Publications by authors named "Felipe N Almeida"

Purpose: To analyze the early outcomes of viscosupplementation in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis.

Method: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial of 143 knees divided into three groups: Group 1 - intra-articular injection of triamcinolone; Group 2 - hylan GF20; and Group 3 - triamcinolone + hylan GF20. Outcomes were evaluated using Lysholm and KSS scores before treatment and after one, three and six months.

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  • DHEA and its sulfate variant DHEA-S, produced by the adrenal cortex, may have positive effects on conditions like obesity and diabetes, particularly in post-menopausal individuals.
  • Ovary removal in female rats led to larger pancreatic islets and reduced function, mimicking post-menopausal conditions.
  • Supplementing with DHEA improved insulin sensitivity and pancreatic function in these rats on a high-fat diet, suggesting DHEA’s protective role against diet-induced metabolic issues.
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a great public health problem, which attacks part of the world population, being characterized by an imbalance in body glucose homeostasis. Physical exercise is pointed as a protective agent and is also recommended to people with DM. As pancreatic islets present an important role in glucose homeostasis, we aim to study the role of physical exercise (chronic adaptations and acute responses) in pancreatic islets functionality in Wistar male rats.

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Physical inactivity leads to the accumulation of visceral fat and, consequently, to the activation of a network of inflammatory pathways which may promote development of insulin resistance, atherosclerosis, neurodegeneration, and tumour growth. These conditions belong to the "diseasome of physical inactivity". In contrast, the protective effect of regular exercise against diseases associated with chronic inflammation may to some extent be ascribed to an anti-inflammatory effect.

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Exercise performed before infections has been linked to improvement of the immune response against infections. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of preinfection moderate-intensity treadmill training on acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice. Ninety-nine female BALB/c mice were divided into 4 groups, as follows: training + infection (T+I) (n = 41); no training + infection (NT+I) (n = 38); training + no infection (T+NI) (n = 10); and no training + no infection (NT+NI) (n = 10).

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