Publications by authors named "Andreia Cristina Silva Febba"

Children with obesity have a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease and hypertension, which is associated with the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activation and kallikrein-kinin system (KKS) inactivation. Although recent studies have identified several peptide-based biomarkers for obesity, circulating peptides from the RAS and KKS in adolescents with obesity have not been described. The aim of this study was to examine circulating levels of RAS and KKS peptides in adolescents with obesity to investigate the turnover of these peptides and their relationship to metabolic disorders resulting from weight gain.

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