José Roberto Bosqueiro

High doses of dexamethasone induce increased β-cell proliferation in pancreatic rat islets

Alex Rafacho, Tânia Mary Cestari, Sebastião Roberto Taboga et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2009 · 105 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Endocrinology +11

Functional Alterations in Endocrine Pancreas of Rats With Different Degrees of Dexamethasone-Induced Insulin Resistance

Alex Rafacho, Vanessa A.G. Giozzet, Antônio C. Boschero et al. · Pancreas · 2008 · 84 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Pharmacology +15

Exercise training prevents hyperinsulinemia, muscular glycogen loss and muscle atrophy induced by dexamethasone treatment

Matheus Barel, Otávio André Brogin Perez, Vanessa A.G. Giozzet et al. · European Journal of Applied Physiology · 2009 · 80 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Physiology +16

Glucocorticoids in Vivo Induce Both Insulin Hypersecretion and Enhanced Glucose Sensitivity of Stimulus-Secretion Coupling in Isolated Rat Islets

Alex Rafacho, Laura Marroquí, Sebastião Roberto Taboga et al. · Endocrinology · 2009 · 77 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Physiology +17

Dexamethasone-induced insulin resistance is associated with increased connexin 36 mRNA and protein expression in pancreatic rat islets

Alex Rafacho, Letícia Prates Roma, Sebastião Roberto Taboga et al. · Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology · 2007 · 73 citations

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Molecular Biology +17