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Awareness workshops on Alzheimer's disease in elderly people/family: contributi...
Ilha, Silomar; Casarin, Francine; Huppes, Betânia; de Carvalho Pires, Luciana; Colpo, Elisângela; Rodrigues Maziero, BrunaThis article aimed to describe the contributions of awareness workshops for the knowledge of academics from health care courses about Alzheimer's disease in the elderly/family. A semi-structured interview was carried out, before and after awareness-raising workshops with 12 academics from the health courses of a University of Rio Grande do Sul. There were findings about the academics' perception about Alzheimer...
Efeitos metabólicos do consumo da castanha do Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa) em ...
Colpo, ElisângelaBrazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa, Lecythidaceae family) is the richest known food in selenium. Its consumption has demonstrated efficient in improving the lipid profile and the plasmatic selenium levels as well as to increase the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) enzyme in humans. Thus, this study aims at evaluating the metabolic effects of a single portion of Brazil nut intake in healthy humans. It is a...
Avaliação dos marcadores do estresse oxidativo em indivíduos suplementados com ...
Colpo, ElisângelaIron is an essential nutrient for cellular activities including oxygen transport, electron transfer, and gene regulation. However, iron is potentially toxic via its redox reactions which generate reactive oxygen species (ROS). Oxidative damage to biomolecules can be modulated by antioxidants such as ascorbic acid (AA). However, it is well known that in the presence of redox-active iron, AA can act as a pro-oxid...