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High sucrose intake in rats is associated with increased ACE2 and angiotensin-(1-7) levels in the adipose tissue
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2010)
Sucrose-fed rats, a model of metabolic syndrome, are characterized by insulin resistance, obesity, hypertension, and high plasma levels of triacylglycerols and angiotensin II (Ang II). However, whether tissue renin-angiotensin ...
Latin American Consensus: Children Born Small for Gestational Age
(BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2011)
Background: Children born small for gestational age (SGA) experience higher rates of morbidity and mortality than those born appropriate for gestational age. In Latin America, identification and optimal management of ...
Erectile Dysfunction in Young Non-Obese Type II Diabetic Goto-Kakizaki Rats is Associated with Decreased eNOS Phosphorylation at Ser1177
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2010)
Introduction. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for erectile dysfunction (ED). Although type 2 DM is responsible for 90-95% diabetes cases, type 1 DM experimental models are commonly used to study diabetes-associated ...
Impaired Vasodilator Activity in Deoxycorticosterone Acetate-Salt Hypertension Is Associated With Increased Protein O-GlcNAcylation
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2009)
Hyperglycemia, which increases O-linked beta-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) proteins, leads to changes in vascular reactivity. Because vascular dysfunction is a key feature of arterial hypertension, we hypothesized that ...
Early Phase of Allergic Airway Inflammation in Diabetic Rats: Role of Insulin on the Signaling Pathways and Mediators
(KARGER, 2010)
Background: Allergic lung inflammation is impaired in diabetic rats and is restored by insulin treatment. In the present study we investigated the effect of insulin on the signaling pathways triggered by allergic inflammation ...
Reflexão sobre a imigração japonesa no Brasil sob o ângulo da adiposidade corporal
(Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia, 2009)
Populações migrantes representam oportunidade para se investigar a contribuição de fatores ambientais na gênese da obesidade e suas comorbidades. Em 1993, o Japanese-Brazilian Diabetes Study Group estudou a prevalência de ...
Aerobic exercise training enhances the in vivo cholesterol trafficking from macrophages to the liver independently of changes in the expression of genes involved in lipid flux in macrophages and aorta
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Abstract
Background
Regular exercise prevents and regresses atherosclerosis by improving lipid metabolism and antioxidant defenses. Exercise ameliorates the reverse cholesterol ...
G6PD deficiency alleles in a malaria-endemic region in the Western Brazilian Amazon
(BioMed Central, 2017)
Abstract
Background
Plasmodium vivax parasites are the predominant cause of malaria infections in the Brazilian Amazon. Infected individuals ...
Impact of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and obesity on CETP among adolescent boys
(Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 2011-01)
Background and Aims
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) has been proposed to be associated with high risk of cardiovascular disease. Increased CETP activity was previously reported in obese adults, although its ...
Adenoma de hipófise em uma gata com hiperadrenocorticismo
(Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2018)