Browsing by Author "Vargas Rojas, Jorge Antonio"

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    • Changes in bone mineral density, body composition and adiponectin levels in morbidly obese patients after ... 
      Carrasco, Fernando; Ruz, Manuel; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Rebolledo, Annabella; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Vargas Rojas, Jorge Antonio; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares, Manuel (2009)
      Background: Gastric bypass surgery (GBP) is increasingly used as a treatment option in morbid obesity. Little is known about the effects of this surgery on bone mineral density (BMD) and the underlying mechanisms. To ...
    • Changes in ghrelin concentrations one year after resective and non-resective gastric bypass: Associations ... 
      Carrasco, Fernando; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Watkins, Guillermo; Vargas Rojas, Jorge Antonio; Ruz, Manuel (2012)
      Objective: Ghrelin is a potent stimulator of appetite and synthesized in the stomach. Its role in weight loss after gastric bypass (GBP) is still controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between ...
    • Enhancement in liver SREBP-1c/PPAR-α ratio and steatosis in obese patients: Correlations with insulin ... 
      Pettinelli, Paulina; Del Pozo, Talía; Araya, Julia; Rodrigo Salinas, Ramón; Araya, A. Verónica; Smok Sahid, Gladys; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Gutierrez, Luis; Vargas Rojas, Jorge Antonio; Korn Bruzzone, Owen; Maluenda, Fernando; Diaz, Juan C.; Rencoret, Guillermo; Braghetto Miranda, Italo; Castillo, Jaime; Poniachik Teller, Jaime; (2009)
      Sterol receptor element-binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPAR-α) mRNA expression was assessed in liver as signaling mechanisms associated with steatosis in obese patients. ...