CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Karina Cunha e Rocha in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.
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Obesity is associated with a chronic low-grade inflammation and, for this reason, is considerated one of the major risk factors for developing insulin resistance. Recently, microRNAs in adipose tissue was proposed to be secreted into plasma through microvesicles and then transferred to other cell types, playing an important role in intercellular communication. Thus, we believe that Obesit…
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease and the third leading indication for liver transplantation in the US. Its prevalence is increasing worldwide, generally parallel to the prevalence of obesity. NAFLD is primary characterized by a fatty liver (NAFL) which can progress to steatohepatitis (NASH), characterized by liver cell injury/death and infl…
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