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    • García, Gonzalo; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Mella, Javiera; Quiroga, Erik; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (Aula Medica Ediciones, 2013-07)
      Background: Obesity has long been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of substantial weight loss induced by bariatric surgery on carotid intima ...
    • Hidalgo, C.; García, D.; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime; Mas, A.; Torija, M. J.; Mateo, E. (The Society for Applied Microbiology, 2013-09)
      Highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) are known to have positive health benefits. The production of blueberry vinegar is one method to preserve this seasonal fruit and allow extended consumption. In this study, ...
    • Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Reyes Jedlicki, Marcela; Garmendia, María Luisa; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (John Wiley, 2013-11)
      In 12 July 2012, the Chilean Senate approved the Law of Food Labeling and Advertising, resulting from the joint efforts of a group of health professionals, researchers and legislators who proposed a regulatory framework ...
    • Corvalán Aguilar, Camila (Royal Statistical Society, 2014)
      There is broad recognition that early life growth trajectories can contribute to the study of the onset and development of several health outcomes.We review the random-effects specifications of two models that have been ...
    • Arredondo Olguín, Miguel; Mendiburo Seguel, María José; Flores, Sebastián; Singleton, Steven T.; Garrick, Michael D. (Springer Science+Business Media, 2014)
      Divalent Metal Transporter 1 (DMT1) is an apical Fe transporter in the duodenum and is involved in endosomal Fe export. Four protein isoforms have been described for DMT1, two from mRNA with an iron responsive element ...
    • Ho Urriola, Judith; Guzmán Guzmán, Iris P; Smalley, Susan V.; González, Andrea; Weisstaub Nuta, Sergio; Domínguez Vásquez, Patricia; Valladares, Macarena; Amador, Paola; Hodgson, María Isabel; Obregón, Ana M.; Santos, José Luis (Elsevier, 2014)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the association between melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) rs17782313 alleles with obesity and eating behavior scores in Chilean children. Methods: A case–control study was ...
    • Ivanovic Marincovich, Daniza; Ibaceta, Camila V.; Correa, Paulina B.; Orellana Zapata, Yasna; Calderón, Patricio M.; Morales, Gladys I.; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Almagià, Atilio F.; Lizana, Pablo A.; Burrows, Raquel (International Pediatric Research Foundation, 2014)
      Background: Head circumference (HC), the anthropometric index of both brain development and nutritional background, has been described to be significantly associated with scholastic achievement (SA). The aim of this ...
    • Valenzuela, Carina; Castillo, Valeska; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María; Aguirre, Carolina; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Llanos Silva, Miguel (2014)
      The endocannabinoid system (SEC) is an important modulator of several metabolic functions. This system is composed by cannabinoid receptors type 1 and 2 (RCB1 and RCB2), their endogenous ligands, known as endocannabinoids, and ...
    • Lozoff, Betsy; Castillo, Marcela; Clark, Katy M.; Smith, Julia B.; Sturza, Julie (ASN, 2014)
      Most studies of behavioral/developmental effects of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) or iron supplementation in infancy have found social-emotional differences. Differences could relate to behavioral inhibition or lack of ...
    • Arredondo Olguín, Miguel; Weisstaub Nuta, Sergio; Medina, Marcos; Suazo Romo, Miriam; Guzmán, Miguel; Araya, Magdalena (Elsevier, 2014)
      It is not clear how frequent is copper deficiency in humans. Current copper markers are not sensitive enough to detect early copper deficiency and new markers are needed. CCS is a candidate to become a copper ...
    • Giugliani, Roberto; Solano Villarreal, Martha Luz; Arellano Valdez, C. Araceli; Mahfoud Hawilou, Antonieta; Guelbert, Norberto; Correa Garzón, Luz Norela; Martins, Ana María; Acosta, Angelina; Cabello, Juan Francisco; Lemes, Aída; Schmitz Ferreira Santos, Mara Lucía; Amartino, Hernán (Sociedade Brasileira de Genética, 2014)
      This review aims to provide clinicians in Latin America with the most current information on the clinical aspects, diagnosis, and management of Hunter syndrome, a serious and progressive disease for which specific treatment ...
    • Trabal Fernández, Natalia; Mazón Suástegui, José M.; Vázquez Juárez, Ricardo; Ascencio Valle, Felipe; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime (Federation of European Microbiological Societies, 2014)
      The resident microbiota of three oyster species (Crassostrea corteziensis, Crassostrea gigas and Crassostrea sikamea) was characterised using a high-throughput sequencing approach (pyrosequencing) that was based on the ...
    • Pizzi, Costanza; Cole, Tim J.; Richiardi, Lorenzo; Dos Santos Silva, Isabel; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; De Stavola, Bianca (2014)
      Background: Studying prenatal influences of early life growth is relevant to life-course epidemiology as some of its features have been linked to the onset of later diseases. Methods: We studied the association between ...
    • Andrews, Mónica; Briones, L.; Jaramillo, A.; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel (Springer, 2014)
      Calcium, phytic acid, polyphenols and fiber are major inhibitors of iron absorption and they could be found in excess in some diets, thereby altering or modifying the iron nutrition status. The purpose of this study is ...
    • Espinoza, A.; Morales, S.; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel (Springer, 2014)
      Epidemiological studies have reported an association between high iron (Fe) levels and elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). It is believed that the formation of Fe-catalyzed hydroxyl radicals may ...
    • Chamorro Melo, Rodrigo; Ferri, Raffaele; Algarín Crespo, Cecilia; Garrido, Marcelo; Lozoff, Betsy; Peirano Campos, Patricio (2014)
      Study Objectives: To compare sleep microstructure (cyclic alternating pattern, CAP) characteristics in otherwise healthy overweight (OW) and normal weight (NW) children Design: Polysomnographic cross-sectional study Setting: ...
    • Fuentes Appelgren, Pamela; Opazo Salas, Rafael; Barros, Luis; Feijóo, Carmen Gloria; Urzúa, Victoria; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime (Mary Ann Liebert, 2014)
      Some components of plant-based meals, such as saponins and vegetal proteins, have been proposed as inducers of intestinal inflammation in some fish. However, the molecular and cellular bases for this phenomenon have ...
    • Castillo, Daniel; Espejo Torres, Romilio; Middelboe, Mathias (John Wiley & Sons, 2014)
      Flavobacterium psychrophilum is currently one of the most devastating fish pathogens worldwide causing considerable economic losses in salmonid aquaculture. Recently, attention has been drawn to the use of phages for ...
    • Lagos, Carlos F.; Vecchiola, Andrea; Allende, Fidel; Fuentes, Cristóbal A.; Tichauer, Juan E.; Valdivia, Carolina; Solari, Sandra; Campino, Carmen; Tapia Castillo, Alejandra; Baudrand, René; Villarroel, Pia; Cifuentes, Mariana; Owen, Gareth I.; Carvajal, Cristian A.; Fardella, Carlos E. (Elsevier, 2014)
      11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11b-HSD1) converts cortisone to cortisol in a NADPH dependent manner. Overexpression of 11b-HSD1 in key metabolic tissues is related to the development of type 2 diabetes, ...