Browsing by Subject "Humans"

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    • Acute Copper and Ascorbic Acid Supplementation Inhibits Non-heme Iron Absorption in Humans 
      Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; Figueroa Donoso, Constanza; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando (Humana Press, 2016)
      The objective of the study is to determine the effect of copper (Cu) plus the reducing agent ascorbic acid (AA) on the absorption of non-heme iron (Fe). Experimental study with block design in which each subject was his ...
    • Association between zinc nutritional status and glycemic control in individuals with well-controlled type-2 ... 
      Pérez Bazán, Álvaro; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Galgani, José E.; Gilmore, L. Anne; Ruz Ortiz, Manuel (Elsevier, 2018)
      Background/objective: Interest in healthy properties of food and nutrients as co-adjuvant in type-2 diabetes therapy has increased in recent years. Zinc supplementation trials have shown improvements in glycemic control in ...
    • Directional asymmetry in the volume of the human habenula 
      Ahumada Galleguillos, Patricio; Lemus, Carmen G.; Díaz, Eugenia; Osorio-Reich, María; Härtel, Steffen; Concha Nordemann, Miguel (Springer Verlag, 2017)
      © 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.Brain asymmetry is a conserved feature in vertebrates. The dorsal diencephalic habenular complex shows conspicuous structural and functional asymmetries in a wide range of species, ...
    • Does Zinc Really "Metal" with Diabetes? The Epidemiologic Evidence 
      Ruz Ortiz, Manuel; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Sánchez Córdova, Andrés; Pérez Bazán, Álvaro; Rojas Mondaca, Pamela (Current Medicine, 2016)
      Zinc (Zn) is important in a number of processes related to insulin secretion and insulin activity in peripheral tissues, making this element an interesting potential coadjuvant in the treatment of patients with type 2 ...
    • The effect of proteins from animal source foods on heme iron bioavailability in humans 
      Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; Valenzuela Venegas, Carolina; Brito, Alex; Weinborn, Valerie; Flores, Sebastián; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel (Elsevier, 2016)
      Forty-five women (35-45 year) were randomly assigned to three iron (Fe) absorption sub-studies, which measured the effects of dietary animal proteins on the absorption of heme Fe. Study 1 was focused on heme, red blood ...
    • Ethnicity and other determinants of quality of functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke: The ENCHANTED trial. 
      Chen, Xiaoying; Wang, Xia; Delcourt, Candice; Li, Jingwei; Arima, Hisatomi; Hackett, Maree L.; Robinson, L.; Lavados, Pablo M.; Lindley, Richard I.; Chalmers, John; Anderson, Craig S. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020)
      Background and Purpose-Patient-centered outcomes are important. We aimed to determine predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and develop utility-weighted modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores in thrombolyzed ...
    • Fatty acid desaturation in red blood cell membranes of patients with type 2 diabetes is improved by zinc ... 
      Hernández, María Catalina; Rojas Moncada, Pamela; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Valenzuela Báez, Rodrigo; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Ruz Ortiz, Manuel (Elsevier, 2020)
      Background/Objective: Membrane flexibility can be a determining factor in pathophysiological mechanisms of type 2 diabetes (T2D). As a cofactor of delta-5 desaturase (D5D) and delta-6 desaturase (D6D), and gene expression ...
    • First description of echinococcus ortleppi and cystic echinococcosis infection status in Chile 
      Correa, Felipe; Stoore, Caroll; Horlacher, Pamina; Jiménez, Mauricio; Hidalgo, Christian; Rojas, Cristian A.; Barros, Guilherme Figueiredo; Ferreira, Henrique Bunselmeyer; Hernández, Marcela; Navarro Cabrera, Gonzalo; Paredes, Rodolfo (Public library science, 2018-05-17)
      Cystic echinococcosis (CE), a parasitic disease caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.), is a worldwide zoonotic infection. Although endemic in Chile, information on the molecular characteristics ...
    • Genetic and phenotypic evidence of the Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis human-animal interface in Chile 
      Retamal Merino, Patricio; Fresno, Marcela; Dougnac, Catherine; Gutiérrez, Sindy; Gornall, Vanessa; Vidal, Roberto; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Pujol, Myriam; Barreto, Marlen; González Acuña, Daniel; Abalos Pineda, Pedro (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)
      Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis is a worldwide zoonotic agent that has been recognized as a very important food-borne bacterial pathogen, mainly associated with consumption of poultry products. The aim of this ...
    • Insectos: son realmente una alternativa para la alimentación de animales y humanos 
      Avendaño, Constanza; Sánchez, Manuel; Valenzuela, Carolina (Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2020)
      In recent years insects have been proposed as the food of the future, however, the following question arises: could they really be used as a food alternative in these times? Thus, the aim of this review was to analyze ...
    • Modeling Verdict Outcomes Using Social Network Measures: The Watergate and Caviar Network Cases 
      Masías Hinojosa, Víctor; Valle, Mauricio; Morselli, Carlo; Crespo, Fernando; Vargas, Augusto; Laengle Scarlazetta, Sigifredo (Public Library Science, 2016)
      Modelling criminal trial verdict outcomes using social network measures is an emerging research area in quantitative criminology. Few studies have yet analyzed which of these measures are the most important for verdict ...
    • Olfactory or auditory stimulation and their hedonic values differentially modulate visual working memory 
      Donoso, Ana M.; Faundes, Víctor; Falcón, Felipe; Esparza, Paulina; Maldonado Arbogast, Pedro (Sociedad de Biología de Chile, 2008-12)
      Working memory (WM) designates the retention of objects or events in conscious awareness when these are not present in the environment. Many studies have focused on the interference properties of distracter stimuli in ...
    • Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 
      Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Salinas, Rodrigo; Castillo, José; Cea, José (John Wiley and Sons, 2008)
      Background Carpal tunnel syndrome results from entrapment of the median nerve in the wrist. Common symptoms are tingling, numbness, and pain in the hand that may radiate to the forearm or shoulder. Most symptomatic cases ...