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    • Monsalves Álvarez, Matías; Morales Campos, Pablo; Castro Sepúlveda, Mauricio; Sepúlveda Guzmán, Carlos; Rodríguez Silva, Juan Manuel; Chiong Lay, Mario; Eisner, Verónica; Lavandero González, Sergio; Troncoso Cotal, Rodrigo (MDPI, 2020)
      beta-hydroxybutyrate is the main ketone body generated by the liver under starvation. Under these conditions, it can sustain ATP levels by its oxidation in mitochondria. As mitochondria can modify its shape and function ...
    • Zapata Lamana, Rafael; Monsalves Álvarez, Matías; Cigarroa Cuevas, Igor; Castro Sepúlveda, Mauricio; Salazar Rodríguez, Gabriela; Abad Colil, Felipe (Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2016)
      Objective: To describe body mass index (BMI), body composition, basal metabolic rate, physical condition and the relationship between them in Chilean kindergarten teachers. Subjects and Methods: 46 teachers (age 39,5 +/- ...
    • Lillo Urzúa, Paloma; Núñez Murillo, Olinda; Castro Sepúlveda, Mauricio; Torres Quintana, María Angélica; Lladser Caldera, Álvaro; Quest, Andrew F. G.; Espinoza Robles, Carolina; Llanos Vidal, Paola; Wehinger, Sergio (MDPI, 2020)
      Elevated free fatty acids (FFAs) impair beta cell function and reduce beta cell mass as a consequence of the lipotoxicity that occurs in type 2 diabetes (T2D). We previously reported that the membrane protein caveolin-1 ...
    • Campo, Andrea del; Contreras Hernández, Ignacio Alejandro; Castro Sepúlveda, Mauricio; Campos, Cristian; Figueroa, Reinaldo; Florencia Tevy, María; Eisner, Verónica; Casas Atala, Mariana; Jaimovich Pérez, Enrique (Impact Journals LLC, 2018)
      Sarcopenia is the degenerative loss of muscle mass and strength with aging. Although a role of mitochondrial metabolism in muscle function and in the development of many diseases has been described, the role of mitochondrial ...