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Margô Gomes de Oliveira Karnikowski

Researcher at University of Brasília

Publications -  93
Citations -  1405

Margô Gomes de Oliveira Karnikowski is an academic researcher from University of Brasília. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 80 publications receiving 1126 citations. Previous affiliations of Margô Gomes de Oliveira Karnikowski include Universidade Federal de Santa Maria & Universidade Católica de Brasília.

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Analysis of antidiarrhoeic effect of plants used in popular medicine

Cybele Esteves Almeida, +3 more
- 01 Dec 1995 - 
TL;DR: The results indicate that the BAE of the leaves of P. guajava, S. cayenensis, P. punctatum, E. uniflora and A. squamatus have a potential antidiarrhoeic effect to be confirmed by additional investigations in animals infected with enteropathogenic agents.
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A terapia medicamentosa no idoso: cuidados na medicação

Otávio de Toledo Nóbrega, +3 more
- 01 Apr 2005 - 
TL;DR: This work has the purpose of briefly describing a few, consensual information on these inappropriate drugs for the elderly, addressing some active principles available for the Brazilian population.
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome in Brazilian middle-aged and older adults

Mauro Karnikowski, +4 more
- 01 Nov 2007 - 
TL;DR: It is suggested that impaired glycemic metabolism coupled with increased fat delivery and/or sustained endogenous biosynthesis is the most likely physiopathogenic mechanisms underlying the onset of NAFLD in this population of Brazilian middle-aged and older adults.
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Analysis of the self-medication pattern among Brazilian elderly women

Paula Chagas Bortolon, +5 more
- 01 Jul 2008 - 
TL;DR: A cross-sectional study that evaluated self-medication practiced by elderly women, who were assisted at the Elderly Care Facility of the hospital of the Catholic University of Brasilia, found that anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic drugs were the most frequently consumed without professional orientation.
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Association between the -174 G/C promoter polymorphism of the interleukin-6 gene and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Brazilian older women

Audrey Cecília Tonet, +6 more
- 17 Dec 2007 - 
TL;DR: Results show that the IL-6 -174 G-allele is implicated in a greater cardiovascular risk in the Brazilian elderly population, as well as with the presence of selected cardiovascular risk features.