Are overweight and obesity associated with dental caries among 12-year-old South Brazilian schoolchildren?
Our findings indicate that overweight and obese adolescents should not be regarded as at higher risk of dental caries in this population.
The present results give evidence for the identification of a protective, melanocortin-activated, efferent vagal cholinergic pathway, operative in conditions of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. These data suggest that melanocortins and pertinent compounds able to activate such a pathway could provide the potential for development of a new class of drugs for a novel approach to management of ischemic heart disease.