Browsing by Subject "Cysteine"

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    • Acute benzodiazepine administration induces changes in homocysteine metabolism in young healthy volunteers 

      Pompeia, Sabine [UNIFESP]; Grego, Bruno H. C. [UNIFESP]; Pradella-Hallinan, Marcia [UNIFESP]; Hachul, Helena [UNIFESP]; Tufik, Sergio [UNIFESP]; D'Almeida, Vania [UNIFESP] (Elsevier B.V., 2009-08-31)
      Purpose: High cortisol plasma concentrations have been shown to be associated with increases in homocysteine levels. Here we studied whether decreases in cortisol concentration, induced by an acute oral dose of a benzodiazepine, ...

    • Dyslipidemia in Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: the Relationship with Disease Activity and Plasma Homocysteine and Cysteine Concentrations 

      Ortiz, Thais Tobaruela [UNIFESP]; Terreri, Maria Teresa [UNIFESP]; Caetano, Michelle [UNIFESP]; Souza, Fabiola Suano [UNIFESP]; D'Almeida, Vania [UNIFESP]; Sarni, Roseli Oselka Saccardo [UNIFESP]; Esteves Hilario, Maria Odete [UNIFESP] (Karger, 2013-01-01)
      Objective: To evaluate the presence of dyslipidemia and plasma concentrations of homocysteine (Hcy) and cysteine (Cys) in adolescents with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and relate these findings to disease ...

    • Homocysteine and cysteine concentrations are modified by recent exposure to environmental air pollution in São Paulo, Brazil 

      Abe, Karina Camasmie [UNIFESP]; Brandao, Leticia de Campos [UNIFESP]; Aguilar Calegare, Bruno Frederico [UNIFESP]; Tufik, Sergio [UNIFESP]; Nascimento Saldiva, Paulo Hilario do; D'Almeida, Vania [UNIFESP] (Elsevier B.V., 2009-10-01)
      Millions of people worldwide are affected by anthropogenic air pollution derived from the combustion of fossil fuels. in this work, we tested the effects of fetal, lactation and post-weaning ambient air pollution exposure ...

    • Homocysteine and cysteine levels in prepubertal children: Association with waist circumference and lipid profile 

      Silva, Narjara Pereira da; Suano de Souza, Fabiola Isabel; Pendezza, Aline Ifanger; Affonso Fonseca, Fernando Luiz; Hix, Sonia; Oliveira, Allan Chiaratti [UNIFESP]; Sarni, Roseli Oselka Saccardo [UNIFESP]; D'Almeida, Vania [UNIFESP] (Elsevier B.V., 2013-01-01)
      Objective: To evaluate homocysteine and total cysteine levels in prepubertal children and to determine the association between these levels and obesity, increased waist circumference, glucose levels, and lipid profile ...

    • Leptin concentrations and SCD-1 indices in classical homocystinuria: Evidence for the role of sulfur amino acids in the regulation of lipid metabolism 

      Poloni, Soraia; Spritzer, Poli Mara; Mendes, Roberta Hack; D'Almeida, Vania [UNIFESP]; Castro, Kamila; Sperb-Ludwig, Fernanda; Kugele, Johanna; Tucci, Sara; Blom, Henk J.; Schwartz, Ida Vanessa Doederlein (Elsevier Science Bv, 2017)
      Background We describe body composition, lipid metabolism and Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD-1) indices in patients with classical homocystinuria (HCU). Methods Eleven treated HCU patients and 16 healthy controls were ...

    • Metabolic syndrome and associated factors in children and adolescents of a Brazilian municipality 

      Dias Pitangueira, Jacqueline Costa; Silva, Luciana Rodrigues; Portela de Santana, Monica Leila; Monteiro da Silva, Maria da Conceicao; Farias Costa, Priscila Ribas de; D'Almeida, Vânia [UNIFESP]; Oliveira Assis, Ana Marlucia de (Aula Medica Ediciones, 2014-04-01)
      Background: the risk factors associated to metabolic syndrome (MS) have been extensively studied in adults, but in children and adolescents it is poorly explored.Objective: To identify the prevalence of MS and associated ...