Background and Objective: The adipose tissue has been recognized as an important endocrine
organ, which is metabolically active and expresses and secretes various inflammatory …

Melatonin is involved in a number of physiological and oxidative processes, including
functional regulation in human milk. The present study investigated the mechanisms of action of …

Although oxygen, nitrogen, and chlorine reactive species have been associated with disease
pathogenesis, their partial absence is very harmful to the body’s innate immune defense. …

Background Melatonin has immunomodulatory effects but very little is known about its
influence in protozoan infections, such as Entamoeba histolytica, which causes amoebiasis, a …

Colostrum plays an important role in protecting newborn infants against acute gastrointestinal
and respiratory infections. IgA antibodies have been considered the major effector …

Background Obesity in pregnancy is associated with systemic inflammation, immunological
changes and adverse maternal-fetal outcomes. Information on the association between …

The resurgence of cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection, accompanied by epidemic of microcephaly
in Brazil, has aroused worldwide interest in understanding the biological mechanisms …

Objective: To assess attitudes to breastfeeding among children in primary education and to
evaluate the influence of educational lectures on their knowledge. Methods: This was a cross-…

Adiponectin and leptin play roles in the hunger response, and they can induce the
inflammatory process as the initial mechanism of the innate immune response. It is possible for …

The present work reports the synthesis and structural elucidation of two dithiocarbazate
ligands derived from 4,6-diacetylresorcinol (H 3 L 1 ) and (H 3 L 2 ) and two Cu(II) complexes, […