I graduated in Physiotherapy (1992) and in Physical Education (1987) from the State University of Londrina. I attended a master's degree (1988) and doctorate (2002) in Sciences (Human Physiology) at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo/USP, and post-doc at the German Aerospace Institute, in the city of Cologne (2023). I was a professor at the State University of Londrina (UEL) in the Department of Physiological Sciences (1993-2005). I am currently an associate professor at the University of São Paulo/USP (since 2005). I am a teaching advisor (master's and doctorate) for the postgraduate program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance (Physiotherapy) at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School/USP. I am a reviewer for several journals, including; Experimental Gerontology, Journal Applied Physiology, International Journal Cardiology, Autonomic Neuroscience, PLOS ONE, Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Peptides, Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia (1413-3555) and Frontiers in Physiology (I am also an area editor). I have experience in the area of Human Physiology, Cardiovascular Physiotherapy with an emphasis on Exercise Physiology, working mainly on the following topics: metabolic, cardiovascular and autonomic adaptations to physical exercise in healthy individuals and those with chronic-degenerative diseases (arterial hypertension, ovarian failure (menopause) , obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The expressive reduction in ovarian hormones that results from menopause increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, affecting cardiac and vascular morphology and functionality. However, some women already have cardiovascular disease even before menopause, such as systemic arterial hypertension (SAH). In this case, ovarian failure in these women can trigger even more signific…
We will investigate women in reproductive age and after physiological menopause the effects on hemodynamics, cardiac morphofunctionality, cardiovascular autonomic control, inflammatory markers, and oxidative stress due drug (Enalapril Maleate and Losartan) treatment with different action mechanisms on renin-angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS). We will also investigate whether the associ…
Previous studies in our laboratory have shown that rats submitted to early ovariectomy (10 weeks old) or early menopause, presented at 22 weeks of age, significant changes in the cardiac morphological and functional parameters associated with an expressive increase in fibrosis. Also observed in another study that ovariectomized rats at 10 weeks of age, when old (82 weeks old) and submitte…
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome due to Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), better known as COVID-19, causes systemic inflammation, with different levels of severity and secondary and late onset. Among the possible outcomes, it is suspected the occurrence of autonomic impairments, which may affect cardiovascular homeostasis, increase susceptibility to development or worsening of cardiovascular d…
Background: Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are natural or synthetic compounds, formed from testosterone and its derivatives, which are widely used in medical practice for the treatment of various diseases, especially those related to androgenic dysfunctions. However, due to their anabolic potential, these substances are commonly used without therapeutic prescription in sports, in orde…
Introduction: Heart rate variability (HRV) is determined by physiological processes with different frequencies of occurrence. Among them, the sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic components stand out. However, the heart also has intrinsic heart rate variability (iHRV) that can influence HRV and autonomic modulation on the heart. In this case, we suspect that cardiovascular diseases, …
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Introduction: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome by Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), called COVID-19, causes systemic inflammation, with different levels of severity and secondary and late impairments including on the cardiovascular autonomic regulation. However, individuals with previous cardiovascular comorbidities may have more severe outcomes in relation to cardiovascular autonomic regulati…
Menopause is resulting of an expressive reduction in ovarian hormones production during climacteric. This reduction increases the risk of the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases since these hormones influence several physiological mechanisms of regulation of body homeostasis. In this respect, it is known that these hormones, especially estrogens, positively influence cardiovascular auto…
Deprivation of ovarian hormones in young rats is marked by an important increase in cardiac fibrosis, accompanied by adverse cardiac remodeling. However, the mechanisms are still uncertain. Thus, we will investigate the involvement of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in these findings, and whether the mechanisms involved are linked to increased activity and expression of ma…
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The multiple systemic atrophy (MSA) is a rare disease, with rapid and fatal evolution, affecting the central nervous system in different ways. It is characterized by being a ±-synucleinopathy with particularities of parkinsonism or cerebellar and pyramidal dysfunction, occurring in different combinations. However, one of the main symptoms is autonomic disfunction which is responsible for …
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