Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions

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    • Anthropometric characteristics and physical fitness level in relation to body weight status in Chilean ... 
      Cadenas Sánchez, Cristina; Artero, Enrique G.; Concha, Fernando; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Kain, Juliana (Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2015)
      © 2015, Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All rights reserved. The purpose of this study was to describe anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics of low-income Chilean preschool children and to examine whether weight status ...
    • Glucose-dependent insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cell islets from male rats requires Ca 
      Llanos Vidal, Paola; Contreras Ferrat, Ariel Eduardo; Barrientos, Genaro; Valencia, Marco; Mears, David; Hidalgo Tapia, María Cecilia (Public Library of Science, 2015)
      © 2015, Public Library of Science. All rights reserved. This is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for ...
    • On the hodological criterion for homology 
      Faunes, Macarena; Botelho, João Francisco; Galleguillos, Patricio Ahumada; Mpodozis Marín, Jorge (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)
      © 2015 Faunes, Francisco Botelho, Ahumada Galleguillos and Mpodozis. Owen's pre-evolutionary definition of a homolog as "the same organ in different animals under every variety of form and function" and its redefinition ...
    • Rationale, design, and progress of the ENhanced Control of Hypertension ANd Thrombolysis strokE stuDy ... 
      Huang, Yining; Sharma, Vijay K.; Robinson, Thompson; Lindley, Richard I.; Chen, Xiaoying; Kim, Jong Sung; Lavados Germain, Pablo Manuel; Olavarría, Verónica; Arima, Hisatomi; Fuentes, Sully; Nguyen, Huy Thang; Lee, Tsong Hai; Parsons, Mark W.; Levi, Christopher; Demchuk, Andrew M. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2015)
      © 2015 World Stroke Organization. Rationale: Controversy exists over the optimal dose of intravenous (iv) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) and degree of blood pressure (BP) control in acute ischaemic stroke ...
    • Emphysema and DL 
      Díaz, Alejandro A.; Pinto Plata, Víctor; Hernández, Camila; Peña, Javier; Ramos, Cristóbal; Díaz, Juan C.; Klaassen, Julieta; Patino, Cecilia M.; Saldías, Fernando; Díaz, Orlando (W.B. Saunders Ltd, 2015)
      © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Background Exercise impairment is a central feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for 6-min walk distance (6MWD) decline (>30 ...
    • Human immunodeficiency virus infection in children and adolescents. More of 25 years in Chile Infección por ... 
      Wu Hupat, Elba (Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2015)
      © 2015, Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. All Rights Reserved. In this article, the following topics about pediatric HIV infection and AIDS are summarized: a description of pathogenic and clinical aspects of HIV infection ...
    • Subjects with impaired fasting glucose: Evolution in a period of 6 years 
      Leiva, E.; Mujica, V.; Orrego, R.; Wehinger, S.; Soto, A.; Icaza, G.; Vásquez, M.; Díaz, L.; Andrews, M.; Arredondo, M. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)
      © 2014 E. Leiva et al. Aim. To study the evolution of impaired fasting glucose (IFG), considering glucose and HbA1c levels and risk factors associated, in a period of 6 years. Methods. We studied 94 subjects with impaired ...
    • Long-term results of intracoronary transplantation of autologous bone marrow cells in dilated cardiomyopathy ... 
      Bartolucci, Jorge; Verdugo, Fernando J.; Carrion, Flavio; Abarzúa, Ema; Goset, Carlos; Lamich, Rubén; Sanhueza, Patricio; Pedreros, Pablo; Nazzal, Carolina; Khoury, Maroun; Figueroa, Fernando E. (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)
      © 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: Intracoronary delivery of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells is an interesting therapeutic promise for patients with heart failure of different ...
    • Simvastatin and Benznidazole-Mediated Prevention of Trypanosoma cruzi-Induced Endothelial Activation: Role ... 
      Campos Estrada, Carolina; Liempi, Ana; González Herrera, Fabiola; Lapier, Michel; Kemmerling Weis, Ulrike; Pesce Reyes, Bárbara; Ferreira, Jorge; López Muñoz, Rodrigo; Maya Arango, Juan (Public Library of Science, 2015)
      © 2015 Campos-Estrada et al.Trypanosoma cruzi is the causal agent of Chagas Disease that is endemic in Latin American, afflicting more than ten million people approximately. This disease has two phases, acute and chronic. ...
    • MicroRNAs, mecanismo epigenético para estudiar la enfermedad celiaca 
      Gamboa, Karla A.Bascuñán; Quezada, Magdalena Araya; Bravo, Francisco Pérez (ARAN Ediciones S.A., 2014)
      © 2014 Arán Ediciones, S. L. This article summarizes recent findings on the role of microRNAs in biological processes associated with the regulation of chronic inflammation and autoimmunity. miRNAs are small non-coding RNA ...
    • Social cognition in a clinical sample of personality disorder patients 
      Ruiz Tagle, Amparo; Costanzo, Elsa; De Achával, Delfina; Guinjoan, Salvador (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)
      © 2015 Ruiz-Tagle, Costanzo, De Achával and Guinjoan.Social cognition was assessed in a clinical sample of personality disorder (PD) stable patients receiving ambulatory treatment (N = 17) and healthy matched controls (N ...
    • Fecal microbiota transplantation in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Report of one case Trasplante ... 
      Moscoso, Felipe; Simian, Daniela; Rivera, Daniela; Acuña, Guillermo; Quera, Rodrigo (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)
      © 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has an incomparable efficacy to treat recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, with near 90% of success. We report a 57 ...
    • Philosophical and psychopathological perspective of exile: On time and space experiences 
      Silva Rojas, Matías; Armijo Nuñez, Julio; Nuñez Erices, Gonzalo (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)
      © 2015 Silva Rojas, Armijo Nuñez and Nuñez Erices. This article addresses the experience of exile from an interdisciplinary perspective (philosophy and psychiatry). The main purpose is to try to understand the experience ...
    • Barriers restricting postpartum depression treatment in Chile Barreras de acceso a tratamiento de la depresión ... 
      Rojas, Graciela; Santelices, María Pía; Martínez, Pablo; Tomicic, Alemka; Reinel, Mahaira; Olhaberry, Marcia; Krause, Mariane (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)
      © 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: In Chile, postpartum depression is a prevalent and disabling condition. Universal screening is available but has not been translated into better treatment ...
    • Effectiveness of the workshop "Adolescent depression: What can schools do?" 
      Martínez, Vania; Espinosa, Daniel; Zitko, Pedro; Marín, Rigoberto; Schilling, Sara; Schwerter, Camila; Rojas, Graciela (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)
      © 2015 Martínez, Espinosa, Zitko, Marín, Schilling, Schwerter and Rojas. Introduction: Adolescent depression is associated with serious consequences. School staff is in a unique position to screen and refer adolescents ...
    • Effect of calorie restriction on energy expenditure in overweight and obese adult women Efecto de la ... 
      Jiménez Jaime, Teresa; Leiva Balich, Laura; Barrera Acevedo, Gladys; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Henríquez Parada, Sandra; Rodríguez Silva, Juan; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2015)
      © 2015, Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All rights reserved. Energy expenditure (EE) may decrease in subjects on hypocaloric diets, in amounts that exceed body mass loss, favoring weight regain. Objective: to verify if a short-term ...
    • Association between unmet needs and clinical status in patients with first episode of schizophrenia in Chile 
      Jorquera, Natalia; Alvarado, Rubén; Libuy, Nicolás; de Angel, Valeria (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)
      © 2015 Jorquera, Alvarado, Libuy and de Angel. Background: Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder involving needs in several matters that are often not covered. A need is defined as a gap between the ideal state and the ...
    • Relationship between the domains of the Multidimensional Students’ life Satisfaction Scale, satisfaction ... 
      Schnettler, Berta; Orellana, Ligia; Lobos, Germán; Miranda, Horacio; Sepúlveda, José; Etchebarne, Soledad; Mora González, Marcos; Adasme Berríos, Cristian; Grunert, Klaus G. (Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2015)
      © 2015, Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All rights reserved. Aim: to characterize types of university students based on satisfaction with life domains that affect eating habits, satisfaction with food-related life and subjective ...
    • Novel relationships between oxidative stress and angiogenesis-related factors in sepsis: New biomarkers and ... 
      Vera, Sergio; Martinez, Rolando; Gormaz, Juan Guillermo; Gajardo, Abraham; Galleguillos, Fernanda; Rodrigo Salinas, Ramón (Informa Healthcare, 2015)
      © 2015 Informa UK, Ltd. Sepsis is a systemic uncontrolled inflammatory response in the presence of an infection. It remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. According to its severity, ...
    • Vaccines for viral and bacterial pathogens causing acute gastroenteritis: Part II: Vaccines for Shigella, ... 
      O'Ryan Gallardo, Miguel; Vidal, Roberto; Del Canto, Felipe; Salazar, Juan Carlos; Montero, David (Taylor and Francis Inc., 2015)
      © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.In Part II we discuss the following bacterial pathogens: Shigella, Salmonella (non-typhoidal), diarrheogenic E. coli (enterotoxigenic and enterohemorragic) and Campylobacter jejuni. In ...