Browsing by Author "Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta"
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Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Pujol, Myriam; Díaz Guerra, Eva; Silva, Augusto; Sanz, Mariano; García Sanz, José (Blackwell Munksgaard, 2014)Aim: Destructive periodontitis is associated with a Th1–Th17 immune response and activation of RANKL-induced osteoclasts. In addition, Porphyromonas gingivalis K1 and K2 serotypes induce a strong Th1–Th17 response. This ...
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Tapia Naím, Constanza Belén (Universidad de Chile, 2022)Introducción. El síndrome de Down (SD) es la condición congénita multisistémica más común a nivel mundial incluyendo alteraciones físicas y del comportamiento. Muchos pacientes presentan diversos problemas de salud, entre ...
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Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Monasterio, Gustavo; Pujol, Myriam; Rojas, Leticia; Alvarez, Carla; Carvajal, Paola; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Elsevier Ltd, 2017)Objective: In Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, different serotypes have been described based on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigenicity. When T lymphocytes were stimulated with these serotypes, different patterns of ...
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Muñoz Bustamante, Marcela Victoria. (Universidad de Chile, 2014)Durante las periodontitis, la respuesta inmune del hospedero involucra la producción de citoquinas, metaloproteinasas de la matriz, quimioquinas y receptores de quimioquinas que determinan la constitución de un ambiente ...
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Sansores España, Luis; Morales Lara, Francisca; Arriola Pacheco, Fabio; Astorga, Jessica; Paula Lima, Andrea; Carrillo Ávila, Arelly; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Martínez Aguilar, Víctor; Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime (Universidad Costa Rica, Facultad Odontología, 2022)Periodontitis is a low-grade inflammatory disease caused by a subgingival dysbiotic microbiota. Multiple studies have determined the higher prevalence of tooth loss and poor oral hygiene in patients with Alzheimer's disease ...
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Fuentes Fuentes, Filemón Eduardo (Universidad de Chile., 2015)Introducción: Las enfermedades gingivales son un grupo heterogéneo de condiciones que afectan la salud de la encía con una alta prevalencia en la población mundial. Últimamente, se ha determinado que el aumento ...
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Rojas, Leticia; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Alvarez, Carla; Monasterio, Gustavo; Rojas, Carolina; Carvajal, Paola; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Elsevier Ltd, 2018)Objective: In Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, different serotypes have been described based on LPS antigenicity. Mixed infection with the different A. actinomycetemcomitans serotypes is frequent in periodontitis ...
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Díaz Zúñiga, J.; Muñoz, Y.; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; More, J.; Bruna, B.; Lobos, P.; Monasterio, G.; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Paula Lima, A. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2019)Introduction: Previous reports have proposed that Periodontal disease (PDis) predisposes to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), both highly prevalent pathologies among the elderly. The bacteria Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans ...
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Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Yáñez Figueroa, Juan Pablo; Álvarez, Carla; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Hernández Ríos, Emma; Sanz, Mariano; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (2014)Aim: Different serotypes of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans have been described based on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-O-polysaccharide antigenicity. In turn, a distinct effect of A. actinomycetemcomitans serotypes ...
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Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Alvarez, C.; Monasterio, G.; Benítez, A.; Ciuchi, P.; Díaz, C.; Mardones, J.; Escobar, A.; Sanz, M.; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Blackwell Munksgaard, 2015)& Sons Ltd. Background and Objective: Based on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigenicity, different Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotypes have been described. Serotype b strains have demonstrated a stronger capacity ...
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Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Monasterio, Gustavo; Álvarez, Carla; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Benítez, Álvaro; Ciuchi, Pía; García, Matías; Arias, Jocelyn; Sanz, Mariano; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (American Academy of Periodontology, 2015)Background: Different serotypes of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis have been shown to induce differential dendritic cell (DC) responses. This study investigates whether cytokine and ...