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Baixa ingestão de proteínas está associada à mortalidade em idosos brasileiros

Resumo Objetivo Estimar a associação entre baixa ingestão de proteínas e mortalidade em pessoas idosas. Métodos Estudo prospectivo realizado com 621 pessoas idosas da cidade de Viçosa (Minas Gerais), município de médio porte no Brasil. A ingestão de proteínas foi avaliada na linha d...

Anabolic steroids and their effects of on neuronal density in cortical areas and hippocampus of mice

Braz. j. biol; 81 (3), 2021
Abstract Anabolic substances have been increasingly used by bodybuilders and athletes with the goal of improving performance and aesthetics. However, this practice has caused some concern to physicians and researchers because of unknowledge of consequences that the indiscriminate and illicit use of these...

Swim training reverses some effects of nandrolone decanoate in wistar rats

Rev. bras. med. esporte; 27 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Introduction: The indiscriminate use of androgenic steroids may have deleterious effects on human tissue. Objectives: Evaluate the effects of chronic administration of the steroid nandrolone decanoate (DECA) on autonomic cardiovascular modulation, kidney morphometry and the association between...

Rotura simultanea bilateral de tendon cuadricipital asociada a anabolizantes esteroideos
Bilateral simultaneous rupture of quadriceps tendon associated to anabolic steroids administration

La rotura bilateral y simultánea del tendón cuadricipital es una lesión rara con pocos reportes en la literatura, que suele ocurrir en mayores de 50 años con enfermedades sistémicas crónicas subyacentes. Presentamos el caso de un paciente masculino sano de 32 años con rotura bilateral de tendón c...

Hepatotoxicidad por esteroides anabólicos androgénicos, reporte de 2 casos en Uruguay

El consumo ilícito de esteroides anabólicos androgénicos con fines estéticos ha aumentado en los últimos años y, aunque raro, es causa de hepatotoxicidad. Los casos con daño hepatocelular son más frecuentes, pero los colestásicos son más graves y pueden asociarse a falla renal. Salvo por la sus...

Behavioral cross-sensitization between testosterone and fenproporex in adolescent and adult rats

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (1), 2018
The abuse of psychoactive drugs is considered a global health problem. During the last years, a relevant number of studies have investigated the relationship between anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and other psychoactive drugs. AAS, such as testosterone, can cause a dependence syndrome that shares man...

Resting spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity and cardiac autonomic control in anabolic androgenic steroid users

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: Misuse of anabolic androgenic steroids in athletes is a strategy used to enhance strength and skeletal muscle hypertrophy. However, its abuse leads to an imbalance in muscle sympathetic nerve activity, increased vascular resistance, and increased blood pressure. However, the mechanisms underl...

Impact of chronic administration of anabolic androgenic steroids and taurine on blood pressure in rats

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 49 (6), 2016
Supraphysiological administration of anabolic androgenic steroids has been linked to increased blood pressure. The widely distributed amino acid taurine seems to be an effective depressor agent in drug-induced hypertension. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of chronic high dose administr...

Effects of anabolic steroid treatment associated with physical training in adipose tissue of male Wistar rats

Acta sci., Health sci; 37 (1), 2015
Anabolic androgenic-steroids (AAS) include a broad class of synthetic derivatives of testosterone, being nandrolone decanoate the most widely used in sports environment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the metabolic effects of nandrolone decanoate in sedentary and trained adult male rats. We establ...