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    • Cuchacovich Turteltaub, Miguel; Bueno, Daniel; Carvajal Gavilán, Rodrigo; Bravo, Nicolás; Aguillón Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos; Catalán Martina, Diego; Soto Sáez, Lilian (International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR), 2014)
      Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This finding has led to the development of TNF blockers for RA treatment. However, response to these therapies is ...
    • Plaza Parrochia, Francisca; Poblete, Cristian; Gabler Neale, Fernando; Carvajal Gavilán, Rodrigo; Romero Osses, Carmen; Valladares Boasi, Luis; Vega Blanco, María Margarita (Elsevier, 2015)
      Intracrinology mechanism involves the metabolism of steroids in peripheral tissues, such as DHEA, to molecules with estrogenic or androgenic activity. Proliferation rate of endometria from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome women ...
    • Rosas Chuñil, Carlos; Oróstica Arévalo, María Lorena; Poblete, Cristian; Carvajal Gavilán, Rodrigo; Gabler Neale, Fernando; Romero Osses, Carmen; Lavandero González, Sergio; Vega Blanco, María Margarita (SAGE, 2016)
      Background: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) exhibit a low fertility by chronic hyperandrogenemia. Different evidence have shown that androgens could regulate the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis and glucose ...
    • Rosas, Carlos; Kohan Ivani, Karla; Gabler Neale, Fernando; Vantman Bretschneider, David; Romero Osses, Carmen; Vega Blanco, María Margarita; Carvajal Gavilán, Rodrigo (Oxford University Press, 2013)
      study question: Does treatment with the insulin sensitizer metformin modify the levels and activation of proteins related to the expression of the insulin-dependent glucose transporter (GLUT4), such as adenosine ...
    • Carvajal Gavilán, Rodrigo; Alba, Juan F.; Cortínez Castro, Armando; Vantman Bretschneider, David; Carvajal M., Antonio; Miranda Venegas, Cristián; Romero Osses, Carmen (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2012)
      Infertility is now recognized as a disease by World Health Organization. It affects up to 15% of couples of childbearing age and un 4-8% of them will require high complexity assisted reproduction techniques. The delay of ...
    • Oróstica Arévalo, María Lorena; Astorga Leiva, Isis; Plaza Parrochia, Francisca; Vera Castillo, Carolina; García Angulo, Víctor; Carvajal Gavilán, Rodrigo; Gabler Neale, Fernando; Romero Osses, Carmen; Vega Blanco, María Margarita (Springer Nature, 2016)
      BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: A high percentage of women having polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) exhibit hyperinsulinemia and obesity. Transforming necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is an adipokine that increases in obesity and ...
    • Rivero, Rodrigo; Garin, Claire-Alix; Ormazábal Leiva, Paulina Fernanda; Silva, Andrea; Gabler Neale, Fernando; Carvajal Gavilán, Rodrigo; Romero Osses, Carmen; Vega Blanco, María Margarita (2012)
      Background: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine-metabolic disorder commonly associated with insulin resistance (IR). Previous studies indicate about the expression of molecules involved in the insulin pathway in ...