Publications by authors named "F D S C Braga"
Objectives: To compare the prevalence of training-related ECG findings in white, mixed-race, and black male Brazilian soccer players.
Design: Multicenter observational study.
Methods: This study involved athletes aged 15 to 35 years from 82 professional clubs across Brazil's five regions.
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- * This study aimed to determine how long D. renale eggs remain in dog urine after surgical removal of the parasites, involving 15 dogs and urine sample analysis before and for ten days post-surgery.
- * Results showed that 93.3% of dogs continued to excrete D. renale eggs for up to ten days post-surgery, emphasizing that dogs can still be a source of infection despite having the parasites surgically removed.
Influence of Tryptophan Metabolism on the Protective Effect of Weissella paramesenteroides WpK4 in a Murine Model of Chemotherapy-Induced Intestinal Mucositis.
Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins
November 2024
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- * In a study, mice treated with W. paramesenteroides WpK4 showed increased intestinal mucus production, better villi regeneration, and 100% survival, compared to 60% survival in the control group after chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU).
- * The probiotic strain can produce and metabolize tryptophan, and its protective effects are associated with increased expression of tryptophan-related molecules in the mice, but these benefits are negated when an AhR inhibitor is
Cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS) is a complex clinical condition that encompasses metabolic dysregulation, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes risk factors. Worldwide, CMS is underdiagnosed, and its occurrence significantly increases cardiovascular morbimortality. Despite available pharmacological treatments, the approach is fragmented, and the associated clinical conditions are treated independently.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: Echinodorus macrophyllus is a medicinal plant traditionally used in Brazil to treat rheumatic diseases. It is listed as a priority species for the development of herbal preparations for the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). Previous studies have demonstrated the anti-inflammatory and antiedematogenic properties of extracts and fractions from this species, but these preparations were neither standardized nor optimized for anti-arthritis effects.
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