Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(2010)Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are isoenzymes occurring in the cytoplasm and as integral membrane proteins. In addition to their role in drug metabolism by conjugating electrophilic and lipophilic compounds with glutathione ...
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(2010)Objective. Disorganization of acinar cell apical microvilli and the presence of stromal collagen in the acinar lumen suggest that the labial salivary gland (LSG) barrier function is impaired in patients with Sjögren's ...
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(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2010)Objective: To develop guidelines for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSKUS) training for rheumatologists in the Americas. Methods: A total of 25 Rheumatologists from 19 countries of the American Continent participated in a ...
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(2010)There is no established treatment for the long-term effects produced by perinatal asphyxia. Thus, we investigated the neuroprotection provided by nicotinamide against the effects elicited by perinatal asphyxia on hippocampus ...
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(2010)Introduction: Several molecules help preserve peripheral B cell tolerance, but when altered, they may predispose to autoimmunity. This work studied the expression of the costimulatory molecule CD86 and the inhibitory ...
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(2004)Although there is extensive literature about the effects of stimulants on sustained attention tasks in attentional deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), little is known about the effect of these drugs on other attentional ...
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(2010)Objective. To create a computerized model and simulation of the patient visit/referrals process for a health care services organization within Chile's public health care system. Methods. The study was performed with a ...
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(2010)The pathophysiology of preeclampsia (PE), a disorder occurring in 5% of all pregnancies, remains largely unknown, but early placental hypoxia and oxidative stress are known to be involved in the mechanism of the syndrome. ...
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(2010)Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis has emerged as a major health problem worldwide in the last few decades. DNA loci unique to S. Enteritidis can provide markers for detection of this pathogen and may reveal pathogenic ...
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(2010)Background: Salivary cortisol measurement is recommended as a screening measure when a Cushing Syndrome is suspected. The proposed cut-off point for a probable diagnosis is 0.16 ug/dL. Aim: To determine salivary cortisol ...
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(2010)Background: Cardiovascular risk factors are commonly present in obese children. Aim: To evaluate the association among radiological measurements of intra-abdominal adipose tissue, and cardiovascular risk factors, in ...
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Molecular cross talk between misfolded proteins in animal models of alzheimer's and prion diseases (2010)The central event in protein misfolding disorders (PMDs) is the accumulation of a misfolded form of a naturally expressed protein. Despite the diversity of clinical symptoms associated with different PMDs, many similarities ...
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(2010)Background: In 2007, a preventive strategy for childhood obesity, that included food education and an increase in physical activity, was implemented in seven public schools located in Santiago. In four of these schools, a ...
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(2010)Sophisticated molecular genetics techniques allow the typification and posterior comparison of antique haplogroups and mitochondrial DNA sequences from prehistoric groups with contemporary populations. This adds a chronological ...
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(2009)Childhood parotid swelling has a number of differential diagnosis mostly of inflammatory origin. Pneumoparotitis is an uncommon cause of parotid inflammation. It is caused by an excessive increase of intraoral pressure and ...
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(Society of Biology of Chile, 2004)BRCA1 gene mutations account for nearly all families with multiple cases of both early onset breast and/or ovarian cancer and about 30% of hereditary breast cancer. Although to date more than 1,237 distinct mutations, ...
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(2010)Iron is essential for crucial neuronal functions but is also highly toxic in excess. Neurons acquire iron through transferrin receptor-mediated endocytosis and via the divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1). The N-terminus ...
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(2010)Background: Asthma is one of the chronic diseases that generates an impact on quality of life and major health care expenses. Aim: To evaluate the impact of asthma on primary attention expenses, the health related quality ...
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(2010)Health care reforms implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean over the last 20 years have viewed community participation as a system-wide component. Nonetheless, these reform efforts have yet to break through the ...
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(2009)Introduction: OPD (Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis) is a recently introduced semistructured and operationalized method of personality evaluation and diagnosis in developing countries. This preliminary report assess ...
