BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle generates force and movements and maintains posture. Under pathological conditions, muscle fibers suffer an imbalance in protein synthesis/degradation. This event causes muscle mass loss and decreased strength and muscle function, a syndrome known as sarcopenia. Recently, our ...
Preeclampsia is one of the most frequent and difficult illnesses in pregnancy, which jeopardizes both mother and fetus. There are several diagnostic criteria for preeclampsia. However, the preeclampsia-associated myocardial damage has not been described. In this study, we employed reduced uterine perfusi...
Objetivo: Este estudo testa a hipótese de que curtos períodos de isquemia podem aumentar a proteçäo obtida pelo pinçamento intermitente da aorta. Métodos: No grupo controle (18), a operaçäo foi realizada com hipotermia sistêmica a 32 ºC com pinçamento intermitente da aorta e uso de circulaçä...
