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    • Orellana, Walter; Pino Ríos, Ricardo; Yánez, Osvaldo; Vásquez Espinal, Alejandro; Peccati, Francesca; Contreras García, Julia; Cárdenas, Carlos; Tiznado, William (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      We computationally explore an alternative to stabilize one-dimensional (1D) silicon-lithium nanowires (NWs). The Li12Si9 Zintl phase exhibits the NW 1 ∞[Li6Si5], combined with Y-shaped Si4 structures. Interestingly, ...
    • Moglia Fernández, Ítalo Arnoldo; Margarita, Santiago; Guerrero, Simón; Soler Jauma, Mónica; Olivera Nappa, Alvaro María; Kogan, Marcelo Javier (MDPI, 2021)
      Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) capped with biocompatible layers have functional optical, chemical, and biological properties as theranostic agents in biomedicine. The ferritin protein containing in situ synthesized AuNPs has ...
    • Martínez Hernández, Eduardo; Hammoud, Zaynab; De Sousa, Alessandra Mara; Kramer, Frank; Do Monte-Neto, Rubens L.; Maracajá Coutinho, Vinicius; Martin, Alberto J. M. (Amer Soc Microbiology, 2021)
      Leishmania parasites are the causal agent of leishmaniasis, an endemic disease in more than 90 countries worldwide. Over the years, traditional approaches focused on the parasite when developing treatments against ...
    • Pradel, Paulina; Calisto, Nancy; Navarro, Laura; Barriga, Andrés; Vera, Nicolás; Aranda, Carlos; Simpfendorfer, Robert; Valdés, Natalia; Corsini, Gino; Tello, Mario; González, Alex R. (MDPI, 2021)
      Carotenoids are highly important in pigmentation, and its content in farmed crustaceans and fish correlates to their market value. These pigments also have a nutritional role in aquaculture where they are routinely added ...
    • Ramírez Sagredo, Andrea Soledad; Quiroga, Clara; Garrido Moreno, Valeria Soraya; López Crisosto, Camila; Leiva Navarrete, Sebastián Rolando; Norambuena Soto, Ignacio Estebán; Ortiz Quintero, Jose Jafet; Díaz Vesga, Magda C.; Pérez, William; Hendrickson, Troy; Parra Ortiz, Valentina Maria; Pedrozo Cibils, Zully Rocio Evangelina; Altamirano, Francisco; Chiong Lay, Mario Martin; Lavandero Gonzalez, Sergio Alejandro (Wiley, 2021)
      Polycystin-1 (PC1) is a transmembrane protein found in different cell types, including cardiomyocytes. Alterations in PC1 expression have been linked to mitochondrial damage in renal tubule cells and in patients with ...
    • Muñoz Córdova, Felipe Andrés; Hernández Fuentes, Carolina; López Crisosto, Camila; Troncoso, Mayarling; Calle Chalco, Ximena Elena; Guerrero Moncayo, Alejandra; Gabrielli, Luigi; Chiong Lay, Mario; Castro, Pablo F.; Lavandero González, Sergio (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a severe complication of diabetes developed mainly in poorly controlled patients. In DCM, several clinical manifestations as well as cellular and molecular mechanisms contribute to its ...
    • Santana, Paula Andrea; Jara Gutiérrez, Carlos; Mellado, Marco; Forero, Juan Carlos; Guzmán, Fanny; Barriga, Andrés; Albericio, Fernando; Álvarez, Claudio Andrés (Elsevier, 2021)
      Background: In fish farming, the plant extracts containing antioxidant compounds have been added to the diet for enhancing pathogen resistance. In vitro studies evaluating the antioxidant effect of herbal extracts on ...
    • Real, Daniel Andrés; Bolaños, Karen; Priotti, Josefina; Yutronic Sáez, Nicolás; Kogan, Marcelo Javier; Sierpe Ponce, Rodrigo Eduardo; Donoso González, Orlando Antonio (MDPI, 2021)
      In drug delivery, one widely used way of overcoming the biopharmaceutical problems present in several active pharmaceutical ingredients, such as poor aqueous solubility, early instability, and low bioavailability, is the ...
    • Toro, María Trinidad; Ortiz Viedma, Jaime Alejandro; Becerra, José; Zapata, Nelson; Fierro, Paulo; Illanes, Marcelo; López, María Dolores (MDPI, 2021)
      Vegetable sprouts are a food source that presents high content of bioactive compounds which can also be enhanced through elicitation mechanisms. To better understand the scientific production and research trends on this ...
    • Yáñez Osses, Osvaldo Andrés; Osorio, Manuel Isaías; Areche Medina, Carlos Alberto; Vásquez Espinal, Alejandro; Bravo, Jéssica; Sandoval Aldana, Angélica; Pérez Donoso, José M.; González Nilo, Fernando Danilo; Matos, María Joao; Osorio, Edison; García Beltrán, Olimpo José; Tiznado Vásquez, William Artemio (Elsevier, 2021)
      Cocoa beans contain antioxidant molecules with the potential to inhibit type 2 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which causes a severe acute respiratory syndrome (COVID-19). In particular, protease. Therefore, using in silico ...
    • Ortiz Viedma, Jaime Alejandro; Aguilera, José M.; Flores, Marcos; Lemus Mondaca, Roberto Alejandro; Larrazabal Fuentes, María José; Miranda, José M.; Aubourg Martin, Santiago Pedro (MDPI, 2021)
      Salmon paste contains nutritious components such as essential fatty acids (EPA, DHA), vitamin E and astaxanthin, which can be protected with the addition of red algae extracts. Phenolic extracts were prepared with an ...
    • Santulli, Gaetano; Monaco, Giovanni; Parra Ortiz, Valentina Maria; Morciano, Giampaolo (Frontiers Media, 2021)
    • Isla, Adolfo; Martínez Hernández, Jesús Eduardo; Levipan, Héctor A.; Haussmann, Denise; Figueroa, Jaime; Rauch, María Cecilia; Maracaja Coutinho, Vinicius; Yáñez, Alejandro (Frontiers Media SA, 2021)
      Piscirickettsia salmonis is a bacterial pathogen that severely impact the aquaculture in several countries as Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Norway, and Chile. It provokes Piscirickettsiosis outbreaks in the marine phase of ...
    • Córdova Delgado, Miguel Angel; Bravo, María Loreto; Cumsille, Elisa; Hill, Charlotte N.; Muñoz Medel, Matías; Pinto, Mauricio P.; Retamal, Ignacio N.; Lavanderos, María; Miquel, Juan Francisco; Rodríguez Fernández, María (BMC, 2021)
      Background: Fluoropyrimidine plus platinum chemotherapy remains the standard first line treatment for gastric cancer (GC). Guidelines exist for the clinical interpretation of four DPYD genotypes related to severe ...
    • Flores, Marcos; Avendaño, Victoria; Bravo, Jessica; Valdés, Cristian; Forero Doria, Óscar; Quitral, Vilma; Vilcanqui, Yesica; Ortiz Viedma, Jaime Alejandro (Hindawi, 2021)
      With the continuous increase in research on lipids, technologies and the development of chemical-analytical methods associated with the characterization and monitoring of different processes that involve modifications in ...
    • Caipo Coral, Leeanny Johary; Sandoval Paredes, Ana Maria; Sepúlveda, Betsabet; Fuentes Pérez, Edwar; Valenzuela Baez, Rodrigo Wladimir; Metherel, Adam H.; Romero Palacios, Nalda Marcela (MDPI, 2021)
      Commercialization of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) requires a best before date recommended at up to 24 months after bottling, stored under specific conditions. Thus, it is expected that the product retains its chemical ...
    • Sandoval Bórquez, Alejandra; Polakovicova, Iva; Carrasco Véliz, Nicolás; Lobos González, Lorena; Riquelme, Ismael; Carrasco Avino, Gonzalo; Bizama Soto, Carolina del Carmen; Norero, Enrique; Owen, Gareth I.; Roa Strauch, Juan Carlos; Corvalán, Alejandro H. (BMC, 2021)
    • Parra Soto, Solange Liliana; Cowley, Emma S.; Rezende, Leandro F. M.; Ferreccio Keadi, Catterina; Mathers, John C.; Pell, Jill P.; Ho, Frederick K.; Celis Morales, Carlos (BMC, 2021)
      Background: Adiposity is a strong risk factor for cancer incidence and mortality. However, most of the evidence available has focused on body mass index (BMI) as a marker of adiposity. There is limited evidence on ...
    • Campanini Salinas, Javier Andrés; Andrades Lagos, Juan Andrés; Hinojosa Torres, Nicolás Antonio; Moreno Ruz, Fabián Eduardo; Alarcón, Pedro; González Rocha, Gerardo; Burbulis, Ian E.; Vásquez Velásquez, David (MDPI, 2021)
      There is an urgent need for the development of new antibiotics. Here, we describe the inhibitory activity of new quinone compounds against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC(R) 43300), methicillin-sensitive ...
    • Parra Flores, Pablo Ignacio; Espitia Corredor, Jenaro Antonio; Espinoza Pérez, Claudio Andrés; Queirolo, Cristian; Ayala, Pedro; Brüggendieck, Francisca; Salas Hernández, Aimee; Pardo Jiménez, Viviana Gladys; Díaz Araya, Guillermo Antonio (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Death of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) by ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) has major implications for cardiac wound healing. In in vivo models of myocardial infarction, toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) activation has been reported as ...