À minha preciosa família... Meus pais, Francisco de Sales e Vânia Maria, por formarem uma
base tão sólida, cheia de amor e perseverança. O meu irmão-amigo, João Paulo, o meu …

Portulaca oleracea (P. oleracea) has been reported to have both antidiabetic and antiulcer
activities. The present investigation evaluates the gastric ulcer healing properties of …

The aim of this research was to investigate the anti-apoptotic, antioxidant and anti-
inflammatory properties of menthol against ethanol-induced gastric ulcers in rats. Wistar rats …

Based on ethnopharmacological indications that Mentha species may be used in the
treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, this study aimed to characterize the gastroprotective …

BACKGROUND: A way to build psychological stress is restraint stress. OBJECTIVE: To study
the relationship of restraint stress and type 1 diabetes. METHODS: Forty-eight male Sprague …

Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide
(NO) synthase known to exert vasoconstriction of vascular bed. The elevation of ADMA has …

This article is the review of the recent reports in which a chronic gastric ulcer model, so-
called acetic acid ulcer, was used during 2010–2012. Thirteen new papers were published …

Our study aims to investigate the effect of a low-dose pioglitazone regimen on bone mineral
density and bone formation-resorption markers in control and diabetic rats. Wistar rats were …

Gastric microcirculation plays an important role in the maintenance of the mucosal gastric
integrity and the mechanism of injury as well as providing protection to the gastric mucosa …

The regulation of appetite is regulated by complex mechanism involving brain-gut axis and
hormonal and non-hormonal factors acting through the activity of satiety and hunger centers …