Browsing by Subject "Zinc"

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    • Acute inhibition of iron absorption by zinc 
      Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Gaitán, Diego; Ruz, Manuel (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD., 2007-05)
      Iron and zinc deficiencies are the most common nutritional deficiencies worldwide. Combined zinc and iron supplementation is one of the strategies used to prevent these deficiencies. Zinc has an inhibitory effect on iron ...
    • 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 ...
    • Exploratory study: excessive iron supplementation reduces zinc content in pork without affecting iron and copper 
      Middleton Santibáñez, Maureen; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel Alonso; Espinoza, Alejandra; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel Armando; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando Dagoberto; Valenzuela Venegas, Carolina Paz (MDPI, 2021)
      Currently, all pigs raised on intensive farms develop iron-deficiency anemia if they do not receive supplemental iron at birth. Weaning diets commonly contain high concentrations of iron, and the effect on the copper and ...
    • Zinc Deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean 
      Cediel, Gustavo; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; Brito, Alex; Cori, Héctor; López de Romaña, Daniel (SAGE, 2015)
      Background: Zinc deficiency affects multiple vital functions in the life cycle, especially growth. Limited information is available on the magnitude of zinc deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean. Objective: To ...
    • Zinc Modulates the Response to Apoptosis in an In Vitro Model with High Glucose and Inflammatory Stimuli ... 
      Andrews Guzmán, Mónica; Ruz Ortiz, Manuel; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel (Humana Press, 2020)
      Apoptosis is programmed cell death and its alteration is related to cancer, neurologic, autoimmune, and chronic diseases. A number of factors can affect this process. The aim of this paper is to study the effect of ...
    • Zinc Supplementation and Strength Exercise in Rats with Type 2 Diabetes: Akt and PTP1B Phosphorylation in ... 
      Vivero, Ariel; Ruz Ortiz, Manuel; Rivera, Matías; Miranda, Karen; Sacristán, Camila; Espinosa, Alejandra; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Vásquez, Karla; Pérez Bazán, Álvaro; García Díaz, Diego; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel (Springer, 2020)
      Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a metabolic disorder caused by chronic hyperglycemia due to a deficiency in the secretion and/or action of insulin. Zinc (Zn) supplementation and strength exercise increases insulin ...