A5078452617- Silk-based biomaterials and applications
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
2019-2021
To investigate the effects of sericin extracted from silkworm Bombyx mori cocoon on morphophysiological parameters in mice with obesity induced by high-fat diet.Male C57Bl6 aged 9 weeks were allocated to one two groups - Control and Obese, fed a standard or diet for 10 weeks, respectively. Mice then further subdivided into four seven each, as follows: Control, Control-Sericin, Obese-Sericin. The high fat was given 4 more weeks; (1,000mg/kg body weight) orally Control-Sericin Obese-Sericin...
To assess the effect of vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on esophageal intestinal morphology western diet (WD)-obese rats to characterize stomach histopathology WD submitted VSG. Male Wistar received from 2-4 months age, induce obesity, before randomly submitting them pseudo (WD-SHAM), VSG (WD-VSG) or RYGB (WD-RYGB) surgeries. Gastrointestinal histomorphometry was performed at 3-months post-surgery. The upper esophagus increased luminal area, while...