2 documents found, page 1 of 1
Effects of high fat diet on salivary alpha-amylase serum parameters and food co...
Rodrigues, L; Mouta, R; Costa, AR; Pereira, A; Capela e Silva, F; Amado, F; Antunes, CM; Lamy, ESalivary a-amylase, a major protein in saliva, has been described as a marker for sympathetic nervous system activity, hence for metabolic energy balance. In this context, its expression in overweight and obesity is of interest. Rats fed with a diet enriched with sunflower oil differentially gained weight yielding two subgroups according to their susceptibility (OP) or resistance (OR) to obesity. Elevated plasm...
Variations in salivary function in a rodent model of pre-diabetes.
Rodrigues, L; Mouta, R; Barra, C; Costa, AR; Capela e Silva, F; Lopes, O; Lima, M; Antunes, CM; Lamy, EDiabetes is a widespread disease representing an enormous part of the total health costs. An early diagnostic could be of extremely importance both for the understanding and prevention of this pathology. Saliva is a fluid with increasing interest as a source of biomarkers for disease diagnostic and saliva protein composition changes have already been reported for diabetic individuals. However, the studies were ...