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    • Breast bud detection: a validation study in the Chilean Growth Obesity Cohort Study 
      Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Araya González, Daniela; Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Mericq, Verónica; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: Early puberty onset has been related to future chronic disease; however breast bud assessment in large scale population studies is difficult because it requires trained personnel. Thus our aim is to assess the ...
    • Night time sleep macrostructure is altered in otherwise healthy 10-year-old overweight children 
      Chamorro Melo, Rodrigo; Algarín Crespo, Cecilia; Garrido, M.; Causa Morales, Leonardo Andrés; Held Barrandeguy, Claudio; Lozoff, B.; Peirano Campos, Patricio (Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2014)
      OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological evidence shows an inverse relationship between sleep duration and overweight/obesity risk. However, there are few polysomnographic studies that relate the organization of sleep stages to pediatric ...
    • Brain development and scholastic achievement in the Education Quality Measurement System tests in Chilean ... 
      Ivanovic Marincovich, Daniza; Ibaceta, Camila V.; Correa, Paulina B.; Orellana Zapata, Yasna; Calderón, Patricio M.; Morales, Gladys I.; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Almagià, Atilio F.; Lizana, Pablo A.; Burrows, Raquel (International Pediatric Research Foundation, 2014)
      Background: Head circumference (HC), the anthropometric index of both brain development and nutritional background, has been described to be significantly associated with scholastic achievement (SA). The aim of this ...
    • Efecto del estrés sobre el sistema nervioso central 
      Olivares Pérez-Montt, Ricardo; Toledo, Claudia; Vera, Yenni; Pérez T., Hernán; Aboitiz Domínguez, Francisco Javier (Universidad de Chile, 2008)
    • Mouse divalent metal transporter 1 is a copper transporter in HEK293 cells 
      Arredondo Olguín, Miguel; Mendiburo Seguel, María José; Flores, Sebastián; Singleton, Steven T.; Garrick, Michael D. (Springer Science+Business Media, 2014)
      Divalent Metal Transporter 1 (DMT1) is an apical Fe transporter in the duodenum and is involved in endosomal Fe export. Four protein isoforms have been described for DMT1, two from mRNA with an iron responsive element ...
    • Assessing chaperone for Zn, Cu-superoxide dismutase as an indicator of copper deficiency in malnourished children 
      Arredondo Olguín, Miguel; Weisstaub Nuta, Sergio; Medina, Marcos; Suazo Romo, Miriam; Guzmán, Miguel; Araya, Magdalena (Elsevier, 2014)
      It is not clear how frequent is copper deficiency in humans. Current copper markers are not sensitive enough to detect early copper deficiency and new markers are needed. CCS is a candidate to become a copper ...
    • Melanocortin-4 receptor polymorphism rs17782313: Association with obesity and eating in the absence of ... 
      Ho Urriola, Judith; Guzmán Guzmán, Iris P; Smalley, Susan V.; González, Andrea; Weisstaub Nuta, Sergio; Domínguez Vásquez, Patricia; Valladares, Macarena; Amador, Paola; Hodgson, María Isabel; Obregón, Ana M.; Santos, José Luis (Elsevier, 2014)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the association between melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) rs17782313 alleles with obesity and eating behavior scores in Chilean children. Methods: A case–control study was ...
    • High Levels of Iron Status and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome 
      Leiva, Elba; Mujica, Verónica; Sepúlveda, Pablo; Guzmán, Luis; Núñez, Sergio; Orrego, Roxana; Palomo, Iván; Andrews, Mónica; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel Armando (Springer, 2013)
      Studies concerning oxidative stress (OxE) parameters have increased, mainly because of its important role in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes complications. The main objective of this study was to evaluate iron ...
    • Soybean Meal Induces Intestinal Inflammation in Zebrafish Larvae 
      Hedrera, Manuel I.; Galdames, Jorge A.; Jimenez Reyes, Maria F.; Reyes, Ariel E.; Avendaño Herrera, Ruben; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime; Feijóo, Carmen Gloria (PLoS ONE, 2013)
      The necessary replacement of fish meal with other protein source in diets of commercially important fish has prompted the study of the effect of the inclusion of different vegetable proteins sources on growth performance ...
    • Self-assessed oral-health status and quality of life of older Chilean 
      Mariño, Rodrigo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Sanchez, Hugo; Cea, Ximena; Fuentes, Alejandro (Elsevier, 2013)
      This study aims to examine the self-assessed oral health status and quality of life (QoL) of independent living Chilean older adults, and their distribution by selected socio-demographic characteristics. The study conducted ...
    • Rise and fall of pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus serotype O3:K6 in southern Chile 
      García, Katherine; Bastías, Roberto; Higuera, Gastón; Torres, Rafael; Mellado, Álex; Uribe, Paulina; Espejo Torres, Romilio (Society for Applied Microbiology and Blackwell Publishing, 2013)
      Seafood consumption-related diarrhoea increased drastically in Chile when the pandemic strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus serotype O3:K6 reached Region de Los Lagos, where most of Chile’s seafood is produced. Outbreaks ...
    • Release of Prednisolone and Inulin from a New Calcium-Alginate Chitosan-Coated Matrix System for Colonic Delivery 
      Araujo, Valeria; Gamboa, Alexander; Caro, Nelson; Abugoch James, Lilian; Gotteland, Martín; Valenzuela, Fernando; Merchant, Hamid A.; Basit, Abdul W.; Tapia, Cristián (Wiley Periodicals, and the American Pharmacists Association, 2013)
      Putative colonic release formulations of calcium (Ca)-alginate coated with chitosan containing two different actives, prednisolone and inulin, were prepared in three different sizes, beads (D50 = 2104 :m) and microparticles ...
    • Recomendaciones para la prevención del cáncer dadas por el Fondo Mundial para la Investigación sobre Cáncer ... 
      Crovetto, Mirta; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (2013)
      The main diet-related cancers include colorectal, lung, breast in (postmenopausal) women, stomach, esophagus, prostate and pancreas. After tobacco, obesity is the leading cause of cancer; it accounts for one third of all ...
    • Polyphenols Protect the Epithelial Barrier Function of Caco‑2 Cells Exposed to Indomethacin through the ... 
      Carrasco Pozo, Catalina; Morales, Pamela; Gotteland, Martín (American Chemical Society, 2013)
      The aim of this study was to determine the protective effect of quercetin, epigallocatechingallate, resveratrol, and rutin against the disruption of epithelial integrity induced by indomethacin in Caco-2 cell monolayers. ...
    • Structural and thermodynamic factors on the adsorption process of phenolic compounds onto polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 
      Folch Cano, Christian; Olea Azar, Claudio; Speisky Cosoy, Hernán (Elsevier, 2013)
      In this studywefindthe possible structural factors that can determine the adsorption process ofsomepure phenolic compounds (PC) onto polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP), analyzing their adsorption isotherms by using the ...
    • Local Control of Nuclear Calcium Signaling in Cardiac Myocytes by Perinuclear Microdomains of Sarcolemmal ... 
      Ibarra, Cristián; Vicencio, José M.; Estrada Hormazábal, Manuel; Lin, Yingbo; Rocco, Paola; Rebellato, Paola; Muñoz, Juan P.; García Prieto, Jaime; Quest, Andrew F. G.; Chiong Lay, Mario; Davidson, Sean M.; Bulatovic, Ivana; Grinnemo, Karl Henrik; Larsson, Olle; Szabadkai, Gyorgy; Uhlén, Per; Jaimovich Pérez, Enrique; Lavandero González, Sergio (American Heart Association, 2013)
      Rationale: The ability of a cell to independently regulate nuclear and cytosolic Ca2+ signaling is currently attributed to the differential distribution of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor channel isoforms in the ...
    • Lipid Needs of Preterm Infants: Updated Recommendations 
      Lapillonne, Alexandre; Groh-Wargo, Sharon; Lozano Gonzalez, Carlos H.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Elsevier, 2013)
      Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) are of nutritional interest because they are crucial for normal development of the central nervous system and have potential long-lasting effects that extend beyond the ...
    • Less than adequate vitamin D status and intake in Latin America and the Caribbean: A problem of unknown magnitude 
      Brito, Alex; Cori, Héctor; Ordóñez Pizarro, Fernando; Mujica, María Fernanda; Cediel, Gustavo; López de Romaña, Daniel (The United Nations University, 2013)
      Background. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean is unknown. Objective. To examine the prevalence data available on vitamin D deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean. Methods. ...
    • Iron-deficiency anemia in infancy and poorer cognitive inhibitory control at age 10 years 
      Algarín Crespo, Cecilia Rosa; Nelson, Charles A.; Peirano Campos, Patricio; Westerlund, Elissa; Reyes, Sussanne; Lozoff, Betsy (Mac Keith, 2013)
      AIM The aim of this study was to assess the effects of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in infancy on executive functioning at age 10 years, specifically inhibitory control on the Go/No-Go task. We predicted that children ...
    • Iron status biomarkers and C-reactive protein in children aged 19 to 72 months in Chile 
      Brito, Alex; Hertrampf, Eva; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel (The United Nations University, 2013)
      Background. The Chilean Ministry of Health has combated iron deficiency through the delivery of fortified milk by the National Complementary Feeding Program (NCFP). Objective. To assess iron status and associations between ...