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Electroacupuncture stimulation using different frequencies (10 and 100 Hz) chan...
Figueiredo,Lanese Medeiros; Silva,Agamenon Honório; Prado Neto,Alberico Ximenes do; Hissa,Miguel Nasser; Vasconcelos,Paulo Roberto Leitão dePURPOSE: To investigate the effect of 10 and 100 Hz peripheral electro-estimulation (electroacupuncture, EAc) at Zusanli (ST-36) and Zhongwan (CV-12) acupoints on blood glucose and lactate levels and tissue (liver and kidney) concentrations of lactate in hyperglycemic induced anesthetized rats. METHODS: Thirty-six rats were randomly assigned to 3 groups (n=12): G1: basal (anesthesia: ketamine (90mg kg-1 body we...
Preoperative glutamine infusion improves glycemia in heart surgery patients
Hissa,Miguel Nasser; Vasconcelos,Raquel Cavalcante de; Guimarães,Sergio Botelho; Silva,Ricardo Pereira; Garcia,José Huygens ParentePURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of pre-operative L-alanyl-glutamine (L-Ala-Gln) on blood glucose control in patients with coronary obstruction, selected for myocardial revascularization. METHODS: Twenty-two patients (63±8 years) were randomly assigned to receive 250ml of L-Ala-Gln 20% plus saline 750 ml (Group L- Ala-Gln, n=11) or saline 1000 ml (Group Saline, n=11) over 3 hours before operation. Pre-operative...
Avaliação de duas intervenções educativas para a prevenção do Diabetes Mellitus...
Silva,Ana Roberta Vilarouca da; Zanetti,Maria Lúcia; Forti,Adriana Costa e; Freitas,Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de; Hissa,Miguel NasserObjetivou-se avaliar duas intervenções educativas para a prevenção do Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 em adolescentes de risco. Participaram 90 alunos de uma escola pública de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, divididos em dois grupos: GA (n=45) e GB (n=45). O GA recebeu intervenção educativa individual, mediante um folder, e o GB, intervenção educativa grupal, abrangendo cinco encontros de duas horas cada um. Utilizaram-se q...