Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions

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    • Erratum to: IRE1α governs cytoskeleton remodelling and cell migration through a direct interaction with ... 
      Urra, Hery; Henríquez, Daniel R.; Cánovas, José; Villarroel Campos, David Leonardo; Carreras Sureda, Amado; Pulgar, Eduardo; Molina, Emiliano; Hazari, Younis M.; Limia, Celia M.; Álvarez Rojas, Sebastián; Figueroa, Ricardo; Vidal, Rene L.; Rodriguez, Diego A.; Rivera, Claudia (Nature Publishing Group, 2018)
      © 2018, The Publisher.In the version of this Article originally published, the competing interests statement was missing. The authors declare no competing interests; this statement has now been added in all online versions ...
    • Association between FTO (ns9939609) genotype and adiposity markers in Chilean adults Asociación entre el ... 
      Petermann, Fanny; Villagrán, Marcelo; Troncoso, Claudia; Mardones, Lorena; Leiva, Ana María; Martínez, María Adela; Garrido-Méndez, Alex; Poblete-Valderrama, Felipe; Salas-Bravo, Carlos; Ramírez-Vélez, Robinson; Zamorano Ulloa, Natalia; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Celis-Morales, (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2018)
      © 2018, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: Numerous studies have identified the role of Fat-mass-associated-gene (FTO) in the development of obesity. Aim: To investigate the association of FTO ...
    • Ruptured subscapular liver hematoma in context of HELLP syndrome Hematoma subcapsular hepático roto en ... 
      Henríquez-Villaseca, María Paz; Catalán-Barahona, Alejandra; Lattus-Olmos, José; Vargas-Valdebenito, Karina; Silva-Ruz, Solange (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2018)
      © 2018, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: Ruptured subscapular liver hematoma in context of HELLP syndrome is a rare complication with high mortality. Clinical presentation is nonspecific: ...
    • Financial protection for health care expenses provided by public and private systems in Chile Protección ... 
      Gallegos, Eduardo; Muñoz, Alberto (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2018)
      © 2018, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: People need a financial protection system to face the high costs of health care. Aim: To compare the financial protection between households affiliated ...
    • Synergism between gabapentin–tramadol in experimental diabetic neuropathic pain 
      Miranda, Hugo F.; Sierralta, Fernando; Aranda, Nicolas; Astaburuaga Poblete, Paula; Noriega, Viviana; Prieto, Juan C. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2018)
      © 2018 Société Française de Pharmacologie et de Thérapeutique Neuropathic pain is associated with several conditions such as surgery, cancer, and diabetes and can be induced experimentally. Among the drugs used as monotherapy ...
    • Increased adiposity as a potential risk factor for lower academic performance: A cross-sectional study in ... 
      Correa-Burrows, Paulina; Rodriguez, Yanina; Blanco, Estela; Gahagan, Sheila; Burrows, Raquel (MDPI AG, 2018)
      © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. We explored the association between excess body fat and academic performance in high school students from Santiago, Chile. In 632 16-year-olds (51% males) from ...
    • Spinal subacute combined degeneration after intrathecal chemotherapy. Report of two cases Síndrome de ... 
      Cartier Rovirosa, Luis; Parra V., Jorge; Puga, Bárbara; Cardemil, Daniela (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2018)
      © 2018, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Intrathecal chemotherapy may be complicated with the development of myelopathies or toxic radiculopathies. This myeloradicular involvement, of toxic character, is ...
    • Emergency endovascular management of ischemic stroke. Experience in 104 patients Experiencia en el tratamiento ... 
      Reyes S., Pablo; Badilla O., Lautaro; Andreu, Daniel; Besa, Valentina; Rivera, Rodrigo; Sordo, Gabriel; Bustamante, Gonzalo; Pasten, Juan A.; Vargas, Gabriel; Silva, Paula; Guerrero, Rodrigo; Feuerhake, Walter (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2018)
      © 2018, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: Recently, five randomized controlled trials confirmed the efficacy and safety of endovascular treatment with or without intravenous thrombolysis in acute ...
    • Nucleation of superfluid-light domains in a quenched dynamics 
      Figueroa, Joaquín; Rogan Castillo, José; Valdivia Hepp, Juan; Kiwi Tichauer, Miguel; Romero, Guillermo; Torres, Felipe (Nature Publishing Group, 2018)
      © 2018, The Author(s).Strong correlation effects emerge from light-matter interactions in coupled resonator arrays, such as the Mott-insulator to superfluid phase transition of atom-photon excitations. We demonstrate that ...
    • Reliability and factorial validity of a questionnaire to assess organophosphate pesticide exposure to ... 
      Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero, Boris; Bradman, Asa; Baumert, Brittney; Iglesias, Verónica; Muñoz, María Pía; Concha, Carlos (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2019)
      © 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The aim was to evaluate the reliability and validity of a questionnaire to assess organophosphate pesticide (OP) exposure ...
    • Impulsivity facets and substance use initiation: A comparison of two models of impulsivity 
      Vergés, Álvaro; Littlefield, Andrew K.; Arriaza, Tomás; Alvarado, María Elena (Elsevier, 2019)
      Several types of impulsivity have been linked to various substance use outcomes. The UPPS-P framework has received major focus within the field of substance use research. However, this framework is not without limitation. An ...
    • Intracellular ca2+ increases and connexin 43 hemichannel opening are necessary but not sufficient for ... 
      Lagos Cabré, Raúl; Brenet, Marianne; Díaz, Jorge; Pérez, Ramón D.; Pérez, Leonardo A.; Herrera Molina, Rodrigo; Quest, Andrew F. G.; Leyton Campos, Lisette (MDPI AG, 2018)
      © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Under pro-inflammatory conditions, astrocytes become reactive and acquire a migratory phenotype. Our results show that hemichannels formed by connexin 43 (Cx43) ...
    • Autophagy mediates calcium-sensing receptor-induced TNFα production in human preadipocytes 
      Mattar, Pamela; Bravo Sagua, Roberto; Tobar, Nicolás; Fuentes, Cecilia; Troncoso, Rodrigo; Breitwieser, Gerda; Lavandero González, Sergio; Cifuentes, Mariana (Elsevier B.V., 2018)
      © 2018 Elsevier B.V. Obesity is a major current public health problem worldwide due to the severe co-morbid conditions that this disease entails. The development of obesity-related cardiometabolic disorders is in direct ...
    • Targeting kupffer cells with antisense oligonucleotides 
      Ponnappa, Biddanda C.; Israel Jacard, Yedy (Frontiers in Bioscience, 2002)
      © 2002 Frontiers in Bioscience. All rights reserved.During proinflammatory reactions such as endotoxemia, ischemia-reperfusion and immune reactions, excessive amounts of cytokines and prostanoids are released resulting in ...
    • Prognostic value of PET/CT in pancreatic cancer Utilidad pronóstica del PET/CT en cáncer de páncreas 
      De Guevara, David Ladrón; Pavez, Gonzalo; Zapata, Jaime; Romero, Claudio; Tapia, Valezka; Buckel, Erwin; Ferrario, Mario (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2018)
      © 2018, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: Pancreatic cancer is the tenth most prevalent cancer in world, and represents the fourth cause of cancer death. It has a five year-survival of 5%. Aim: ...
    • Host-parasite interaction: Changes in human placental gene expression induced by Trypanosoma cruzi 
      Castillo, Christian; Carrillo, Ileana; Libisch, Gabriela; Juiz, Natalia; Gabriel Schijman, Alejandro; Robello, Carlos; Kemmerling Weis, Ulrike (BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)
      © 2018 The Author(s). Background: Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite endemic to Latin America. Most infections occur in children by vector or congenital transmission. Trypanosoma cruzi establishes a ...
    • A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions to reduce motor vehicle crashes and their injuries ... 
      Lefio, Álvaro; Bachelet, Vivienne C.; Jiménez-Paneque, Rosa; Gomolán, Patricio; Rivas, Katherinne (Pan American Health Organization, 2018)
      © 2018 Pan American Health Organization. All Rights Reserved. Objective. To summarize the best available international scientific evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce motor vehicle collisions and their ...
    • Quality of life and stability of tooth color change at three months after dental bleaching 
      Bersezio Miranda, Cristian; Martín, Javier; Mayer, Carla; Rivera, Oriana; Estay, Juan; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Haidar, Ziyad S.; Angel, Pablo; Oliveira, Osmir Batista; Fernández Godoy, Eduardo (Springer International Publishing, 2018)
      © 2018, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Purpose: Intracoronary bleaching is a minimally invasive, alternative treatment that addresses aesthetic concerns related to non-vital teeth discoloration. However, to the best of ...
    • Inflammatory and pro-resolving lipids in trypanosomatid infections: A key to understanding parasite control 
      López Muñoz, Rodrigo; Molina Berríos, Alfredo Enrique; Campos Estrada, Carolina; Abarca-Sanhueza, Patricio; Urrutia-Llancaqueo, Luis; Peña-Espinoza, Miguel; Maya Arango, Juan (Frontiers Media S.A., 2018)
      © 2018 López-Muñoz, Molina-Berríos, Campos-Estrada, Abarca-Sanhueza, Urrutia-Llancaqueo, Peña-Espinoza and Maya. Pathogenic trypanosomatids (Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma brucei, and Leishmania spp.) are protozoan parasites ...
    • Swimming versus running: effects on exhaled breath condensate pro-oxidants and pH 
      Araneda, Oscar F.; Contreras Briceño, Felipe; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Viscor, Ginés (Springer Verlag, 2018)
      © 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Purpose: The respiratory redox-state of swimmers can be affected by chronic exposures to chlorinated pools, and the effects of different exercises on it are ...