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    • Olivares Pérez-Montt, Ricardo; Toledo, Claudia; Vera, Yenni; Pérez T., Hernán; Aboitiz Domínguez, Francisco Javier (Universidad de Chile, 2008)
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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. ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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. ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Berseth, Carol Lynn (Elsevier, 2013)
    • Riquelme, D.; Amo Baladrón, M. A.; Martín Pintado, J.; Mauersberger, R.; Martín, S.; Bronfman Aguiló, Leonardo (EDP Sciences, 2013)
      Context. It is well known that the kinetic temperatures, Tkin, of the molecular clouds in the Galactic center region are higher than in typical disk clouds. However, the Tkin of the molecular complexes found at higher ...
    • Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (The United Nations University, 2013)