Publications by authors named "T A Abreu"
Microencapsulated phenolic compounds from organic coffee husk: Impacts on human gut microbiota and in vitro prebiotic potential.
Food Res Int
February 2025
This research investigated the influence of the microencapsulation of phenolic compounds (PCs) from organic coffee husk with whey protein concentrate (WPC) and maltodextrin on the abundance of intestinal bacterial populations and their metabolic activity during in vitro fecal fermentation. The microencapsulated PCs were gradually metabolized during fecal fermentation, resulting in significant transformations and an increase in PCs in the fermentation media. The metabolism of PCs by the fecal microbiota occurred concurrently with the consumption of sugars, production of organic acids, and reduction in pH in the media.
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- - The study analyzed the relationship between social relationships and self-rated health (SRH) over 10 years, using data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project with 1,592 participants.
- - It found that lower levels of negative social support were linked to better SRH, particularly noting that negative support from family had a significant impact, especially among women.
- - The results also indicate that mental health may play a role in the correlation between social support and SRH, suggesting that feelings of depression could influence a person's self-rated health.
Malignant lymphoma is an unusual form of gallbladder neoplasm. Almost all these tumors are diffuse large B-cell lymphomas or mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue-type lymphomas. Herein, we present a literature review of gallbladder Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) cases that includes also an unpublished case in an HIV-infected child, observed by our center.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The social environment (SE), that is, the social relationships and social context in which groups of people live and interact, is an understudied element of the broader living environment which impacts health. We aim to summarise the available evidence on the associations between SE and cardiometabolic disease (CMD) outcomes.
Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- This study examined pediatric respiratory infections, specifically SARS and RSV, after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil, comparing characteristics of affected children.
- Conducted between April 2020 and April 2021, it analyzed children under 48 months admitted to a pediatric hospital, collecting samples for viral testing and using logistic regression to identify clinical differences.
- Results showed that children with RSV were generally younger, exhibited less fever, and had more upper airway symptoms compared to those with COVID-19, indicating distinct illness manifestations between the two viruses.