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Bringing An Evidence-Based Nutrition And Exercise Lifestyle Intervention Program (Nelip) For Obese Pregnant Women Into Clinical Practice, Samantha Langstaff

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

One purpose was to identify the need for specialized care (My Clinic) for women with a pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 35 kg/m^2.. Women receiving My Clinic care were compared to a matched cohort control group (perinatal database, N=47). My Clinic care significantly reduced rates of macrosomia (5% vs 28%, p=0.02) and small birth weight babies (0% vs 6%, p=0.00) compared to perinatal database.

The second purpose was to test the efficacy of a Nutrition and Exercise Lifestyle Intervention Program (NELIP) in this clinical setting to prevent excessive weight gain, macrosmia, small birth weight …

Restraint Stress Alters Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Expression And Increases Superoxide Dismutase In The Rat Hypothalamus And Hippocampus, Kristina Isabel Barron

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

The impact of restraint stress on changes in cytokine expression and oxidative stress markers in hippocampal (Hipp) and hypothalamic (Hyp) regions of the brain, were assessed in a rat model. In addition, immune and inflammatory variables were assessed in peripheral blood. Male Wistar rats were acutely (30 min) or repeatedly (30 min/d for 14 consecutive days) exposed to a restraint stress, or maintained as non-stressed controls. At the time of sacrifice, whole blood and brain tissues enriched in Hyp or Hipp regions were collected; blood was collected with EDTA as an anticoagulant and centrifuged to yield plasma. All tissue samples …