Browsing by Subject "Leptin"
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Acute sleep restriction increases energy expenditure in obese men
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Adipokines during early abstinence of crack cocaine in dependent women reporting childhood maltreatment
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-12-15)Childhood maltreatment has been associated with addiction and immune dysregulation, although neurobiological substrates underlying this association remain largely unknown. the aim of the study was to compare plasma levels ...
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Adipokines, metabolic dysfunction and illness course in bipolar disorder
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2016)Replicated evidence indicates that individuals with BD are differentially affected by metabolic comorbidities and that its occurrence is a critical mediator and/or moderator of BD outcomes. This study aimed to explore the ...
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Alterations in Downstream Mediators Involved in Central Control of Eating Behavior in Obese Adolescents Submitted to a Multidisciplinary Therapy
(Elsevier B.V., 2011-09-01)Objective: the aim of this study was to verify the effects of a multidisciplinary therapy (24 weeks) on neurohormonal control of food intake, specifically in orexigenic (total ghrelin, agouti-related protein [AgRP], ...
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Are the beneficial cardiovascular effects of simvastatin and metformin also associated with a hormone-dependent mechanism improving insulin sensitivity?
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2007-02-01)In addition to lipid-lowering and cardiovascular protective actions, statins may have beneficial effects on insulin sensitivity. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of simvastatin therapy on insulin ...
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Asma e obesidade: determinação de um perfil inflamatório e funcional em mulheres obesas asmáticas São Paulo 2019
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2019-04-25)Introduction: Asthma and obesity are two chronic diseases, difficult to manage and of high and increasing prevalence in several countries of all continents; in Brazil the two diseases are a serious health problem, causing ...
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Autonomic dysregulation in ob/ob mice is improved by inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme
(Springer, 2010-04-01)The leptin-deficient ob/ob mice are insulin resistant and obese. However, the control of blood pressure in this model is not well defined. the goal of this study was to evaluate the role of leptin and of the renin-angiotensin ...
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Avaliação de hormônios gastrointestinais e leptina em pacientes com e sem reganho do peso após cinco anos da gastroplastia em y de roux
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2019-11-28)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the role of gastrointestinal hormones – GHRELIN, peptide YY 3-36 (PYY 3-36), glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), glucagon-like peptide-2 ...
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Avaliação do papel da obesidade e de adipocinas como fatores de risco de Tromboembolismo Venoso: um estudo de casocontrole
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2019-03-18)Introduction: The venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent disease related to a relevant morbimortality. The association between obesity and VTE is particularly important due the increased prevalence of obesity in the ...
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Avaliação do parasitismo em camundongos infectados com Trypanosoma cruzi e submetidos à dieta hiperlipídica
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2022-08-05)As células T CD8+ específicas de perfil Th1 possuem suma importância à eliminação de patógenos intracelulares, sendo necessário estudos in vivo para investigar o comportamento das mesmas diante das infecções parasitárias. ...