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Ghrelin plasma levels, gastric ghrelin cell density and bone mineral density in women with rheumatoid arthritis

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (6), 2017
Generalized bone loss can be considered an extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that may lead to the occurrence of fractures, resulting in decreased quality of life and increased healthcare costs. The peptide ghrelin has demonstrated to positively affect osteoblasts in vitro and has...

The influence of selected pathological states on the somatostatin-like immunoreactive (SOM-LI) endocrine cells in the mucosal layer of the porcine descending colon

Pesqui. vet. bras; 32 (supl.1), 2012
This study reports on changes in the number of somatostatin-like immunoreactive (SOM-LI) endocrine cells in the porcine descending colon, caused by chemically driven inflammation, axotomy and proliferative enteropathy (PE). The distribution pattern of SOM-LI endocrine cells has been studied using the rou...

Quantification of argyrophillic, argentaffin and insulin immunoreactive cells in the small intestine in the opossum Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied, 1826)

Acta sci., Biol. sci; 33 (4), 2011
The objective of this study was to quantify argyrophillic, argentaffin and insulin immunoreactive endocrine cells in the different segments of the small intestine of Didelphis aurita and measure probable differences in the number of these cells between adult and post-pubertal animals. Biological material...

Efecto de esteroides sexuales sobre la función endocrina adipocitaria e insulinosensibilidad periférica

Es conocido que las hormonas esteroideas sexuales modulan la composición corporal y otras funciones endocrinas. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue estudiar el impacto de la administración de esteroides sexuales sobre la insulinosensibilidad periférica y la función secretora adipocitaria. Grupos de ...