Browsing by Author "Farfán, Nancy"

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    • Characterization of the novel ST2/IL-33 system in patients with inflammatory bowel disease 
      Beltrán, Caroll J.; Núñez, Lucía E.; Díaz Jiménez, David; Farfán, Nancy; Candia, Enzo; Heine, Claudio; López, Francisco; González Burgos, María Julieta; Quera Pino, Rodrigo; Hermoso Ramello, Marcela (2010)
      Background: ST2 has been proposed to be a regulator of inflammation and Th1/Th2 balance. ST2L is the IL-33 membrane receptor and belongs to the IL-1R family. The soluble variant, ST2s, is identical to the extracellular ...
    • Frequencies of 23 functionally significant variant alleles related with metabolism of antineoplastic drugs ... 
      Roco Arriagada, Angela Margarita; Quiñones Sepúlveda, Luis; Agúndez, José A. G.; García Martin, Elena; Squicciarini Rueda, Valentina; Miranda Melo, Carla Estefanía; Garay, Joselyn; Farfán, Nancy; Saavedra Saavedra, Iván; Cáceres Lillo, Dante; Ibarra, Carol; Varela Figueroa, Nelson (2012)
      Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. The cancer incidence rate in Chile is 133.7/100,000 inhabitants and it is the second cause of death, after cardiovascular diseases. Most of the antineoplastic drugs are ...
    • Increased production of soluble TLR2 by lamina propria mononuclear cells from ulcerative colitis patients 
      Candia, Enzo; Díaz Jiménez, David; Langjahr, Patricia; Núñez, Lucía E.; Fuente, Marjorie de la; Farfán, Nancy; López Kostner, Francisco; Abedrapo Moreira, Mario Antonio; Alvarez Lobos, Manuel; Pinedo, George; Beltrán, Caroll J.; González, Carlos; González Burgos, María Julieta; Quera Pino, Rodrigo (2012)
      Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) is a type I pattern recognition receptor that has been shown to participate in intestinal homeostasis. Its increased expression in the lamina propria has been associated with the pathogenesis ...
    • SNAIL transcription factor increases the motility and invasive capacity of prostate cancer cells 
      Osorio, Luis A.; Farfán, Nancy; Castellón Vera, Enrique; Contreras, Héctor R. (Spandidos, 2016)
      The incidence and mortality rates of prostate cancer (PCa) are increasing, and PCa is almost the second-leading cause of cancer-associated mortality in men. During tumor progression, epithelial cells decrease the number ...