Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions

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    • Effect of magnesium treatment and glucose levels on delayed cerebral ischemia in patients with subarachnoid ... 
      Leijenaar, Jolien F.; Dorhout Mees, Sanne M.; Algra, Ale; van den Bergh, Walter M.; Rinkel, Gabriel J.E.; Dorhout Mees, S. M.; van den Bergh, W. M.; Rinkel, G. J.E.; Algra, A.; van Buuren, M.; Al-Shahi Salman, R.; Boiten, J.; van Kooten, F.; Kuijsten, H.; Lavados Germain, Pablo Manuel (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2015)
      © 2015 World Stroke Organization. Background: Magnesium treatment did not improve outcome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in the Magnesium in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage II trial. We hypothesized ...
    • Towards autotrophic tissue engineering: Photosynthetic gene therapy for regeneration 
      Chávez, Myra Noemi; Schenck, Thilo Ludwig; Hopfner, Ursula; Centeno-Cerdas, Carolina; Somlai-Schweiger, Ian; Schwarz, Christian; Machens, Hans Günther; Heikenwalder, Mathias; Bono Merino, María Rosa; Allende Connelly, Miguel; Nickelsen, Jörg; Egaña, José Tomás (Elsevier Ltd, 2016)
      © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The use of artificial tissues in regenerative medicine is limited due to hypoxia. As a strategy to overcome this drawback, we have shown that photosynthetic biomaterials can produce and provide oxygen ...
    • Helicobacter pylori -induced inflammation and epigenetic changes during gastric carcinogenesis 
      Valenzuela, Manuel A.; Canales, Jimena; Corvalán, Alejandro H.; Quest, Andrew F. G. (WJG Press, 2015)
      © The Author(s) 2015. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. The sequence of events associated with the development of gastric cancer has been described as "the gastric precancerous cascade". ...
    • Accuracy and reliability of Chile's National Air Quality Information System for measuring particulate matter: ... 
      Toro A., Richard; Campos, Claudia; Molina, Carolina; Morales Segura, Raúl; Leiva Guzmán, Manuel (Elsevier Ltd, 2015)
      © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. A critical analysis of Chile's National Air Quality Information System (NAQIS) is presented, focusing on particulate matter (PM) measurement. This paper examines the complexity, availability and ...
    • Women's Health Initiative estrogen plus progestin clinical trial: A study that does not allow establishing ... 
      Aedo Monsalve, Sócrates; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Blümel, Juan E.; Chedraui, Peter; Fica, Juan; Barriga, Patricio; Brantes, Sergio; Irribarra, Cristina; Vallejo, María; Campodónico, Ítalo (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2015)
      © 2015 by The North American Menopause Society. Objective: This study aims to determine time differences (differences in restricted mean survival times [RMSTs]) in the onset of invasive breast cancer, coronary heart disease, ...
    • T-lymphocyte phenotype and function triggered by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is serotype-dependent 
      Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Alvarez, C.; Monasterio, G.; Benítez, A.; Ciuchi, P.; Díaz, C.; Mardones, J.; Escobar, A.; Sanz, M.; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Blackwell Munksgaard, 2015)
      & Sons Ltd. Background and Objective: Based on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigenicity, different Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotypes have been described. Serotype b strains have demonstrated a stronger capacity ...
    • Effect of early protein-calorie malnutrition on nutritional status and attributes of the metabolic syndrome ... 
      Fonseca, María José Escaffi; Carrasco, Loreto Moreira; Osiac, Lorena Rodríguez; Quevedo, Tito Pizarro; Chacón, Gabriel Cavada; del Pino, Luis Villarroel; Guzmán, Natalia Salas; Benavides, Santiago Muzzo; Barros, Fernando Mönckeberg; Narkunska, Jaime Rozowski; Valen (Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2015)
      © 2015, Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All rights reserved. Background: during recent years consistent studies have characterized the relationship between moderate and severe protein-calorie malnutrition and the appearance of ...
    • Association between adolescent suicide and sociodemographic factors in Chile: Cross-sectional ecological study 
      Cuadrado, Cristóbal; Zitko, Pedro; Covarrubias, Trinidad; Hernandez, Dunia; Sade, Cristina; Klein, Carolina; Gomez, Alejandro (Hogrefe Publishing GmbH, 2015)
      © 2015 Hogrefe Publishing. Background: Adolescent suicide rates (ASR) are a matter of concern worldwide. Causes of this trend are not understood and could correspond to socioeconomic factors such as inequality. Aim: To ...
    • Development of the Standards of Reporting of Neurological Disorders (STROND) checklist: A guideline for the ... 
      Bennett, Derrick A.; Brayne, Carol; Feigin, Valery L.; Barker-Collo, Suzanne; Brainin, Michael; Davis, Daniel; Gallo, Valentina; Jetté, Nathalie; Karch, André; Kurtzke, John F.; Lavados Germain, Pablo Manuel; Logroscino, Giancarlo; Nagel, Gabriele; Preux, Pierre Marie; Rothwell, Peter M. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2015)
      © 2015 American Academy of Neurology.Background: Incidence and prevalence studies of neurologic disorders play an important role in assessing the burden of disease and planning services. However, the assessment of disease ...
    • Consumption of ready-to-eat cereal is inversely associated with body mass index in 6-13 years old chilean ... 
      Valenzuela, Oscar Castillo; Zúñiga, Jéssica Liberona; De Landa, Angélica Dominguez; Thielecke, Frank; Mondragón M, Mary; Narkunska, Jaime Rozowski; Muñoz, Sylvia Cruchet (Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2015)
      © 2015, Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All rights reserved. Background and aims: childhood obesity in Chile is a serious problem with the prevalence continuing to increase over the last decade, despite all governmental efforts to ...
    • Update on the global burden of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in 1990-2013: The GBD 2013 study 
      Array, Array; Feigin, Valery L.; Krishnamurthi, Rita V.; Parmar, Priya; Norrving, Bo; Mensah, George A.; Bennett, Derrick A.; Barker-Collo, Suzanne; Moran, Andrew E.; Sacco, Ralph L.; Truelsen, Thomas; Davis, Stephen; Pandian, Jeyaraj Durai; Naghavi, Mohsen; Forouzanfa (S. Karger AG, 2015)
      © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel. Background: Global stroke epidemiology is changing rapidly. Although age-standardized rates of stroke mortality have decreased worldwide in the past 2 decades, the absolute numbers of people who ...
    • Endoscopic treatment in chronic pancreatitis: Long-term results in 18 patients Tratamiento endoscópico en ... 
      Díaz, Alex; Yunge, Paola; Urzúa, Álvaro; Berger, Zoltán (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)
      © 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All Rights Reserved. Background: Intraductal stones, ductal abnormalities and pancreatic pseudocysts are part of chronic pancreatitis (CP). The goal of treatment is pain relief, resolution ...
    • Cost-effectiveness analysis of a multicomponent meningococcal serogroup B vaccine in hypothetic epidemic ... 
      Izquierdo, Giannina; Torres, Juan Pablo; Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena; Valenzuela, M. Teresa; Vega, Jeannette; Chomali, May (Taylor and Francis Inc., 2015)
      © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. NmenB vaccine (4CMenB) is now available, but studies on the cost-effectiveness of vaccine introduction in a country outbreak situation are lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate ...
    • Nicotinic acid increases cellular transport of high density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with ... 
      Figueroa, Catalina; Droppelmann, Katherine; Quiñones, Verónica; Amigo, Ludwig; Mendoza, Camila; Serrano, Valentina; Véjar, Margarita; Maiz, Alberto; Rigotti, Attilio (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)
      © 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All Rights Reserved.Background: Plasma high density lipoproteins (HDL) are involved in reverse cholesterol transport mediated by the scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI). Nicotinic ...
    • Polymorphic Pemphigoid 
      Honeyman Mauro, Juan; Honeyman, Ana Robles; De la Parra, Marco A.; Pinto, Alicia; Eguiguren, Gonzalo J. (1979)
      We describe 20 patients with a chronic polymorphic eruption; they shared clinical, histopathological, and therapeutic features of both dermatitis herpetiformis and bullous pemphigoid (BP). In 14 of these 20 cases, direct ...
    • Motor skills and nutritional status outcomes from a physical activity intervention in short breaks on ... 
      Monsalves Álvarez, Matías; Castro Sepúlveda, Mauricio; Zapata Lamana, Rafael; Rosales Soto, Giovanni; Salazar Rodríguez, Gabriela (Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2015)
      © 2015, Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All Rights Reserved.Introduction: childhood obesity is a worldwide health concern. For this issue different intervention have being planned to increase physical activity patterns and reduce ...
    • Mourning on the streets: Women, politics and human rights under the Chilean Dictatorship (1973-1989) Duelo ... 
      Palma, Carla Peñaloza (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2015)
      The women of the families of the Chilean dictatorship's victims gathered together very early to find their loved ones and demand truth and justice. However, feminist studies have relegated them to the role of women-mothers ...
    • Whole-genome analysis of diversity and SNP-major gene association in peach germplasm 
      Micheletti, Diego; Dettori, Maria Teresa; Micali, Sabrina; Aramini, Valeria; Pacheco, Igor; Da Silva Linge, Cassia; Foschi, Stefano; Banchi, Elisa; Barreneche, Teresa; Quilot-Turion, Bénédicte; Lambert, Patrick; Pascal, Thierry; Iglesias, Ignasi; Carbó, Joaquim; Wang, (Public Library of Science, 2015)
      © 2015 Micheletti et al. Peach was domesticated in China more than four millennia ago and from there it spread world-wide. Since the middle of the last century, peach breeding programs have been very dynamic generating ...
    • Cutaneous loxoscelism mainly edematous, a case report Loxoscelismo cutáneo predominantemente edematoso, a ... 
      Barra, Paula de la; Vial, Verónica; Labraña, Yenis; Álvarez, Ana María; Seguel, Helena (Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2015)
      In Chile, loxoscelism is caused by the bite of the Loxosceles laeta spider. The clinical presentation has two different forms: cutaneous loxoscelism (CL) and vicero-cutaneous loxoscelism, which is less frequent. Cutaneous ...
    • Beginning of the microbiology education in Chile: Formation centers Historia de la enseñanza de la microbiología ... 
      Osorio, Carlos (Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2015)
      © 2015, Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. All rights reserved.The first Chair of Microbiology in Chile was created in the School of Medicine of the Cañadilla at the University of Chile in 1892. Dr. Alejandro del Río Soto ...