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"Ser criança'' - an oral health literacy program for vulnerable children and fa...
Veiga, Nélio; Dias, Beatriz; Oliveira, Mário; Correia, Patrícia; Couto, Patrícia; Lopes, Pedro C.; Correia, Maria José; Duarte, Ana SofiaBackground: Oral health literacy and knowledge about primary prevention methods are essential to decrease possible effects of poor oral health on systemic health. This is more evident among the vunerable communities. The objectives of this work consists in the establishment of methods to promote oral health literacy applicable to the participants of the “Ser Criança” program, namely: development of a website—“S...
Evidence for host epigenetic signatures arising from arbovirus infections: a sy...
Aguiar, Gabriella Pequeno Costa Gomes de; Leite, Claudio Manuel Gonçalves da Silva; Dias, Beatriz; Vasconcelos, Silvania Maria MendesBackground: Arbovirus infections have steadily become a major pandemic threat. This study aimed at investigating the existence of host epigenetic markers arising from the principal arboviruses infections impacting on human health. We set to systematically review all published evidence describing any epigenetic modifications associated with infections from arboviruses, including, but not limited to, microRNAs, D...
Avaliação laboratorial do efeito antioxidante e anti-inflamatório do Resveratro...
Silva, Ana Margarida; Ferreira, Carla; Dias, Beatriz; Silva, Isabel; Clemente, Mariana; Figueiredo, João; Pereira, Telmo; Caseiro, ArmandoIntrodução: O resveratrol é uma fitoalexina natural cujos principais benefícios devem-se às suas propriedades anti-inflamatórias e antioxidantes. Os seus efeitos sugerem que este é um suplemento útil para a redução da inflamação, podendo desempenhar um papel fundamental na prevenção das doenças cardiovasculares. Este promove a vasodilatação pela indução da síntese de óxido nítrico (NO), possui atividade antitro...
Laboratory evaluation of Resveratrol antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect o...
Caseiro, Armando; Silva, Ana Margarida; Ferreira, Carla; Dias, Beatriz; Silva, Isabel; Clemente, Mariana; de Figueiredo, João Paulo; Pereira, TelmoIntroduction: Resveratrol is a natural phytoalexin whose main benefits are due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Its effects suggest that this is a useful supplement for reducing inflammation and may play a key role in cardiovascular disease prevention. It promotes vasodilation by induction of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, has antithrombotic activity and prevents platelet aggregation. Vascular...