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    • 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 ...
    • Ruz Ortiz, Manuel; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Sánchez Córdova, Andrés; Pérez Bazán, Álvaro; Rojas Mondaca, Pamela (Current Medicine, 2016)
      Zinc (Zn) is important in a number of processes related to insulin secretion and insulin activity in peripheral tissues, making this element an interesting potential coadjuvant in the treatment of patients with type 2 ...
    • Leiva M., Tamara; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Rojas Mondaca, Pamela; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Ruz Ortiz, Manuel (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2016)
      Background: Increasing meal frequency is commonly used in the clinical practice as part of the nutritional treatment of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2), although its effect on metabolic control parameters is ...
    • Torres Sánchez, Irene; Valenza, Marie Carmen; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Cabrera Martos, Irene; Valenza Demet, Gerald; Cano Cappellacci, Marcelo (Aula Medica Ediciones, 2013-07)
      Introducción: La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) se caracteriza por obstrucción crónica del flujo aéreo y se asocia frecuentemente a alteraciones endocrino-metabólicas que empeoran la situación clínica del ...
    • Hernández, María Catalina; Rojas Moncada, Pamela; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Valenzuela Báez, Rodrigo; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Ruz Ortiz, Manuel (Elsevier, 2020)
      Background/Objective: Membrane flexibility can be a determining factor in pathophysiological mechanisms of type 2 diabetes (T2D). As a cofactor of delta-5 desaturase (D5D) and delta-6 desaturase (D6D), and gene expression ...
    • Pollak, Felipe; Araya Quintanilla, Verónica; Lanas Montecinos, Alejandra; Sapunar, Jorge; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Codner Dujovne, Ethel; Durruty Alfonso, Pilar; Liberman Guendelman, Claudio; López Stewart, Gloria; Poniachik Teller, Jaime; Sir Petermann, Teresa; Soto, Néstor (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)
      Insulin resistance is a prevalent condition commonly associated with unhealthy lifestyles. It affects several metabolic pathways, increasing risk of abnormalities at different organ levels. Thus, diverse medical specialties ...
    • Ochoa, Juan B.; Cárdenas, Diana; Goiburu, María E.; Bermúdez, Charles; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Correia, M. Isabel T. D. (Wiley, 2020)
      The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reached worldwide, and until a vaccine is found, it will continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality. The clinical presentation of COVID-19 ranges from that ...
    • Alvarez, Verónica; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Cuevas, Ada; Valenzuela, Barbara; Muñoz, Giselle; Ghiardo, Daniela; Burr, Maria; Lehmann, Yael; Leiva, Maria; Berry, Marcos; Maluenda, Fernando (Elsevier, 2016)
      Objectives: Weight regain after bariatric surgery may be associated with behavioral, metabolic, or mechanical factors alone or in combination. The aim of this study was to investigate which factors are related to weight ...
    • Sánchez Córdoba, Andrés; Rojas Moncada, Pamela; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Codoceo, Juana; Valencia, Alejandra; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Ruz Ortíz, Manuel (Springer, 2016)
      Although morbid obesity is related to excess of energy and macronutrient intake, it does not rule out the presence of micronutrient deficiencies. The aim of this study was to evaluate food intake and the prevalence of ...
    • Hernández Rodas, María Catalina; Rojas Moncada, Pamela; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Ruz Ortiz, Manuel (Soc. Chilena Nutrición, 2020)
      High concentrations of free fatty acids (FFA) have been associated with the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D), making lipolysis regulation a priority in these patients. Through its insulin-mimetic ...
    • Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando (2007-06)
    • Ruz Ortíz, Manuel; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Rojas Mondaca, Pamela; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Valencia Canessa, Alejandra; Vásquez, Karla; Galgani Fuentes, José; Pérez, Alvaro; López, Gloria; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel; Pérez Bravo, Francisco (The United Nations University, 2013)
      Background: Type 2 diabetes is highly prevalent in populations having high rates of overweight and obesity. It is a chronic condition responsible for long-term severe dysfunction of several organs, including the ...