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    • Mendoza Torres, Evelyn; Oyarzún, Alejandra; Mondaca Ruff, David; Azocar, Andrés; Chiong Lay, Mario; Castro, Pablo F.; Jalil Milad, Jorge; Lavandero González, Sergio; Ocaranza, María Paz (2015)
      The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is a key component of cardiovascular physiology and homeostasis due to its influence on the regulation of electrolyte balance, blood pressure, vascular tone and cardiovascular remodeling. ...
    • Gabrielli, Luigi; Ocaranza, María Paz; Sitges, Marta; Kanacri, Andrés; Saavedra, Rodrigo; Sepúlveda, Pablo; Sepúlveda, Luis; Rossel, Víctor; Zagolin, Mónica; Verdejo, Hugo E.; Baraona, Fernando; Zalaquett Sepúlveda, Ricardo; Chiong Lay, Mario; Lavandero González, Sergio; Castro, Pablo F. (Blackwell, 2017)
      Background: Right atrium function and ventricular function have significant prognos-tic value in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients. Acute changes in right ventricu-lar synchrony and right atrium function postiloprost ...
    • Norambuena Soto, Ignacio; Ocaranza, María Paz; Cancino Arenas, Nicole; Sanhueza Olivares, Fernanda; Villar Fincheira, Paulina; Leiva Navarrete, Sebastián; Mancilla Medina, Cristian; Moya, Jacqueline; Novoa, Ulises; Jalil, Jorge E.; Castro, Pablo F.; Lavandero González, Sergio; Chiong Lay, Mario (Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2020)
      The renin-angiotensin system, one of the main regulators of vascular function, controls vasoconstriction, inflammation and vascular remodeling. Antagonistic actions of the counter-regulatory renin-angiotensin system, which ...
    • Pizarro, Marcela; Troncoso Cotal, Rodrigo; Martínez, Gonzalo J.; Chiong Lay, Mario; Castro, Pablo F.; Lavandero González, Sergio (Elsevier, 2016)
      Doxorubicin (Doxo) is one of the most effective anti-neoplastic agents but its cardiotoxicity has been an important clinical limitation. The major mechanism of Doxo-induced cardiotoxicity is associated to its oxidative ...
    • Hameau, Rene; Gabrielli, Luigi; Garrido, Marcelo; Guzmán, Ana M.; Retamal, Ignacio; Vacarezza, María José; Greig, Douglas; Ocqueteau, Mauricio; Sanchez, Cesar; Pizarro, Marcela; Corvalan, Alejandro; Lavandero González, Sergio; Castro, Pablo F.; Martinez, Gonzalo (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2018-01)
      Recently, we have witnessed major improvements in cancer treatment. Early diagnosis and development of new therapies have reduced cancer-related mortality. However, these new therapies, along with greater patient survival, ...
    • Hameau, Rene; Gabrielli, Luigi; Garrido, Marcelo; Guzmán, Ana María; Retamal, Ignacio; Vacarezza, María José; Greig, Douglas; Ocqueteau, Mauricio; Sánchez, César; Pizarro, Marcela; Corvalán, Alejandro; Lavandero González, Sergio; Castro, Pablo F.; Martínez, Gonzalo (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2018)
      © 2018, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Recently, we have witnessed major improvements in cancer treatment. Early diagnosis and development of new therapies have reduced cancer-related mortality. However, ...
    • Ferreccio, Catterina; Huidobro, Andrea; Cortés, Sandra; Bambs, Claudia; Toro, Pablo; Van De Wyngard, Vanessa; Acevedo, Johanna; Paredes, Fabio; Venegas, Pía; Verdejo, Hugo; Oyarzún González, Ximena; Cook, Paz; Castro, Pablo F.; Foerster, Claudia; Vargas, Claudio; Koshiol, Jill; Araya, Juan Carlos; Cruz, Francisco; Corvalán, Alejandro H.; Quest, Andrew F.; Kogan, Marcelo J.; Lavandero González, Sergio (Oxford University Press, 2020)
    • López Crisosto, Camila; Bravo Sagua, Roberto; Rodríguez Peña, Marcelo; Mera, Claudia; Castro, Pablo F.; Quest, Andrew F. G.; Rothermel, Beverly A.; Cifuentes, Mariana; Lavandero González, Sergio (Elsevier, 2015)
      © 2015 Elsevier B.V.. Eukaryotic cells contain a variety of subcellular organelles, each of which performs unique tasks. Thus follows that in order to coordinate these different intracellular functions, a highly dynamic ...
    • Troncoso Cotal, Rodrigo; Moraga, Francisco; Chiong Lay, Mario; Roldán, Juan; Bravo, Roberto; Valenzuela, Rodrigo; Díaz Araya, Guillermo; Del Campo, Andrea; Sanhueza, Carlos; Rodriguez, Andrea; Vukasovic, José Luis; Mellado, Rosemarie; Greig, Douglas; Castro, Pablo F.; Lavandero González, Sergio (2009)
      We investigated the clinical response of chronic heart failure patients with β2-adrenergic receptor Gln27→Glu polymorphism treated for 6 months with carvedilol, a α/β-antagonist with antioxidant properties. The 6-min. walk ...
    • Parra Ortíz, María Valentina; Bravo Sagua, Roberto; Norambuena Soto, Ignacio; Hernández Fuentes, Carolina; Gómez Contreras, Andrés; Verdejo, Hugo E.; Mellado, Rosemarie; Chiong Lay, Mario; Lavandero González, Sergio; Castro, Pablo F. (Elsevier, 2017)
      Chronic hypoxia exacerbates proliferation of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMC), thereby reducing the lumen of pulmonary arteries. This leads to poor blood oxygenation and cardiac work overload, which are the ...
    • Bittner, Alex; Alcaíno Gálvez, Hernán Alejandro; Castro, Pablo F.; Pérez, Osvaldo; Corbalán, Ramón; Troncoso, Rodrigo; Chiong Lay, Mario; Mellado, Rosemarie; Moraga, Francisco; Zanolli, Diego; Winter, José L.; Zamorano, Juan J.; Díaz Araya, Guillermo; Lavandero González, Sergio (2010)
    • Verdejo, Hugo; Campo, Andrea del; Troncoso, Rodrigo; Gutiérrez, Tomás; Toro, Barbra; Quiroga, Clara; Pedrozo Cibils, Zully; Muñoz, Juan; García Nannig, Lorena; Castro, Pablo; Lavandero González, Sergio (2012)
      The process of muscle remodeling lies at the core of most cardiovascular diseases. Cardiac adaptation to pressure or volume overload is associated with a complex molecular change in cardiomyocytes which leads to anatomic ...
    • Kuzmicic, Jovan; Del Campo, Andrea; López Crisosto, Camila; Morales, Pablo E.; Pennanen, Christian; Bravo Sagua, Roberto; Hechenleitner, Jonathan; Zepeda, Ramiro; Castro, Pablo F.; Verdejo, Hugo; Parra, Valentina; Chiong Lay, Mario; Lavandero González, Sergio (2011)
      Mitochondria are dynamic organelles able to vary their morphology between elongated interconnected mitochondrial networks and fragmented disconnected arrays, through events of mitochondrial fusion and fission, respectively. ...
    • Bejarano, Julian; Navarro Márquez, Mario F.; Morales Zavala, Francisco; Morales, Javier O.; García Carvajal, Ivonne; Araya Fuentes, Eyleen; Flores, Yvo; Verdejo, Hugo E.; Castro, Pablo F.; Lavandero González, Sergio; Kogan Bocian, Marcelo (Ivyspring International Publisher, 2018)
      © Ivyspring International Publisher. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite preventive efforts, early detection of atherosclerosis, the common pathophysiological mechanism underlying ...
    • Westermeier, Francisco; Riquelme, Jaime A.; Pavez, Mario; Garrido, Valeria; Díaz, Ariel; Verdejo, Hugo E.; Castro, Pablo F.; García Nannig, Lorena; Lavandero González, Sergio (Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-04)
      Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a highly prevalent disease worldwide. Cardiovascular disorders generated as a consequence of T2DM are a major cause of death related to this disease. Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is ...
    • Gabrielli, Luigi; Castro, Pablo F.; Godoy, Ivan; Mellado, Rosemarie; Bourge, Robert C.; Alcaíno Gálvez, Hernán Alejandro; Chiong Lay, Mario; Greig, Douglas; Verdejo, Hugo; Navarro, Mario; Lopez, Rafael; Toro, Barbra; Quiroga, Clara; Díaz Araya, Guillermo; Lavandero González, Sergio; Garcia, Lo (2011)
      Background: Systemic endothelial dysfunction and increased oxidative stress have been observed in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We evaluate whether oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction are associated with ...
    • Kuzmicic Previtali, Jovan Paolo; Parra, Valentina; Verdejo, Hugo E.; López Crisosto, Camila; Chiong Lay, Mario; García Nannig, Lorena; Jensen, Michael D.; Bernlohr, David A.; Castro, Pablo F.; Lavandero González, Sergio (Elsevier Inc., 2014)
      © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Metabolic and cardiovascular disease patients have increased plasma levels of lipids and, specifically, of palmitate, which can be toxic for several tissues. Trimetazidine (TMZ), ...