Publications by authors named "S L S Melo"
Context: Plantar fasciopathy (PF) is a common, self-limiting condition with notable economic impact and multifactorial origins. Clinical tests help clinicians to identify specific dysfunction and limitations influencing PF's clinical course. This study aims to investigate whether body mass index (BMI) influences the performance of clinical tests and clinical presentation of individuals with PF and to determine whether BMI and clinical tests predict the clinical course of PF over a 3-month follow-up period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociation between selenium biomarkers and insulin resistance in women with obesity: A case-control study.
Nutr Health
November 2024
Background: Although literature demonstrates controversial results regarding the association between selenium and glucose metabolism, no studies have specifically targeted a population with obesity even though this group is vulnerable to insulin resistance.
Aim: To evaluate the association between selenium biomarkers and insulin resistance in women with obesity.
Methods: This case-control study recruited 84 women with obesity and 129 with healthy weight (control).
Article Synopsis
- Macrophages are diverse cells that inhabit all body tissues, with specific types residing in organs and additional subtypes recruited during injury.
- A specific population of recruited macrophages, marked by certain gene expressions, has been linked to fibrosis in various injury and cancer models.
- Blocking Notch2 increases these macrophages in the lungs, but evidence suggests they actually help reduce fibrosis rather than cause it, highlighting their potential protective role during lung injuries.
Introduction: Local treatment can be distressful to breast cancer patients. We aimed to evaluate how different types of local treatment impact the quality of life of patients.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, one-year postoperative Breast-Q Satisfaction with Breasts scores were used as a surrogate for Quality of Life.
Hydroelectric plants impact the dynamics of mercury accumulation and transfer to aquatic ecosystems and organisms. This study aimed to determine total mercury (THg) concentration in filtered water, aquatic macrophytes, and fish and assess the influence of fluvial regime (low-water, rising-water, and high-water) and the feeding habits of fish species caught upstream and downstream of the Curuá-Una hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon. THg levels were determined by cold-vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry.
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