2021
Replicability of leptin associations with testosterone, estradiol, follicle‐stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone in healthy Ache men of Paraguay: A multiple daily assessment
Harries V, Bribiescas R. Replicability of leptin associations with testosterone, estradiol, follicle‐stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone in healthy Ache men of Paraguay: A multiple daily assessment. American Journal Of Human Biology 2021, 34: e23638. PMID: 34213036, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicle-stimulating hormoneLeptin's associationsMale reproductive hormone levelsSerum follicle-stimulating hormoneMale reproductive hormonesReproductive hormone levelsMultiple daily assessmentsLeptin levelsEstradiol levelsHealthy menHormone levelsReproductive hormonesLeptinSeparate daysTestosteroneDaily assessmentHormoneSmall sample sizeAche menSalivary testosteroneMenLifestyle variationsSpan of daysEstradiolLH
2019
Soil‐transmitted helminth infection and intestinal inflammation among the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador
Cepon‐Robins T, Gildner T, Schrock J, Eick G, Bedbury A, Liebert M, Urlacher S, Madimenos F, Harrington C, Amir D, Bribiescas R, Sugiyama L, Snodgrass J. Soil‐transmitted helminth infection and intestinal inflammation among the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador. American Journal Of Biological Anthropology 2019, 170: 65-74. PMID: 31260090, DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoil-transmitted helminthsIntestinal inflammationImmune system developmentSTH exposureSTH infectionsSpecies of STHFC levelsSoil-transmitted helminth infectionsElevated intestinal inflammationIntestinal inflammatory responseAnti-inflammatory pathwayLow FC levelsInfection intensityHuman immune systemUninfected childrenFecal calprotectinRole of exposureInflammatory responseStool samplesTrichuris trichiuraT. trichiuraHelminth infectionsLifestyle changesInflammationImmune system
2013
Oxytocin and Epstein‐Barr virus: Stress biomarkers in the postpartum period among first‐time mothers from São Paulo, Brazil
Rudzik A, Breakey A, Bribiescas R. Oxytocin and Epstein‐Barr virus: Stress biomarkers in the postpartum period among first‐time mothers from São Paulo, Brazil. American Journal Of Human Biology 2013, 26: 43-50. PMID: 24265252, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-time mothersUnplanned pregnancyEBV AbOT levelsSelf-reported stress levelsEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody levelsVirus antibody levelsEpstein-Barr virusBreast milk samplesBlood spot samplesAntibody levelsWeeks postpartumPostpartum periodPregnancyEffective biomarkersSatisfaction scoresNew mothersStress biomarkersPSS scoresOxytocinSpot samplesBiomarkersMothersPositive associationStressful experiences