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    • Poblete Poulsen, Tomás Andrés; Casanova Martínez, Daniel Alessandro; Soto Vidal, Miguel Luis Guillermo; Campero, Álvaro; Mura, Jorge (MDPI, 2021)
      The study of cerebrovascular anatomy can be difficult and may take time due to its intrinsic complexity. However, it can also be difficult for the following reasons: the excessive description of neuroanatomy making articles ...
    • Varela Figueroa, Nelson Miguel Edgardo; Guevara Ramírez, Patricia; Acevedo Castillo, Cristian Andrés; Zambrano Coloma, Tomas Andres; Armendáriz Castillo, Isaac; Guerrero, Santiago; Quiñones, Luis A.; López Cortés, Andrés (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Background: Breast cancer (BRCA) and prostate cancer (PRCA) are the most commonly diagnosed cancer types in Latin American women and men, respectively. Although in recent years large-scale efforts from international consortia ...
    • Mirizio Pertile, Gerardo Gabriel; Muñoz, Rodrigo; Muñoz, Leandro; Ahumada, Facundo; Coso, Juan del (MDPI, 2021)
      Cross-country mountain biking is an Olympic sport discipline with high popularity among elite and amateur cyclists. However, there is a scarcity of data regarding the key determinants of performance, particularly in young ...
    • Navarro Cuéllar, Carlos; Ochandiano Caicoya, Santiago; Navarro Cuéllar, Ignacio; Valladares Pérez, Salvador; Fariña Sirandoni, Rodrigo Alejandro; Antúnez Conde, Raúl; Díez Montiel, Alberto; Sánchez Pérez, Arturo; López López, Ana María; Navarro Vila, car; Salmerón Escobar, José Ignacio (MDPI, 2021)
      Double-barrel flap, vertical distraction and iliac crest graft are used to reconstruct the vertical height of the fibula. Twenty-four patients with fibula flap were reconstructed comparing these techniques (eight patients ...
    • 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 ...