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Nutritional profile and obesity: results from a random‑sample population‑based study in Córdoba, Argentina
(2015-03-31)
Introduction Obesity is a chronic, heterogeneous, multifactorial disease, which has sharply increased in prevalence in both developed and developing countries. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of obesity and to ...
Neuronal degeneration in mice induced by an epidemic strain of Saint Louis Encephalitis virus isolated in Argentina
(2018)
Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) is a neglected flavivirus that causes severe neurological disorders. The epidemic strain of SLEV, CbaAr-4005, isolated during an outbreak in Córdoba city (Argentina), causes meningitis ...
Prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) in the adult population of Córdoba, Argentina
(2018)
Objective:To determine the prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) in the population of Córdoba, Argentina and its association with other risk factors.Methods:A sample of 401 volunteers over 18 years, representative ...
Reproductive performance of male mice after hypothalamic ghrelin administration
(2018)
It has been demonstrated that food intake and reproductive physiology are both simultaneously modulated to optimize reproductive success under fluctuating metabolic conditions. Ghrelin (GHRL) is an orexigenic peptide ...
Detection and molecular characterization of Chlamydia psittaci and Chlamydia abortus in psittacine pet birds in Buenos Aires province, Argentina
(2018)
In order to determine the presence and genetic diversity of Chlamydia spp. in thenorth-eastern area of Buenos Aires province, Argentina, conjunctival, oropharyngeal, cloacalswab and tissues were collected from a total of ...
Human Papillomavirus: analisis of knowledge among general populationVirus papiloma humano: análisis del conocimiento en la población general
(Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas., 2013)
La mayoría de los estudios de VPH, se orientan a la etiología y la historia de la infección, sin embargo, pocos trabajos evalúan el conocimiento de la población.
Objetivo: analizar el conocimiento poblacional, sobre el ...
Inhibitory effect of n3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on cancer cell growth by p53 activation
(Argentine Society for biochemistry and molecular biology research, 2013)
Different evidences show the regulatory effect of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) on carcinogenesis, however how PUFAS modulate tumor development remains unknown. In this report, we analyzed the in vitro ...
Clock gene period in the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018)
To contribute to a better understanding of the molecular bases of the circadian biological rhythms in Chagas disease vectors, in this work we identified functional domains in the sequences of the clock protein PERIOD in ...
Predictive factors of arterial blood pressure in young university students, Córdoba, Argentina
(International Union of Nutritional Sciences, 2013)
The university stage could be the first moment to take decisions about health. An increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CV) has been detected in youth and adolescents, and this risk is different to adults. The purpose ...
Inhibitory receptor expression on T cells as marker of disease activity and target to regulate effector cellular responses in Rheumatoid Arthritis
(2018)
Objective: Inhibitory receptors are essential for the regulation of effector immune responses and may play critical roles in autoimmune diseases. We evaluated whether inhibitory receptor expression on T cells from patients ...