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Impact of Kuntai Capsules on LIF, IGF-1 and EGF expression in the implantation window of endometrium in mice

To investigate the influence of Kuntai capsules on the expression level of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1)and epidermal growth factor (EGF) during the mouse’s implantation window of superovulation period and controlled ovarian hyperstimulation period. 90 female m...

Salud ósea en personas transgénero
Bone health in transgender subjects

Actual. osteol; 16 (3), 2020
Una persona transgénero es aquella en la cual el género autopercibido difiere del asignado al nacer, mientras que el término cisgénero es utilizado en aquellos individuos no trans. El tratamiento hormonal cruzado (THC) constituye una opción para lograr caracteres sexuales secundarios deseados. Es co...

Increased levels of hexacosanoic acid in the brain of Winstar rats: a behavioral study

Clin. biomed. res; 40 (3), 2020
Introduction: X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a peroxisomal metabolic disorder associated with mutations in the ATP-binding cassette sub-family D member1 (ABCD1) gene. Practically all male patients with X-ALD develop adrenocortical insufficiency during childhood and progressive myelopathy and pe...

Informações sistematizadas da relação nacional de plantas medicinais de interesse ao SUS: Curcuma longa L, Zingiberaceae – Açafrão-da-terra
Systematized information from the national list of medicinal plants of interest to SUS: Curcuma longa L, Zingiberaceae – Turmeric

SGLT-2 inhibitors in diabetes: a focus on renoprotection

SUMMARY Type 2 diabetes mellitus is an important public health problem, with a significant impact on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and an important risk factor for chronic kidney disease. Various hypoglycemic therapies have proved to be beneficial to clinical outcomes, while others have failed t...

Reduction of oxidative stress improves insulin signaling in cardiac tissue of obese mice

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effects of oxidative stress on insulin signaling in cardiac tissue of obese mice. Methods Thirty Swiss mice were equally divided (n=10) into three groups: Control Group, Obese Group, and Obese Group Treated with N-acetylcysteine. After obesity and insulin resistance w...

Acute spontaneous suppurative thyroiditis caused by Eikenella corrodens presented with thyrotoxicosis

ABSTRACT Acute suppurative thyroiditis is a very rare and life-threatening endocrine emergency. Thyrotoxicosis is a rare condition accompanying acute suppurative thyroiditis. While the majority of the cases in the literature are caused by different reasons, spontaneous development is very rare. We presen...

Effects of ICI 182, 780, an ERα and ERβ antagonist, and G-1, a GPER agonist, on autophagy in breast cancer cells

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate if ICI 182,780 (fulvestrant), a selective estrogen receptor alpha/beta (ERα/ERβ) antagonist, and G-1, a selective G-protein-coupled receptor (GPER) agonist, can potentially induce autophagy in breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and SKBr3, and how G-1 affects cell ...

Creatine supplementation plus neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves lower-limb muscle strength and quality of life in hemodialysis men