Zachary J. McKenna Source Confirmed

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Researcher

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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14 h-index 91 pubs 537 cited

Research Areas

Exercise and Physiological Responses Heat Stress and Human Physiology Muscle Physiology and Disorders Immune Response and Inflammation Kidney Function and Disease Environmental Stressors and Health Physical Activity and Health

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Zachary J. McKenna's research investigates physiological responses to environmental stressors and exercise. His work examines how factors such as heat exposure, exercise intensity, and altitude affect physiological systems, including thermoregulation, immune responses, and kidney function. McKenna has studied the impact of exercise on muscle atrophy and the role of Toll-like receptors in leukocytes and skeletal muscle. He also explores strategies to mitigate risks associated with physical work in heat, such as acute kidney injury and exertional heat stroke. His publications include investigations into intestinal barrier dysfunction under high-altitude conditions and the effects of heat acclimation with permissible dehydration on exercise performance and kidney injury markers. McKenna's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 14, with 91 total publications and 537 total citations.

Metrics

h-index: 14
Publications: 91
Citations: 537

Selected Publications

Cardiac responses to environmental heat exposure in young and older adults (2025) DOI
Acute sodium bicarbonate supplementation reduces the increase in markers of acute kidney injury during physical work in the heat (2025) DOI
Evaluating low-energy cooling strategies on thermal and cardiac strain in older adults exposed to very hot and dry heat with accompanying activities of daily living (2025) DOI
Effect of burn injury size on cardiovascular responses to exercise in the heat (2025) DOI
Effect of Ibuprofen on Markers of Acute Kidney Injury, Intestinal Injury, and Endotoxemia after Running in the Heat (2025) DOI
Gastrointestinal permeability and kidney injury risk during hyperthermia in young and older adults (2024) DOI
The Effect Of Sodium Bicarbonate Ingestion On Acute Kidney Injury After Exercise In The Heat (2024) DOI
Exercise and Heat Stress in Well-Healed Burn Survivors: Effects of Cooling Modalities on Thermal and Perceptual Responses (2024) DOI
Low-dose sufentanil does not affect tolerance to LBNP-induced central hypovolemia or blood pressure responses during a cold pressor test (2024) DOI
Compensatory reserve index during central hypovolemia and volume loading in healthy young and older hyperthermic adults: A pilot study (2024) DOI
Human heat resilience in a warming climate: Biophysical and physiological underpinnings of heat vulnerability and personal cooling strategies (2024) DOI
Kidney Function Biomarkers During Extreme Heat Exposure in Young and Older Adults (2024) DOI
Plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine responses to extreme heat exposures in young and older adults (2024) DOI
Thermoregulatory Responses to Very Hot and Dry Heat Exposure: Interactions Between Age and Sex (2024) DOI
Impact of Maternal Exercise on Mice Offspring Development, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Vascular Remodeling in Chronic Hypoxia (2024) DOI