Search Results - "Carmo Franco, Maria"
-
1
High prevalence of food insecurity, the adverse impact of COVID-19 in Brazilian favela
Published in Public health nutrition (01-04-2021)“…To investigate food insecurity (FI) prevalence in two favelas in Brazil in the early weeks of the social distancing policy, from 27 March 2020 to 1 June 2020…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
2
Cardiovascular Risk in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
Published in Pediatric transplantation (01-11-2024)“…ABSTRACT Background The survival of pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients has improved in recent decades due to advances in dialysis and…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
3
Long-lasting effects of undernutrition
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (01-06-2011)“…Undernutrition is one of the most important public health problems, affecting more than 900 million individuals around the World. It is responsible for the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
4
Birth Weight and Its Relationship with the Cardiac Autonomic Balance in Healthy Children
Published in PloS one (17-01-2017)“…Several studies indicate that the fetal environment plays a significant role in the development of cardiometabolic disease later in life. However, a few…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
5
Modification of epigenetic patterns in low birth weight children: importance of hypomethylation of the ACE gene promoter
Published in PloS one (29-08-2014)“…There is a growing body of evidence that epigenetic alterations are involved in the pathological mechanisms of many chronic disorders linked to fetal…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
6
Influence of aerobic training on the reduced vasoconstriction to angiotensin II in rats exposed to intrauterine growth restriction: possible role of oxidative stress and AT2 receptor of angiotensin II
Published in PloS one (18-11-2014)“…Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with impaired vascular function, which contributes to the increased incidence of chronic disease. The aim…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
7
Leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Wilms tumor in childhood: the role of birth weight
Published in European journal of pediatrics (01-07-2010)“…There is emerging evidence that higher birth weight is associated with increased risk of cancer, in particular childhood leukemia. The purpose of this paper is…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
8
Enhanced Oxidative Stress As a Potential Mechanism Underlying the Programming of Hypertension In Utero
Published in Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology (01-10-2002)“…Maternal undernutrition during critical periods of organ development is known to impair fetal growth and predispose to the development of adulthood diseases,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
9
Acute kidney injury: Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes in severe COVID-19 patients
Published in PloS one (25-05-2021)“…Background COVID-19 is a multisystemic disorder that frequently causes acute kidney injury (AKI). However, the precise clinical and biochemical variables…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
10
Long-term effects of maternal diabetes on vascular reactivity and renal function in rat male offspring
Published in Pediatric research (01-12-2005)“…Fetal growth impairment can occur in pregnancy complicated by diabetes. Although several studies have focused the effects of nutritional status on intrauterine…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
11
Prospective Study To Investigate The Prevalence Of The 90 kDa Isoform Of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme In Vitória ‐ Brazil
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2018)“…Hypertension is considered a worldwide public health problem and identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The Renin Angiotensin…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
12
Treatment with topiramate in rats during childhood causes testicular structural impairment at adulthood
Published in Journal of developmental origins of health and disease (01-04-2023)“…Topiramate (TOP) is a psychotropic drug prescribed for the treatment of epilepsy in children older than 2 years of age and for migraine prophylaxis in…”
Get more information
Journal Article -
13
Tonin Overexpression in Mice Diminishes Sympathetic Autonomic Modulation and Alters Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor Response
Published in Frontiers in medicine (23-01-2019)“…Tonin, a serine-protease that forms Angiotensin II (AngII) from angiotensinogen, is increased in failing human heart samples. Increased blood pressure (BP) and…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
14
Serum Endocan Levels Associated with Hypertension and Loss of Renal Function in Pediatric Patients after Two Years from Renal Transplant
Published in International Journal of Nephrology (01-01-2016)“…Endocan is an important biomarker of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction that increases in association with several chronic diseases. Few published data…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
15
Topiramate treatment during the peripubertal period does not alter aortic endothelial function in female Wistar rats
Published in Life sciences (1973) (15-08-2023)“…This study aimed to evaluate the short- and long-term adverse effects of blood pressure (BP), vascular endothelial function, and estrogen receptor (ERα and…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
16
Birth weight and its relationship with endothelial function and pattern of endothelium-derived microparticles during childhood: New insight about early vascular damage
Published in Life sciences (1973) (01-06-2022)“…To investigate whether a specific endothelium-derived microparticles (EMPs) phenotype could be associated with birth weight and microvascular endothelial…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
17
Sleep Restriction during Pregnancy: Hypertension and Renal Abnormalities in Young Offspring Rats
Published in Sleep (New York, N.Y.) (01-10-2010)“…Because the maternal environment can affect several physiological functions of the newborn, the aim of the present study was to examine the impact of sleep…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
18
Infrared Imaging of the Brain-Eyelid Thermal Tunnel: A Promising Method for Measuring Body Temperature in Afebrile Children
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (30-09-2023)“…(1) Infrared thermography of the inner canthus of the eye has emerged as a promising tool for temperature screening and fever diagnosis. Its non-invasive…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
19
Vitamins C and E Improve Endothelial Dysfunction in Intrauterine-Undernourished Rats by Decreasing Vascular Superoxide Anion Concentration
Published in Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology (01-08-2003)“…Epidemiological studies suggest that intrauterine undernutrition plays an important role in the development of arterial hypertension in adulthood. Ascorbic…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
20
Implication of galanin gene rs948854 polymorphism in depressive symptoms in adolescents
Published in Hormones and behavior (01-01-2018)“…Genetic, social, and environmental conditions contribute to the development of depression, but the pathophysiological mechanisms are still unclear. Data…”
Get full text
Journal Article