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    • González, María Fernanda; Paredes Díaz, Paula Andrea; Sandoval Bórquez, Alejandra; Herrera, Daniela; Geoffery Quest, Andrew (MDPI, 2021)
      Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived vesicles important in intercellular communication that play an essential role in host-pathogen interactions, spreading pathogen-derived as well as host-derived molecules during ...
    • Troncoso, Mónica; Balut Oyarzún, Fernanda; Witting Enríquez, Scarlet; Rubilar Parra, Carla; Carrera, Jorge; Cartes, Fabiola; Herrera Cisterna, Luisa (Wiley, 2021)
      It is key to expand the differential diagnosis and consider possible genetic etiologies on a patient with congenital cataracts associated with clinical features, such as leukodystrophy or polyneuropathy.
    • Gasaly, Naschla; de Vos, Paul; Hermoso, Marcela (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      The diverse and dynamic microbial community of the human gastrointestinal tract plays a vital role in health, with gut microbiota supporting the development and function of the gut immune barrier. Crosstalk between ...
    • Álvarez, Daniela; Muñoz, Yasna; Ortiz, Macarena; Maliqueo Yevilao, Manuel; Chouinard Watkins, Raphael; Valenzuela, Rodrigo (MDPI, 2021)
      Prenatal and postnatal development are closely related to healthy maternal conditions that allow for the provision of all nutritional requirements to the offspring. In this regard, an appropriate supply of fatty acids (FA), ...
    • Matamala Capponi, José Manuel; Cea Muñoz, Gabriel; Salinas Ríos, Rodrigo; Vidal Téllez, Aarón; López, Ingeborg; Marileo, Roberto; Stuardo, Andrés (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, Chile, 2021)
      Monomelic amyotrophy, also known as Hirayama disease, is a rare lower motor neuron syndrome due to localized lower motor neuron loss in the spinal cord at the cervical level. Clinically, monomelic amyotrophy is defined ...
    • Arias, Loreto; Martínez, Fabián; González, Daniela; Flores Ríos, Rodrigo; Katz, Assaf; Tello, Mario; Moreira, Sandra; Orellana, Omar (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Codon usage bias (the preferential use of certain synonymous codons (optimal) over others is found at the organism level (intergenomic) within specific genomes (intragenomic) and even in certain genes. Whether it is the ...
    • Flores, Rodrigo; Villarroel, José Luis; Valenzuela, Fernando (Elsevier, 2021)
      En la actualidad, las infecciones de piel y partes blandas forman parte de un alto porcentaje de las consultas en salud. Estas van desde infecciones leves, donde el manejo se realiza con tratamiento tópico, hasta aquellas ...
    • Bandyopadhyay, Ananda S.; O'Ryan Gallardo, Miguel (Elsevier, 2021)
    • Fuente Álvarez, Felipe de la; Saldías Fernández, María Angélica; Cubillos, Camila; Mery Muñoz, Gabirela; Carvajal Pizarro, Daniela; Bowen, Martín; Bertoglia Arredondo, María Paz (MDPI, 2021)
      Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a public health challenge that must be addressed considering the large number of risk factors involved in its appearance. Some environmental risk factors are currently described as ...
    • Fuentes, Ariel; Sequeira Alvarado, Karina; Tapia Pizarro, Alejandro (Elsevier, 2021)
      This article analyzes the effects of the postponement of maternity in three areas: i) demographic, ii) clinical and perinatological and iii) biological. Of course, the existing demographic literature comes primarily ...
    • Castillo Gordillo, César del; Yáñez Vidal, Francisca; Begazo Gonzáles, Arnulfo; Alfaro Díaz, Mario (BMJ, 2020)
    • García Alamino, Josep Ma.; Escuriet Peiró, Ramón; Fabrellas Padres, Nuria; Fernández Garrido, Julio; Sanz Moncusi, Miquel; Binfa Esbir, Lorena; Román Abal, Eva; Díaz Herrera, Miguel; Fernández Sarmiento, Juan Manuel; López Saludes, María; González Gálvez, Pilar; Canet Vélez, Olga; López Cano, Manuel (Ediciones Rol, 2020)
      It can be said that nurses have not always used a judicious, conscious and explicit system to apply care or make clinical decisions, based on the most reliable and up-to-date scientific knowledge. Considering the current ...
    • Pihán, Philippe; Hetz Flores, Claudio (Elsevier, 2020)
      The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the source of lysosomal calcium. The finding that the protein TMBIM6 -a putative ER calcium channel and cell death regulator-promotes calcium transfer from the ER to lysosomes to induce ...
    • Escobar, María Fernanda; Echavarría, María Paula; Zambrano, María Andrea; Ramos, Isabella; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro (Elsevier, 2020)
      Maternal sepsis is "a life-threatening condition defined as an organ dysfunction caused by an infection during pregnancy, delivery, puerperium, or after an abortion," with the potential to save millions of lives if a proper ...
    • Rosenkrantz, Leah; Schuurman, Nadine; Arenas, Claudia; Nicol, Andrew; Hameed, Morad S. (BMJ, 2020)
      Injury is a major global health issue, resulting in millions of deaths every year. For decades, trauma registries have been used in wealthier countries for injury surveillance and clinical governance, but their adoption ...
    • Santos, Cristián; Donoso, Rodrigo; Ganga Villagrán, Marcos; Eugenin, Óscar; Lira, Fernando; Santelices, Juan Pablo (Elsevier, 2020)
      El dolor lumbar corresponde a uno de los síntomas más prevalentes en la humanidad, siendo la segunda causa más frecuente de atención médica a nivel mundial. Existen diversos enfoques de diagnóstico y tratamiento para dolor ...
    • Ordóñez, Carlos A.; Parra, Michael W.; Millán, Mauricio; Caicedo, Yaset; Guzmán Rodríguez, Mónica; Padilla, Natalia; Salamea Molina, Juan Carlos; García, Alberto; González Hadad, Adolfo; Fernando Pino, Luis; Herrera, Mario Alain; Rodríguez Holguín, Fernando; Serna, José; Salcedo, Alexander; Aristizábal, Gonzalo; Orlas, Claudia; Ferrada, Ricardo; Scalea, Thomas; Ivatury, Rao (Médica Valle, Colombia, 2020)
      The liver is the most commonly affected solid organ in cases of abdominal trauma. Management of penetrating liver trauma is a challenge for surgeons but with the introduction of the concept of damage control surgery ...
    • Velásquez Salinas, Felipe; Marín Rojas, Josefina; Soto Rifo, Ricardo; Torres, Alexia; Canto Fuentes, Felipe del; Valiente Echeverría, Fernando (MDPI, 2021)
      Escherichia coli, one of the most abundant bacterial species in the human gut microbiota, has developed a mutualistic relationship with its host, regulating immunological responses. In contrast, enterotoxigenic E. coli ...
    • Hernández Díaz, Tomás; Valiente Echeverría, Fernando; Soto Rifo, Ricardo (MDPI, 2021)
      DDX3 is a cellular ATP-dependent RNA helicase involved in different aspects of RNA metabolism ranging from transcription to translation and therefore, DDX3 participates in the regulation of key cellular processes including ...
    • Catoia Fonseca, Bruno; Velozo Papez, Luis; Barros Becker, María Emilia; Paulós Parot, María Angélica; Aldunate Riedemann, María Margarita; Muñoz Torres, Carla (Elsevier, 2021)
      Nodular fascitis is a benign pseudosarcomatous self-limited fibroblastic and myofibroblastic cell neoplasia that occasionally can be found in pediatric patients, in who head and neck is reported to be a common location. ...