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- ItemAutoantibodies against galectin-8: their specificity, association with lymphopenia in systemic lupus erythematosus and detection in rheumatoid arthritis and acute inflammation(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2009) Massardo, L.; Metz, C.; Pardo, E.; Mezzano, V.; Babul, M.; Jarpa, E.; Guzman, A. M.; Andre, S.; Kaltner, H.; Gabius, H. J.; Jacobelli, S.; Gonzalez, A.; Soza, A.The role of autoantibodies in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has not been completely defined. From more than a hundred autoantibodies described in SLE, relatively few have been associated with clinical manifestations. The glycan-binding proteins of the galectin family can modulate the immune system. Anti-galectin autoantibodies thus could have functional and/or pathogenic implications in inflammatory processes and autoimmunity. We previously reported function-blocking autoantibodies against galectin-8 (Gal-8) in SLE. Here we tested these autoantibodies against a series of other human galectins and demonstrated their specificity for Gal-8, being detectable in 23% of 78 SLE patients. Remarkably, they associated with lymphopenia (50% of 18 anti-Gal-8-positive versus 18% of 60 anti-Gal-8-negativecases, Fisher's Exact test two-tailed: P < 0.012). Lymphopenia is a common clinical manifestation in SLE, yet of unknown mechanism. In addition, six of eight patients with both lymphopenia and malar rash had anti-Gal-8 in their sera. Occurrence of these autoantibodies was not confined to SLE as we also found them in sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (16%) and septicemia (20%). This study thus establishes occurrence of specific anti-Gal-8 autoantibodies in autoimmune rheumatic diseases and in acute inflammation, with an apparent association to a clinical subset in SLE. Lupus (2009) 18, 539-546.
- ItemBiodegradable poly(DL-lactide)/poly(epsilon-caprolactone) mixtures: Miscibility at the air/water interface(2006) Leiva Campusano, Ángel; Gargallo Gómez, Ligia Teresita; Gonzalez, A.; Araneda, E.; Radić Foschino, Deodato D.
- ItemCharacterization of unbound and stabilized granular materials using field strains in low volume roads(2018) Gonzalez, A.; Chamorro, A.; Barrios, I; Osorio, A.
- ItemCholic acid and deoxycholic acid induce skeletal muscle atrophy through a mechanism dependent on TGR5 receptor(2020) Abrigo, J.; Gonzalez, F.; Aguirre, F.; Tacchi, F.; Gonzalez, A.; Meza, M. P.; Simon, F.; Cabrera García, Daniel Alejandro; Arrese, Marco; Karpen, S.; Cabello Verrugio, Claudio Alejandro
- ItemCommon mental disorders and psychological distress in systemic lupus erythematosus are not associated with disease activity(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2011) Jarpa, E.; Babul, M.; Calderon, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Martinez, M. E.; Bravo Zehnder, M.; Henriquez, C.; Jacobelli, S.; Gonzalez, A.; Massardo, L.Psychiatric diagnosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is controversial: variations have been reported in frequency, diagnostic assays, associations with disease activity, autoantibodies, and contributing social factors. Eighty-three consecutive non-selected Chilean patients with SLE were evaluated for: (i) 26 common mental disorders according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-plus); (ii) psychological suffering measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); (iii) ACR 1999 neuropsychiatric (NP) SLE criteria; (iv) SLE disease activity (SLEDAI-2K); (v) cumulative damage (SLICC/ACR); and (vi) anti-ribosomal P antibodies by enzyme-linked immunoassay and immunoblot. Psychiatric diagnoses occurred in 44.6% of patients; the most frequent (21.7%) was major depressive episode (MDE). No association with lupus activity was observed in patients with a DSM-IV diagnosis or MDE or psychological suffering. ACR 1999 NPSLE criteria were present in 42.2% of patients, the majority corresponding to mood (28.9%) or anxiety disorders (15.6%). Suicidal risk was present in 9.6% of patients. Anti-ribosomal P antibodies (13.3%) were not associated with DSM-IV diagnosis. Severe psychiatric disorders in SLE are common and not associated with disease activity. Lupus (2011) 20, 58-66.
- ItemContinuous renal replacement therapy in neonates and young infants during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2007) Cavagnaro, F.; Kattan, J.; Godoy, L.; Gonzalez, A.; Vogel, A.; Rodriguez, J. I.; Faunes, M.; Fajardo, C.; Becker, P.Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a therapy that ensures adequate tissue oxygen delivery in patients suffering cardiac and/or respiratory failure that are unresponsive to conventional therapy. During ECMO, it is common to see a decrease in urine output that may be associated with acute renal failure. In this context, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) should be considered. Our aim is to evaluate a pioneer experience in Latin America, related to the use of CRRT in a group of neonatal-pediatric patients during ECMO. We conducted a retrospective review of patients treated with ECMO at our institution between May 2003 and May 2005. Twelve infants were treated with ECMO, six of them also underwent CRRT The main reasons for CRRT initiation were fluid overload and progressive azotemia. Observed complications were clots in the filter and excessive ultraffitration. CRRT was successful in fluid management and solute clearance in all patients. Discharge survival rate was 83%, all of them with normal renal function. Concurrent CRRT with ECMO is technically feasible and efficacious in the management of fluid overload and solute clearance. We report the first experience with these therapies in a Latin American neonatalpediatric ECMO program associated with the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization.
- ItemDiphenylsilane-containing linear and rigid whole aromatic poly(azomethine)s. Structural and physical characterization(2018) Tundidor Camba, Alain; González Enríquez, Carmen; Sarabia Vallejos, Mauricio; Tagle Domínguez, Luis Hernán; Sobarzo Aucal, Patricio Antonio; Gonzalez, A.; Hauyón Sepúlveda, René Alejandro; Mariman, A. P.; Terraza Inostroza, Claudio; Tundidor Camba, Alain; González Enríquez, Carmen; Sarabia Vallejos, Mauricio; Tagle Domínguez, Luis Hernán; Sobarzo Aucal, Patricio Antonio; Gonzalez, A.; Hauyón Sepúlveda, René Alejandro; Mariman, A. P.; Terraza Inostroza, Claudio
- ItemEvaluation of Additional Laboratory Tests for Design of Full-Depth Reclamation Mixtures Using Foamed Bitumen(2016) Lopez, C.; Thenoux Zeballos, Guillermo A.; Paniagua, F.; Gonzalez, A.
- ItemFirst Results from the Lyman Alpha Galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization (LAGER) Survey: Cosmological Reionization at z similar to 7(2017) Zheng, Z. Y.; Wang, J. X.; Rhoads, J.; Infante Lira, Leopoldo; Malhotra, S.; Hu, W. D.; Walker, A. R.; Jiang, L. H.; Jiang C. Y.; Hibon, P.; Gonzalez, A.; Kong, X. U.; Zheng, X. Z.; Galaz, Gaspar; Barrientos, L. F.; Zheng, Z. Y.; Wang, J. X.; Rhoads, J.; Infante Lira, Leopoldo; Malhotra, S.; Hu, W. D.; Walker, A. R.; Jiang, L. H.; Jiang C. Y.; Hibon, P.; Gonzalez, A.; Kong, X. U.; Zheng, X. Z.; Galaz, Gaspar; Barrientos, Luis Felipe; Zheng, Z. Y.; Wang, J. X.; Rhoads, J.; Infante Lira, Leopoldo; Malhotra, S.; Hu, W. D.; Walker, A. R.; Jiang, L. H.; Jiang C. Y.; Hibon, P.; Gonzalez, A.; Kong, X. U.; Zheng, X. Z.; Galaz, Gaspar; Barrientos, Luis Felipe
- ItemFOUR SUCCESSFUL SHORT-TERM PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPIES STUDIED THROUGH GENERIC CHANGE INDICATORS(RAFFLES CONNECT PTE LTD, 2009) Echavarri, O.; Gonzalez, A.; Krause, M.; Tomicic, A.; Perez, C.; Dagnino, P.; De la Parra, G.; Valdes, N.; Altimir, C.; Vilches, O.; Strasser, K.; Ramirez, I.; Reyes, L.Therapeutic change was studied in four short-term psychodynamic oriented therapies. Micro-changes were analyzed through the hierarchy of Generic Change Indicators (CI) and through the "subjective discomfort", "interpersonal relationships" and "social role" scales of Lamberts' OQ-45.2. The four therapies showed a positive correlation between the evolution of sessions and the hierarchical level of change indicators. Two of these were measured with OQ-45.2, session by session, and showed a significant correlation between progress of sessions and therapeutic effect. In one of these the results indicated that the session evolution effect in "subjective discomfort" decreased significantly when intra session CI was also included. This led to the formulation of an hypothesis regarding the significant role of the CI in therapeutic outcome.
- ItemGALECTIN-8 Is a Neuroprotective Factor in the Brain that Can Be Neutralized by Human Autoantibodies(2019) Pardo Huguet, Evelyn Cristina; Barake Sabbagh, M. Francisca; Godoy Zeballos, Juan Alejandro; Oyanadel, C.; Espinoza, S.; Metz Baer, Claudia Andrea; Retamal, C.; Massardo Vega, Loreto; Tapia-Rojas, Cheril; Inestrosa Cantín, Nibaldo; Soza, Alejandro; Gonzalez, A.
- ItemGenetic and clinical biomarkers of tocilizumab response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis(2016) Maldonado, M.; Canadas, M.; Gonzalez, A.; Plaza Plaza, José Cristián; Calleja, M.
- ItemImpact of introducing flexibility in the Colombian transmission expansion planning(2018) Henao, A.; Sauma Santis, Enzo Enrique; Gonzalez, A.
- ItemInterfacial properties of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) at the air/water interface(2004) Gargallo Gómez, Ligia Teresita; Leiva Campusano, Ángel; Alegría Aguirre, Luz Katiushka; Miranda Oyarzún, Beatriz Magnolia; Gonzalez, A.; Radić Foschino, Deodato D.
- ItemInterplay between the autophagy-lysosomal pathway and the ubiquitin-proteasome system: a target for therapeutic development in alzheimer's disease(2018) Bustamante, H.; Gonzalez, A.; Cerda Troncoso, C.; Shaughnessy, Ronan Patrick; Otth, C.; Soza Gajardo, Andrea; Burgos, Paula I.
- ItemKAE1 Allelic Variants Affect TORC1 Activation and Fermentation Kinetics in Saccharomyces cerevisiae(2019) Kessi-Perez, E.I.; Salinas, F.; Gonzalez, A.; Su, Y.; Guillamon, J.M.; Hall, M.N.; Larrondo Castro, Luis Fernando; Martinez, C.
- ItemMagnetically-Driven Quantum Heat Engines : The Quasi-Static Limit of Their Efficiency(2016) Muñoz Tavera, Enrique; Pena, F.; Gonzalez, A.
- ItemMelanocortin-4 receptor polymorphism rs17782313 : Association with obesity and eating in the absence of hunger in Chilean children(2014) Ho-Urriola, J.; Guzman-Guzman, I.; Smalley Meylan, Susan Valerie; Gonzalez, A.; Weisstaub, G.; Dominguez-Vasquez, P.; Valladares, M.; Amador, P.; Hodgson Bunster, María Isabel; Obregon, A.M.; Santos Martín, José Luis
- ItemNew cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes with bulky ligands with potential applications in LEC devices : experimental and theoretical studies of their photophysical properties(2016) Dreyse, Paulina A.; Gonzalez, I.; Cortes, D.; Ramirez, O.; Salas, I.; Gonzalez, A.; Toro Labbé, Alejandro; Loeb Luschow, Bárbara
- ItemPlasma levels of potassium and magnessium after modified ultrafiltration in pediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2012) Lopez, R.; Lema, G.; Gonzalez, A.; Carvajal, C.; Canessa, R.; Carrasco, P.; Lazo, V.; Hudson, C.; Gonzalez, R.; Frangini, P.Objective: Modified ultrafiltration (MUF) reduces some of the complications associated with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in pediatric cardiac surgery. However, we have observed hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia in children when MUF is used. Such alterations may elicit severe arrhythmias in the postoperative period. To date, no studies have focused on the effects MUF may have in plasma levels of potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg). The objective of our study was to determine if there is any variation in plasma levels of K (plK) and Mg (plMg) after MUF in children undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB.