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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus remission eighteen months after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 43 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in improving the glycemic profile of obese patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) after 18 months of follow-up. Methods: four hundred sixty-eight pacients with DM2 and BMI ≥35 were submitted to Roux-en-Y gastric...

Programa de gerenciamento de doenças crônicas em um plano de saúde, são paulo, brasil

Ciênc. cuid. saúde; 15 (2), 2016
RESUMO Atualmente as doenças crônicas não transmissíveis são as principais causas de morte no mundo. Consideradas doenças multifatoriais, têm em comum fatores de riscos modificáveis tais como inatividade física, colesterol elevado, excesso de peso, tabagismo, consumo excessivo de bebidas alcoól...

Validation of HOMA-IR in a model of insulin-resistance induced by a high-fat diet in Wistar rats

ABSTRACT Objective The present study aimed to validate homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in relation to the insulin tolerance test (ITT) in a model of insulin-resistance in Wistar rats induced by a 19-week high-fat diet. Materials and methods A total of 30 male Wistar rats ...

Correlation of Insulin Resistance with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Adolescents

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (4), 2016
Abstract Background: Blood pressure is directly related to body mass index, and individuals with increased waist circumference have higher risk of developing hypertension, insulin resistance, and other metabolic changes, since adolescence. Objective: to evaluate the correlation of blood pressure with i...

Endoplasmic reticulum stress and renal lesion in mice with combination of high-fat diet and streptozotocin-induced diabetes

Acta cir. bras; 31 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT PURPOSE : To investigate in the kidney the pathologic changes and expression of GRP78 and CHOP in the Kunming (KM) mice with combination of high-fat diet and streptozotocin-induced diabetes. METHODS : Sixty two male KM mice were randomly divided into a normal control (NC) group (n=20) and a hi...

Evaluación de una intervención educativa nutricional en trabajadores de la construcción para prevenir enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (2), 2016
Background: Unhealthy lifestyles and overweight are common among blue collar workers. Aim: To evaluate a nutrition education intervention in construction workers to prevent chronic diseases. Material and Methods: One hundred forty two participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 69) ...

Low vaspin levels are related to endothelial dysfunction in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 49 (7), 2016
Vaspin is a novel adipocytokine associated with glucose tolerance and chronic inflammation. Some studies reveal that vaspin may be involved in cardiovascular diseases. Our objective was to investigate the relationship between serum vaspin levels and endothelial function in patients with ankylosing spondy...

A high-fat diet decreases GABA concentration in the frontal cortex and hippocampus of rats

Biol. Res; 49 (), 2016
BACKGROUND: It has been proposed that the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) plays a key role in the regulation of food intake and body weight by controlling the excitability, plasticity and the synchronization of neuronal activity in the frontal cortex (FC). It has been also proposed that the high-fat diet (HF...

Prevalência de diabetes mellitus e fatores associados em mulheres indígenas do Município de Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

Resumo: O objetivo do estudo foi estimar a prevalência de glicemia capilar casual alterada, sugestiva de diabetes mellitus, e sua associação com os fatores socioeconômicos, demográficos, antropométricos e clínicos em mulheres indígenas do Município de Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Trata-...

Ethanolic extract of Passiflora edulis Sims leaves inhibits protein glycation and restores the oxidative burst in diabetic rat macrophages after Candida albicans exposure

Braz. j. pharm. sci; 51 (4), 2015
abstract This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the ethanolic extract of Passiflora edulis leaves on blood glucose, protein glycation, NADPH oxidase activity and macrophage phagocytic capacity after Candida albicans exposure in diabetic rats. The Passiflora edulis Sims leaves were dried to 4...