Publications by authors named "Gabrielle S Rocha"
Prostatic alterations associated to early weaning and its relation with cocoa powder supplementation. Experimental study in adult wistar rats.
Int Braz J Urol
August 2021
Early weaning can predispose the offspring to greater risk of developing chronic diseases in adulthood. It is believed that the consumption of functional foods is able to prevent these effects. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of maternal and postnatal cocoa powder supplementation on body mass, metabolism, and morphology of the prostate of early weaned Wistar rats.
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- High fat diets can lead to increased reactive oxygen species (ROS), but polyphenols from grapes may help reduce this oxidative stress and restore balance.
- The study tested five groups of female rats on different diets to assess the antioxidant properties of high polyphenol beverages over eight weeks, measuring various enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant activities.
- Results indicated that grape juice effectively minimized harmful ROS effects, while resveratrol showed no benefits and red wine may have negative effects due to its ethanol content.
Effects of a Cordia salicifolia (porangaba) extract on the labeling of blood cells (BCs) with technetium-99m ((99m)Tc) and on the morphology of red BCs were evaluated. Labeling of cellular and molecular structures with (99m)Tc depends on a reducing agent. Some physical characteristics, as visible absorbance spectrum, electric conductivity, and refractive index of this porangaba extract, were also determined.
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