabolism in relation to exercise and aging: potential therapeutic applications. In Muscle Ageing, Inclusion-Body Myositis and Myopathies. Wiley-Blackwell.

Commentary

  1. Drummond MJ (2010). MicroRNAs and exercise-induced skeletal muscle adaptations. J Physiol, 588(Pt 20), 3849-50.

Editorial

  1. Schlesinger N, Drummond M, Abdul-Sater A (2025). Of Mice and Men: Gout and Exercise. Int J Rheum Dis, 28(2), e70135.
  2. Drummond MJ (2014). A practical dietary strategy to maximize the anabolic response to protein in aging muscle. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 70(1), 55-6.

Letter

  1. Trinity JD, Drummond MJ, Fermoyle C, McKenzie AI, Supiano MA, Richardson RS (2022). Reply to Horn et al. [Letter to the editor]. J Appl Physiol (1985), 133(2), 322.

Abstract

  1. Gershenoff DC (07/2013). [Abstract].
  2. Wing-Gaia (07/2013). [Abstract].
  3. Dickinson JM (05/2013). [Abstract].
  4. Drummond MJ (04/2013). [Abstract].
  5. Reidy PT (01/2013). [Abstract].
  6. Dickinson JM (01/2013). [Abstract].
  7. Walker DK (06/2012). [Abstract].
  8. Dickinson JM (06/2012). [Abstract].
  9. Reidy PT (06/2012). [Abstract].
  10. Drummond MJ (05/2012). [Abstract].
  11. Dickinson JM (05/2012). [Abstract].
  12. Dickinson JM (05/2012). [Abstract].
  13. Reidy PT (05/2012). [Abstract].
  14. Walker DK (05/2011). [Abstract].
  15. Drummond MJ (04/2011). [Abstract].
  16. Walker DK (05/2010). [Abstract].