Published in Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Background/Aims: Alarin has been reported to be related with increased food intake and body weight. The relationship of circulating Alarin with insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome (MetS), however, is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the physiological role of Alarin and its association with MetS in humans. Methods: Newly diagnosed MetS ...
Published in Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Background/Aims: Obesity is characterized by the immune activation that eventually dampens insulin sensitivity and changes metabolism. This study explores the impact of different inflammatory/ anti-inflammatory paradigms on the expression of toll-like receptors (TLR) found in adipocyte cultures, adipose tissue, and blood. Methods: We evaluated by r...
The obesity, considered a global epidemic, is linked to several diseases, including metabolic disturbance such as insulin resistance (IR) . In this sense, increased levels or disturbances in metabolism of branched ch ain amino acids (BCAA) seem to be related to IR and obesity. The step of BCAA metaboli sm regulate d by branched - chain α - keto aci...
In the last few years, the relationship between oral infections and systemic disorders has been consolidated as an issue of great interest in the medical and dental scientific community. The periapical lesion (PL) is characterized as an oral inflammation and is associated with an increase in the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines that possibly in...
Aims: Intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR) followed by accelerated postnatal growth is associated with an increased risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. We aimed to determine central and peripheral insulin sensitivity in mice that underwent IUGR followed by post-natal catch-up growth and investigate potential molecular mechanisms underpinning th...
Aims: Intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR) followed by accelerated postnatal growth is associated with an increased risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. We aimed to determine central and peripheral insulin sensitivity in mice that underwent IUGR followed by post-natal catch-up growth and investigate potential molecular mechanisms underpinning th...
In obesity, insulin resistance (IR) and diabetes, there are proteins and hormones that may lead to the discovery of promising biomarkers and treatments for these metabolic disorders. For example, these molecules may impair the insulin signaling pathway or provide protection against IR. Thus, identifying proteins that are upregulated in IR states is...
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications
Accumulating evidence indicates that a number of tissues are damaged due to build-up of abnormal amount of Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) in several diseases including diabetes. Currently AGE inhibitors are scarce in clinical use indicating a need for development of new anti-AGE agents. The aim of the current study is to identify the new AG...
RESUMOCONTEXTO:A resistência insulínica e o diabetes mellitus são frequentes manifestações extra-hepáticas da hepatite C crônica. A resistência insulínica medida pelo HOMA-IR está associada a uma baixa taxa de resposta virológica sustentada, principalmente em pacientes portadores de hepatite C crônica genótipo 1 tratados com peginterferon/ribavirin...
Background: Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death among hospitalized patients. At the onset of this condition, there is an over-production of pro-inflammatory mediators that contribute to organ failure and death. The excess production of pro-inflammatory mediators also impairs insulin signaling, which may be a pathophysiological tissue marke...
