Título: Professora Titular
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3732397383523251
Bolsa produtividade CNPq: PQ 1B
Orcid: ID  0000-0002-3723-5028 – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3723-5028
Scopus: ID 24491326000 – https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55630559800
Google scholar: ID bJnfCV8AAAAJ – https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=bJnfCV8AAAAJ&hl=pt-BR&oi=ao
Research ID:  C-5192-2012 – https://publons.com/researcher/2745474/rosa-m-r-pereira/

Line of Research:

Bone Metabolism and Body Composition

The mission of the Bone Metabolism and Body Composition Laboratory of the FMUSP Rheumatology Department is to conduct multidisciplinary clinical and experimental studies with the goal of evaluating the compromise to bone and body composition in individuals with chronic diseases, with emphasis on rheumatic diseases in adults and adolescents, and also on primary diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The research laboratory located in the USP Medical School (LIM-17) has state-of-the-art equipment for analyzing body composition and visceral fat, and also two multiuser devices (high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography [HR-pQCT] and a high-resolution video system [Osteomeasure]), acquired with FAPESP and FINEP funding. These two pieces of equipment are for evaluation of bone microarchitecture and quantitative study of bone fragments (histomorphometry), respectively. In addition to experimental studies with animals, patients from the entire HC complex with chronic diseases (adult and adolescent) are evaluated. We also conduct longitudinal studies (more than 10 years of follow-up) of a cohort of elderly people in the community (SPAH). The laboratory has built partnerships with several disciplines at HCFMUSP, IOT, INCOR, UNIFESP (nephrology), and FMUSP-RP (endocrinology). In this line of research, we conduct molecular analyses of gene expression and studies of polymorphisms. The Group has more than 20 members, including undergraduate (SI) and graduate (doctoral) students, post-graduate researchers and professors.

Relevant Articles

  1.  de Santana FM, Domiciano DS, Gonçalves MA, Machado LG, Figueiredo CP, Lopes JB, Caparbo VF, Takayama L,    Menezes PR, Pereira RM. Association of Appendicular Lean Mass, and Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue    With Mortality in Older Brazilians: The São Paulo Ageing & Health Study. J Bone Miner Res. 2019; 34(7):1264-1274.
  2. Domiciano DS, Machado LG, Lopes JB, Figueiredo CP, Caparbo VF, Oliveira RM, Scazufca M, McClung MR, Pereira RM. Bone mineral density and parathyroid hormone as independent risk factors for mortality in community-dwelling older adults: a population-based prospective cohort study in Brazil. The São Paulo Ageing & Health (SPAH) Study. J Bone Miner Res. 2016; 31(6):1146-57.
  3. Lima GL, Paupitz J, Aikawa NE, Takayama L, Bonfa E, Pereira RM. Vitamin D Supplementation in Adolescents and Young Adults With Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus for Improvement in Disease Activity and Fatigue Scores: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016; 68(1):91-8.
  4. Saad CG, Ribeiro AC, Moraes JC, Takayama L, Goncalves CR, Rodrigues MB, de Oliveira RM, Silva CA, Bonfa E, Pereira RM. Low sclerostin levels: a predictive marker of persistent inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis during anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy? Arthritis Res Ther. 2012; 14(5):R21.
  5. Madureira MM, Takayama L, Gallinaro AL, Caparbo VF, Costa RA, Pereira RM. Balance training program is highly effective in improving functional status and reducing the risk of falls in elderly women with osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial. Osteoporos Int. 2007; 18(4):419-25.