Browsing by Author "Vásquez, Karla"

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    • Assessment of red blood cell glutathione status in insulin resistance 
      Galgani Fuentes, José; Vásquez, Karla; Leonelli, Giannella; Espinosa, Alejandra; Araya, Hector; Pérez Bravo, Francisco (2012)
      The aim of this study was to assess red blood cell glutathione from insulin-sensitive and insulin-resistant individuals before and after an oral glucose dose. Fifteen healthy, young (24 ± 5 years), nonobese (23 ± 2 kg·m ...
    • Chilean Native Fruit Extracts Inhibit Inflammation Linked to the Pathogenic Interaction Between Adipocytes ... 
      Reyes Farías, Marjorie; Vásquez, Karla; Ovalle Marín, Angélica; Fuentes, Francisco; Parra, Claudia; Quitral, Vilma; Jiménez, Paula; García Díaz, Diego (Mary Ann Liebert, 2015)
      Obesity is characterized by an increase in the infiltration of monocytes into the adipose tissue, causing an inflammatory condition associated with, for example, the development of insulin resistance. Thus, anti-inflammatory-based ...
    • El consumo de un extracto de calafate (Berberis microphylla) modifica marcadores de respuesta inmune en ... 
      Concha F., Francisca; Villanueva V., Vanessa; Vásquez, Karla; Orellana, Juan Francisco; Escobillana Pizarro, Lucas Matías; Méndez Muñoz, Aline Millaray; Soto, Misare; Stevenson Silva, Andrés Ignacio; Meneses, Paz; Cid Vargas, Valentina Fernanda; Delgado M., Monserrat; Fuenzalida, Loreto; García Díaz, Diego (Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2021)
      Obesity has been identified as a risk factor for severity of respiratory infections. Thus, the support of the immune response in obese subjects is of interest. The present work evaluated the effect of the consumption of a ...
    • Zinc as a potential coadjuvant in therapy for type 2 diabetes 
      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 ...