LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Early Markers of Atherosclerotic Disease in Individuals with Excess Weight and Dyslipidemia

Menti, Eduardo; Zaffari, Denise; Galarraga, Thais; Lessa, João Regis da Conceição e; Pontin, Bruna; Pellanda, Lucia Campos; Portal, Vera Lúcia.

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (6), 2016

Abstract Background: Excessive weight is a cardiovascular risk factor since it generates a chronic inflammatory process that aggravates the endothelial function. Objective: To evaluate the endothelial function in individuals with excess weight and mild dyslipidemia using brachial artery flow-mediated d...

Tejido Adiposo/fisiopatología, Antropometría, Aterosclerosis/sangre, Aterosclerosis/etiología, Biomarcadores/sangre, Peso Corporal, Arteria Braquial/fisiopatología, Colesterol/sangre, Estudios Transversales, Dislipidemias/complicaciones, Dislipidemias/fisiopatología, Endotelio Vascular/fisiopatología, Fibrinógeno/análisis, Sobrepeso/complicaciones, Sobrepeso/fisiopatología, Flujo Sanguíneo Regional/fisiología, Factores de Riesgo, Factores Sexuales

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Serum total oxidant/anti-oxidant status, ischemia-modified albumin and oxidized-low density lipoprotein levels in patients with vitamin D deficiency

Baser, Husniye; Can, Ummugulsum; Baser, Salih; Hidayetoglu, Bahauddin Taha; Aslan, Uysaler; Buyuktorun, Ilker; Yerlikaya, Fatma Humeyra.

Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online); 59 (4), 2015

Objective Oxidative damage may be responsible for the pathogenesis and complications of many diseases. Vitamin D deficiency has been suggested as a potential mediator of various extra-skeletal pathologies. However, there are limited data on anti-oxidant properties of vitamin D.Materials and methods Forty...

Biomarcadores/sangre, Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis, Estudios de Casos y Controles, Fibrinógeno/análisis, Lipoproteínas LDL/sangre, Oxidantes/sangre, Albúmina Sérica, Albúmina Sérica Humana, Deficiencia de Vitamina D/sangre

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Clinical, hematological, total plasma protein and fibrinogen parameters of magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) pre- and post-rehabilitation

Coraiola, Angela M; Kolesnikovas, Cristiane K. M; Krul, Ricardo; Mangini, Paulo R; Locatelli-Dittrich, Rosangela.

Pesqui. vet. bras; 34 (supl.1), 2014

Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) usually arrive in poor body conditions at Brazilian beaches during the winter. Hematology provides valuable information about clinical and immunity status of the animals. The aims of this study were to determine the hematologic, total plasma protein (TPP) and...

Spheniscidae/sangre, Proteínas Sanguíneas/análisis, Fibrinógeno/análisis, Recuento de Células Sanguíneas/veterinaria, Anemia/rehabilitación

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