Browsing by Author "Westermeier, Francisco"

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    • Defective insulin signaling and mitochondrial dynamics in diabetic cardiomyopathy 
      Westermeier, Francisco; Navarro Márquez, Mario F.; López Crisosto, Camila; Bravo Sagua, Roberto; Quiroga Lagos, Clara; Bustamante, Mario; Verdejo, Hugo E.; Zalaquett Sepúlveda, Ricardo; Ibacache, Mauricio; Parra Ortíz, María Valentina; Castro, Pablo F.; Rothermel, Beverly A.; Hill, Joseph A.; Lavandero González, Sergio (Elsevier, 2015)
      Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common consequence of longstanding type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and encompasses structural, morphological, functional, and metabolic abnormalities in the heart.Myocardial energy metabolism ...
    • Dexmedetomidine protects the heart against ischemia-reperfusion injury by an endothelial eNOS/NO dependent ... 
      Riquelme, Jaime; Westermeier, Francisco; Hall, Andrew R.; Vicencio, Jose; Pedrozo Cibils, Zully; Ibacache, Mauricio; Fuenzalida, Barbara; Sobrevia, Luis; Davidson, Sean M.; Yellon, Derek M.; Sánchez, Gina; Lavandero González, Sergio (Elsevier, 2016)
      The alpha2-adrenergic receptor agonist Dexmedetomidine (Dex) is a sedative medication used by anesthesiologists. Dex protects the heart against ischemia-reperfusion (IR) and can also act as a preconditioning mimetic. The ...
    • Insulin requires normal expression and signaling of insulin receptor A to reverse gestational diabetes-reduced ... 
      Westermeier, Francisco; Salomón, Carlos; Farías, Marcelo; Arroyo, Pablo; Fuenzalida, Bárbara; Sáez, Tamara; Salsoso, Rocío; Sanhueza, Carlos; Guzmán Gutiérrez, Enrique; Pardo, Fabián; Leiva, Andrea; Sobrevia, Luis (2015)
      Reduced adenosine uptake via human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 (hENT1) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) from gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is reversed by insulin by restoring hENT1 ...