Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos: Recent submissions

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    • Do flavonoids from durum wheat contribute to its bioactive properties? A prospective study 
      Costa de Camargo, Adriano; De Souza Silva, Anna Paula; Soares, Jackeline Cintra; De Alencar, Severino Matías; Ladeira Handa, Cíntia; Silva Cordeiro, Karina; Souza Figueira, Marcela; Sampaio, Geni R.; Torres, Elizabeth A. F. S.; Shahidi, Fereidoon; Schwember, Andrés R. (MDPI, 2021)
      A clear gap with respect to the potential biological properties of wheat flavonoids exists in the available literature. This information is crucial for breeding programs aiming to produce new varieties presenting improved ...
    • Cultivable yeast microbiota from the marine fish species genypterus chilensis and seriolella violacea 
      Valderrama, Benjamín; Ruiz, José J.; Gutiérrez, María Soledad; Alveal, Katherine; Caruffo Madrid, Mario Stefano; Oliva, Marcia; Flores, Héctor; Silva, Alfonso; Toro Ibaceta, Magaly Alejandra; Reyes Jara, Angélica Sofía; Navarrete Wallace, Paola Alejandra (MDPI, 2021)
      Because of its outstanding biological and industrial importance, many efforts have been made to characterize the mycobiota of new environments and their biochemical and biotechnological potentials. Gut mycobiota can be ...
    • Hypertension in prenatally undernourished young-adult rats is maintained by tonic reciprocal paraventricu ... 
      Cayupe, Bernardita; Morgan, Carlos; Puentes, Gustavo; Valladares Boasi, Luis Emilio; Burgos, Héctor; Castillo, Amparo; Hernández, Alejandro; Constandil, Luis; Ríos, Miguel; Sáez Briones, Patricio; Barra, Rafael (MDPI, 2021)
      Prenatally malnourished rats develop hypertension in adulthood, in part through increased alpha(1)-adrenoceptor-mediated outflow from the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) to the sympathetic system. We studied whether both ...
    • Probiotic yeasts and vibrio anguillarum infection modify the microbiome of zebrafish larvae 
      Vargas Blanco, Orlando; Gutiérrez, María Soledad; Caruffo, Mario; Valderrama, Benjamín; Medina, Daniel A.; García, Katherine; Reyes Jara, Angélica Sofía; Toro Ibaceta, Magaly Alejandra; Feijóo, Carmen G.; Navarrete Wallace, Paola Alejandra (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      The host microbiome plays an essential role in health and disease. Microbiome modification by pathogens or probiotics has been poorly explored especially in the case of probiotic yeasts. Next-generation sequencing currently ...
    • Assessment of characteristics and conditions before the end of lockdown 
      San Martín Roldán, David; Rojo Lazo, Francisca; Calzadilla Núñez, Aracelis; San Martín Roldán, Pablo Matías Gabriel (Universitas Indonesia Directorate for Research and Public Service, 2021)
      After months of blockades and restriction, the decision of the best time to end the lockdown after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is the big question for health rectors. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics ...
    • Genistein activates transcription factor EB and corrects Niemann–Pick C phenotype 
      Argüello, Graciela; Balboa, Elisa; Tapia, Pablo J.; Castro, Juan; Yáñez, María José; Mattar, Pamela; Pulgar Tejo, Rodrigo Enrique; Zanlungo, Silvana (MDPI, 2021)
      Niemann-Pick type C disease (NPCD) is a lysosomal storage disease (LSD) characterized by abnormal cholesterol accumulation in lysosomes, impaired autophagy flux, and lysosomal dysfunction. The activation of transcription ...
    • Whole-genome phylogenetic analysis reveals a wide diversity of Non-O157 STEC isolated from ground beef and ... 
      Gutiérrez Lillo, Sebastián Aldo; Díaz Ruiz, Leonela Isamar; Reyes Jara, Angélica Sofía; Yang, Xun; Meng, Jianghong; González Escalona, Narjol; Toro Ibaceta, Magaly Alejandra (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) causes foodborne outbreaks that can lead to complications such as hemolytic uremic syndrome. Their main reservoir is cattle, and ground beef has been frequently associated with ...
    • Characterization of a novel variant of the quinolone-resistance gene qnrB (qnrB89) carried by a multi-drug ... 
      Concha, Christopher; Miranda, Claudio D.; Rojas, Rodrigo; Godoy, Félix A.; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime Moisés (MDPI, 2021)
      The main objective of this study was to characterize using whole-genome sequencing analysis, a new variant of the qnrB gene (qnrB89) carried by a fluoroquinolone-susceptible bacterium isolated from mucus of farmed Salmo ...
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teacher quality of life: a longitudinal study from before and during the ... 
      Lizana, Pablo A.; Vega Fernández, Gustavo; Gómez Bruton, Alejandro; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara de Lourdes; Lera Marques, Lydia de la Caridad (MDPI, 2021)
      Background: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers were already reporting a low quality of life (QoL) perception, with a significant impact on mental and physical health due to various stress factors associated with work ...
    • Matrix stiffness modulates metabolic interaction between human stromal and breast cancer cells to stimulate ... 
      Ponce Calderón, Iván Emilio; Garrido, Nelson; Tobar Bachler, Nicolás Andrés; Melo, Francisco; Smith, Patricio; Martínez, Jorge (MDPI, 2021)
      Breast tumors belong to the type of desmoplastic lesion in which a stiffer tissue structure is a determinant of breast cancer progression and constitutes a risk factor for breast cancer development. It has been proposed ...
    • Increased dietary availability of selenium in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) improves its plasma ... 
      Pérez Valenzuela, Javiera; Mejías, Madelaine; Ortiz, Daniela; Salgado, Pablo; Montt, Liliana; Chávez Báez, Ignacio; Vera Tamargo, Francisca Valeria; Mandakovic Seyler, Dinka Slavje; Wacyk González, Jurij; Pulgar Tejo, Rodrigo Enrique (BMC, 2021)
      Salmonid Rickettsial Septicaemia (SRS), caused by Piscirickettsia salmonis, is the most important infectious disease in the Chilean salmon farming industry. An opportunity to control this disease is to use functional ...
    • Musculoskeletal disorders associated with quality of life and body composition in urban and rural public ... 
      Vega Fernández, Gustavo; Lera Marques, Lydia de la Caridad; Leyton Dinamarca, Barbara de Lourdes; Cortés, Pilar; Lizana, Pablo A. (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Introduction: Teachers have been reported to be a labor group with high rates of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), stress, and strong deterioration of quality of life (QoL). However, little information exists about the ...
    • Effect of dietary supplementation with oat beta-glucan for 3 months in subjects with type 2 diabetes: A ... 
      Pino, José Luis; Mujica, Verónica; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel Armando (Elsevier, 2021)
      There is a growing interest in the use of functional foods. Studies indicate the contribution of β-glucans to glycemic control, but few have evaluated integrally the effect of this soluble dietary fiber on appetite-regu ...
    • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in foods: biological effects, legislation, occurrence, analytical methods, ... 
      Rodrigues Sampaio, Geni; Guizellini, Gloria Maria; Alves da Silva, Simone; Palma de Almeida, Adriana; Pinaffi-Langley, Ana Clara; Macedo Rogero, Marcelo; Costa De Camargo, Adriano; Torres, Elizabeth (MDPIPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, 2021)
      Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemical compounds comprised of carbon and hydrogen molecules in a cyclic arrangement. PAHs are associated with risks to human health, especially carcinogenesis. One form of ...
    • 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 ...
    • Exploratory study: excessive iron supplementation reduces zinc content in pork without affecting iron and copper 
      Middleton Santibáñez, Maureen; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel Alonso; Espinoza, Alejandra; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel Armando; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando Dagoberto; Valenzuela Venegas, Carolina Paz (MDPI, 2021)
      Currently, all pigs raised on intensive farms develop iron-deficiency anemia if they do not receive supplemental iron at birth. Weaning diets commonly contain high concentrations of iron, and the effect on the copper and ...
    • Socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy among Chilean older adults: ... 
      Moreno Ruiz, Ximena Andrea; Lera Marques, Lydia de la Caridad; Moreno, Francisco; Albala Brevis, Cecilia Hortensia (BMC, 2021)
      Background Chile has one of the longest life expectancies of Latin America. The country is characterised by an important macroeconomic growth and persisting socioeconomic inequalities. This study analyses socioeconomic ...
    • 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 ...
    • Sucralose stimulates mitochondrial bioenergetics in Caco-2 Cells 
      Bórquez, Juan Carlos; Hidalgo, Miltha; Rodríguez, Juan M.; Montaña, Alejandra; Porras Espinoza, Omar Hugo; Troncoso Cotal, Rodrigo Hernan; Bravo Sagua, Roberto Francisco (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Sucralose is a non-caloric artificial sweetener widely used in processed foods that reportedly affects energy homeostasis through partially understood mechanisms. Mitochondria are organelles fundamental for cellular ...
    • Basil seeds as a novel food, source of nutrients and functional ingredients with beneficial properties: a review 
      Calderón Bravo, Héctor Matías; Vera Céspedes, Natalia; Zura Bravo, Liliana; Muñoz, Loreto A. (MDPI, 2021)
      Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is found worldwide and is used in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries; however, the nutritional and functional properties of the seeds are scarcely known. Basil seeds contain high ...