Browsing by Author "Pérez Bravo, Francisco"

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    • Association between zinc nutritional status and glycemic control in individuals with well-controlled type-2 ... 
      Pérez Bazán, Álvaro; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Galgani, José E.; Gilmore, L. Anne; Ruz Ortiz, Manuel (Elsevier, 2018)
      Background/objective: Interest in healthy properties of food and nutrients as co-adjuvant in type-2 diabetes therapy has increased in recent years. Zinc supplementation trials have shown improvements in glycemic control in ...
    • Lack of association between the fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) polymorphism with obesity and insulin ... 
      Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Fuentes, M.; Ángel Badillo, Bárbara; Sánchez, H.; Carrasco, Elena; Santos, J. L.; Lera Marques, Lydia; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (SPRINGER, 2006-12)
      The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) Ala54Thr genetic polymorphism and to evaluate its association with obesity and insulin resistance in Chilean aboriginal populations. ...
    • Polimorfismo +49 A/G del gen del antígeno 4 del linfocito T citotóxico (CTLA-4) en la diabetes tipo 1: ... 
      Codner Dujovne, Ethel; Ángel Badillo, Bárbara; Balic N., Iván; Carrasco Piña, Elena (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2009-03)
      Background: Cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) has been one of the non HLA genes more commonly studied in type 1 diabets mellitus (TID). CTLA-4 is a co-stimulation protein that has a key role in the ...
    • Vitamin D status and obesity in children from Chile 
      Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Duarte Silva, Lissette Constanza; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Castillo Valenzuela, Óscar (Springernature, 2021)
      Background Vitamin D [25(OH)D] is essential for normal bone development and maintenance. Furthermore, its deficiency has been associated with obesity, cardiovascular diseases, insulin resistance, autoimmune diseases, and ...