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Duarte-Gutiérrez J, Leyva-Carrillo L, Martínez-Téllez MA, Méndez-Estrada RO, Felix-Portillo M, Yepiz-Plascencia G. Cloning, expression, purification and biochemical characterization of recombinant metallothionein from the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Protein Expr Purif 2020; 166:105511. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2019.105511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Méndez-Gallegos E, Caire-Juvera G, Astiazarán-García H, Méndez-Estrada RO. Comparison of Measurements of Bone Mineral Density in Young and Middle-Aged Adult Women in Relation to Dietary, Anthropometric and Reproductive Variables. Nutrients 2018; 10:nu10111669. [PMID: 30400559 PMCID: PMC6265878 DOI: 10.3390/nu10111669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to compare current measurements of bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine (LS), femoral neck (FN), and total femur (TF) regions with initial values recorded 12 years ago in women from Northwest Mexico, and evaluate their correlation with dietary, anthropometric, and reproductive variables. BMD was assessed by Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Participants were grouped as follows: Nulliparous (G1); women who were mothers 12 years ago (G2); and women who were nulliparous 12 years ago, but are now mothers (G3). In all three groups, current LS BMD was higher than initial (p ≤ 0.05) and current TF BMD in G2 was higher than initial values (p ≤ 0.05). When comparing current FN and TF BMD among the three groups, G2 had higher values than G3 (p ≤ 0.05). G2 also showed higher LS BMD than G1 and G3 (p = 0.006). Age at menarche was inversely-correlated with FN and TF BMD in G1 (p < 0.01), while the body mass index (BMI) correlated positively with all three bone regions in G2 (p < 0.05). This study shows that in women without and with children, age at menarche, BMI, and age were factors associated to BMD in healthy subjects in reproductive age.
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- Eloy Méndez-Gallegos
- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Km 0.6 a La Victoria, Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Km 0.6 a La Victoria, Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Km 0.6 a La Victoria, Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Km 0.6 a La Victoria, Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico.
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Monroy-Cisneros K, Esparza-Romero J, Valencia ME, Guevara-Torres AG, Méndez-Estrada RO, Anduro-Corona I, Astiazarán-García H. Antineoplastic treatment effect on bone mineral density in Mexican breast cancer patients. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:860. [PMID: 27821086 PMCID: PMC5100258 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2905-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the most deadly malignancy in Mexican women. Although treatment has improved, it may significantly affect bone mineral status in those who receive it. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of cancer treatment on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC), in patients with breast cancer and explore the interaction of menopausal status and clinical stage with cancer treatment on such changes. METHODS A quasi-experimental design was applied with measurements before and after a chemotherapy treatment in 40 patients with primary diagnosis of invasive breast cancer. BMD and body composition measurements were taken by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and changes in these variables due to therapy were analyzed using mixed regression for repeated measurements. RESULTS Significant loss was found in femoral neck and L2-L4 BMD (p < 0.001). Patients diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis received calcium + vitamin D supplementation (600 mg/200 IU day). It showed a protective effect in the decrease of femoral neck BMD and total BMC. BMD loss in both femoral neck and L2-L4 BMD was higher in premenopausal women: 0.023 g/cm2 in femoral neck and 0.063 g/cm2 in L2-L4 (p < 0.001), while in postmenopausal women BMD loss was 0.015 g/cm2 in femoral neck and 0.035 g/cm2 in L2-L4 (p = 0.021 and p = 0.001 respectively). Change in lumbar spine BMD was prominent in premenopausal women with advanced clinical stage (IIB, IIIA, IIIB): 0.066 g/cm2 (p = 0.003). CONCLUSION The antineoplastic breast cancer treatment with chemotherapy had a negative impact on BMD, in premenopausal women overall, although a differential effect was found according to clinical stage and calcium supplementation status.
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- Karina Monroy-Cisneros
- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Coordinación de Nutrición, Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, C.P. 83304, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Coordinación de Nutrición, Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, C.P. 83304, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Coordinación de Ciencias Nutricionales, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales S/N, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Centro Estatal de Oncología (CEO), Reforma final y Paseo Río San Miguel, C.P. 83280, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Coordinación de Nutrición, Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, C.P. 83304, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Coordinación de Nutrición, Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, C.P. 83304, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Coordinación de Nutrición, Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6, C.P. 83304, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
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Iñigo-Figueroa G, Méndez-Estrada RO, Quihui-Cota L, Velásquez-Contreras CA, Garibay-Escobar A, Canett-Romero R, Astiazarán-García H. Effects of dietary zinc manipulation on growth performance, zinc status and immune response during Giardia lamblia infection: a study in CD-1 mice. Nutrients 2013; 5:3447-60. [PMID: 24002196 PMCID: PMC3798913 DOI: 10.3390/nu5093447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Associations between Giardia lamblia infection and low serum concentrations of zinc have been reported in young children. Interestingly, relatively few studies have examined the effects of different dietary zinc levels on the parasite-infected host. The aims of this study were to compare the growth performance and zinc status in response to varying levels of dietary zinc and to measure the antibody-mediated response of mice during G. lamblia infection. Male CD-1 mice were fed using 1 of 4 experimental diets: adequate-zinc (ZnA), low-zinc (ZnL), high-zinc (ZnH) and supplemented-zinc (ZnS) diet containing 30, 10, 223 and 1383 mg Zn/kg respectively. After a 10 days feeding period, mice were inoculated orally with 5 × 106G. lamblia trophozoites and were maintained on the assigned diet during the course of infection (30 days). Giardia-free mice fed ZnL diets were able to attain normal growth and antibody-mediated response. Giardia-infected mice fed ZnL and ZnA diets presented a significant growth retardation compared to non-infected controls. Zinc supplementation avoided this weight loss during G. lamblia infection and up-regulated the host’s humoral immune response by improving the production of specific antibodies. Clinical outcomes of zinc supplementation during giardiasis included significant weight gain, higher anti-G. lamblia IgG antibodies and improved serum zinc levels despite the ongoing infection. A maximum growth rate and antibody-mediated response were attained in mice fed ZnH diet. No further increases in body weight, zinc status and humoral immune capacity were noted by feeding higher zinc levels (ZnS) than the ZnH diet. These findings probably reflect biological effect of zinc that could be of public health importance in endemic areas of infection.
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- Gemma Iñigo-Figueroa
- Departamento de Nutrición y Metabolismo, Coordinación de Nutrición, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora C.P. 83304, Mexico; E-Mails: (G.I.-F.); (R.O.M.-E.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Metabolismo, Coordinación de Nutrición, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora C.P. 83304, Mexico; E-Mails: (G.I.-F.); (R.O.M.-E.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición Pública y Salud, Coordinación de Nutrición, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora C.P. 83304, Mexico; E-Mail:
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad de Sonora. Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales s/n, Hermosillo, Sonora C.P. 83000, Mexico; E-Mails: (C.A.V.-C.); (A.G.-E.)
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad de Sonora. Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales s/n, Hermosillo, Sonora C.P. 83000, Mexico; E-Mails: (C.A.V.-C.); (A.G.-E.)
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- Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Universidad de Sonora. Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales s/n, Hermosillo, Sonora C.P. 83000, Mexico; E-Mail:
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Metabolismo, Coordinación de Nutrición, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora C.P. 83304, Mexico; E-Mails: (G.I.-F.); (R.O.M.-E.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +52-662-289-24-00 (ext. 287); Fax: +52-662-280-00-94
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Lopez-Teros V, Quihui-Cota L, Méndez-Estrada RO, Grijalva-Haro MI, Esparza-Romero J, Valencia ME, Green MH, Tang G, Pacheco-Moreno BI, Tortoledo-Ortiz O, Astiazaran-Garcia H. Vitamin A-fortified milk increases total body vitamin A stores in Mexican preschoolers. J Nutr 2013; 143:221-6. [PMID: 23256139 DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.165506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Vitamin A (VA) deficiency (VAD) continues to be a major nutritional problem in developing countries, including Central America. In Mexico, milk is a well-accepted vehicle for the administration of micronutrients, including VA, to preschoolers. Thus, we conducted a randomized, controlled, clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of daily consumption of 250 mL of VA-fortified milk (which provided 196 retinol equivalents/d) for 3 mo on VA stores in mildly to moderately VAD (serum retinol concentration 0.35-0.7 μmol/L) preschoolers who were not enrolled in a food assistance program. Twenty-seven mildly to moderately VAD children were randomly assigned based on screening measurements to either the intervention (n = 14) or control group (n = 13) (children in the control group did not receive placebo). All children in the control group and 79% (n = 11) of the children in the intervention group completed the study. The total body VA (TBVA) pool size was estimated using the deuterated retinol dilution technique before and after the intervention. After 3 mo, median changes in the serum retinol concentration for the intervention and control groups were 0.13 and -0.21 μmol/L, respectively (P = 0.009). Median changes in the TBVA stores were 0.06 and 0.01 mmol, respectively (P = 0.006) and estimated median changes in the liver VA concentration were 0.09 and 0.01 μmol/g, respectively (P = 0.002). The VA-fortified milk was well accepted among preschoolers and significantly increased TBVA stores, liver VA stores, and serum retinol concentration, indicating that it may be an effective means to ameliorate VAD in young Mexican children.
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- Veronica Lopez-Teros
- Department of Nutrition, Research Center for Food and Development, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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