Browsing Biological Sciences by Subject "Obesity"

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    • Absence of sibutramine effect on spontaneous anxiety in rats 

      Frassetto, Silvana Soriano; Alves, Isis Orestes; Santos, Marislane Marília; Schmidt, Ana Eduarda Stein; Lopes, Janaína Jardim; Oliveira, Paulo A.; Vinagre, Anapaula Sommer; Pereira, Patricia (2010) [Journal article]
      A sibutramina tem sido descrita como um fármaco recomendado para o tratamento da obesidade, uma vez que tem a capacidade de inibir a recaptação de serotonina e noradrenalina no sistema nervoso central, aumentando assim o ...

    • Animal models of metabolic disorders in the study of neurodegenerative diseases : an overview 

      Bem, Andreza Fabro de; Krolow, Rachel; Farias, Hémelin Resende; Rezende, Victória Linden de; Gelain, Daniel Pens; Moreira, Jose Claudio Fonseca; Duarte, João Miguel das Neves; Oliveira, Jade de (2021) [Journal article]
      The incidence of metabolic disorders, as well as of neurodegenerative diseases—mainly the sporadic forms of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease—are increasing worldwide. Notably, obesity, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia ...

    • An overweight/obesity survey among dogs and cats attended at a veterinary teaching hospital during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Machado, Bruna dos Santos; Bruno, Camilla Elias; Silva, Denise Iparraguirre da; Barth, Júlia Camargo; Santos, Luiza Pinho dos; Alves, Mariana Sauzen; Araújo, Ana Cristina Pacheco de; Pöppl, Alan Gomes (2022) [Journal article]
      Anecdotal reports suggest that the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (COVID-19) has increased overweight and obesity prevalence in dogs and cats. The present report aimed to perform a retrospective overweight/obesity ...

    • Associação entre diferentes indicadores de obesidade e prevalência de hipertensão arterial 

      Gus, Miguel; Moreira, Leila Beltrami; Pimentel, Mauricio; Gleisner, Ana Luiza Mandelli; Moraes, Renan Stoll; Fuchs, Flávio Danni (1998) [Journal article]
      Objetivo - Determinar a associação entre índice de massa corporal (IMC), índice cintura-quadril e cintura com a prevalência de hipertensão arterial (HAS) em amostra representativa de 1088 adultos de Porto Alegre, Brasil. ...

    • Association of adipokines and adhesion molecules with indicators of obesity in women undergoing mammography screening 

      Souza, Caroline Isoppo de; Rosa, Daniela Dornelles; Ettrich, Betina da Gama; Cibeira, Gabriela Herrmann; Giacomazzi, Juliana; Tusset, Paloma; Prolla, Patrícia Ashton; Medeiros, Lídia Rosi de Freitas; Caleffi, Maira; Camargo Neto, Eurico; Moriguchi, Emílio Hideyuki; Graudenz, Márcia Silveira (2012) [Journal article]
      Background: The soluble cell adhesion molecules and adipokines are elevated in patients with obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, breast cancer and atherosclerosis. Objective: To investigate the relationship ...

    • Behavioral and biochemical effects of pharmacopuncture (ST 36 and ST 25) in obese rats 

      Pontes, Mariana Chiste; Heck, Lilian Cardoso; Coelho, Janice Carneiro (2015) [Journal article]
      Background: Acupuncture has been reported as a weight loss treatment for obese patients. The use of pharmacopuncture focusing on behavioral analyses has not yet been studied with the objective of treating obesity. Thus, ...

    • Biochemical and physiological parameters in rats fed with high-fat diet : the protective effect of chronic treatment with purple grape juice (bordo variety) 

      Lacerda, Denise dos Santos; Almeida, Mariana Garbin de; Teixeira, Cláudia da Silva; Jesus, Alyne Gonçalves de; Pereira Junior, Edison da Silva; Bock, Patricia Martins; Henriques, João Antonio Pêgas; Gomez, Rosane; Dani, Caroline; Funchal, Cláudia da Silva (2018) [Journal article]
      High-fat-diet (HFD) has been related to metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Consumption of grapes and their byproducts containing phenolic compounds has been reported due to the benefits they produce for human health. ...

    • Cafeteria diet increases liquid intake and serum creatinine levels in rats 

      Ströher, Roberta; Macedo, Isabel Cristina de; Oliveira, Carla de; Scarabelot, Vanessa Leal; Rizzo, Tizye Lima; Goularte, Jeferson Ferraz; Caumo, Wolnei; Belló-Klein, Adriane; Sanvitto, Gilberto Luiz; Torres, Iraci Lucena da Silva (2017) [Journal article]
      Introduction: Important changes in human dietary pattern occurred in recent decades. Increased intake of processed foods leads to obesity, which is related with the development of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes ...

    • Circulating extracellular vesicles and particles derived from adipocytes : the potential role in spreading microRNAs associated with cellular senescence 

      Siqueira, Ionara Rodrigues; Rodrigues, Andressa de Souza; Flores, Marina Siqueira; Cunha, Eduarda Letícia Vieira; Goldberg, M.; Harmon, B.; Batabyal, Rachael; Freishtat, R.; Cechinel, Laura Reck (2022) [Journal article]
      Aging is associated with adipose tissue dysfunction and is recognized as a risk factor for shortened life span. Considering that in vitro findings have shown the involvement of microRNA in extracellular vesicles and particles ...

    • Circulating levels and subcutaneous adipose tissue gene expression of pigment epithelium-derived factor in polycystic ovary syndrome and normal women : a case control study 

      Lecke, Sheila Bünecker; Morsch, Debora Martinho; Spritzer, Poli Mara (2013) [Journal article]
      Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been recognized as a metabolic disorder, manifested by abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and hypertension. Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), a ...

    • Dispensações de psicotrópicos anorexígenos no Município de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brasil 

      Martins , Eduardo Luiz Mendonça; Amaral, Maria da Penha Henriques do; Ferreira, Maria Beatriz Cardoso; Mendonça, Alessandra Ésther de; Pereira, Mônica Cecília Santana; Pereira, Denise Campos; Ribeiro, Paula Maria; Brumano, Larissa Pereira (2012) [Journal article]
      A obesidade é um grave problema de saúde pública, com prevalência crescente em níveis epidêmicos. Tratamento farmacológico é uma das abordagens terapêuticas, mas deve ser precedido de mudança de hábitos alimentares e prática ...

    • Effects of a PPARG gene variant on obesity characteristics in Brazil 

      Mattevi, Vanessa Sune; Zembrzuski, Verônica Marques; Hutz, Mara Helena (2007) [Journal article]
      The contribution of genetic factors to the development of obesity has been widely recognized, but the identity of the genes involved has not yet been fully clarified. Variation in genes involved in adipocyte differentiation ...

    • Effects of extracts of two selected strains of Haematococcus pluvialis on adipocyte function 

      Pappalardo, Ilaria; Santarsiero, Anna; Radice, Rosa Paola; Martelli, Giuseppe; Grassi, Giulia; Oliveira, Marcos Roberto de; Infantino, Vittoria; Todisco, Simona (2023) [Journal article]
      Recently, microalgae are arousing considerable interest as a source of countless molecules with potential impacts in the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical fields. Haematococcus pluvialis, also named Haematococcus lacustris, ...

    • Effects of high-intensity interval and moderate-intensity continuous exercise on inflammatory, leptin, IgA, and lipid peroxidation responses in obese males 

      Souza, Daniel Costa de; Matos, Victor Araújo Ferreira; Santos, Victor Oliveira Albuquerque dos; Medeiros, Ítalo Freire; Marinho, Cristiane da Silva Ramos; Nascimento, Paulo Ricardo Porfírio do; Dorneles, Gilson Pires; Peres, Alessandra; Muller, Carlos Henrique de Lemos; Krause, Maurício da Silva; Costa, Eduardo Caldas; Fayh, Ana Paula Trussardi (2018) [Journal article]
      Purpose: To compare the effects of a single high-intensity interval exercise session (HIIE) with amoderate-intensity continuous exercise session (MICE) on the inflammatory profile, IgA levels, and lipid peroxidation in ...

    • High saturated fat and low carbohydrate diet decreases lifespan independent of body weight in mice 

      Müller, Alexandre Pastoris; Dietrich, Marcelo de Oliveira; Assis, Adriano Martimbianco de; Souza, Diogo Onofre Gomes de; Portela, Luis Valmor Cruz (2013) [Journal article]
      Background: Obesity is a health problem that is reaching epidemic proportions worldwide. We investigated the effects of a life-long high saturated fat and low carbohydrate (HF) diet on the body mass, glucose tolerance, ...

    • Insulin resistance and associated factors in female adolescents from two capital cities in the north and south of Brazil 

      Gemelli, Ivanice Fernandes Barcellos; Silva, Thaís Rasia da; Farias, Edson dos Santos; Olinto, Maria Teresa Anselmo; Spritzer, Poli Mara (2021) [Journal article]
      Background: It has been described that physiological changes in glucose metabolism, represented by insulin resistance (IR), are predicted during pubertal evolution, and obesity may be associated with its persistence even ...

    • Lithium and methylphenidate : opposite effects on perirenal brown fat 

      Oliveira, José Menna; Crema, Leonardo Machado; Diehl, Luisa Amalia; Pettenuzzo, Letícia Ferreira; Bertinetti, Liane Tavares; Dalmaz, Carla; Rocha, Elizabete Rocha da (2010) [Journal article]
      Objetivo: Avaliar como a administração de lítio afeta o tecido adiposo marrom (perirrenal) e branco (inguinal) e se o metilfenidato modula os efeitos do lítio. Métodos: Vinte e cinco ratos Wistar adultos machos foram ...

    • Longer cortical silent period length is associated to binge eating disorder : an exploratory study 

      Antunes, Luciana da Conceição; Elkfury, Jéssica Lorenzzi; Parizotti, Cristiane Schulz; Brietzke, Aline Patrícia; Bandeira, Janete Shatkoski; Torres, Iraci Lucena da Silva; Fregni, Felipe; Caumo, Wolnei (2020) [Journal article]
      Introduction: Although binge eating disorder (BED) is an eating disorder and obesity is a clinical disease, it is known that both conditions present overlapped symptoms related to, at least partially, the disruption of ...

    • 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 features of women with polycystic ovary syndrome in Latin America : a systematic review 

      Marchesan, Lucas Bandeira; Ramos, Ramon Bossardi; Spritzer, Poli Mara (2021) [Journal article]
      Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder that commonly affects women of childbearing age and has been associated with metabolic and reproductive abnormalities. Only a few studies have investigated ...