Abstract Malaria remains one of the most important infectious diseases in the world, being a significant public health problem associated with poverty and it is one of the main obstacles to the economy of ...

There is a gap in the knowledge regarding the regulation of glucose uptake in skeletal muscle during the development of insulin resistance in the elderly. Rho-Kinase (Rock) signaling has been demonstrated as a crucial ...

Objective: To investigate the relationships between craniocervical posture and skeletal Class in cephalometric radiographs of adult subjects. Methods: Sixty-five cephalometric radiographs were classified after Delaire, as ...

The skeletal muscle atrophy consists in muscle mass loss and decreased force generation, produced by molecular mechanisms such as oxidative stress and imbalance in synthesis/degradation proteins processes, that generates ...

Apoptosis is a physiologic process that take place during development andin the progression of specific diseases. In skeletal muscle, this process is poorly explored. Skeletal muscle represents an exceptional tissue regards ...

Morphological, molecular, and physiological effects of vitamin D on skeletal muscle have been analyzed both in animals and humans. Vitamin D may be a potential therapeutic for increasing muscle mass and function. The ...

Heart failure is a common endpoint for many forms of cardiovascular disease and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Chronic neurohumoral excitation (i.e., sympathetic hyperactivity) has been considered to be a ...