Leticia Barssotti dos Santos

• Abstract

  The term malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in nutrient intake and utilization, and includes both malnutrition and Obesity. Both are risk factors for cardiovascular disease and Diabetes. Proper functioning of the pancreatic islet microvasculature is essential for beta cell endocrine activity and glycemic homeostasis, therefore, strategies for glycemic control sho…

  Effects of the double burden of malnutrition in endothelial cell function and pancreatic islet vascularization, BP.DR
• Training in research laboratory techniques in endocrine pancreas metabolism, BP.TT

• Abstract

  Dysfunctions in pancreatic beta cells can lead to impairments in insulin production and secretion, cell death and, eventually, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). The comprehension of the mechanisms that regulate synthesis of proteins involved in beta cell function and survival is essential to understand how such dysfunctions can take place or be prevented. KH-type splicing regulatory protein…

  Role of KSRP in post-transcriptional regulation of pancreatic beta cells, BP.MS

(Only some records are available in English at this moment)

• Abstract

  Pancreatic islets consist of several secretory cells, with an emphasis on beta cells, responsible for insulin production and secretion. Beta cells are of great interest to study because their failure or death is the major cause of diabetes. Islets are also composed of vascular and neural cells, and each cell type is essential for the regulation and maintenance of islet function and, there…

  Impact of cholinergic innervation in the pancreatic vasculature, BE.EP.DR