Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
Now showing items 38101-38120 of 97881
-
(2011)Background: Oxidative stress associated with 3,3′,5-triiodo-l- thyronine (T3)-induced calorigenesis upregulates the hepatic expression of mediators of cytoprotective mechanisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ...
-
(2011)The stability of an apple peel polyphenol extract (APPE) with powerful antioxidant activity was evaluated under acidic conditions in vitro, and its protective effect against gastrointestinal damage was investigated in rats ...
-
(2011)Background: In preterm infants at risk for RDS, reintubation following surfactant replacement therapy and successful extubation may be associated with poor clinical outcomes. Methods: Initial extubation, reintubation, ...
-
(2011)This paper undertakes a quantitative analysis of the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of different trade agreements for Chile. A dynamic general equilibrium model is used to compare the consequences of unilateral ...
-
(2011)Hsp90 is a molecular chaperone involved in the stabilization of many oncoproteins that are required for the acquisition and maintenance of the so-called six major hallmarks of cancer cells. Various strategies have, therefore, ...
-
(Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2011)Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most important cause of chronic liver disease and is considered the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome associated with diabetes mellitus type 2. The prevalence ...
-
(2011)Ski is a negative regulator of the transforming growth factor-β and other signalling pathways. The absence of SKI in mouse fibroblasts leads to chromosome segregation defects and genomic instability, suggesting a role for ...
-
(2011)A decrease in the expression of E-cadherin and β-catenin, paralleling the loss of adherens junction complex, was observed in MCF7 cells exposed for longer than 48 h to 2 μM27-hydroxycholesterol (27OHC), indicating an ...
-
(2011)Background: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PA VM) are rare and surgery has a role only in selected cases. Our objectives are to describe clinical features, diagnostic methods and role of surgical treatment in ...
-
(2011)Background: Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is a fatal lysosomal storage disease related to progressive neurodegeneration secondary to abnormal intracellular accumulation of cholesterol. Signs of endoplasmic reticulum ...
-
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2011)Background: Bacterial division is produced by the formation of a macromolecular complex in the middle of the cell, called the divisome, formed by more than 10 proteins. This process can be divided into two steps, in which ...
-
Hemocyanins as immunostimulants Hemocianinas, una herramienta inmunológica de la biomedicina actual (2011)Hemocyanins, the giant oxygen transporter glycoproteins of diverse mollusks, are xenogenic to the mammalian immune system and they display a remarkable immunogenicity. Therefore they are ideal non-specific immunostimulants ...
-
(2011)Aminochrome, the precursor of neuromelanin, has been proposed to be involved in the neurodegeneration neuromelanincontaining dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease. We aimed to study the mechanism of aminochrome-dependent ...
-
(2011)Aim. In April 2009, a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus appeared in Mexico. It rapidly acquired the characteristics of a pandemic disease. Our objective is to present a case series of mechanically ventilated patients with ...
-
(2011)Background: Parvovirus B19 (B19) is associated with a wide range of diseases in humans, whose severity depends on the immunological and hematological status of the host. It is transmitted mainly through the airway but also ...
-
(2010)The present article sustains that the preference towards the mother of the legal attribution of physical custody, contained in the article 225 of the Chilean Civil Code, is unconstitutional, since is based in an arbitrary ...
-
(Academic Press, 2011)Episodic memory has been described as the ability to recall personal past events, involving what, where and when an event has been experienced. Cognitive abilities like learning and memory are pivotal to the performance ...
-
(2011)The vomeronasal system is crucial for social and sexual communication in mammals. Two populations of vomeronasal sensory neurons, each expressing Gαi2 or Gαo proteins, send projections to glomeruli of the rostral or caudal ...
-
(2011)Background: A polymorphism located in the promoter region (-174 G / C) of interleukin 6 (IL-6) has been linked to early onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and increased body mass index (BMI). Aim: To evaluate the possible ...
-
(2011)Background: Starting HAART in a very advanced stage of disease is assumed to be the most prevalent form of initiation in HIV-infected subjects in developing countries. Data from Latin America and the Caribbean is still ...
