CV Lattes
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduate at Nutrição from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (2004) and PhD at Biochemistry from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (20013). Has experience in Physiology, focusing on metabolism, acting on the following subjects: lipid metabolism, CETP, atherosclerosis, obesity. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The constant increase in obesity epidemic evidences the need of grater comprehension of the physiologic and molecular mechanisms to identify new targets for obesity control. Adipose tissue and its cells have been widely studied due to its relation to obesity. Recently, the presence of a termogenic adipose tissue was demonstrated in adult's humans. Currently, three kinds of adipose adipocy…
Obesity can be defined as a state in which excess body fat accumulated adversely affects one's health. Several evidences have suggested that proteins primarily related to lipoprotein plasma transport, such as apolipoprotein CIII and E, may significantly affect the process of body fat accumulation. CETP mediates the exchange of triglycerides for esterified cholesterol from HDL to apo B con…
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