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Reduced sulfation of muc5b is linked to xerostomia in patients with Sjogren syndrome
(CIENCIAS, 2008)Objectives: MUC5B contains sulfated and sialylated oligosaccharides that sequester water required for moisturising the oral mucosa. Xerostomia, in patients with Sjogren syndrome, is generally associated with reduced ... -
Oral dryness in Sjogren's syndrome patients: Not just a question of water
(CIENCIAS, 2013)Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of undefined etiology. Patients with this syndrome suffer from severe alterations in both the quality and quantity of saliva and tears, due to impaired function of ... -
THU0053 Three Dimensional HSG Cells Culture as A Model to Study the Exocitic Process in Salivary Glands of SjÖGren's Syndrome Patients
(CIENCIAS, 2014)Background Labial salivary glands (LSG) from Sjögren's syndrome (SS) patients show impaired cell-polarity, alterations of SNARE proteins localization and presence of salivary mucins in the extracellular matrix. Exocytosis ... -
Is entheses ultrasound reliable? A reading Latin American exercise
(CIENCIAS, 2016)The objective of this study is to evaluate inter-reader entheses ultrasound (US) reliability and the influence of the type of image or degree of sonographer experience on US reliability in patients with spondyloarthritis ... -
Severe alterations in expression and localisation of alpha 6 beta 4 integrin in salivary gland acini from patients with Sjogren syndrome
(CIENCIAS, 2009)Objectives: In salivary glands from patients with Sjogren syndrome, overexpression of laminins 1 and 5 and disorganisation of the acinar basal lamina have been reported. Laminin 5 mediates association of the basal lamina ... -
Impact of Dietary Lipids on Colonic Function and Microbiota: An Experimental Approach Involving Orlistat-Induced Fat Malabsorption in Human Volunteers
(CIENCIAS, 2016)OBJECTIVES: High-fat diets alter gut microbiota and barrier function, inducing metabolic endotoxemia and low-grade inflammation. Whether these effects are due to the high dietary lipid content or to the concomitant decrease ... -
Variables preoperatorias e intraoperatorias asociadas al aumento del tiempo quirúrgico en la exodoncia de terceros molares inferiores
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2012)Introducción: La exodoncia de tercer molar es un procedimiento frecuente en odontología, lo que exige conocer los factores que pueden anticipar el tiempo quirúrgico y sus características. El objetivo de esta investigación ... -
β8 integrin expression and activation of tgf-β by intestinal dendritic cells are determined by both tissue microenvironment and cell lineage
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2016)Activation of TGF-β by dendritic cells (DCs) expressing αvβ8 integrin is essential for the generation of intestinal regulatory T cells (Tregs) that in turn promote tolerance to intestinal Ags. We have recently shown that ... -
VIH/SIDA: comportamiento epidemiológico de la transmisión vertical en el contexto general de la infección en Chile
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2011)Antecedentes: En embarazadas seropositivas sin profilaxis antirretroviral la transmisión vertical (TV) del VIH es de 30%, cifra que disminuye bajo al 2% con un manejo integral de prevención. Objetivo: Conocer el comportamiento ... -
Tuberculosis peritoneal con presentación clínica como cáncer ovárico avanzado: Revisión de la literatura
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2016)Se presenta el caso de paciente con ascitis, masa pelviana y CA 125 elevado, sugerentes de cáncer ovárico avanzado. Se realizó laparoscopía que demostró lesiones compatibles con tuberculosis peritoneal. La biopsia laparoscópica ... -
The Influence of Ethnicity on Warfarin Dosage Requirements in the Chilean Population
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2015)Background: Vitamin K antagonists are drugs that are widely prescribed around the world and their use has helped improve the prognosis of patients with thromboembolic disease. However, a high interindividual variability ... -
Trypanosoma cruzi infection induces a global host cell response in Cardiomyocytes
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2011)Chagas' disease, caused by the hemoflagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, affects millions of people in South and Central America. Chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy, the most devastating manifestation of this disease, occurs ... -
Results from Chile's 2016 report card on physical activity for children and youth
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2016)Background: The 2016 Chilean Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is a review of the evidence across indicators of behaviors, settings, and sources of influence associated with physical activity (PA) of ... -
Síndrome del ligamento arcuato medio
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2014)Objetivo: El objetivo de este artículo es describir la presentación clínica, fisiopatología y diagnóstico imagenológico del síndrome del ligamento arcuato medio (LAM), mediante la presentación de casos clínicos y revisión ... -
Síndrome de Lemierre: Una entidad clínica casi en el olvido. Reporte de tres casos y revisión de la literatura
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2015)El síndrome de Lemierre es una enfermedad rara que afecta a adultos jóvenes y es causada principalmente por Fusobacterium necrophorum y ocasionalmente por otras bacterias anaerobias de la especie. Este síndrome se caracteriza ... -
Saprolegnia species affecting the salmonid aquaculture in Chile and their associations with fish developmental stage
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2014)The rapid increase in the aquaculture production of salmonids has been followed by a rise in several diseases. In particular, saprolegniosis can account for at east 10% of the annual economic loss in salmonids. In this ... -
Revisión de técnica y utilidades de la tomosíntesis digital de tórax en la actualidad
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2015)La Tomosíntesis digital (TSD) de tórax es una técnica de imagen compuesta por piezas similares que la radiografía digital (RD). Sus ventajas de sobre RD: diagnóstico más preciso de las alteraciones estructuras torácicas, ... -
Secuenciación del gen CFTR en un grupo de pacientes chilenos con fibrosis quística
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2014)Introducción: La fibrosis quística (FQ) es un trastorno autosómico recesivo causado por mutaciones en el gen CFTR, en el cual se han identificado más de 1.900 mutaciones diferentes. En Chile, el panel diagnóstico con las ... -
The Effect of Tunicamycin on the Glucose Uptake, Growth, and Cellular Adhesion in the Protozoan Parasite Crithidia fasciculata
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2014)Crithidia fasciculata represents a very interesting model organism to study biochemical, cellular, and genetic processes unique to members of the family of the Trypanosomatidae. Thus, C. fasciculata parasitizes several ... -
Retention of a resin-based sealant and a glass ionomer used as a fissure sealant in children with special needs.
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2014)Objectives: The aim of this research is to evaluate the retention of sealants of resin and resin-modified ionomeric glass pits and fissures, on first permanent molars of special patients. Material and Methods: The sample ...