CV Lattes
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) (1987), a Master's Degree in Biological Sciences (Physiology) from the State University of Campinas (1991), Ph.D. in Cellular Physiology from the Medical School at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne - England, U.K., and Postdoctoral studies at the Department of Cellular Physiology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2008). She held the position of Associate Professor at the University of Campinas (retired in 2024) and currently she is Senior Professor at the Federal University of São Paulo. She has experience in the field of General Biology, with emphasis on Tissue Biology and Cellular Physiology, working mainly on the following topics: intercellular junctions, cytoskeleton, cell adhesion, cell differentiation, cellular communication, endocrine pancreas, intestinal epitelial barrier, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and obesity. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disease of high prevalence worldwide. Recent studies have pointed to a possible correlation between T2DM and an impairment of the intestinal epithelial barrier associated with endotoxemia, although the causal relationship and the molecular mechanisms are still unclear. Butyrate, a short chain organic acid produced by the intestinal m…
There has been an increasing interest in studying intracellular pathways involved in pancreatic beta cell proliferation in order to apply this knowledge in molecular and cellular therapies of diabetes. In particular, the canonical Wnt signaling pathway, as well known as the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway, has been investigated as inductor of cell proliferation and differentiation in several tis…
Tight Junction (TJ) mediates epithelial cell-cell interaction, performing an essential role in diffusion barrier through the paracellular pathway in intestinal epithelia, avoiding the entry of toxins and harmful bacteria into the organism. It has been suggested that alterations to the intestinal epithelial barrier may be involved in the obesity-associated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) p…
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Tight Junction (TJ) plays an essential role as a diffusion barrier through the paracellular pathway in intestinal epithelia, limiting the entry of toxins and harmful bacteria into the organism. Recent evidence has pointed out a possible link between intestinal barrier disruption and the pathogenesis of obesity-associated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Nevertheless, the mechanisms underl…
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