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    • Morales Chvets, Alicia Alvarovna; Contador Cotroneo, Rafael Ignacio; Bravo, Joel; Carvajal Pavez, Paola Lorena; Silva, Nora; Strauss Avendaño, Franz Josef; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio (BMC, 2021)
      Background: The aim of this triple-blind placebo-controlled parallel-arm randomized clinical trial was to evaluate the clinical effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus SP1 or azithromycin as an adjunct to scaling and root ...
    • Da Venezia, Claudia; Hussein Rojas, Nayib Ignacio; Hernández Ríos, Marcela; Contreras Balbontín, Johanna; Morales Chvets, Alicia Alvarovna; Valdés, Macarena; Rojas, Francisca; Matamala López, Loreto; Hernández Ríos, Patricia (MDPI, 2021)
      Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are highly prevalent non-communicable diseases worldwide. Periodontitis may act as a non-traditional cardiovascular risk (CVR) factor, linked by a low-grade systemic inflammation mediated by ...
    • Gómez Valenzuela, Fernán Daniel; Escobar López, Enrico Alejandro; Pérez Tomás, Ricardo; Montecinos, Viviana P. (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      The tumor microenvironment (TME) corresponds to a complex and dynamic interconnection between the extracellular matrix and malignant cells and their surrounding stroma composed of immune and mesenchymal cells. The TME ...
    • Basualto Alarcón, Carla; Llanos Vidal, Paola; García Rivas, Gerardo; Troncoso Magñin, Mayarling Francisca; Lagos, Daniel; Barrientos Briones, Genaro Christian; Estrada, Manuel (Hindawi, 2021)
      In men, 70% of circulating testosterone binds with high affinity to plasma sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), which determines its bioavailability in their target cells. In recent years, a growing body of evidence has ...
    • Sierra Cristancho, Alfredo José; González Osuna, Luis; Poblete, Daniela; Cafferata Chea, Emilio Alfredo; Carvajal Pavez, Paola Lorena; Lozano Moraga, Carla Paola; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando Marcelo (Nature, 2021)
      This study aimed to analyze the root anatomy and root canal system morphology of mandibular first premolars in a Chilean population. 186 teeth were scanned using micro-computed tomography and reconstructed three-dimensionally. ...
    • Hidalgo, Christian; Stoore, Caroll; Baquedano, María Soledad; Pereira, Ismael; Franco, Carmen; Hernández Ríos, Emma Marcela; Paredes, Rodolfo (BMC, 2021)
      Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the metacestode of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. The disease is characterized by the development of cystic structures inside viscera of the intermediate host, ...
    • González Ouna, Luis Gustavo; Sierra Cristancho, Alfredo José; Rojas Pérez, Carolina Isabel; Cafferata Chea, Emilio Alfredo; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta Azucena; Cárdenas Gutiérrez, Angélica María; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando Marcelo (International Society on Aging and Disease, USA, 2021)
      Cellular senescence is a biological process triggered in response to time-accumulated DNA damage, which prioritizes cell survival over cell function. Particularly, senescent T lymphocytes can be generated prematurely during ...
    • Rojas, Carolina; García, Michelle P.; Polanco, Alan F.; González Osuna, Luis; Sierra Cristancho, Alfredo José; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta Azucena; Cafferata Chea, Emilio Alfredo; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando Marcelo (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Periodontitis is an oral inflammatory disease in which the polymicrobial synergy and dysbiosis of the subgingival microbiota trigger a deregulated host immune response, that leads to the breakdown of tooth-supporting ...
    • Hernández Cáceres, María Paz; Muñoz, Leslie; Pradenas, Javiera M.; Pena, Francisco; Lagos, Pablo; Aceiton, Pablo; Owen, Gareth I.; Morselli, Eugenia; Criollo Céspedes, Alfredo Guillermo; Ravasio, Andrea; Bertocchi, Cristina (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Proper execution of cellular function, maintenance of cellular homeostasis and cell survival depend on functional integration of cellular processes and correct orchestration of cellular responses to stresses. Cancer ...
    • Sansores España, Daniel; Carrillo Ávila, Arelly; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta Azucena; Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Martínez Aguilar, Víctor (Medicina Oral, España, 2021)
      Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD), the main cause of dementia in the adult population, is characterized by a progressive loss of cognitive function. It is considered that neuroinflammation plays a fundamental role in ...
    • Buvinic Radic, Sonja Milena; Balanta Melo, Julián; Kupczik, Kornelius; Vásquez, Walter; Beato Rojas, Carolina Andrea; Toro Ibacache, María Viviana (MDPI, 2021)
      The masticatory system is a complex and highly organized group of structures, including craniofacial bones (maxillae and mandible), muscles, teeth, joints, and neurovascular elements. While the musculoskeletal structures ...
    • Ríos, Javiera; Sequeida, Álvaro; Albornoz, Amelina; Budini, Mauricio Fernando (Frontiers Media SA, 2021)
      Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) represents a specific way of lysosomal protein degradation and contrary to macro and microautophagy is independent of vesicles formation. The role of CMA in different physiopathological ...
    • Bordagaray San Martín, María José; Fernández, Alejandra; Garrido, Mauricio; Astorga, Jéssica; Hoare Teuche, Anilei Paz; Hernández Ríos, Marcela (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Apical periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of microbial etiology. It has been suggested that endodontic bacterial DNA might translocate to distant organs via blood vessels, but no studies have been conducted. We aimed ...
    • Bachelet Norelli, Vivienne Christine; Navarrete, María S.; Barrera Riquelme, Constanza; Carrasco, Víctor A.; Dallaserra Albertini, Matías; Díaz, Rubén A.; Ibarra, Álvaro A.; Lizana, Francisca J.; Meza Ducaud, Nicolás; Saavedra, Macarena G.; Tapia Davegno, Camila; Vergara, Alonso F.; Villanueva Maffei, Julio Alberto (BMC, 2021)
      Background: The Iberoamerican Cochrane Network is currently developing an extensive project to identify Spanishlanguage journals that publish original clinical research in Spain and Latin America. The project is called ...
    • Niklander, Sven; Bordagaray San Martín, María José; Fernández, Alejandra; Hernández Ríos, Emma Marcela (MDPI, 2021)
      Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) are vital regulators of angiogenesis that are expressed in response to soluble mediators, such as cytokines and growth factors. Their physiologic functions include blood vessel ...
    • Corral Núñez, Camila; Altamirano Gaete, Diego; Maureira Vargas, Miguel; Martin Casielles, Javier; Covarrubias Gallardo, Cristián (MDPI, 2021)
      This study aimed to investigate the cytotoxicity and bioactivity of a novel nanocomposite containing nanoparticles of bioactive glass (nBGs) on human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs). nBGs were synthesized by the sol-gel ...
    • Urzúa Orellana, Blanca; Ahumada Ossandón, Richard; Casa Weisser, Daniel; Franco Martínez, María Eugenia; Ortega Pino, Ana (Elsevier, 2021)
      Background/purpose: There are few studies comparing the expression of enamel proteins, such as amelogenin, and cytokeratins in cyst and odontogenic tumors like in ameloblastoma and odontogenic keratocyst, indicating that ...
    • Kramer, Susanne; Fuentes, Ignacia; Yubero, María Joao; Lucky, Anne W.; Palisson, Francis (Mosby-Elsevier, 2020)
    • Kramer, Susanne; Fuentes, Ignacia; Yubero, María Joao; Encina, Carolina; Farfán, José; Araya, Ignacio; Castillo Bennett, Jimena; Fuentes, Constanza; McNab, María Elena; Zillmann, Gisela; Valle, Marcelo; Lucky, Anne W.; Palisson, Francis (Mosby-Elsevier, 2020)
    • Romito, Giuseppe; Feres, Magda; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge; Gómez, Mariel; Carvajal, Paola; Pannuti, Claudio; Duque Duque, Andrés; Romanelli, Hugo; Rosing, Cassiano Kuchenbecker; Aranguiz Freyhofer, Vicente; Cavagni, Juliano; Fischer, Ricardo Guimaraes; Figueiredo, Luciene; Campos de Almeida Carrer, Fernanda; Malheiros, Zilson; Stewart, Bernal; Sanz, Mariano; Ryan, María (Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontologica, 2020)
      Periodontal diseases are considered a worldwide public health problem, owing to their high prevalence in developed and developing countries. Periodontitis may lead to tooth loss, which can impact oral health-related quality ...