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    • Sánchez, Hugo; Hossain, Mohammad B.; Lera Marques, Lydia; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Broberg, Karin; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María (BIOMED Central Ltd., 2017)
      Background: Changes in DNA methylation, one of the most studied epigenetic mechanisms, are considered an initial marker for early cancer detection. We evaluated how availability of dietary factors (folates and vitamin B12) ...
    • Leiva, Elba; Mujica, Verónica; Brito, Katherine; Palomo, Iván; Orrego, Roxana; Moore Carrasco, Rodrigo; Vásquez, Marcela; Guzmán, Luis; Núñez, Sergio; Díaz, Nora; Icaza, Gloria; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel Armando (Wiley Periodicals, 2011)
      Aim: To determine risk parameters associated with high values of high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in subjects with different glucose fasting levels. Methods: Anthropometric parameters, arterial pressure, glycemia, ...
    • Leiva, Elba; Mujica, Verónica; Sepúlveda, Pablo; Guzmán, Luis; Núñez, Sergio; Orrego, Roxana; Palomo, Iván; Andrews, Mónica; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel Armando (Springer, 2013)
      Studies concerning oxidative stress (OxE) parameters have increased, mainly because of its important role in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes complications. The main objective of this study was to evaluate iron ...
    • Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Martínez Laso, Jorge; Martín-Villa, José M.; Moscoso, Juan; Moreno, Almudena; Serrano Vela, Juan I.; Zamora, Jorge; Asenjo, Silvia; Gleisner, Andrea; Arnaiz Villena, Antonio (ELSEVIER, 2006-02)
      A rare case of type I diabetes is studied in an Amerindian (Mapuche) family from Chile, analyzing glutamic acid decarboxylase, islet-cell autoantibodies and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes. The affected sib is the only ...
    • Ipinza Regla, J.; González, D.; Figueroa Gronemeyer, Guillermo (Universidad Austral, 2015)
      A bacteriological study of ants was conducted. The ants were captured in a dairy goat establishment located in Metropolitan Region. 63 samples were obtained and grouped into: 21 control samples aspirated directly on the ...
    • Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María; Llanos Silva, Miguel; Valladares Boasi, Luis (1993)
      The effect of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on intact Leydig cell phospholipid methylation was studied. Hormonal stimulation of rat Leydig cells increased the incorporation of[methyl-3H]methionine into phospholipids ...
    • Ormazábal, Paulina; Cifuentes, Mariana; Vari, Rosaria; Scazzocchio, Beatrice; Masella, Roberta; Pacheco Cruz, Igor; Vega, Wladimir; Paredes, Adrián; Morales, Glauco (Bentham Science, 2020)
      Background: Obesity is a major health problem associated with increased comorbiditics, which are partially triggered by inflammation. Proinflaminatory macrophage infiltration in adipose tissue of individuals with obesity ...
    • Cayupe, Bernardita; Morgan, Carlos; Puentes, Gustavo; Valladares Boasi, Luis Emilio; Burgos, Héctor; Castillo, Amparo; Hernández, Alejandro; Constandil, Luis; Ríos, Miguel; Sáez Briones, Patricio; Barra, Rafael (MDPI, 2021)
      Prenatally malnourished rats develop hypertension in adulthood, in part through increased alpha(1)-adrenoceptor-mediated outflow from the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) to the sympathetic system. We studied whether both ...
    • Urra, Félix A.; Pulgar Tejo, Rodrigo; Gutiérrez, Ricardo; Hödar Quiroga, Christian; Cambiazo Ayala, Verónica; Labra Lillo, María Antonieta (Elsevier, 2015)
      Philodryas chamissonis is a rear-fanged snake endemic to Chile. Its bite produces mild to moderate symptoms with proteolytic and anti-coagulant effects. Presently, the composition of the venom, as well as, the biochemical ...
    • Mujica, Karen; Ponce, Claudio; Silva, Herman; Meisel, Lee (Springer, 2020)
      Ethylene plays an essential role in the ripening of peach, a climacteric stone fruit. However, several studies have shown that other phytohormones may alter fruit organoleptic properties, nutritional value, and overall ...
    • Méndez, Marco; Rojas, Gabriela; Muñoz, Carlos; Lemus, Gamalier; Hinrichsen, Patricio (UNIV CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO, 2008-12)
      The genetic characterization of 117 peach and nectarine cultivars (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) using microsatellite (SSR) markers is presented. Analyzed genotypes include the complete list of cultivars under intellectual ...
    • González Aguero, Mauricio; Zúñiga, Alejandro; Pottstock, Hans; Pozo, Talía del; González Canales, Mauricio; Cambiazo Ayala, Liliana (ELSEVIER, 2005-01-31)
      A subtractive hybridization approach was used to identify genes that are expressed at the beginning of gastrulation. We used tester DNA complimentary to RNA (cDNA) prepared from stages 6-7 embryos (gastrula) and excess ...
    • Salazar, Juan Alfonso; Pacheco Cruz, Igor Alejandro; Zapata, Patricio; Shinya, Paulina; Ruiz, David; Martínez Gómez, Pedro; Infante, R. (Elsevier, 2020)
      Japanese plums are popular fruits since they are exceptionally nutritious with high fiber and antioxidant content. This work has aimed to analyze the most critical phenology, fruit quality and postharvest parameters from ...
    • Aliaga, Solange M.; Slater, Howard R.; Francis, David; Du Sart, Desiree; Li, Xin; Amor, David J.; Alliende, Angelica M.; Santa María Vásquez, Lorena; Faúndes Gómez, Víctor; Morales, Paulina; Trigo, Cesar; Salas, Isabel; Curotto, Bianca; Godler, David E. (Amer. Assoc. Clinical Chemistry, 2016)
      BACKGROUND: FMR1 full mutations (FMs) (CGG expansion >200) in males mosaic for a normal (<45 CGG) or gray-zone (GZ) (45-54 CGG) allele can be missed with the standard 2-step fragile X syndrome (FXS) testing protocols, ...
    • Lagos, Carlos F.; Vecchiola, Andrea; Allende, Fidel; Fuentes, Cristóbal A.; Tichauer, Juan E.; Valdivia, Carolina; Solari, Sandra; Campino, Carmen; Tapia Castillo, Alejandra; Baudrand, René; Villarroel, Pia; Cifuentes, Mariana; Owen, Gareth I.; Carvajal, Cristian A.; Fardella, Carlos E. (Elsevier, 2014)
      11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11b-HSD1) converts cortisone to cortisol in a NADPH dependent manner. Overexpression of 11b-HSD1 in key metabolic tissues is related to the development of type 2 diabetes, ...
    • González Agüero, Mauricio; Pávez, Leonardo; Ibáñez, Freddy; Pacheco Blanco, Igor; Campos Vargas, Reinaldo; Meisel, Lee; Orellana López, Ariel; Retamales Aranda, Julio; Silva Ascencio, Herman; González Canales, Mauricio; Cambiazo Ayala, Liliana (2008)
      Woolliness is a physiological disorder of peaches and nectarines that becomes apparent when fruit are ripened after prolonged periods of cold storage. This disorder is of commercial importance since shipping of peaches ...
    • Villanueva Choquehuanca, Mónica; Rojas, Marianela; Araya Quezada, María Magdalena (Science and Education Publishing, 2017)
      Screening for celiac disease (CD) dramatically improved when techniques able to measure blood autoantibodies against tissue transglutaminase 2 (TTG) were developed. Although typically increased in CD, these antibodies are ...
    • Bustos Zapata, Nelly Aracely; Olivares Cortes, Sonia Margarita; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Cano Cappellacci, Marcelo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (Cross Mark, 2016)
      Chile has suffered a fast increase in childhood obesity in the last 10 years. As a result, several school programmes have been implemented, however the effectiveness of these needs to be evaluated to identify and prioritize ...
    • Lizana, Pablo A.; Vega Fernández, Gustavo; Gómez Bruton, Alejandro; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara de Lourdes; Lera Marques, Lydia de la Caridad (MDPI, 2021)
      Background: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers were already reporting a low quality of life (QoL) perception, with a significant impact on mental and physical health due to various stress factors associated with work ...
    • Faúndes Gómez, Víctor Manuel; Jennings, Martin D.; Crilly, Siobhan; Legraie, Sarah; Withers, Sarah E.; Cuvertino, Sara; Davies, Sally J.; Douglas L., Andrew G.; Fry, Andrew E.; Harrison, Victoria; Amiel, Jeanne; Lehalle, Daphné; Newman, William G.; Newkirk, Patricia; Ranells, Judith; Splitt, Miranda; Cross, Laura A.; Saunders, Carol J.; Sullivan, Bonnie R.; Granadillo, Jorge L.; Gordon, Christopher T.; Kasher, Paul R.; Pavitt, Graham D.; Banka, Siddharth (Nature, 2021)
      The structure of proline prevents it from adopting an optimal position for rapid protein synthesis. Poly-proline-tract (PPT) associated ribosomal stalling is resolved by highly conserved eIF5A, the only protein to contain ...