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Hector G. Paez

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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Laboratory of Muscle Biology and Sarcopenia

NoneHector G. Paez is currently serving as a Laboratory Of Muscle Biology And Sarcopenia faculty at University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

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Hector G. Paez

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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physiology molecular biology gene expression mitochondrial function skeletal muscle systems biology vascular biology muscle function rehabilitation regenerative medicine endocrinology inflammation cancer research tumor biology oncology metabolism liver physiology bone research molecular neurodegeneration molecular cell biology sarcopenia gene regulation cancer care cellular physiology applied physiology circulatory physiology neuroscience of aging aging cell cancer discovery oncogenes cancer cells cerebral blood flow proteome research respiration (physiology) comparative physiology colorectal cancer human physiology cellular senescence healthy aging later adulthood frailty tumor heterogeneity cancer management cancer biology extracellular microvesicles cancer growth molecular neurobiology cerebral vascular regulation energy metabolism endocrine research metabolic regulation physiological research morphological analysis mitochondrial dynamics tissue injury muscle injury injured skeletal muscle mitochondria transplant therapy mitochondrial respiratory capacity tissue-specific dysregulation age-related dysfunction cellular quality control skeletal muscle repair cancer cachexia mitochondria transplantation therapy neurovascular disorders therapeutic potential transcriptome analysis skeletal muscle reveals neuromuscular junction cerebral ischemic stroke mouse model

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Response of Neuromuscular Junctions to Bacl2 and Capacity of Mitochondrial Transfer Therapy to Mitigate the Negative Effects of That Insult. (2025)

Michael Robert DeschenesMax RackleySophie B. FernandezMegan K. HeidebrechtKate L. HamiltonHector G. PaezChristopher R. PitzerStephen E. Alway

neuromuscular junctionsnegative effectsmitochondrial transfer therapyneuroscience

Nor ‐1 Overexpression Elevates Myoglobin Expression via Perm1 and Enhances Mitochondrial Function and Endurance in Skeletal Muscles of Aged Mice. The FASEB Journal (2025)

Hector G. PaezChristopher R. PitzerPeter J. FerrandiJunaith S. MohamedStephen E. Alway

aged micephysiologymyoglobin expressionmitochondrial dynamicsbiochemistrymolecular physiologymolecular motorsmolecular biologymitochondrial functionsignal transductiongene expressionredox biology

Extracellular Vesicles From Obese and Diabetic Mouse Plasma Alter C2C12 Myotube Glucose Uptake and Gene Expression. Physiological Reports (2024)

Christopher R. PitzerHector G. PaezPeter J. FerrandiJunaith S. MohamedStephen E. Alway

physiological researchphysiologygene expressiondiabetesextracellular vesicles

Histochemical and Morphological Evaluation of a Glyoxal Acid-Free Fixative. Biotechnic & Histochemistry (2024)

Chelsea PeelerChristopher R. PitzerHector G. PaezSheila Criswell

glyoxal acid-free fixativebiochemical engineeringmorphological evaluationbiochemistrymorphological analysis

Hector G. PaezChristopher R. PitzerStephen E. Alway

age-related dysfunctionstem cellsdevelopmental biologybone researchvascular biologyhealthy agingfrailtycellular senescencecell biologysarcopenialongevitymolecular neurodegenerationsystems biologyinflammationaging cellneuroscience of agingcellular differentiationageingcellular quality controllater adulthood

Loss of nor ‐1 Represses Muscle Metabolism Through Mtorc1 ‐Mediated Signaling and Mitochondrial Gene Expression in C2C12 Myotubes. The FASEB Journal (2023)

Hector G. PaezPeter J. FerrandiChristopher R. PitzerJunaith S. MohamedStephen E. Alway

mitochondrial gene expressionmetabolismbiochemistrygene regulationmolecular biologymuscle metabolismsignal transductiongene expression

Mitochondria Transplant Therapy Improves Regeneration and Restoration of Injured Skeletal Muscle. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle (2023)

Stephen E. AlwayHector G. PaezChristopher R. PitzerPeter J. FerrandiMohammad Moshahid KhanJunaith S. MohamedJames A. CarsonMichael R. Deschenes

regenerative medicinephysiologysarcopeniaskeletal musclemitochondria transplant therapyrehabilitationinjured skeletal muscle

Recovery From Folfox Chemotherapy-Induced Systemic and Skeletal Muscle Metabolic Dysfunction in Mice. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism (2023)

Jessica L. HalleBrittany R. CountsHector G. PaezDryden R. BaumfalkQuan ZhangJunaith S. MohamedEvan S. GlazerMelissa J. PuppaAshley J. SmuderStephen E. AlwayJames A. Carson

metabolismregenerative medicineexercise physiologyanimal physiologyliver physiologyphysiologyenergy metabolismmetabolic regulationmolecular physiologymembrane biologyendocrine researchmedicineexperimental medicineskeletal musclemitochondrial functionendocrinologymammalian biologyrehabilitation

The Contribution of Tumor Derived Exosomes to Cancer Cachexia. Cells (2023)

Christopher R. PitzerHector G. PaezStephen E. Alway

carcinogenesiscancer discoveryextracellular microvesiclesbone researchvascular biologytumor biologycell biologycancer researchmolecular biologycancer cellsoncogenessystems biologycancer managementtumor microenvironmentcancer biologycancer cachexiacancer growthtumor heterogeneityoncology

The Role of Mitochondria in Mediation of Skeletal Muscle Repair. Muscles (2023)

Stephen E. AlwayHector G. PaezChristopher R. Pitzer

skeletal muscle repairphysiologymuscle functionmitochondrial functionskeletal muscle

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Hector G. Paez

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Affiliations

Laboratory of Muscle Biology and Sarcopenia

NoneHector G. Paez is currently serving as a Laboratory Of Muscle Biology And Sarcopenia faculty at University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Honors

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Hector G. Paez

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Response of Neuromuscular Junctions to Bacl2 and Capacity of Mitochondrial Transfer Therapy to Mitigate the Negative Effects of That Insult. (2025)

Michael Robert DeschenesMax RackleySophie B. FernandezMegan K. HeidebrechtKate L. HamiltonHector G. PaezChristopher R. PitzerStephen E. Alway

neuromuscular junctionsnegative effectsmitochondrial transfer therapyneuroscience

Nor ‐1 Overexpression Elevates Myoglobin Expression via Perm1 and Enhances Mitochondrial Function and Endurance in Skeletal Muscles of Aged Mice. The FASEB Journal (2025)

Hector G. PaezChristopher R. PitzerPeter J. FerrandiJunaith S. MohamedStephen E. Alway

aged micephysiologymyoglobin expressionmitochondrial dynamicsbiochemistrymolecular physiologymolecular motorsmolecular biologymitochondrial functionsignal transductiongene expressionredox biology

Extracellular Vesicles From Obese and Diabetic Mouse Plasma Alter C2C12 Myotube Glucose Uptake and Gene Expression. Physiological Reports (2024)

Christopher R. PitzerHector G. PaezPeter J. FerrandiJunaith S. MohamedStephen E. Alway

physiological researchphysiologygene expressiondiabetesextracellular vesicles

Histochemical and Morphological Evaluation of a Glyoxal Acid-Free Fixative. Biotechnic & Histochemistry (2024)

Chelsea PeelerChristopher R. PitzerHector G. PaezSheila Criswell

glyoxal acid-free fixativebiochemical engineeringmorphological evaluationbiochemistrymorphological analysis

Hector G. PaezChristopher R. PitzerStephen E. Alway

Loss of nor ‐1 Represses Muscle Metabolism Through Mtorc1 ‐Mediated Signaling and Mitochondrial Gene Expression in C2C12 Myotubes. The FASEB Journal (2023)

Hector G. PaezPeter J. FerrandiChristopher R. PitzerJunaith S. MohamedStephen E. Alway

mitochondrial gene expressionmetabolismbiochemistrygene regulationmolecular biologymuscle metabolismsignal transductiongene expression

Mitochondria Transplant Therapy Improves Regeneration and Restoration of Injured Skeletal Muscle. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle (2023)

Stephen E. AlwayHector G. PaezChristopher R. PitzerPeter J. FerrandiMohammad Moshahid KhanJunaith S. MohamedJames A. CarsonMichael R. Deschenes

regenerative medicinephysiologysarcopeniaskeletal musclemitochondria transplant therapyrehabilitationinjured skeletal muscle

Recovery From Folfox Chemotherapy-Induced Systemic and Skeletal Muscle Metabolic Dysfunction in Mice. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism (2023)

Jessica L. HalleBrittany R. CountsHector G. PaezDryden R. BaumfalkQuan ZhangJunaith S. MohamedEvan S. GlazerMelissa J. PuppaAshley J. SmuderStephen E. AlwayJames A. Carson

The Contribution of Tumor Derived Exosomes to Cancer Cachexia. Cells (2023)

Christopher R. PitzerHector G. PaezStephen E. Alway

The Role of Mitochondria in Mediation of Skeletal Muscle Repair. Muscles (2023)

Stephen E. AlwayHector G. PaezChristopher R. Pitzer

skeletal muscle repairphysiologymuscle functionmitochondrial functionskeletal muscle

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