Ovariectomy in animals (surgical removal of ovaries) is a model used to mimic the menopause in women. The ovarian hormone deficiency alters the lipid profile, increases inflammation and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, ...

Visceral obesity is an important risk factor cardiovascular diseases. After menopause, fat distribution shifts to visceral depots leading to lipid metabolism disorders and chronic lowgrade inflammation. Resistance training ...

Osteoporosis is a pathology that afflicts mainly postmenopausal women, consequently this disorder generates severe social and economic consequences. This disease is characterized by low bone mass (osteopenia) and bone ...

The bone sympathetic innervation influences the osteoblastic activity and supports the participation of Autonomic Nervous System on the bone formation regulation. Treatment with guanetidine promotes denervation of the ...

Decreased levels of estrogen are associated with hepatic steatosis (HS), through changes in gene expression of molecules related to fat oxidation and lipogenesis. Both resistance training (RT) and endurance training (ET) ...

Estrogen is a steroid hormone known to play a role in cellular events important for development, maintenance of body physiology and modulatory actions on central nervous system during life. The aim of this study was to ...

Ovariectomized (ovx) rat bones were used to evaluate the effects of sodium fluoride treatment on bone physical, chemical and biomechanical parameters. Wistar rats, with four months of age, were randomly divided in: basal, ...

The reduction in estrogen concentration, a physiological situation of the female aging, in addition to changes such as increased risk of coronary heart disease, loss of muscle mass and loss of bone mass is also associated ...

Menopause is highly associated with the increase of several metabolic disorders. In addition menopause promotes accelerated loss of muscle strength and mass, process known as sarcopenia, generating a deleterious role in ...