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A 16-week study to compare the effect of vildagliptin versus gliclazide on post...
Hissa, Marcelo Rocha Nasser; Cavalcante, Lilian Loureiro Albuquerque; Guimarães, Sergio Botelho; Hissa, Miguel NasserBackground: Diabetes is closely linked with coronary artery disease, either by means of direct effects of hyperglycemia, or indirectly by its frequent association with dyslipidemia. Any treatment for diabetes that has beyond the capacity of reduce glycated hemoglobin, the propensity to improve lipid profile and reduce weight will bring many benefits to patients. Method: We compare the effects of vildagliptin wi...
Fructo-oligosaccharide effects on serum cholesterol levels. An overview
Costa, Graciana Teixeira; Abreu, Giselle Castro de; Guimarães, André Brito Bastos; Vasconcelos, Paulo Roberto Leitão de; Guimarães, Sergio BotelhoPURPOSE: To address the effects of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) intake on serum cholesterol levels. METHODS: We performed a search for scientific articles in MEDLINE database from 1987 to 2014, using the following English keywords: fructooligosaccharides; fructooligosaccharides and cholesterol. A total of 493 articles were found. After careful selection and exclusion of duplicate articles 34 references were sel...
Preconditioning with mono and polyunsaturated fatty acids and low-intensity ele...
Cardoso, Maria dos Prazeres Carneiro; Albuquerque, Andréa de Oliveira; Girão, Virgínia Cláudia Carneiro; Pompeu, Margarida Maria de LimaPURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of preconditioning with oils mixes containing ω3/ω6/ω9 associated with micro-currents on skin repair in rats. METHODS: One-hundred and eight Wistar rats randomized into G-1, G-2 and G-3 groups were treated with saline (0.9%), mix 1 (corn+soybean oils) and mix 2 (olive+canola+flaxseed oils), respectively, in a single dose (0.01ml/g) by gavage. Next, each group was subdivided into...
Effects of acupuncture and electroacupuncture on estradiol-induced inflammation...
Santos, Elba Lucia Wanderley; Dias, Bruno Hállan Meneses; Andrade, Ana Carolina Rodrigues de; Pascoal, Angélica Maria HolandaPURPOSE: To investigate the effects of classical acupuncture (Ac) and electroacupuncture (EAc) on estradiol-induced inflammation and oxidative stress in health rodents. METHODS: Twenty-four eight-week old female rats were treated with estradiol valerate (EV) 4.0 mg i.m. single dose and randomly assigned to four groups (n=6): G1(control), G2 (Ac), G3 (EAc 2 Hz) and G4 (EAc 100 Hz). After 60 days all rats were an...
Qualidade de vida de pacientes com queimaduras internados em um hospital de ref...
Guimarães, Isaac Bevilaqua de Albuquerque; Martins, Aline Barbosa Teixeira; Guimarães, Sergio BotelhoObjective: Despite scientific advances, the burns are still a medical, psychological, social and economic problem that involves not only the doctor and the patient as well as the whole society. Individuals who have suffered extensive burns have physical and psychological changes; the impact on their quality of life (QOL) constitutes a major challenge to professionals responsible for their treatment. This study ...
Glutamine and ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate supplementation on malate dehydroge...
Guimarães Filho, Artur; Cunha, Rodrigo Maranguape Silva da; Vasconcelos, Paulo Roberto Leitão de; Guimarães, Sergio BotelhoPURPOSE: To evaluate the relative gene expression (RGE) of cytosolic (MDH1) and mitochondrial (MDH2) malate dehydrogenases enzymes in partially hepatectomized rats after glutamine (GLN) or ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate (OKG) suplementation. METHODS: One-hundred and eight male Wistar rats were randomly distributed into six groups (n=18): CCaL, GLNL and OKGL and fed calcium caseinate (CCa), GLN and OKG, 0.5g/Kg b...