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Casares N, Alfaro M, Cuadrado-Tejedor M, Lasarte-Cia A, Navarro F, Vivas I, et al.
Front Immunol . 2023 May; 14:1130044. PMID: 37187754
A complex network of interactions exists between the olfactory, immune and central nervous systems. In this work we intend to investigate this connection through the use of an immunostimulatory odorant...
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Benito I, Encio I, Milagro F, Alfaro M, Martinez-Penuela A, Barajas M, et al.
Int J Mol Sci . 2021 Jun; 22(9). PMID: 34063173
Recent studies have suggested that flavonoids such as quercetin and probiotics such as () and () could play a relevant role in inhibiting colon cancer cell growth. Our study investigated...
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Valderrama M, Alfaro M, Rodriguez-Avial I, Baos E, Rodriguez-Avial C, Culebras E
Antibiotics (Basel) . 2020 Aug; 9(8). PMID: 32784878
Linezolid is a synthetic oxazolydinone active against multi-resistant Gram-positive cocci that inhibits proteins synthesis by interacting with the 50S ribosomal subunit. Although linezolid-resistant strains are infrequent, several outbreaks have been...
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Rayner R, Wellmerling J, Osman W, Honesty S, Alfaro M, Peeples M, et al.
J Cyst Fibros . 2020 Jun; 19(5):752-761. PMID: 32565193
Background: In vitro cystic fibrosis (CF) models are crucial for understanding the mechanisms and consequences of the disease. They are also the gold standard for pre-clinical efficacy studies of current...
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Wankhade U, Zhong Y, Kang P, Alfaro M, Chintapalli S, Piccolo B, et al.
Sci Rep . 2018 Nov; 8(1):16502. PMID: 30405201
The contributions of maternal diet and obesity in shaping offspring microbiome remain unclear. Here we employed a mouse model of maternal diet-induced obesity via high-fat diet feeding (HFD, 45% fat...
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Wankhade U, Zhong Y, Kang P, Alfaro M, Chintapalli S, Thakali K, et al.
PLoS One . 2017 Apr; 12(4):e0175675. PMID: 28414763
Objective: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an important co-morbidity associated with obesity and a precursor to steatohepatitis. However, the contributions of gestational and early life influences on development of...
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Kaylor J, Alfaro M, Ishwar A, Sailey C, Sawyer J, Zarate Y
Cytogenet Genome Res . 2014 Nov; 144(2):104-8. PMID: 25377780
We describe the case of a male newborn with ring chromosome 13 found to have dysmorphic features, growth retardation, imperforate anus, and ambiguous genitalia. An initial karyotype showed 46,XY,r(13)(p13q34) in...
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Sabik H, Achouri A, Alfaro M, Pelletier M, Belanger D, Britten M, et al.
Food Funct . 2014 May; 5(7):1495-505. PMID: 24832672
A headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) method was developed to quantify lemon oil components and their degradation products in oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions prepared with sodium...
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Linhares D, da Fonseca J, Borrego L, Matos A, Pereira A, Sa-Sousa A, et al.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol . 2014 Mar; 25(2):173-9. PMID: 24628568
Background: Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test for Children (CARATKids) is the first questionnaire that assesses simultaneously allergic rhinitis and asthma control in children. It was recently developed, but...
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Alfaro M, Simao C, Campos T, Madeira M, Almeida M
Acta Med Port . 2008 Dec; 21(4):379-82. PMID: 19094814
It has been described alterations of the thyroid function in patients with chronic renal disease without primary disease of the thyroid gland. Nevertheless primary hypothyroidism is more frequent in this...