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    • beta -Hydroxybutyrate increases exercise capacity associated with changes in mitochondrial function in ... 
      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 ...
    • Diferencias de composición corporal y condición física en educadoras de párvulo con normopeso, sobrepeso y ... 
      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 +/- ...
    • Effects of two training modalities on body fat and insulin resistance in postmenopausal women 
      Henríquez, Sandra; Monsalves Álvarez, Matías; Jimenez, Teresa; Barrera Acevedo, María Gladys; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Leiva Balich, Laura; Rodríguez, Juan Manuel; Silva, Claudio; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017)
      Our objective was to compare the effects of a low-load circuit resistance training protocol and usual aerobic training in postmenopausal women. Postmenopausal women with at least 1 feature of the metabolic syndrome were ...
    • Glucocorticoid resistance in chronic diseases 
      Rodriguez, Juan; Monsalves Álvarez, Matías; Henriquez, Sandra; Llanos Silva, Miguel; Troncoso Cotal, Rodrigo (Elsevier Science, 2016-11)
      Glucocorticoids are involved in several responses triggered by a variety of environmental and physiological stimuli. These hormones have a wide-range of regulatory effects in organisms. Synthetic glucocorticoids are ...
    • Is mitochondrial dysfunction a common root of noncommunicable chronic diseases? 
      Díaz Vegas, Alexis; Sánchez Aguilera, Pablo; Krycer, James R; Morales, Pablo E.; Monsalves Álvarez, Matías; Cifuentes Koster, Mariana; Rothermel, Beverly A.; Lavandero González, Sergio (Endocrine Society, 2020)
      Mitochondrial damage is implicated as a major contributing factor for a number of noncommunicable chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, obesity, and insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes. Here, we discuss ...
    • Mifepristone for treatment of metabolic syndrome: beyond cushing’s syndrome 
      Díaz Castro, Francisco; Monsalves Álvarez, Matías; Rojo, Leonel E.; Campo, Andrea del; Troncoso, Rodrigo (Frontiers Media, 2020)
      A growing body of research indicates that cortisol, the glucocorticoid product of the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, plays a role in the pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome. In this regard, chronic ...