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    • Letelier, M. E.; Rodriguez, E.; Wallace, A.; Lorca, M.; Repetto Scaramelli, Yolanda; Morello Casté, Antonio; Aldunate, J. (1990)
      The following phenolic antioxidant food additives were evaluated against Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes: BHT, BHA, gallic acid and its methyl, propyl, octyl, and lauryl esters, 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(4-methoxybenzyl)-phenol, ...
    • Salas, Cristian; Tapia, Ricardo A.; Ciudad, Karina; Armstrong, Verónica; Orellana Bown, Myriam; Kemmerling Weis, Ulrike; Ferrada Parker, Jorge; Maya Arango, Juan; Morello Casté, Antonio (Elsevier Ltd, 2008-01-15)
      Derivatives of natural quinones with biological activities, such as lapachol, α- and β-lapachones, have been synthesized and their trypanocidal activity evaluated in vitro in Trypanosoma cruzi cells. All tested compounds ...
    • Repetto Scaramelli, Yolanda; Aldunate,; Morello Casté, Antonio (1983)
      1. 1. Carboxylesterase activity corresponding to types A and B has been demonstrated in intact T. cruzi epimastigotes as shown by the hydrolysis of several esters of p-nitrophenol and the effect of suitable inhibitors. 2. ...
    • Henriksson,; Pettersson,; Solari Illescas, Aldo (1993)
      Forty-three Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from Chile and Colombia and three cloned stocks from Bolivia and Brazil were studied at the karyotype level by hybridization with four different parasite gene probes to chromosomes ...
    • Bergendi, L.; Knierim, F.; Apt Baruch, Werner (1970)
      Immunological properties of a soluble Trypanosoma cruzi antigen were studied by Ouchterlony double-diffusion, immunoelectrophoresis, and fractionation procedures. Immune human serum was used with the antigen, and five ...
    • López Muñoz, Rodrigo; Faúndez, Mario; Klein, Sebastián; Escanilla, Sebastián; Torres, Gloria; Lee-Liu, Dasfne; Ferrada Parker, Jorge; Kemmerling Weis, Ulrike; Orellana Bown, Myriam; Morello Casté, Antonio; Ferreira, Arturo; Maya Arango, Juan (ELSEVIER, 2010)
      Nifurtimox and benznidazole are the only active drugs against Trypanosoma cruzi; however, they have limited efficacy and severe side effects. During primoinfection, T. cruzi infected macrophages mount an antiparasitic ...
    • Triana, Omar; Ortiz Zúñiga, Sylvia; Dujardin, Jean-Claude; Solari Illescas, Aldo (ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2006-05)
      Nineteen Trypanosoma cruzi. stocks, most of them of wild origin, and four Trypanosoma rangeli stocks from Colombia were analysed by molecular karyotype analysis with cloned DNA cruzipain as the probe. Another 27 cloned ...
    • Martínez Aguayo, Juan Carlos; Lanfranco Guevara, Renzo; Arancibia, Marcelo; Sepúlveda, Elisa; Madrid, Eva (Frontiers Media, 2018)
      In this article, we describe the case of a girl who suffers from a phobia to repetitive patterns, known as trypophobia. This condition has not yet been recognised by diagnostic taxonomies such as the Diagnostic and Statistical ...
    • Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Echiburú López, Bárbara; Maliqueo Yevilao, Manuel; Santos, José Luis; Sir Petermann, Lidia (BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD, 2005-02)
      Objective To establish the frequency of the Trp64Arg polymorphism of the beta3 adrenergic receptor (ADRB3) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) from a Chilean population, focusing particularly on the interaction ...
    • Fica Cubillos, Alberto; Cifuentes Díaz, Marcela; Ajenjo H., M. Cristina; Jemenao P., M. Irene; Zambrano G., Alejandra; Febré V., Naldy; Delpiano M., Luis; Diomedi P., Alexis; Ramonda C., Paulina (SOC CHILENA INFECTOLOGIA, 2008-08)
      Tuberculosis (TB) is an occupational risk hazard that explains 5 to 5.361 additional cases of TB per 100.000 individuals among healthcare workers (HCW) in relation to general population in developing countries. For each ...
    • Cortés Moncada, Claudia (PLOS ONE, 2013)
      Objectives: In resource-constrained settings, tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection and cause of death in HIV-infected persons. TB may be present at the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but it is ...
    • Fica Cubillos, Alberto; Ramonda, Paulina C.; Jemenao, M. Irene P.; Zambrano, Alejandra G.; Cifuentes, Marcela D.; Febre, Naldy V.; Ajenjo, M. Cristina H.; Delpiano, Luis M.; Diomedi, Alexis P. (2009)
      Objective: To evaluate the risk of tuberculosis (TBC) among health care workers (HCW) of the Southern Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) of Santiago, Chile. Method: A retrospective study using records of patients receiving ...
    • Fica Cubillos, Alberto; Cifuentes, D. Marcela; Ajenjo, H. M.Cristina; Jemenao, P. M.Irene; Zambrano, G. Alejandra; Febré, V. Naldy; Delpiano, M. Luis; Diomedi, P. Alexis; Ramonda, C. Paulina (2008)
      Tuberculosis (TB) is an occupational risk hazard that explains 5 to 5.361 additional cases of TB per 100.000 individuals among healthcare workers (HCW) in relation to general population in developing countries. For each ...
    • Ballif, Marie; Renner, Lorna; Dusingize, Jean Claude; Leroy, Valeriane; Ayaya, Samuel; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara; Cortes, Claudia P.; McGowan, Catherine C.; Graber, Claire; Mandalakas, Anna M.; Mofenson, Lynne M.; Egger, Matthias; Wati, Ketut Dewi Kumara; Nallusamy, Reva (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      ©The Author 2014.Background. The global burden of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be 0.5 million new cases per year. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children are at high risk for TB. Diagnosis of ...
    • Crabtree Ramírez, Brenda; Jenkins, Cathy A.; Shepherd, Bryan E.; Jayathilake, Karu; Veloso, Valdilea G.; Carriquiry, Gabriela; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Cortés Moncada, Claudia; Padgett, Dennis; McGowan, Catherine; Sierra Madero, Juan; Koenig, Serena; Pape, Jean W.; Sterling, Timothy R. (BMC, 2022)
      Background Some tuberculosis (TB) treatment guidelines recommend daily TB treatment in both the intensive and continuation phases of treatment in HIV-positive persons to decrease the risk of relapse and acquired drug ...
    • Reyes, A; Hernandez, M; Delpiano, L; Izquierdo, G; Cofre, F; Aravena, M; Labrana, Y; Sandoval, A (Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2020)
    • Henríquez, Juan P.; Cambiazo Ayala, Verónica; Maccioni Baraona, Ricardo (1996)
      The interaction of microtubule associated proteins (MAPs) with the microtubule system has been characterized in depth in neuronal cells from various mammalian species. These proteins interact with well-defined domains ...
    • Farías, Gustavo A.; Muñoz, Juan P.; Garrido, Jorge; Maccioni Baraona, Ricardo (2002)
      The intracellular polymerization of cytoskeletal proteins into their supramolecular assemblies raises many questions regarding the regulatory patterns that control this process. Binding experiments using the ELISA solid ...
    • Urzúa, Ulises; Owens, Garrison A.; Zhang, Gen Mu; Cherry, James M.; Sharp, John J.; Munroe, David J. (2010)
      Background: The link between reproductive life history and incidence of ovarian tumors is well known. Periods of reduced ovulations may confer protection against ovarian cancer. Using phenotypic data available for mouse, ...
    • Jaña, Fabián; Faini, Francesca; Lapier, Michel; Pavani, Mario; Kemmerling Weis, Ulrike; Morello Casté, Antonio; Maya Arango, Juan; Jara, José; Parra, Eduardo; Ferreira Parker, Jorge (Elsevier, 2013)
      Changes in mitochondrial ATP synthesis can affect the function of tumor cells due to the dependence of the first step of glycolysis on mitochondrial ATP. The oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system is responsible for ...