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    • Mesa milimetrada para corte de tecidos duros : nota prévia 

      Padilha, Dalva Maria Pereira; Hammes, Mauricio (1998) [Journal article]
      O estudo de substâncias/tecidos duros constantes na natureza, representa uma fonte inesgotável de informações, A Odontologia é uma das ciências que mais profundamente estuda substâncias/tecidos duros, não só por causa da ...

    • Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders 

      Colpo, Gabriela Delevati; Ascoli, Bruna Maria; Aguiar, Bianca Wollenhaupt de; Pfaffenseller, Bianca; Silva, Emily Galvão da; Lima, Elizabeth Obino Cirne; Quevedo, João Luciano de; Kapczinski, Flávio Pereira; Rosa, Adriane Ribeiro (2015) [Journal article]
      Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent progenitor cells that have the capacity to differentiate into all lineages of mesodermal origin, e.g., cartilage, bone, and adipocytes. MSCs have been identified at different ...

    • Mesenchymal stem cells from sternum : the type of heart disease, ischemic or valvular, does not influence the cell culture establishment and growth kinetics 

      Dias, Lucinara Dadda; Casali, Karina Rabello; Ghem, Carine; Silva, Melissa Kristocheck da; Sausen, Grasiele; Palma, Patricia Vianna Bonini; Covas, Dimas T.; Kalil, Renato Abdala Karam; Schaan, Beatriz D'Agord; Nardi, Nance Beyer; Markoski, Melissa Medeiros (2017) [Journal article]
      Background: In an attempt to increase the therapeutic potential for myocardial regeneration, there is a quest for new cell sources and types for cell therapy protocols. The pathophysiology of heart diseases may affect ...

    • Messenger RNA levels of podocyte-associated proteins in subjects with different degrees of glucose tolerance with or without nephropathy 

      Nascimento, Jonathan Fraportti do; Canani, Luis Henrique Santos; Gerchman, Fernando; Rodrigues, Patrícia Garcia; Joelsons, Gabriel; Santos, Mariane dos; Pereira, Sane Vianna; Veronese, Francisco José Veríssimo (2013) [Journal article]
      Background: To investigate gene expression of podocyte-specific proteins in urine of diabetes and prediabetes subjects and the association of these proteins with albuminuria. Methods: Fifteen controls, 19 prediabetes, and ...

    • Meta-análise das publicações científicas de IES brasileiras com sistema de gestão ambiental 

      Feil, Alexandre André; Strasburg, Virgílio José; Naime, Roberto Harb (2015) [Journal article]
      As Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) estão sendo pressionadas por mudanças rumo à sustentabilidade e, portanto despertando para ações e práticas de gestão ambiental, por serem consideradas como referências para a ...

    • Meta-analyses and Forest plots using a microsoft excel spreadsheet: step-by-step guide focusing on descriptive data analysis 

      Neyeloff, Jeruza Lavanholi; Fuchs, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa; Moreira, Leila Beltrami (2012) [Journal article]
      Background: Meta-analyses are necessary to synthesize data obtained from primary research, and in many situations reviews of observational studies are the only available alternative. General purpose statistical packages ...

    • Meta-analysis reveals the association of common variants in the uncoupling protein (UCP) 1-3 genes with body mass index variability 

      Brondani, Letícia de Almeida; Assmann, Taís Silveira; Souza, Bianca Marmontel de; Bouças, Ana Paula; Canani, Luis Henrique Santos; Crispim, Daisy (2014) [Journal article]
      Background: The relationship between uncoupling protein (UCP) 1–3 polymorphisms and susceptibility to obesity has been investigated in several genetic studies. However, the impact of these polymorphisms on obesity is still ...

    • Metabarcoding reveals that a non-nutritive sweetener and sucrose yield similar gut microbiota patterns in Wistar rats 

      Lopes, Tiago Falcón; Foletto, Kelly Carraro; Siebert, Marina; Pinto, Denise Entrudo; Andrades, Michael Everton; Bertoluci, Marcello Casaccia (2020) [Journal article]
      The effects of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) on the gut microbiota are an area of increasing research interest due to their potential influence on weight gain, insulin resistance, and inflammation. Studies have shown that ...

    • Metabolic and molecular subacute effects of a single moderate-intensity exercise bout, performed in the fasted state, in obese male rats 

      Vogt, Éverton Lopes; Dentz, Maiza Cristina Von; Rocha, Débora Santos; Model, Jorge Felipe Argenta; Kowalewski, Lucas Stahlhöfer; Souza, Samir Kahl de; Oliveira, Vitória Girelli de; Bittencourt Junior, Paulo Ivo Homem de; Friedman, Rogério; Krause, Maurício da Silva; Vinagre, Anapaula Sommer (2021) [Journal article]
      Introduction and objectives: Obesity represents a major global public health problem. Its etiology is multifactorial and includes poor dietary habits, such as hypercaloric and hyperlipidic diets (HFDs), physical inactivity, ...

    • Metabolic disturbances due to a high-fat diet in a non-insulin-resistant animal model 

      Ramalho, Leticia; Jornada, Manoela Neves da; Antunes, Luciana da Conceição; Hidalgo, Maria Paz Loayza (2017) [Journal article]
      OBJECTIVE: Shift workers have metabolic changes more often than day workers. It is also known that night workers prefer foods high in saturated fat. Such data suggest that shift workers are prone to cardiovascular disease. ...

    • Metabolic efects of antihyperglycemic agents and mortality : meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 

      Rados, Dimitris Rucks Varvaki; Viecceli, Camila; Pinto, Lana Catani Ferreira; Gerchman, Fernando; Leitão, Cristiane Bauermann; Gross, Jorge Luiz (2020) [Journal article]
      The efects of antihyperglycemic medications on cardiovascular events and mortality are heterogeneous and their efects on intermediate factors might explain these diferences. This systematic review explores the relationship ...

    • Metabolic risk associated with liver enzymes, uric acid, and hemoglobin in adolescents 

      Souza, Sonimar de; Reuter, Cézane Priscila; Andersen, Lars Bo; Lima, Rodrigo Antunes; Pfeiffer, Karin Allor; Mello, Elza Daniel de; Gaya, Anelise Reis; Franke, Silvia Isabel Rech; Renner, Jane Dagmar Pollo (2020) [Journal article]
      The associations of renal, hepatic, and hematologic markers with metabolic risk (MR) have already been shown in adolescents. However, it is still controversial which marker best predicts metabolic changes in youth. The aim ...

    • Metabolic risk in schoolchildren is associated with low levels of cardiorespiratory “fitness, obesity, and parents' nutritional pro“file 

      Todendi, Pâmela Ferreira; Valim, Andréia Rosane de Moura; Reuter, Cézane Priscila; Mello, Elza Daniel de; Gaya, Anelise Reis; Burgos, Miria Suzana (2016) [Journal article]
      Objective: Verify the association between metabolic risk profile in students with different levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index, as well as the nutritional status of their parents. Methods: A cross-sectional ...

    • Metabolic risk is associated with sociodemographic characteristics in adolescents from both rural and urban regions from southern Brazil 

      Souza, Sonimar de; Silveira, João Francisco de Castro; Marques, Kelin Cristina; Gaya, Anelise Reis; Franke, Silvia Isabel Rech; Renner, Jane Dagmar Pollo; Hobkirk, James Philip; Carroll, Sean M.; Reuter, Cézane Priscila (2022) [Journal article]
      Background: The prevalence of several cardiovascular metabolic disorders are increasingly cause for concern in adolescents worldwide. Given the complex interrelations between metabolic risk (MR) and sociodemographic ...

    • Metabolic syndrome and population attributable risk among HIV/AIDS patients: comparison between NCEP-ATPIII, IDF and AHA/NHLBI definitions 

      Alencastro, Paulo Ricardo de; Wolff, Fernando Herz; Oliveira, Renato Rodrigues de; Ikeda, Maria Letícia Rodrigues; Barcellos, Nêmora Tregnago; Brandao, Ajacio Bandeira de Mello; Fuchs, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa (2012) [Journal article]
      Background: Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is based on the same individual components, but has received several amendments to the original definition. In this study, we verified the prevalence of metabolic syndrome according ...

    • Metabolic syndrome and psychiatric disorders : a population-based study 

      Moreira, Fernanda Pedrotti; Jansen, Karen; Cardoso, Taiane de Azevedo; Mondin, Thaíse Campos; Magalhães, Pedro Vieira da Silva; Kapczinski, Flávio Pereira; Souza, Luciano Dias de Mattos; Silva, Ricardo Azevedo da; Oses, Jean Pierre; Wiener, Carolina David (2019) [Journal article]
      Objective: To identify the association of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and psychiatric disorders in young adults in southern Brazil. Methods: This population based cross-sectional study involved a total of 1,023 young adults ...

    • Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease in type-1 diabetes Mellitus 

      Rodrigues, Ticiana da Costa; Canani, Luis Henrique Santos; Gross, Jorge Luiz (2010) [Journal article]
      A síndrome metabólica (SM) é um transtorno complexo representado por um conjunto de fatores de risco cardiovasculares relacionados à deposição central de gordura e à resistência à ação da insulina (RI), e está associada à ...

    • Metabolismo da placa cariogênica 

      Barros, Eduardo Roberto Correa de (1990) [Journal article]
      Estudo e descrição do metabolismo da placa cariogênica. Associações dos fenômenos metabólicos da placa dental com o processo patológico mais comum da cavidade bucal: a cárie dental. Material de estudo para alunos das ...

    • Metabolomic biomarker candidates for skeletal muscle loss in the collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model 

      Alabarse, Paulo Vinicius Gil; Silva, Jordana Miranda de Souza; Espírito Santo, Rafaela Cavalheiro do; Oliveira, Marianne Schrader de; Almeida, Andrelise Simões de; Oliveira, Mayara Souza de; Immig, Mônica Luiza; Freitas, Eduarda Correa; Teixeira, Vivian de Oliveira Nunes; Bathurst, Camilla L.; Brenol, Claiton Viegas; Filippin, Lidiane Isabel; Young, Stephen Peter; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Xavier, Ricardo Machado (2021) [Journal article]
      There is no consensus for diagnosis or treatment of RA muscle loss. We aimed to investigate metabolites in arthritic mice urine as biomarkers of muscle loss. DBA1/J mice comprised collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and control ...

    • Metabolomics applied to maternal and perinatal health : a review of new frontiers with a translation potential 

      Souza, Renato Teixeira; Novais, Jussara de Souza Mayrink; Leite, Debora Farias Batista; Nascimento, Maria Laura Costa do; Calderon, Iracema de Mattos Paranhos; Rocha Filho, Edilberto Alves Pereira da; Vettorazzi, Janete; Feitosa, Francisco Edson de Lucena; Cecatti, Jose Guilherme (2019) [Journal article]
      The prediction or early diagnosis of maternal complications is challenging mostly because the main conditions, such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, and gestational diabetes mellitus, are complex ...