Dr. Mikel Egana
Associate Professor, Physiology

Rocha J, Gildea N, O'Shea D, Green S & Egaña M , Priming exercise accelerates oxygen uptake kinetics during high-intensity cycle exercise in middle-aged individuals with type 2 diabetes, Frontiers in Physiology , 3, 2022, p1006993 Journal Article, 2022 TARA - Full Text

Egaña M, Allen L, Gleeson K, Gildea N, Warmington S., Post-exercise Cold Water Immersion Does Not Improve Subsequent 4-km Cycling Time-Trial Compared With Passive and Active Recovery in Normothermia., Front Sports Act Living, 3, 2021, p738870 Journal Article, 2021 DOI

Gildea N, Rocha J, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M., Priming exercise accelerates pulmonary oxygen uptake kinetics during "work-to-work" cycle exercise in middle-aged individuals with type 2 diabetes, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121, (2), 2021, p409 - 423 Journal Article, 2021 URL DOI TARA - Full Text

Gildea N, McDermott A, Rocha J, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M. , Time-course of V̇o 2 kinetics responses during moderate-intensity exercise subsequent to HIIT versus moderate-intensity continuous training in type 2 diabetes, Journal of Applied Physiology, 130, (6), 2021, p1646 - 1659 Journal Article, 2021

Gildea N, McDermott A, Rocha J, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M. , Time course of changes in V̇o 2peak and O 2 extraction during ramp cycle exercise following HIIT versus moderate-intensity continuous training in type 2 diabetes, American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 320, (5), 2021, pR683 - R696 Journal Article, 2021 URL

Green S, Kiely C, O'Connor E, Gildea N, O'Shea D and Egaña M., Effects of Exercise Training and Sex on Dynamic Responses of O2 Uptake in Type 2 Diabetes, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 45, (8), 2020, p865 - 874 Journal Article, 2020 DOI

Rocha J, Gildea N, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M., Reply to Senefeld Et Al, Journal of Applied Physiology, 128, (1), 2020, p227- Journal Article, 2020 DOI

Rocha J, Gildea N, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M., Influence of priming exercise on oxygen uptake and muscle deoxygenation kinetics during moderate-intensity cycling in type 2 diabetes, Journal of Applied Physiology, 127, (4), 2019, p1140 - 1149 Journal Article, 2019 DOI

Egaña M, Jordan L. and Moriarty T., A 2.5min cold water immersion improves prolonged intermittent sprint performance, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22, (12), 2019, p1349 - 1354 Journal Article, 2019 TARA - Full Text DOI

Gildea N, Rocha J, McDermott A, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M., Influence of type 2 diabetes on muscle deoxygenation during ramp incremental cycle exercise, Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 269, (103258), 2019 Journal Article, 2019 DOI TARA - Full Text

Reilly H, Lane LM and Egaña M., Lack of age-specific influence on leg blood flow during incremental calf plantar-flexion exercise in men and women, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 118, (5), 2018, p989-1001 Journal Article, 2018 DOI

Murphy E, Rocha J, Gildea N, Green S and Egaña, M., Venous occlusion plethysmography vs. Doppler ultrasound in the assessment of leg blood flow kinetics during different intensities of calf exercise, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 118, (2), 2018, p249-260 Journal Article, 2018 DOI

MacLeod SJ, Hagan C, Egaña M, Davis J and Drake D., The use of microtechnology to monitor collision performance in professional Rugby Union, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13, (8), 2018, p1075-1082 Journal Article, 2018 DOI

Green S, O'Connor E, Kiely C, O'Shea D. and Egaña M., Effect of obesity on oxygen uptake and cardiovascular dynamics during whole-body and leg exercise in adult males and females, Physiological Reports, 6, (9), 2018, p13705- Journal Article, 2018 DOI TARA - Full Text

McDermott A, Zaporojan L, McNamara P, Doherty C.P, Redmond J, Forde C, Gormley J, Egaña M, Bergin C, The effects of a 16-week aerobic exercise programme on cognitive function in people living with HIV, AIDS Care , 29, (6), 2017, p. 667-674 Journal Article, 2017 DOI URL

McCarthy A, Mulligan J and Egaña M, Postexercise cold-water immersion improves intermittent high-intensity exercise performance in normothermia, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 41, (11), 2016, p1163 - 1170 Journal Article, 2016

O'Connor E, Green S, Kiely C, O'Shea D and Egaña M., Differential effects of age and type 2 diabetes on dynamic versus peak response of pulmonary oxygen uptake during exercise., Journal of Applied Physiology, 118, (8), 2015, p1031 - 1039 Journal Article, 2015 DOI

Kiely C, Rocha J, O'Connor E, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M, Influence of menopause and type 2 diabetes on pulmonary oxygen uptake kinetics and peak exercise performance during cycling, American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology , 309, (8), 2015, pR875 - 883 Journal Article, 2015 URL DOI

Green S, Egaña M, Baldi JC, Lamberts R and Regensteiner JG, Cardiovascular Control during Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Journal of Diabetes Research, 2015, (654204), 2015 Journal Article, 2015 URL TARA - Full Text

Reilly H, Egaña M and Green S, Intensity-dependent effect of ageing on fatigue during intermittent contractions of the human calf muscle in males and females, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 115, (9), 2015, p1927 - 1937 Journal Article, 2015 DOI

Crampton D, Egaña M, Donne B and Warmington SA, Including arm exercise during a cold water immersion recovery better assists restoration of sprint cycling performance, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 24, (4), 2014, pe290 - e298 Journal Article, 2014

Kiely C, O'Connor E, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M, Hemodynamic responses during graded and constant-load plantar flexion exercise in middle-aged men and women with type 2 diabetes, Journal of Applied Physiology, 117, (7), 2014, p755 - 764 Journal Article, 2014 URL TARA - Full Text DOI

Crampton D, Donne B, Warmington SA and Egaña M, Cycling time to failure is better maintained by cold than contrast or thermoneutral lower-body water immersion in normothermia , European Journal of Applied Physiology, 133, (12 ), 2013, p3059 - 3067 Journal Article, 2013

Murray AE, McMorrow AM, O'Connor E, Kiely C, Mac Ananey O, O'Shea D, Egaña M and Lithander FE, Dietary quality in a sample of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ireland; a cross-sectional case control study., Nutrition Journal, 12, (110), 2013 Journal Article, 2013 DOI TARA - Full Text

Dunne A, Crampton D and Egaña M., Effect of post-exercise hydrotherapy water temperature on subsequent exhaustive running performance in normothermic conditions., Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Sep;16, (5), 2013, p466 - 471 Journal Article, 2013 DOI

Egaña M, Columb D and O'Donnell S., Effect of low recumbent angle on cycling performance, fatigue and VO2 kinetics. , Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Apr;45, (4), 2013, p663 - 667 Journal Article, 2013 TARA - Full Text

O'Connor E, Kiely C, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M., Similar level of impairment in exercise performance and oxygen uptake kinetics in middle-aged men and women with type 2 diabetes, Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, Jul, 303, (1), 2012, pR70 - 76 Journal Article, 2012

Macananey O, O'Shea D, Warmington S.A, Green S and Egaña M, Gymnasium-based unsupervised exercise maintains benefits in oxygen uptake kinetics obtained following supervised training in type 2 diabetes, Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 37, (4), 2012, p599 - 609 Journal Article, 2012 URL DOI

MacAnaney O, Reilly H, O'Shea D, Egaña M and Green S, Effect of type 2 diabetes on the dynamic response characteristics of leg vascular conductance during exercise, Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, 8, (1), 2011, p12 - 21 Journal Article, 2011 TARA - Full Text

Crampton D, Donne D, Egaña M and Warmington S, Sprint cycling performance is maintained with short-term contrast water immersion, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 43(11), 2011, p2180 - 2188 Journal Article, 2011

MacAnaney O, Malone J, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M , Cardiac output is not related to the slowed O2 uptake kinetics in type 2 diabetes, Medicine & Science in Sports & Medicine, 43(6) , 2011, p935 - 942 Journal Article, 2011

Egaña M, Ryan K, Warmington SA and Green S., Effect of body tilt angle on fatigue and EMG activities in lower limbs during cycling, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 108(4), 2010, p649 - 656 Journal Article, 2010 URL TARA - Full Text

Egaña M, O'Riordan D and Warmington S , Exercise performance and VO2 kinetics during upright and recumbent high-intensity cycling exercise, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 110(1), 2010, p39 - 47 Journal Article, 2010 URL

Egaña M, Reilly H and Green S, Effect of elastic band-based resistance training on leg blood flow in elderly women , Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 35, (6), 2010, p763 - 772 Journal Article, 2010

Egaña, M. and Green, S, Intensity-dependent effect of body tilt angle on calf muscle fatigue in humans, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 99(1), 2007, p1 - 9 Journal Article, 2007 URL

Egaña, M., Smith, S. and Green, S, Revisiting the effect of posture on high-intensity constant-load cycling performance in men and women , European Journal of Applied Physiology, 99(5), 2007, p495 - 501 Journal Article, 2007 URL

Egaña, M., Green, S., Garrigan, E. and Warmington, S.A, Effect of posture on high-intensity constant-load cycling performance in men and women, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 96, (1), 2006, p1 - 9 Journal Article, 2006 URL

Egaña, M. and Green, S, Effect of body tilt on calf muscle performance and blood flow in humans, Journal of Applied Physiology , 98, 2005, p2249 - 2258 Journal Article, 2005 URL TARA - Full Text

Egaña, M. and Donne, B, Physiological changes following a 12 week gym based stair-climbing, elliptical trainer and treadmill running program in females, Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 44, 2004, p141-6 Journal Article, 2004 TARA - Full Text