Search Results - "Masi, Laureane N."
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SARS-COV-2 Variants: Differences and Potential of Immune Evasion
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (18-01-2022)“…The structural spike (S) glycoprotein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) plays an essential role in infection and is an important…”
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A simple mathematical model for the evaluation of the long first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
Published in Scientific reports (12-08-2021)“…We propose herein a mathematical model to predict the COVID-19 evolution and evaluate the impact of governmental decisions on this evolution, attempting to…”
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Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Brazil: using a mathematical model to estimate the outbreak peak and temporal evolution
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Profiling plasma‐extracellular vesicle proteins and microRNAs in diabetes onset in middle‐aged male participants in the ELSA‐Brasil study
Published in Physiological reports (01-02-2021)“…We measured plasma‐derived extracellular vesicle (EV) proteins and their microRNA (miRNA) cargos in normoglycemic (NG), glucose intolerant (GI), and newly…”
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Macadamia Oil Supplementation Attenuates Inflammation and Adipocyte Hypertrophy in Obese Mice
Published in Mediators of Inflammation (01-01-2014)“…Excess of saturated fatty acids in the diet has been associated with obesity, leading to systemic disruption of insulin signaling, glucose intolerance, and…”
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Attenuation of obesity and insulin resistance by fish oil supplementation is associated with improved skeletal muscle mitochondrial function in mice fed a high-fat diet
Published in The Journal of nutritional biochemistry (01-05-2018)“…Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) have been reported to improve insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis in animal models of insulin…”
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COVID-19 in Brazil: Historical cases, disease milestones, and estimated outbreak peak
Published in Travel medicine and infectious disease (01-11-2020)“…To the Editor, The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic emerged in Sao Paulo, the largest Brazilian city, on Feb 26 [1], when a 61 years-old man…”
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Fish oil prevents changes induced by a high‐fat diet on metabolism and adipokine secretion in mice subcutaneous and visceral adipocytes
Published in The Journal of physiology (01-11-2016)“…Key points Fish oil (FO), rich in omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, has beneficial effects on changes induced by obesity and partially prevents associated…”
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Fatty acids regulation of inflammatory and metabolic genes
Published in Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care (01-07-2013)“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWFatty acids influence human health and diseases in various ways. In recent years, much work has been carried out to elucidate the mechanisms…”
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A High-Fat Diet Induces Lower Systemic Inflammation than a High-Carbohydrate Diet in Mice
Published in Metabolic syndrome and related disorders (01-06-2021)“…We previously established that male Swiss mice ( ) receiving a high-fat diet HFD) during 8 weeks exhibit similar caloric ingestion and body weight (grams)…”
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High serum miR-421 is associated with metabolic dysregulation and inflammation in patients with metabolic syndrome
Published in Epigenomics (01-03-2021)“…To explore the association of circulating miRNAs with adiposity, metabolic status and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Serum…”
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DNA Methylation Changes Induced by a High-Fat Diet and Fish Oil Supplementation in the Skeletal Muscle of Mice
Published in Journal of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics (01-01-2014)“…Background/Aims: To investigate the global changes in DNA methylation and methylation of the promoter region of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor…”
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Improvement in skeletal muscle oxidative capacity by fish oil supplementation is associated with decreased insulin resistance induced by high‐fat diet in C57Bl/6 mice
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2013)“…Abstract only We evaluated the effects of fish oil supplementation (FOS), a source of n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, on skeletal muscle insulin resistance…”
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