Browsing by Title Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos

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    • Technical note: Use of internal transcribed spacer for ruminal yeast identification in dairy cows 
      Vargas-Bello-Pérez, Einar; Cancino Padilla, N.; Romero, J. (Cambridge University Press, 2016)
      Molecular techniques are important tools for microbiological studies in different habitats, and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) has been proved to be useful for analyzing fungal diversity. The aim of this study was ...
    • Telerehabilitation is effective to recover functionality and increase skeletal muscle mass index in COVID-19 ... 
      Cancino López, Jorge; Zarricueta Vergara, Patricio; Leyton Dinamarca, Barbara de Lourdes; Figueroa Contreras, Pedro; Miño Cárcamo, Luis; Cartagena Ibarra, Nicolás; Soto Sánchez, Johana Patricia (Univ Pittsburgh, 2021)
      Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a telerehabilitation program for COVID-19 survivors on their functionality, aerobic capacity, upper-lower body strength and skeletal muscle mass index. ...
    • Tendencia del desarrollo puberal en escolares de la Región Metropolitana de Chile: Menor edad de presentación, ... 
      Burrows, Raquel; Ceballos S., Ximena; Burgueño, Medardo; Muzzo B., Santiago (2010)
      Background: There is a worldwide tendency towards an earlier appearance of puberal development among children, associated with an increase in weight and height. Aim: To study the trends in puberal development in Chilean ...
    • TGF-L1 and Smad4 overexpression induce a less invasive phenotype in highly invasive spindle carcinoma cells 
      Santibáñez, Juan Francisco; Quintanilla, Miguel; Martínez, Jorge (Elsevier Science B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies., 2002-04-18)
      We have examined the effect of transforming growth factor L1 (TGF-L1) and overexpression of the Smad4 gene on the phenotype of Car C, a ras mutated highly malignant spindle carcinoma cell line. TGF-L1-treated Car C cells ...
    • The aging of the chilean population and the challenges for health and wellbeing of older people 
      Albala Brevis, Cecilia (Elsevier, 2020)
      El envejecimiento de la población es un fenómeno global. El proceso ha adquirido mayor velocidad en países en desarrollo que la que tuvo en países desarrollados, los que enfrentan el proceso en un contexto de desarrollo ...
    • The Anthropometric and Cardiometabolic Profile of Adolescence Is Associated with Increased Risk of Metabolic ... 
      Burrows, Raquel; Correa Burrows, María Paulina; Guichapani Oyarzún, Carmen; Blanco Reina, Estela; Cheng, E.; Gahagan, S. (Karger, 2016)
    • The association between breast density and gut microbiota composition at 2 years post-menarche: a cross-sectional ... 
      Yoon, Lara S.; Jacobs, Jonathan P.; Hoehner, Jessica; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana Ines; Gana, Juan Cristóbal; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Michels, Karin B. (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      The gut microbiome has been linked to breast cancer via immune, inflammatory, and hormonal mechanisms. We examined the relation between adolescent breast density and gut microbial composition and function in a cohort of ...
    • The bioleaching potential of a bacterial consortium 
      Latorre Mora, Mauricio; Cortés Burgos, María Paz; Travisany, Dante; Di Genova, Alex; Budinich Abarca, Marko; Reyes Jara, Angélica; Hödar Quiroga, Christian; González Canales, Mauricio; Parada, Pilar; Bobadilla Fazzini, Roberto; Cambiazo Ayala, Liliana; Maass Sepúlveda, Alejandro (Elsevier, 2016)
      This work presents the molecular foundation of a consortium of five efficient bacteria strains isolated from copper mines currently used in state of the art industrial-scale biotechnology. The strains Acidithiobacillus ...
    • The burden of excessive saturated fatty acid intake attributed to ultra-processed food consumption: a study ... 
      Martínez Steele, Eurídice; Batis, Carolina; Cediel Giraldo, Gustavo Andrés; Da Costa Louzada, María Laura; Khandpur, Neha; Machado, Priscila; Moubarac, Jean-Claude; Rauber, Fernanda; Reyes Jedlicki, Marcela Adriana; Bertazzi Levy, Renata; Monteiro, Carlos A. (Cambridge Univ Press, 2021)
      Cross-sectional nutritional survey data collected in eight countries were used to estimate saturated fatty acid intakes. Our objective was to estimate the proportion of excessive saturated fatty acid intakes (>10 % of ...
    • The CatSper channel is present and plays a key role in sperm motility of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 
      Beltrán Lissabet, Jorge Félix; Herrera Belén, Lisandra; LeeEstevez, Manuel; Risopatrón, Jennie; Valdebenito, Iván; Figueroa, Elías; Farías, Jorge G. (Elsevier, 2020)
      Among all the Ca2+ channels, CatSper channels have been one of the most studied in sperm of different species due to their demonstrated role in the fertilization process. In fish sperm, the calcium channel plays a key role ...
    • The CB1 Receptor Antagonist SR141716A Reverses Adult Male Mice Overweight and Metabolic Alterations Induced ... 
      Valenzuela, Carina A.; Castillo, Valeska A.; Aguirre, Carolina A.; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María; Llanos Silva, Miguel (2011)
      Perinatal stress may cause metabolic and hormonal disruptions during adulthood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of early postnatal nociceptive stimulation (NS) on body weight and other metabolic ...
    • The chilean diet: is it sustainable? 
      Gormaz Rencoret, Teresita Cristina; Cortés, Sandra; Tiboni Oschilewski, Ornella Giovanna; Weisstaub, Sergio Gerardo (MDPI, 2022)
      Food systems are one of the main contributors to climate change. Sustainable diets are one strategy to mitigate climate change. Assessments and estimations at a national level are lacking, especially in the Global South, ...
    • The contribution of distance education to health promotion in Chile 
      Salinas Cubillos, Judith; Muñoz, Carolina; Albagli, Andrea; Araya, Gloria; Vio del Río, Fernando Tomás (Oxford University Press, 2016)
      The objective of this paper is to present the distance education's contribution to developing health promotion in Chile, through evaluation of a postgraduate certificate program for professionals, and a training course for ...
    • The contribution of social participation to differences in life expectancy and healthy years among the older ... 
      Rueda Salazar, Sarahí; Spijker, Jeroen; Devolder, Daniel; Albala Brevis, Cecilia Hortensia (Public Library Science, 2021)
      We study the health trajectories of the population aged over 60, comparing between one European and two Latin American countries (Spain, Chile and Costa Rica) which have similar longevity patterns. Our focus is on functional ...
    • The degree of engagement of overweight/obese adult women in the recommended activities of the chilean “Vida ... 
      Mellado Peña, Fernanda Javiera; Mitchell, Nia; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara de Lourdes; Kain Berkovic, Juliana Agota (Arán Ediciones, 2021)
      Introduction: the Chilean Ministry of Health implements the Vida Sana (VS) program with the objective of reducing risk factors for chronic diseases in overweight/obese (OW/OB) individuals, aged 2-64. Objective: to ...
    • The double burden of malnutrition among adolescents: Analysis of data from the Global School-Based Student ... 
      Caleyachetty, Rishi; Thomas, G. N.; Kengne, Andre P.; Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B.; Schilsky, Samantha; Khodabocus, Juneida; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Oxford University Press, 2018)
      Background: Adults and young children in countries experiencing the nutrition transition are known to be affected simultaneously by undernutrition and overnutrition. Adolescence is a critical period for growth and development. ...
    • The Dynamic interaction between extracellular matrix remodeling and breast tumor progression 
      Martínez Winkler, Jorge; Smith, Patricio C. (MDPI, 2021)
      Desmoplastic tumors correspond to a unique tissue structure characterized by the abnormal deposition of extracellular matrix. Breast tumors are a typical example of this type of lesion, a property that allows its palpation ...
    • The effects of pre-pregnancy BMI and maternal factors on the timing of adiposity rebound in offspring 
      Linares, Jeannette; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Galleguillos, Bárbara; Kain Berkovic, Juliana; González, Laura; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Garmendia, María Luisa; Mericq, Verónica (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)
      MethodsIn this study, 594 mothers (mothers who do not have diabetes and not underweight) from the longitudinal Growth and Obesity Chilean Cohort Study self-reported their weights at the beginning and end of their pregnancies, ...
    • The high risk of bivalve farming in coastal areas with heavy metal pollution and antibiotic-resistant ... 
      Pavón, Alequis; Riquelme, Diego; Jaña, Víctor; Iribarren, Cristian; Manzano, Camila; López Joven, Carmen; Reyes Cerpa, Sebastián; Navarrete Wallace, Paola Alejandra; Pavez, Leonardo; García, Katherine (Frontiers Media, 2022)
      Anthropogenic pollution has a huge impact on the water quality of marine ecosystems. Heavy metals and antibiotics are anthropogenic stressors that have a major effect on the health of the marine organisms. Although heavy ...
    • The human serum metabolome of vitamin B-12 deficiency and repletion, and associations with neurological ... 
      Brito, Álex; Grapov, Dmitry; Fahrmann, Johannes; Harvey, Danielle; Green, Ralph; Miller, Joshua W.; Fedosov, Sergey N.; Shahab-Ferdows, Setareh; Hampel, Daniela; Pedersen, Theresa L.; Fiehn, Oliver; Newman, John W.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Allen, Lindsay H. (American Society for Nutrition, 2017)
      Background:The specific metabolomic perturbations that occur in vitamin B-12 deficiency, and their associations withneurological function, are not well characterized.Objective:We sought to characterize the human serum ...