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    • ACE2 and vasoactive peptides: Novel players in cardiovascular/renal remodeling and hypertension 
      Mendoza Torres, Evelyn; Oyarzún, Alejandra; Mondaca Ruff, David; Azocar, Andrés; Chiong Lay, Mario; Castro, Pablo F.; Jalil Milad, Jorge; Lavandero González, Sergio; Ocaranza, María Paz (2015)
      The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is a key component of cardiovascular physiology and homeostasis due to its influence on the regulation of electrolyte balance, blood pressure, vascular tone and cardiovascular remodeling. ...
    • Alteration in mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake disrupts insulin signaling in hypertrophic cardiomyocytes 
      Gutiérrez, Tomás; Parra, Valentina; Troncoso, Rodrigo; Pennanen, Christian; Contreras Ferrat, Ariel Eduardo; Vásquez Trincado, César Alonso; Morales, Pablo E.; López Crisosto, Camila; Sotomayor Flores, Cristian Alejandro; Chiong Lay, Mario; Rothermel, Beverly A.; Lavandero González, Sergio (BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)
      © 2014 Gutierrez et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background: Cardiac hypertrophy is characterized by alterations in both cardiac bioenergetics and insulin sensitivity. Insulin promotes glucose uptake by cardiomyocytes ...
    • Angiotensin-(1-9) reduces cardiovascular and renal inflammation in experimental renin-independent hypertension 
      González, Leticia; Novoa, Ulises; Moya, Jackeline; Gabrielli, Luigi; Jalil Milad, Jorge; García Nannig, Lorena; Chiong Lay, Mario; Lavandero González, Sergio; Ocaranza, María Paz (Elsevier Inc., 2018)
      © 2018 Elsevier Inc. Hypertension-induced cardiovascular and renal damage can be mediated by activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. There are different factors beyond renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system ...
    • Angiotensin-(1-9) regulates cardiac hypertrophy in vivo and in vitro 
      Ocaranza, Maria Paz; Lavandero González, Sergio; Jalil Milad, Jorge; Moya, Jaqueline; Pinto, Melissa; Novoa, Ulises; Apablaza, Felipe; González, Leticia; Hernández, Carol; Varas, Manuel; López, René; Godoy, Iván; Verdejo, Hugo; Chiong Lay, Mario (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2010)
      Background: Angiotensin-(1-9) is present in human and rat plasma and its circulating levels increased early after myocardial infarction or in animals treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. However, the ...
    • Angiotensin-(1-9) reverses experimental hypertension and cardiovascular damage by inhibition of the angiotensin ... 
      Ocaranza, Maria Paz; Moya, Jackeline; Barrientos, Victor; Alzamora, Rodrigo; Hevia, Daniel; Morales, Cristobal; Pinto, Melissa; Escudero, Nicolás; García Nannig, Lorena; Novoa, Ulises; Ayala, Pedro; Díaz Araya, Guillermo; Godoy, Ivan; Chiong Lay, Mario; Lavandero González, Sergio; Jalil Milad, Jorge (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2014)
      BACKGROUND:: Little is known about the biological effects of angiotensin-(1-9), but available evidence shows that angiotensin-(1-9) has beneficial effects in preventing/ameliorating cardiovascular remodeling. OBJECTIVE:: ...
    • Basal autophagy protects cardiomyocytes from doxorubicin-induced toxicity 
      Pizarro, Marcela; Troncoso Cotal, Rodrigo; Martínez, Gonzalo J.; Chiong Lay, Mario; Castro, Pablo F.; Lavandero González, Sergio (Elsevier, 2016)
      Doxorubicin (Doxo) is one of the most effective anti-neoplastic agents but its cardiotoxicity has been an important clinical limitation. The major mechanism of Doxo-induced cardiotoxicity is associated to its oxidative ...
    • Counter- regulatory renin–angiotensin system in cardiovascular disease 
      Ocaranza, María Paz; Riquelme Meléndez, Jaime; García Nannig, Lorena; Jalil, Jorge; Chiong Lay, Mario; Santos, Robson; Lavandero González, Sergio (Nature, 2020)
      The renin–angiotensin system is an important component of the cardiovascular system. Mounting evidence suggests that the metabolic products of angiotensin I and II — initially thought to be biologically inactive — have ...
    • Effects of carvedilol on functional capacity, left ventricular function, catecholamines and oxidative stress ... 
      Castro, Pablo; Pérez, Osvaldo; Greig, Douglas; Díaz Araya, Guillermo; Moraga, Francisco; Chiong Lay, Mario; Troncoso, Rodrigo; Padilla, Ivonne; Vukasovic, Jose L.; Corbalán, Ramón; Lavandero González, Sergio (Ediciones Doyma, S.L., 2004)
      Introduction and objective. Carvedilol is an antioxidant and adrenergic antagonist with demonstrated benefits in terms of mortality from heart failure (HF). The aim of the present study was to evaluate clinical parameters, ...
    • GLP-1 promotes mitochondrial metabolism in vascular smooth muscle cells by enhancing endoplasmic ... 
      Morales, Pablo E.; Torres, Gloria; Sotomayor Flores, Cristian Alejandro; Peña Oyarzún, Daniel; Rivera Mejías, Pablo; Paredes, Felipe; Chiong Lay, Mario (Academic Press Inc., 2014)
      Incretin GLP-1 has important metabolic effects on several tissues, mainly through the regulation of glucose uptake and usage. One mechanism for increasing cell metabolism is modulating endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondria ...
    • Glucose deprivation causes oxidative stress and stimulates aggresome formation and autophagy in cultured ... 
      Marambio, Paola; Toro, Barbra; Sanhueza, Carlos; Troncoso, Rodrigo; Parra, Valentina; Verdejo, Hugo; García Nannig, Lorena; Quiroga, Clara; Munafo, Daniela; Díaz Elizondo, Jessica; Bravo Sagua, Roberto; González Burgos, María Julieta; Díaz Araya, Guillermo; Pedrozo Cibils, Zully; Chiong Lay, Mario; Co (2010)
      Aggresomes are dynamic structures formed when the ubiquitin-proteasome system is overwhelmed with aggregation-prone proteins. In this process, small protein aggregates are actively transported towards the microtubule-organizing ...
    • Hyperosmotic stress activates p65/RelB NFκB in cultured cardiomyocytes with dichotomic actions on caspase ... 
      Eisner, Verónica; Quiroga, Clara; Criollo Céspedes, Alfredo; Eltit Ortega, José Miguel; Chiong Lay, Mario; Parra, Valentina; Hidalgo, Karla; Toro, Barbra; Díaz Araya, Guillermo; Lavandero González, Sergio (2006)
      NFκB is a participant in the process whereby cells adapt to stress. We have evaluated the activation of NFκB pathway by hyperosmotic stress in cultured cardiomyocytes and its role in the activation of caspase and cell ...
    • Hyperosmotic stress-dependent NFκB activation is regulated by reactive oxygen species and IGF-1 in cultured ... 
      Eisner, Verónica; Criollo Céspedes, Alfredo; Quiroga, Clara; Olea Azar, Claudio; Santibañez, Juan Francisco; Troncoso, Rodrigo; Chiong Lay, Mario; Díaz Araya, Guillermo; Foncea, Rocío; Lavandero González, Sergio (2006)
      We have recently shown that hyperosmotic stress activates p65/RelB NFκB in cultured cardiomyocytes with dichotomic actions on caspase activation and cell death. It remains unexplored how NFκB is regulated in cultured rat ...
    • Insulin/NFκB protects against ischemia-induced necrotic cardiomyocyte death 
      Díaz, Ariel; Humeres, Claudio; González, Verónica; Gómez, María Teresa; Montt, Natalia; Sánchez, Gina; Chiong Lay, Mario; García Nannig, Lorena (Academic Press Inc., 2015)
      In the heart, insulin controls key functions such as metabolism, muscle contraction and cell death. However, all studies have been focused on insulin action during reperfusion. Here we explore the cardioprotective action ...
    • Levels of plasma angiotensin-(1-7) in patients with hypertension who have the angiotensin-1-converting ... 
      Jalil Milad, Jorge; Palomera Gómez, Cristián Alejandro; Ocaranza, María Paz; Godoy, Iván; Román, Maritza; Chiong Lay, Mario; Lavandero González, Sergio (EXCERPTA MEDICA INC, 2003-09-15)
      In patients with hypertension who have the DD-ACE genotype (higher angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE] activity), plasma levels of angiotensin-(1-7) are 4 times lower than in patients with the II-ACE genotype (lower ACE ...
    • Light-induced release of the cardioprotective peptide angiotensin-(1-9) from thermosensitive liposomes with ... 
      Bejarano, Julián; Rojas, Aldo; Ramírez Sagredo, Andrea; Riveros Salvatierra, Ana; Morales Zavala, Francisco; Flores, Yvo; Riquelme Meléndez, Jaime; Guzmán, Fanny; Araya, Eyleen; Chiong Lay, Mario; Ocaranza, María Paz; Morales Montecinos, Javier; Villamizar Sarmiento, María Gabriela; Sánchez Vergara, Gina; Lavandero González, Sergio; Kogan, Marcelo J. (Elsevier, 2020)
      Angiotensin-(1-9), a component of the non-canonical renin-angiotensin system, has a short half-life in blood. This peptide has shown to prevent and/or attenuate hypertension and cardiovascular remodeling. A controlled ...
    • Modulatory Effect of 2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)amino-1,4-naphthoquinone on Endothelial Vasodilation in Rat Aorta 
      Palacios, Javier; Cifuentes, Fredi; Valderrama, Jaime A.; Benites, Julio; Ríos, David; González, Constanza; Chiong Lay, Mario; Cartes Saavedra, Benjamín; Lafourcade, Carlos; Wyneken, Úrsula (2016)
      The vascular endotheliumplays an essential role in the control of the blood flow. Pharmacological agents like quinone (menadione) at various doses modulate this process in a variety of ways. In this study, Q7, a ...
    • Neuronal Thy-1 induces astrocyte adhesion by engaging syndecan-4 in a cooperative interaction with alpha v ... 
      Ávalos, Ana María; Valdivia, A. D.; Muñoz, Nicolás; Herrera Molina, Rodrigo; Tapia Pineda, Julio; Lavandero González, Sergio; Chiong Lay, Mario; Burridge, Keith; Schneider, P.; Quest, Andrew F. G.; Leyton Campos, Lisette (COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD, 2009-10)
      Clustering of alpha v beta 3 integrin after interaction with the RGD-like integrin-binding sequence present in neuronal Thy-1 triggers formation of focal adhesions and stress fibers in astrocytes via RhoA activation. A ...
    • Octadecyl silica: A solid phase for protein purification by immunoadsorption 
      Chiong Lay, Mario; Lavandero González, Sergio; Ramos, Rodrigo; Aguillón Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos; Ferreira, Arturo (1991)
      Immunoaffinity chromatography involves binding of an antigen or antibody to a solid matrix, usually agarose, frequently using the cyanogen bromide method. These methods are laborious, rather expensive, and their use has ...
    • Pro-fibrotic effect of oxidized LDL in cardiac myofibroblasts 
      Villa, Mónica; Cerda Opazo, Paulina; Jiménez Gallegos, Danica; Garrido Moreno, Valeria; Chiong Lay, Mario; Quest, Andrew F. G.; Toledo, Jorge; García Nannig, Lorena (Elsevier, 2020)
      Inflammatory signals associated with cardiac diseases trigger trans-differentiation of cardiac fibroblasts to cardiac myofibroblasts. Cardiac myofibroblasts are the main cell type involved in the development of cardiac ...
    • Role of interleukin-6 in vascular health and disease 
      Villar Fincheira, Paulina; Sanhueza Olivares, Fernanda; Norambuena Soto, Ignacio; Cancino Arenas, Nicole; Hernández Vargas, Felipe; Troncoso Cotal, Rodrigo; Gabrielli, Luigi; Chiong Lay, Mario (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      IL-6 is usually described as a pleiotropic cytokine produced in response to tissue injury or infection. As a pro-inflammatory cytokine, IL-6 activates innate and adaptative immune responses. IL-6 is released in the innate ...