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Jose Roberto do Rego

PhD in Production Engineering, Professor of Logistics - ESEG: Escola Superior de …
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Neurosteroid biosynthesis: enzymatic pathways and neuroendocrine regulation by neurotransmitters and neuropeptides

JL Do Rego, JY Seong, D Burel, J Leprince… - Frontiers in …, 2009 - Elsevier
Neuroactive steroids synthesized in neuronal tissue, referred to as neurosteroids, are implicated
in proliferation, differentiation, activity and survival of nerve cells. Neurosteroids are also …

Neurosteroids: expression of steroidogenic enzymes and regulation of steroid biosynthesis in the central nervous system

AG Mensah-Nyagan, JL Do-Rego, D Beaujean… - Pharmacological …, 1999 - ASPET
Steroid hormones, which are synthesized in the adrenal gland, gonads and placenta, exert
a large array of biological effects on the nervous system. In particular, steroid hormones play …

The endomorphin system and its evolving neurophysiological role

J Fichna, A Janecka, J Costentin, JC Do Rego - Pharmacological reviews, 2007 - ASPET
Endomorphin-1 (Tyr-Pro-Trp-Phe-NH 2 ) and endomorphin-2 (Tyr-Pro-Phe-Phe-NH 2 ) are
two endogenous opioid peptides with high affinity and remarkable selectivity for the μ-opioid …

[PDF][PDF] Gut commensal E. coli proteins activate host satiety pathways following nutrient-induced bacterial growth

…, M Pestel-Caron, P Chan, D Vaudry, JC do Rego… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
The composition of gut microbiota has been associated with host metabolic phenotypes, but
it is not known if gut bacteria may influence host appetite. Here we show that regular nutrient …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial ClpB heat-shock protein, an antigen-mimetic of the anorexigenic peptide α-MSH, at the origin of eating disorders

…, JC Do Rego, D Vaudry, J Harro… - Translational …, 2014 - nature.com
The molecular mechanisms at the origin of eating disorders (EDs), including anorexia
nervosa (AN), bulimia and binge-eating disorder (BED), are currently unknown. Previous data …

Identification of 26RFa, a hypothalamic neuropeptide of the RFamide peptide family with orexigenic activity

…, A Decker, S Clerens, JC Do-Régo… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
A neuropeptide was isolated from a frog brain extract by HPLC purification and characterized
by mass spectrometry. This 26-aa neuropeptide, which belongs to the RFamide peptide …

Assessment of acrosome and nuclear abnormalities in human spermatozoa with large vacuoles

…, MH Chelli, D Escalier, JL Do Rego… - Human …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
… JL Do Rego … We probably cannot apply the same interpretation of meiotic non-disjunctions,
as we can do in a normal spermatogenesis process. In published data, the relationship …

Demand forecasting and inventory control: A simulation study on automotive spare parts

JR do Rego, MA De Mesquita - International Journal of Production …, 2015 - Elsevier
… such a strategy on our simulation but we do recommend researchers and practitioners to do
it; … Simply applying increased TFR on all SKUs can bring undesired extra costs (so we do not …

Urotensin II, from fish to human

H Vaudry, JC Do Rego, JC Le Mevel… - Annals of the New …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The cyclic peptide urotensin II (UII) was originally isolated from the urophysis of teleost fish
on the basis of its ability to contract intestinal smooth muscle. The UII peptide has …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-ghrelin immunoglobulins modulate ghrelin stability and its orexigenic effect in obese mice and humans

…, M Coëffier, S Claeyssens, JC Do Rego… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Obese individuals often have increased appetite despite normal plasma levels of the main
orexigenic hormone ghrelin. Here we show that ghrelin degradation in the plasma is inhibited …