Browsing by Author "Pérez, Francisco"

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    • Anti-steatotic effects of an n-3 LCPUFA and extra virgin olive oil mixture in the liver of mice subjected ... 
      Valenzuela Báez, Rodrigo; Espinosa Escalona, Alejandra; Llanos Vidal, Paola; Hernández Rodas, María Catalina; Barrera Ramírez, Cynthia; Vergara, Daniela; Romero Palacios, Nalda; Pérez, Francisco; Ruz Ortiz, Manuel; Videla Cabrera, Luis (Royal Soc Chemistry, 2016)
      Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by liver steatosis, oxidative stress, and drastic depletion of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA), namely, eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5 n-3, ...
    • Diabetes y hemodiálisis. Caracterización de una cohorte y seguimiento a cuatro años 
      Sanhueza, María Eugenia; Cotera, Alejandro; Elgueta Segura, Leticia; López Stewart, Gloria; Loncon, Patricia; Macan, Fernando; Pérez, Francisco; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Alvo Abodovsky, Miriam (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2008-03)
      Despite a better management of the variables that influence the development of diabetic nephropathy, there is a progressive increase in the prevalence of terminal renal failure among diabetics, whose cause is not clear. ...
    • Near-Universal Prevalence of Pneumocystis and Associated Increase in Mucus in the Lungs of Infants With ... 
      Vargas Munita, Sergio; Ponce, Carolina A.; Gallo, Miriam; Pérez, Francisco; Astorga, J. Felipe; Bustamante, Rebeca; Chabé, Magali; Durand Joly, Isabelle; Iturra, Pablo; Miller, Robert F.; Aliouat, El Moukthar; Dei Cas, Eduardo (Oxford University Press, 2013)
      Background. Pneumocystis without obvious accompanying pathology is occasionally reported in autopsied infant lungs. Its prevalence and significance are unknown. Interestingly, this mild infection induces a strong ...
    • NFAT5 Is Activated by Hypoxia: Role in Ischemia and Reperfusion in the Rat Kidney 
      Villanueva, Sandra; Suazo, Cristián; Santapau, Daniela; Pérez, Francisco; Quiroz, Mariana; Carreño, Juan E.; Illanes, Sebastián; Lavandero González, Sergio; Michea Acevedo, Luis; Irarrázabal, Carlos E. (Niels Olsen Saraiva Caˆmara, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2012)
      The current hypothesis postulates that NFAT5 activation in the kidney’s inner medulla is due to hypertonicity, resulting in cell protection. Additionally, the renal medulla is hypoxic (10–18 mmHg); however there is no ...
    • Rapamycin-conditioned dendritic cells activated with monophosphoryl lipid-A promote allograft acceptance in vivo 
      Campos Acuña, Javier; Pérez, Francisco; Narváez, Edgar; Campos Mora, Mauricio; Gajardo, Tania; Catalán Martina, Diego; Aguillón Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos; Pino Lagos, Karina (Future Medicine, 2015)
      Aim: To date, there is no human dendritic cell (DC) based therapy to prevent allograft rejection in transplanted patients. Here, we evaluate a potential protocol using a murine in vivo transplant model. Materials & ...