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Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Barrera Acevedo, María; Leiva Balich, Laura; Gattas, Vivien; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Avendaño, Marcelo; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2006-08)The aim was to assess the effects of resistance training and vitamin D supplementation on physical performance of healthy elderly subjects. Ninety-six subjects, aged 70 years or more with 25 OH vitamin D levels of 16 ng/ml ...
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Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Mendoza, Laura; Petermann, Margarita; Glasinovic, Andrea; Paulinelli, Paola; Barrera, Gladys; Rosenberg, Irwin; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (2002)Objetives: To compare endothelium-dependent vasomotor response in healthy younger and older subjects without classic cardiovascular risk factors, with high and normal fasting homocysteine (tHcy) levels. Design: We compared ...
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Lorca Herrera, Eduardo; Garmendia Miguel, MarÍa Luisa; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Sandoval, Verónica; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD., 2016)Chronic renal disease (CRD) in its pre-dialysis stage is an important risk factor for mortality among adults. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of CRD on mortality among consultants in Chilean public primary ...
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Muñoz Muñoz, Estefanía del Carmen (Universidad de ChileCyberDocs, 2011)Los folatos son un grupo de vitaminas hidrosolubles del complejo B (B9) que son esenciales para un correcto funcionamiento de nuestro organismo al estar involucradas en reacciones enzimáticas importantes para la sobrevida ...
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Henríquez, Sandra; Barrera, Gladys; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Jara, Natalia; Leiva, Laura; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2014)© 2014, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: The Chilean Ministry of Health developed a healthy lifestyles intervention directed to adults with overweight and cardiovascular risk factors, called ...
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Pakozdi, Tamara; Leiva Balich, Laura; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Barrera Acevedo, Gladys; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Henríquez, Sandra; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (Aula Médica Ediciones, 2015)Aim: to asses Total Energy Expenditure (TEE) in healthy Chilean institutionalized or independently older people Methods: twenty seven young (27-30 years), 27 institutionalized (> 65 years old) and 27 free-living older ...
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Pakozdi, Tamara; Leiva, Laura; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Barrera, Gladys; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Henriquez, Sandra; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2015)© 2015, Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All Rights Reserved. Aim: to asses Total Energy Expenditure (TEE) in healthy Chilean institutionalized or independently older people Methods: twenty seven young (27-30 years), 27 institutionalized ...
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Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Nieto, Susana; Petermann, Margarita; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (1996)Alcohol ingestion may promote lipid peroxidation, and the presence of polyunsaturated fatty acids in liver lipids may be essential for the generation of liver damage through this mechanism. The aim of this study is to ...
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Castaño, Erika; Caviedes, Lorena; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Llanos Silva, Miguel; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María (Public Library of Science, 2017)Folate deficiency during pregnancy has been related to low birth weight, preterm (PT) birth and other health risks in the offspring; however, it is unknown whether prematurity is related to low folate transport through ...
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Peñailillo, Reyna; Guajardo, Angélica; Llanos Silva, Miguel; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María (Public Library Science, 2015)In the placenta, 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11 beta-HSD2) limits fetal glucocorticoid exposure and its inhibition has been associated to low birth weight. Its expression, encoded by the HSD11B2 gene is ...
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Gattas, Vivien; Barrera, Gladys; Leiva, Laura; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Steenhout, Philippe; Klassen, Petra; Voss, Theresa; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (2007)Background: In acute illnesses, plasma glucose levels are often increased and generally parallel the severity of stress. Hyperglycemia caused by reduced insulin sensitivity and reduced insulin secretion is associated with ...
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Sánchez, Hugo; Hossain, Mohammad B.; Lera Marques, Lydia; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Broberg, Karin; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María (BIOMED Central Ltd., 2017)Background: Changes in DNA methylation, one of the most studied epigenetic mechanisms, are considered an initial marker for early cancer detection. We evaluated how availability of dietary factors (folates and vitamin B12) ...
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Hyperhomocysteinemia and endothelial function in young subjects: Effects of vitamin supplementation Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Petermann, Margarita M.; Barrera, Gladys; Gattas, Vivien; Escobar, Edgardo; Yañez, Paulina; Glasinovic, Andrea; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (2002)Background: The relationship between hyperhomocysteinemia and cardiovascular disease has not been totally elucidated. Hypothesis: The study aimed to verify the association between hyperhomocysteinemia and endothelial ...
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Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María; Vásquez, Marcela; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Garrido, Argelia; Barrera, Gladys; Gattas, Vivien; Glasinovic, Andrea; Leiva, Laura; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (2004)The mechanism by which homocysteine (Hcy) causes endothelial dysfunction is probably mediated by oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oxidative stress on endothelial function in young and ...
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Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María; Sánchez, Hugo; Lera Marques, Lydia; Hossain, Molfammad Bakhtiar; Broberg, Karin; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Llanos Silva, Miguel (2016)
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Saa, Camila; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2019)Several investigations have found that industry-funded studies tend to inform results favoring the sponsored products. The pressure to demonstrate that a drug or a product causes a favorable outcome may result in investigation ...
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Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Muñoz, Carlos; López, Marcelo; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Schlesinger, Liana; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Pettermann, Margarita (American Society for Nutrition, 1996)We performed a liver biopsy and measured plasma concentrations of interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and spontaneous and lipopolysaccharide-stimulated in vitro monocyte production of IL-1β and TNF-α ...
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Tenorio, Beatriz; Jimenez, Teresa; Barrera Acevedo, María Gladys; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Troncoso Cotal, Rodrigo; Farías, María Belén; Rodríguez, Juan Manuel; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (Aula medica ediciones, 2017)Purpose: To determine if irisin plasma levels are associated with regular physical activity, body composition and metabolic parameters in women subjected to calorie restriction. Subjects and methods: We studied 42 women ...
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Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María; Pinardi, Guido; Montequin, María José; Leiva Balich, Laura; Llanos Silva, Miguel; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (2007)
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Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María; Pinardi Testa, Gianni; Montequin, María José; Leiva Balich, Laura; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Llanos Silva, Miguel; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, 2008-12)Background: Endothelial dysfunction is a key process in atherosclerosis. Hypomethylation is one of the postulated mechanisms involved in atherogenesis and is mainly secondary to a decrease in essential factors such as, ...