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    • Low Leptin Availability as a Risk Factor for Dementia in Chilean Older People 
      Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Ángel Badillo, Bárbara Karen; Lera Marques, Lydia; Sánchez Reyes, Hugo; Márquez, Carlos; Fuentes Guglielmetti, Patricio Alberto (2016)
      Objective: The aim was to study the role of leptin in the development of dementia. Methods: Follow-up of the ALEXANDROS cohorts, with baseline measurements in 2000. From 1,136 available subjects free of dementia at baseline, ...
    • Treatment of seawater for rotifer culture uses applying adsorption and advanced oxidation processes 
      Poblete Chávez, Rodrigo; Cortés Pizarro, Ernesto; Rojas Araya, Rodrigo (2016)
      The use of live feed is common in aquaculture processes due to its nutritional advantages, and rotifers comprise one of the most used feeds in finfish aquaculture. However, bacteria present in water used for rotifer culture ...
    • Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Isolates in Chile Provides ... 
      Toro Ibaceta, Magaly Alejandra; Retamal Merino, Patricio; Ayers, Sherry; Barreto, Marlen; Allard, Marc; Brown, Eric W.; González Escalona, Narjol (2016)
      Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Enteritidis is a major cause of human salmonellosis worldwide; however, little is known about the genetic relationships between S. Enteritidis clinical strains and S. Enteritidis ...
    • The bioleaching potential of a bacterial consortium 
      Latorre Mora, Mauricio; Cortés Burgos, María Paz; Travisany, Dante; Di Genova, Alex; Budinich Abarca, Marko; Reyes Jara, Angélica; Hödar Quiroga, Christian; González Canales, Mauricio; Parada, Pilar; Bobadilla Fazzini, Roberto; Cambiazo Ayala, Liliana; Maass Sepúlveda, Alejandro (Elsevier, 2016)
      This work presents the molecular foundation of a consortium of five efficient bacteria strains isolated from copper mines currently used in state of the art industrial-scale biotechnology. The strains Acidithiobacillus ...
    • Calcium sensing receptor effects in adipocytes and liver cells: Implications for an adipose-hepatic crosstalk 
      Villarroel, Pía; Mattar, Pamela; D'Espessailles Tapia, Amanda; Arrese, Marco; Arreguin, Andrea; Fuentes, Cecilia; Reyes, Marcela; Cifuentes, Mariana (2016)
      The calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) is expressed in human adipose cells, and its activation may associate with adipose tissue (AT) dysfunction. We evaluated whether CaSR stimulation influences adipocyte triglyceride (TG) ...
    • Supplementation with antioxidant-rich extra virgin olive oil prevents hepatic oxidative stress and reduction ... 
      Rincón Cervera, Miguel Ángel; Valenzuela Báez, Rodrigo; Hernández Rodas, María Catalina; Marambio, Macarena; Espinosa Escalona, Alejandra; Mayer, Susana; Romero Palacios, Nalda; Barrera Ramírez, Cynthia; Valenzuela Bonomo, Carlos; Videla Cabrera, Luis (Elsevier, 2016)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of dietary supplementation with extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) in mice on the reduction of desaturase and antioxidant enzymatic activities in liver, concomitantly ...
    • Relationship between sleep duration and obesity in Chilean elderly 
      Durán Aguero, Samuel; Sánchez Reyes, Hugo (2016)
      Nocturnal sleep patterns maybe a contributing factor for the epidemic of obesity. Epidemiologic and experimental studies have reported that sleep restriction is an independent risk factor for weight gain and obesity, but ...
    • The association of excessive growth with development of general and central obesity at 7 years of age in ... 
      Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Martínez, Mario; Close, Michael; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2016)
      Objective: To determine whether overweight or obesity between 0 and 6 y increases the probability of developing general/central obesity at 7 y. Methods: Weight, height, and waist circumference were assessed between 0 ...
    • Premature loss of muscle mass and function in type 2 diabetes 
      Guerrero, N.; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Barrera Acevedo, María Gladys; Leiva Balich, Laura; Henríquez Parada, Sandra (Elsevier, 2016)
      Introduction: Muscle mass and function are among the most relevant factors that contribute to an optimal quality of life, and are strong predictors of mortality in the elderly. Loss of lean tissues and deterioration of ...
    • Obesity leads to declines in motor skills across childhood 
      Cheng, J.; East, P.; Blanco, E.; Sim, E. Kang; Castillo, M.; Lozoff, B.; Gahagan, S. (Jonh Wiley, 2016)
      BackgroundPoor motor skills have been consistently linked with a higher body weight in childhood, but the causal direction of this association is not fully understood. This study investigated the temporal ordering between ...
    • Estimated glomerular filtration rate, urine albumin excretion, and survival among patients consulting in ... 
      Lorca Herrera, Eduardo; Garmendia Miguel, MarÍa Luisa; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Sandoval, Verónica; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD., 2016)
      Chronic renal disease (CRD) in its pre-dialysis stage is an important risk factor for mortality among adults. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of CRD on mortality among consultants in Chilean public primary ...
    • The use and interpretation of anthropometric measures in cancer epidemiology: A perspective from the world ... 
      Bandera, Elisa; Fay, Stephanie; Giovannucci, Edward; Leitzmann, Michael; Marklew, Rachel; McTiernan, Anne; Mullee, Amy; Romieu, Isabelle; Thune, Inger; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Wiseman, Martin (Wiley Blackwell, 2016)
      Anthropometric measures relating to body size, weight and composition are increasingly being associated with cancer risk and progression. Whilst practical in epidemiologic research, where population-level associations with ...
    • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) 
      Klionsky, Daniel J.; Troncoso Cotal, Rodrigo; Chiong Lay, Mario; Díaz Araya, Guillermo; Glavic Maurer, Álvaro; Corbalán, Ramón; Matus, Soledad; Segura Aguilar, Juan; Hetz Flores, Claudio (Taylor & Francis inc., 2016)
    • Comparación en autopercepción de la imagen corporal en estudiantes universitarios evaluados según Índice ... 
      Durán Aguero, Daniel; Beyzaga Medel, Carlos; Miranda Durán, Melisa (Asociación Española de Dietistas Nutricionistas, 2016)
      Introduction: Usually the correlation between BMI and body image is estimated but the correlation using another methodology is unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the self-perception of body image using BMI and ...
    • Quantitative analysis of ruminal bacterial populations involved in lipid metabolism in dairy cows fed ... 
      Vargas-Bello-Pérez, Einar; Cancino Padilla, N.; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime; Garnsworthy, P. C. (Cambridge Univ Press, 2016)
      Vegetable oils are used to increase energy density of dairy cow diets, although they can provoke changes in rumen bacteria populations and have repercussions on the biohydrogenation process. The aim of this study was to ...
    • Outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Sequence Type 120, Peru, 2009 
      González Escalona, Narjol; Gavilán, Ronnie G.; Toro Ibaceta, Magaly; Zamudio, María L.; Martínez Urtaza, Jaime (Centers Disease Control, 2016)
      In 2009, an outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus occurred in Piura, Cajamarca, Lambayeque, and Lima, Peru. Whole-genome sequencing of clinical and environmental samples from the outbreak revealed a new V. parahaemolyticus ...
    • Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D associated with indicators of body fat and insulin resistance in prepubertal ... 
      Gediel, G.; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Aguirre, C.; López de Romaña, Daniel; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Nature, 2016)
      BACKGROUND: Consistent data on the relation between vitamin D, body fat and insulin resistance (IR) in children are lacking. OBJECTIVES: (1) To evaluate the association between serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and key ...
    • Evaluating 5-Nitrothiazoles as Trypanocidal Agents 
      O'Shea, Iván P.; Shahed, Mohammed; Aguilera Venegas, Benjamín; Wilkinson, Shane R. (Amer Soc Microbiology, 2016)
      The growth-inhibitory properties of a 5-nitrothiazole series were evaluated against Trypanosoma brucei. A subset of related compounds displayed the greatest potency toward the parasite while exhibiting little cytotoxic ...
    • FMR1 gene mutations in patients with fragile X syndrome and obligate carriers: 30 years of experience in Chile 
      Santa María Vásquez, Lorena; Aliaga Vera, Solange; Faúndes Gómez, Víctor; Morales Roldán, Paulina; Pugin Aguayo, Ángela; Curotto Liotta, Bianca; Soto Reyes, Paula; Peña, María Ignacia; Salas Aliaga, Isabel; Alliende Rodríguez, María Angélica (Cambridge University Press, 2016)
      Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability (ID) and co-morbid autism. It is caused by an amplification of the CGG repeat (>200), which is known as the full mutation, within the ...
    • Comparison of body fat calculations by sex and puberty status in obese schoolchildren using two and four ... 
      Unknown author (Aula Médica Ediciones, 2016)
      Introduction: Determine body composition changes in adiposity can assess an individual. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate total body fat percentage based on two and four compartment models in obese ...