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List of works by Milagros Rocha

A single acute dose of pinitol from a naturally-occurring food ingredient decreases hyperglycaemia and circulating insulin levels in healthy subjects

scientific article published on 24 April 2013

Altered mitochondrial function and oxidative stress in leukocytes of anorexia nervosa patients.

scientific article

Are Mitochondrial Fusion and Fission Impaired in Leukocytes of Type 2 Diabetic Patients?

scientific article published on 4 April 2016

Association between Periodontal Diseases and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 23 May 2020

Association between Proinflammatory Markers, Leukocyte-Endothelium Interactions, and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Type 2 Diabetes: Role of Glycemic Control

scientific article published on 05 August 2020

Association between irisin and homocysteine in euglycemic and diabetic subjects.

scientific article published on 3 September 2014

Association of serum retinol binding protein 4 with atherogenic dyslipidemia in morbid obese patients

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Changes in cytochrome oxidase activity in brown adipose tissue during oestrous cycle in the rat.

scientific article published in October 1998

Chronic consumption of an inositol-enriched carob extract improves postprandial glycaemia and insulin sensitivity in healthy subjects: A randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 23 May 2015

Chronic periodontitis impairs polymorphonuclear leukocyte-endothelium cell interactions and oxidative stress in humans

scientific article published on 20 November 2018

Circulating irisin levels are not correlated with BMI, age, and other biological parameters in obese and diabetic patients

scientific article published on 08 February 2014

Comparability of two different polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis methods for the classification of LDL pattern type

scientific article published on 06 October 2011

Complex I dysfunction and tolerance to nitroglycerin: an approach based on mitochondrial-targeted antioxidants

scientific article published on 19 October 2006

Dietary therapy and non-surgical periodontal treatment in obese patients with chronic periodontitis

scientific article published on 25 November 2018

Dietary weight loss intervention improves subclinical atherosclerosis and oxidative stress markers in leukocytes of obese humans

scientific article published on 08 January 2019

Does Metformin Modulate Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Autophagy in Type 2 Diabetic Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells?

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Does Metformin Protect Diabetic Patients from Oxidative Stress and Leukocyte-Endothelium Interactions?

scientific article

Effect of Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment on Oxidative Stress Markers in Leukocytes and Their Interaction with the Endothelium in Obese Subjects with Periodontitis: A Pilot Study

scientific article published on 04 July 2020

Effect of Roux-en-Y Bariatric Bypass Surgery on Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Oxidative Stress Markers in Leukocytes of Obese Patients: A One-Year Follow-Up Study

scientific article published on 11 August 2020

Effect of acute cold exposure on the expression of the adiponectin, resistin and leptin genes in rat white and brown adipose tissues

scientific article published on 01 November 2002

Effect of consumption of a carob pod inositol-enriched beverage on insulin sensitivity and inflammation in middle-aged prediabetic subjects

scientific article published on 20 September 2016

Effect of weight loss on C3 and C4 components of complement in obese patients

scientific article published on 10 October 2011

Effects of a Carob-Pod-Derived Sweetener on Glucose Metabolism.

scientific article published on 27 February 2018

Effects of metformin on mitochondrial function of leukocytes from polycystic ovary syndrome patients with insulin resistance.

scientific article published on 28 August 2015

Effects of phytosterol ester-enriched low-fat milk on serum lipoprotein profile in mildly hypercholesterolaemic patients are not related to dietary cholesterol or saturated fat intake.

scientific article published on 11 May 2010

Effects of simvastatin, ezetimibe and simvastatin/ezetimibe on mitochondrial function and leukocyte/endothelial cell interactions in patients with hypercholesterolemia

scientific article published on 4 February 2016

Evaluation of cardiovascular risk and oxidative stress parameters in hypercholesterolemic subjects on a standard healthy diet including low-fat milk enriched with plant sterols

scientific article published on 3 November 2009

Evidence for a relationship between mitochondrial Complex I activity and mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase during nitroglycerin tolerance: effects of mitochondrial antioxidants.

scientific article

Human leukocyte/endothelial cell interactions and mitochondrial dysfunction in type 2 diabetic patients and their association with silent myocardial ischemia.

scientific article published on 8 January 2013

Immune cells: free radicals and antioxidants in sepsis.

scientific article published on March 2004

In vivo molecular imaging of the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor complex in the aged rat brain

scientific article published on 26 January 2011

Induction of Oxidative Stress and Human Leukocyte/Endothelial Cell Interactions in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients with Insulin Resistance

scientific article published on 21 July 2011

Influence of obesity on atherogenic dyslipidemia in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

scientific article published on 26 March 2013

Inhibition of mitochondrial function by efavirenz increases lipid content in hepatic cells

scientific article published in July 2010

Insulin Resistance in PCOS Patients Enhances Oxidative Stress and Leukocyte Adhesion: Role of Myeloperoxidase

scientific article

Involvement of insulin resistance in normoglycaemic obese patients with periodontitis: A cross-sectional study.

scientific article published on 11 July 2017

Involvement of leucocyte/endothelial cell interactions in anorexia nervosa.

scientific article published on June 2015

Is Autophagy Altered in the Leukocytes of Type 2 Diabetic Patients?

scientific article

Is glycemic control modulating endoplasmic reticulum stress in leukocytes of type 2 diabetic patients?

scientific article published on 19 August 2014

Is myeloperoxidase a key component in the ROS-induced vascular damage related to nephropathy in type 2 diabetes?

scientific article published on 19 May 2013

Levels of serum retinol-binding protein 4 before and after non-surgical periodontal treatment in lean and obese subjects: An interventional study.

scientific article published on 18 November 2017

Lipidomics reveals altered biosynthetic pathways of glycerophospholipids and cell signaling as biomarkers of the polycystic ovary syndrome.

scientific article published on 17 December 2017

Low intestinal cholesterol absorption is associated with a reduced efficacy of phytosterol esters as hypolipemic agents in patients with metabolic syndrome

scientific article published on 13 April 2011

Metformin induces lipid changes on sphingolipid species and oxidized lipids in polycystic ovary syndrome women

scientific article published on 05 November 2019

Metformin modulates human leukocyte/endothelial cell interactions and proinflammatory cytokines in polycystic ovary syndrome patients.

scientific article published on 10 July 2015

Microbiota-Mitochondria Inter-Talk: A Potential Therapeutic Strategy in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

scientific article published on 10 September 2020

Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant peptides.

scientific article published on January 2010

Mitochondrial Alterations and Enhanced Human Leukocyte/Endothelial Cell Interactions in Type 1 Diabetes

scientific article published on 08 July 2020

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Diabetes.

scientific article published on 09 February 2016

Mitochondrial antioxidants alleviate oxidative and nitrosative stress in a cellular model of sepsis

scientific article published on 23 July 2011

Mitochondrial complex I impairment in leukocytes from polycystic ovary syndrome patients with insulin resistance.

scientific article published on 30 June 2009

Mitochondrial complex I impairment in leukocytes from type 2 diabetic patients.

scientific article published on 22 January 2011

Mitochondrial dynamics in type 2 diabetes: Pathophysiological implications.

scientific article published on 16 January 2017

Mitochondrial impairment and oxidative stress in leukocytes after testosterone administration to female-to-male transsexuals.

scientific article published on 20 November 2013

N-acetylcysteine protects mice from lethal endotoxemia by regulating the redox state of immune cells.

scientific article published in September 2003

Negative effects of early developmental stress on yolk testosterone levels in a passerine bird

scientific article

Obesity impairs leukocyte-endothelium cell interactions and oxidative stress in humans

scientific article published on 15 July 2018

Perspectives and potential applications of mitochondria-targeted antioxidants in cardiometabolic diseases and type 2 diabetes

scientific article published on 03 May 2013

Physiologic estradiol levels enhance hypothalamic expression of the long form of the leptin receptor in intact rats.

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Phytosterols: Nutritional Health Players in the Management of Obesity and Its Related Disorders

scientific article published on 12 December 2020

Pinitol alleviates systemic inflammatory cytokines in human obesity by a mechanism involving unfolded protein response and sirtuin 1.

scientific article published on 3 October 2017

Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid leptin levels are maintained despite enhanced food intake in progesterone-treated rats.

scientific article published on June 2001

Plasma lipidomics discloses metabolic syndrome with a specific HDL phenotype.

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Pregnancy-induced hyperphagia is associated with increased gene expression of hypothalamic agouti-related peptide in rats.

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Prolactinoma induced by estrogen and cyproterone acetate in a male-to-female transsexual.

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Regulation of macrophage function by the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine in mouse-oxidative stress by endotoxin.

scientific article published in January 2003

Relation between lipoprotein subfractions and TSH levels in the cardiovascular risk among women with subclinical hypothyroidism

scientific article published on 01 May 2013

Relationship between erectile dysfunction and silent myocardial ischemia in type 2 diabetic patients with no known macrovascular complications

scientific article published on 23 June 2011

Research update for articles published in EJCI in 2012

Role of Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Skeletal Muscle in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

Serum lipid responses to phytosterol-enriched milk in a moderate hypercholesterolemic population is not affected by apolipoprotein E polymorphism or diameter of low-density lipoprotein particles

scientific article published on 03 November 2010

Short- and Long-Term Effects of Weight Loss on the Complement Component C3 After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in Obese Patients.

scientific article published on 3 May 2016

Systemic Oxidative Stress and Visceral Adipose Tissue Mediators of NLRP3 Inflammasome and Autophagy Are Reduced in Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients Treated with Metformin

scientific article published on 21 September 2020

Targeting antioxidants to mitochondria: a potential new therapeutic strategy for cardiovascular diseases.

scientific article published on January 2007

Testosterone levels in males with type 2 diabetes and their relationship with cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease.

scientific article published on 25 February 2010

The anorectic effect of oestradiol does not involve changes in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid leptin concentrations in the rat

scientific article published on November 1, 2001

The effects of aging on dopaminergic neurotransmission: a microPET study of [11C]-raclopride binding in the aged rodent brain.

scientific article published on 14 October 2010

The mitochondria-targeted antioxidant MitoQ modulates oxidative stress, inflammation and leukocyte-endothelium interactions in leukocytes isolated from type 2 diabetic patients

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The mitochondrial antioxidant SS-31 increases SIRT1 levels and ameliorates inflammation, oxidative stress and leukocyte-endothelium interactions in type 2 diabetes

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

[(11)C]-DASB microPET imaging in the aged rat: frontal and meso-thalamic increases in serotonin transporter binding

scientific article published on 29 September 2011