Influência da amoxicilina na virulência do Helicobacter pylori

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Efeito da adição e/ou suplementação de antioxidante no processo de congelação/descongelação de sêmen de cães férteis e subférteis

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Avaliação de genotoxicidade e estresse oxidativo em profissionais recém-expostos aos resíduos de gases anestésicos

Pós-graduação em Cirurgia Veterinária - FCAV

Recuperação das trocas gasosas e fluorescência da clorofila em plantas de Annona emarginata (Schltdl.) H. Rainer submetidas a estrese hídrico

Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Botânica) - IBB

Influência do extrato de chá verde na remodelação cardíaca após o infarto agudo do miocárdio

Pós-graduação em Fisiopatologia em Clínica Médica - FMB

Influência dos genótipos / haplótipos das posições polimórficas -786T > C, 894G > T e Íntron 4b / a do gene NOS3 sobre o sistema cardiovascular e a atividade das enzimas antioxidantes em adultos submetidos ao treinamento físico aeróbio

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Biogênese mitocondrial e marcadores de estresse oxidativo em ratos treinados e suplementados com L-Arginina

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Treinamento aeróbio de natação aumenta a atividade de enzimas antioxidantes e o conteúdo de glicogênio no musculoesquelético de ratos

INTRODUCTION: Studies which verified the effects of physical exercise on oxidative stress biomarkers and its relation to muscle glycogen are lack. OBJECTIVE: The present study verified the effects of aerobic swimming training (AST) on biomarkers of oxidative stress, glycogen content and cell growth in the skeletal muscle of rats. METHODS: Eighteen male Wistar rats (60 days) were divided into two groups: Sedentary Group (SG; n = 10): sedentary rats; and Trained Group (TG; n = 8): rats subjected to AST (5.0% of body weight), 1h/day, 5x/week, during 8 weeks. The activity of antioxidant enzymes (AOE) superoxide dismutase (SOD; U/ml), catalase (CAT; µmol/min/100mg), glutathione peroxidase (GPx; nmol/min/100mg), and substances that react with thiobarbituric acid levels (TBARs; nmolMDA/mg protein) were determined in the right gastrocnemius muscle. Glycogen (mg/100mg), protein (g/100g), and DNA (g/100g) contents were evaluated in the left gastrocnemius muscle. Data were analyzed by Student t-test (p < 0.05). RESULTS: AOE activity was higher in the TG group (CAT: 0.87 ± 0.04; SOD: 6.49 ± 0.45; GPX: 6.49 ± 0.52) when compared to SG group (CAT: 0.52 ± 0.03; SOD: 4.10 ± 0.37; GPx: 2.87 ± 0.35). TBARs levels was lower in TG (TG: 2.35 ± 0.45; SG: 8.90 ± 0.47). Gastrocnemius glycogen content (SG: 0.108 ± 0.013; TG: 0.320 ± 0.012) and protein/DNA ratio (SG: 24.94 ± 3.25; TG: 41.68 ± 4.02) were higher in TG group. CONCLUSION: Altogether, these data provide evidence that AST improved antioxidant defense, which may be associated to higher glycogen content of skeletal muscle of the animals.

DNA damage and antioxidant status in medical residents occupationally exposed to waste anesthetic gases

PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases on genetic material and antioxidant status in professionals during their medical residency. METHODS:The study group consisted of 15 medical residents from Anesthesiology and Surgery areas, of both genders, mainly exposed to isoflurane and to a lesser degree to sevoflurane and nitrous oxide; the control group consisted of 15 young adults not exposed to anesthetics. Blood samples were drawn from professionals during medical residency (eight, 16 and 22 months of exposure to waste anesthetic gases). DNA damage was evaluated by comet assay, and antioxidant defense was assessed by total thiols and the enzymes glutathione peroxidase (GPX), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). RESULTS:When comparing the two groups, DNA damage was significantly increased at all time points evaluated in the exposed group; plasma thiols increased at 22 months of exposure and GPX was higher at 16 and 22 months of exposure. CONCLUSION:Young professionals exposed to waste anesthetic gases in operating rooms without adequate scavenging system have increased DNA damage and changes in redox status during medical residency. There is a need to minimize exposure to inhalation anesthetics and to provide better work conditions.

Activity of some isoenzymatic systems in stored coffee grains

Considering the worldwide consumption of coffee, it is natural that throughout the history many people have dedicated the research to markers that contribute somehow on gauging its quality. This research aimed to evaluate the biochemical performance of arabica coffee during storage. Coffee in beans (natural) and in parchment (pulped) dried in concrete terrace and in dryer with heated air were packed in jute bags and stored in not controlled environmental conditions. Enzymatic activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase, polyphenoloxidase, esterase and lipoxygenase in coffee grains were evaluated at zero, three, six, nine and twelve months by means of electrophoresis. Independently of the drying method, the activity of isoenzymatic complexes highlighted deteriorative processes in stored grains of coffee. The treatments 60/40º C and 60º C used to reduce the water content imposed a greater stress condition, accelerated metabolism of natural coffee in the storage with decreased activity of defense mechanisms due to latent damage in these grains. Natural coffees are more sensible to high drying temperatures and its quality reduces faster than pulped coffee in the storage.

Influência do resveratrol sobre metabolismo energético, estresse oxidativo e expressão SIRT1 no miocárdio de ratos diabéticos

Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Farmacologia) - IBB

Biomarcadores cardioinflamatórios em repouso e o efeito do exercício físico aeróbio agudo na resposta glicêmica e do lactato sanguíneo em adultos diabéticos do tipo 1

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Treinamento físico e antioxidantes enzimáticos no tecido cerebral de ratos diabéticos experimentais

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Treinamento individualizado aeróbio, resistido e concorrente: efeitos sobre os marcadores de estresse oxidativo em ratos Wistar

Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - IBRC

Fungicidas e reguladores vegetais nas características fisiológicas e produtivas de alface ‘Vera’

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Horticultura) - FCA