Articles by author - Michel Morales

Baicalin supplementation reduces serum biomarkers of skeletal muscle wasting and may protect against lean body mass reduction in cancer patients: Results from a pilot open-label study.

Emanuele E, Bertona M, Pareja-Galeano H, Fiuza-Luces C, Morales J, Sanchis-Gomar F, Lucia A.

Journal Article 2016; 37(3): 213-216 PubMed PMID: 27618596  Keywords:  Absorptiometry, Photon, Activins:blood, Aged, Biomarkers:blood, Body Weight:drug effects, Cachexia, Endpoint Determination, Female, Flavonoids:therapeutic use, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Muscle, Skeletal:drug effects, Muscular Atrophy:blood, NF-kappa B:bl.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Muscle wasting in patients with cancer has been linked to an increased activity of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and higher circ.....

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Alteration of circulating Placental Leucine Aminopeptidase (P-LAP) activity in preeclampsia.

Landau R, Laverrière A, Bischof P, Irion O, Morales M, Cohen M.

Journal Article 2010; 31(1): 63-66 PubMed PMID: 20150869  Keywords:  Case-Control Studies, Cystinyl Aminopeptidase:blood, Down-Regulation, Enzyme Activation, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Pre-Eclampsia:blood, Pregnancy, Premature Birth:blood, Severity of Illness Index, Term Birth:blood,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Placental Leucine Aminopeptiadse (P-LAP) also known as oxytocinase, is secreted by syncytiotrophoblast and increases gradually .....

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