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    • Peredo C., Diego; Echeverría C., Matías; Zepeda Flores, Guillermo Enrique (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Medicina, 2021)
      La neumonía necrotizante se refiere a la necrosis del parénquima pulmonar producto de una infección. Existe escasa literatura nacional sobre esta complicación. Objetivo: Caracterizar a los pacientes que cursaron con ...
    • Zepeda Flores, Guillermo Enrique; Tapia Faúndes, Lorena Isabel; Ortiz F., Paula (Sociedad Chilena de Enfermedades Respiratorias, 2020)
      La infección por SARS-CoV-2 (y la enfermedad causada por este virus: COVID-19), es de menor frecuencia y gravedad en pediatría. La naturaleza de esto sigue siendo motivo de análisis. No obstante, los niños tienen la ...
    • Flores, Jerome; Caqueo Urizar, Alejandra; Quintana, Lirna; Urzúa, Alfonso; Irarrázaval Domínguez, Matías (Public Library Science, 2021)
      Discriminatory behaviors among inter-ethnic relations in schools have long been noted and studied, but there are several correlations between discriminatory behaviors and other constructs that need further investigation. ...
    • Joy Immediato, Michelle; Ramírez, Manuel J.; Cerda Villablanca, Mauricio; Toyama, Yusuke; Ravasio, Andrea; Kanchanawong, Pakorn; Bertocchi, Cristina (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Cadherin-mediated adhesions (also known as adherens junctions) are adhesive complexes that connect neighboring cells in a tissue. While the role of the actin cytoskeleton in withstanding tension at these sites of contact ...
    • Valdés Salgado, Macarena; Smith Guerra, Pamela Elisa; Opazo, Mariel; Huneeus Lagos, Nicolás Jorge (MDPI, 2021)
      Background: Several countries have documented the relationship between long-term exposure to air pollutants and epidemiological indicators of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as incidence and mortality. This study aims to explore ...
    • Toledo Stuardo, Karen; Ribeiro, Carolina H.; Canals Cifuentes, María Andrea; Morales, Marcela; Gárate, Valentina; Rodríguez Siza, José; Tello, Samantha; Bustamante, Marco; Armisen, Ricardo; Matthies Eyzaguirre, Douglas Johans; Zapata Torres, Gerald Amilcar; González Hormazábal, Patricio; Molina Sampayo, María Carmen (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most prevalent type of cancer worldwide. Gastric tumor cells express MICA protein, a ligand to NKG2D receptor that triggers natural killer (NK) cells effector functions for early tumor ...
    • Catalán Martina, Diego Francisco; Mansilla, Miguel Andrés; Ferrier Espósito, Ashley Andrés; Soto, Lilian; Oleinika, Kristine; Aguillón Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos; Aravena, Octavio (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Regulatory B cells (Bregs) is a term that encompasses all B cells that act to suppress immune responses. Bregs contribute to the maintenance of tolerance, limiting ongoing immune responses and reestablishing immune ...
    • Montes de Oca García, Adrián; Pérez Bey, Alejandro; Velázquez Díaz, Daniel; Corral Pérez, Juan; Opazo Díaz, Edgardo; Rebollo Ramos, María; Gómez Gallego, Félix; Cuenca García, Magdalena; Casals, Cristina; Ponce González, Jesús (MDPI, 2021)
      There is controversy about the relationship between ACE I/D polymorphism and health. Seventy-four healthy adults (n = 28 women; 22.5 +/- 4.2 years) participated in this cross-sectional study aimed at determining the influence ...
    • Abdelaziz, Hussein; Chaabene, Ahmed; Schulmeyer Acuña, Juan Ignacio; Gehrke, Thorsten; Haasper, Carl; Hawi, Nael; Citak, Mustafa (Turkish Joint Diseases Foundation, 2021)
      Objectives: This study aims to investigate if the use of intravenous (IV) tranexamic acid (TXA) during one-stage exchange for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) of the hip that necessitates an extensive debridement is ...
    • Barreda Hale, Mauricio Alejandro; Romero Araya, Pablo; Cea Herrera, Macarena; Espinoza, Daniela; Castro, Nicolás; Castro, Joaquín; Serandour, Guillaume (Wiley, 2021)
      Mandibular reconstructions are complex clinical pictures that require careful planning for functional and aesthetic outcomes. Virtual surgical planning and 3D printing are ideal to achieve a predictable result. Through ...
    • Ramasamy, Boopalan; Magne, Fabien; Tripathy, Sujit Kumar; Venugopal, Giriprasad; Mukherjee, Diptasree; Balamurugan, Ramadass (MDPI, 2021)
      Background: Few preclinical studies have shown that Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is linked to gut microbiome dysbiosis and chronic inflammation. This pilot study was designed to look at the gut microbiome composition in KOA ...
    • Ubilla, Carmen Gloria; Prado, Yalena; Angulo, Jeremy; Obreque, Ignacio; Páez, Isis; Saavedra, Nicolás; Saavedra, Kathleen; Zambrano Coloma, Tomás Andrés; Salazar, Luis A. (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Evidence accumulated so far indicates that circulating levels of microRNAs (miRNAs) are associated with several pathologies. Therefore, differential expression of extracellular miRNAs exhibits promising potential for ...
    • Tognarelli, Eduardo; Reyes, Antonia; Corrales, Nicolás; Carreño Marquez, Leandro Javier; Bueno, Susan; Kalergis, Alexis M.; González, Pablo A. (MDPI, 2021)
      Human herpesviruses are a ubiquitous family of viruses that infect individuals of all ages and are present at a high prevalence worldwide. Herpesviruses are responsible for a broad spectrum of diseases, ranging from skin ...
    • McGillick, Erin; Orgeig, Sandra; Allison, Beth J.; Brain, Kirsty L.; Niu, Youguo; Itani, Nozomi; Skeffington, Katie; Kane, Andrew; Herrera Videla, Emilio Augusto; Morrison, Janna L.; Giussani, Dino A. (Springernature, 2021)
      BACKGROUND: In the fetus, the appropriate balance of prooxidants and antioxidants is essential to negate the detrimental effects of oxidative stress on lung maturation. Antioxidants improve respiratory function in postnatal ...
    • Tapia Bustos, Andrea Constanza; Lespay Rebolledo, Carolyne; Vío Grossi, María Valentina; Pérez Lobos, Ronald; Casanova Ortiz, Emmanuel Alberto; Ezquer, Fernando; Herrera-Marschitz Muller, Mario Guillermo Gustavo; Morales Retamales, Eugenia Paola (MDPI, 2020)
      The effect of perinatal asphyxia (PA) on oligodendrocyte (OL), neuroinflammation, and cell viability was evaluated in telencephalon of rats at postnatal day (P)1, 7, and 14, a period characterized by a spur of neuronal ...
    • González Hormazábal, Patricio; Peláez, Diana; Musleh Katan, Maher Elías; Bustamante, Marco; Stambuk Mayorga, Juan Antonio; Pisano, Raúl; Valladares Hernández, Héctor; Lanzarini Sobrevía, Enrique Giovani; Chiong, Héctor; Suazo Sanhueza, José Lorenzo; Quiñones Sepúlveda, Luis Abel; Varela Figueroa, Nelson Miguel Edgardo; Castro, Gonzalo; Jara Sosa, Lilian Elena; Berger, Zoltan (Sociedad de Biología de Chile, 2021)
      BackgroundHelicobacter pylori is detected by pathogen recognition receptors including toll-like receptors (TLR) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors, eliciting an innate immune response against ...
    • Silva Cruz, Macarena Paz; Montes Ibáñez, Carmen Gloria; Canals Cifuentes, María Andrea; Mackenna Ronco, María José; Wolff Reyes, Marcelo José (Public Library Science, 2021)
      Introduction It has been estimated that between 15% and 18% of patients who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) do not achieve a successful immune recovery despite complete virological suppression. In the literature this ...
    • Mónaco, Amy; Canales Huerta, Nicole Catalina; Jara Wilde, Jorge Francisco; Hartel, Steffen; Chabalgoity, José Alejandro; Moreno, María; Scavone, Paola (MDPI, 2021)
      Salmonella comprises two species and more than 2500 serovars with marked differences in host specificity, and is responsible for a wide spectrum of diseases, ranging from localized gastroenteritis to severe life-threatening ...
    • Hanus, Michelle; Parada Venegas, Daniela; Landskron Ramos, Glauben Tamara; Wielandt, Ana María; Hurtado, Claudia; Álvarez, Karin; Hermoso, Marcela Alejandra; López Köstner, Francisco; Fuente, Marjorie de la (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. As with other cancers, CRC is a multifactorial disease due to the combined effect of genetic and environmental factors. Most cases are sporadic, but a ...
    • Lucero Álvarez, Yalda Cecilia; Lagomarcino, Anne Josephine; Torres Torretti, Juan Pablo; Roessler, Patricia; Mamani Manzano, Nora Herminia; George Carreño, Sergio Andrés; Huerta, Nicole; González, Mónica; O'ryan Gallardo, Miguel Luis (Elsevier, 2021)
      Background: Helicobacter pylori is acquired largely in early childhood, but its association with symptoms and indirect biomarkers of gastric damage in apparently healthy children remains controversial. We aimed to relate ...