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    • Bravo, Javier A.; Parra, Claudio S.; Arancibia, Sandor; Andrés, Sergio; Morales Retamales, Paola; Herrera-Marschitz Muller, Mario; Herrera, Luisa; Lara Peñaloza, Hernán; Fiedler Temer, Jenny (2006)
      Background: Corticosterone reduction produced by adrenalectomy (ADX) induces apoptosis in dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus, an effect related to an increase in the expression of the pro-apoptotic gene bax. However it ...
    • Barrera Bugueno, Camila; Realini, Ornella; Escobar Luna, Jorge; Sotomayor Zarate, Ramón; Gotteland, Martin; Julio Pieper, Marcela; Bravo, Javier A. (Elsevier, 2017)
      Gut microbiota interventions, including probiotic and prebiotic use can alter behavior in adult animals and healthy volunteers. However, little is known about their effects in younger individuals. To investigate this, male ...
    • Castañeda, Patricia; Muñoz, Mauricio; García-Rojo, Gonzalo; Ulloa, José L.; Bravo, Javier A.; Márquez, Ruth; García-Pérez, M. Alexandra; Arancibia, Damaris; Araneda, Karina; Rojas, Paulina S.; Mondaca-Ruff, David; Díaz Véliz, Gabriela; Mora, Sergio; Aliaga, Esteban; Fi (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015)
      © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Chronic stress promotes cognitive impairment and dendritic spine loss in hippocampal neurons. In this animal model of depression, spine loss probably involves a weakening of the interaction ...
    • Yévenes, Gonzalo E.; Bravo, Javier A.; Díaz Araya, Guillermo; Sotomayor Zárate, Ramón; Fiedler Temer, Jenny; Reyes Parada, Miguel; Fuentealba, Jorge (Frontiers Media, 2020)
    • Julio Pieper, Marcela; Lara Peñaloza, Hernán; Bravo, Javier A.; Romero Osses, Carmen (2006)
      Background: Angiogenesis is a crucial process in follicular development and luteogenesis. The nerve growth factor (NGF) promotes angiogenesis in various tissues. An impaired production of this neurotrophin has been associated ...
    • Eyzaguirre Velásquez, Johana; Olavarría Ramírez, Loreto; González Arancibia, Camila; Díaz Merino, Camila; Ariz, Raúl; López, Silvana; Quiróz, Waldo; Beltrán Muñoz, Caroll; Bravo, Javier A.; Julio Pieper, Marcela (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017-05)
      Protein malnutrition can lead to morphological and functional changes in jejunum and ileum, affecting permeability to luminal contents. Regarding the large intestine, data are scarce, especially at juvenile age. We ...
    • Eyzaguirre Velásquez, Johana; González Toro, Maria P.; González Arancibia, Camila; Escobar Luna, Jorge; Beltran, Caroll J.; Bravo, Javier A.; Julio Pieper, Marcela (Springer, 2020)
      Introduction Disruption of intestinal barrier is a key component to various diseases. Whether barrier dysfunction is the cause or effect in these situations is still unknown, although it is believed that translocation of ...
    • Gonzalez Arancibia, Camila; Escobar Luna, Jorge; Barrera Bugueno, Camila; Díaz Zepeda, Camilo; González Toro, Maria P.; Olavarría Ramirez, Loreto; Zanelli Massai, Francesca; Gotteland, Martin; Bravo, Javier A.; Julio Pieper, Marcela (SAGE Publications Inc., 2016-05)
      The gut and the brain communicate bidirectionally through anatomic and humoral pathways, establishing what is known as the gut-brain axis. Therefore, interventions affecting one system will impact on the other, giving the ...