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Unilateral Hypofunction of the Masseter Leads to Molecular and 3D Morphometric Signs of Atrophy in Ipsilateral Agonist Masticatory Muscles in Adult Mice by Balanta-Melo, Julián, Eyquem-Reyes, Andrea, Blanco, Noelia, Vásquez, Walter, Kupczik, Kornelius, Toro-Ibacache, Viviana, Buvinic, Sonja

“…Mice are commonly used to study mandibular dynamics due to their similarity in chewing cycle patterns with humans. Adult mice treated unilaterally with…”
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Muscle-Bone Crosstalk in the Masticatory System: From Biomechanical to Molecular Interactions by Buvinic, Sonja, Balanta-Melo, Julián, Kupczik, Kornelius, Vásquez, Walter, Beato, Carolina, Toro-Ibacache, Viviana

“…The masticatory system is a complex and highly organized group of structures, including craniofacial bones (maxillae and mandible), muscles, teeth, joints, and…”
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ROS Production via P2Y1-PKC-NOX2 Is Triggered by Extracellular ATP after Electrical Stimulation of Skeletal Muscle Cells by Díaz-Vegas, Alexis, Campos, Cristian A, Contreras-Ferrat, Ariel, Casas, Mariana, Buvinic, Sonja, Jaimovich, Enrique, Espinosa, Alejandra

“…During exercise, skeletal muscle produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) via NADPH oxidase (NOX2) while inducing cellular adaptations associated with…”
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Mechanical Disturbance of Osteoclasts Induces ATP Release That Leads to Protein Synthesis in Skeletal Muscle through an Akt-mTOR Signaling Pathway by Morales-Jiménez, Camilo, Balanta-Melo, Julián, Arias-Calderón, Manuel, Hernández, Nadia, Gómez-Valenzuela, Fernán, Escobar, Alejandro, Jaimovich, Enrique, Buvinic, Sonja

“…Muscle and bone are tightly integrated through mechanical and biochemical signals. Osteoclasts are cells mostly related to pathological bone loss; however,…”
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Mandibular Bone Loss after Masticatory Muscles Intervention with Botulinum Toxin: An Approach from Basic Research to Clinical Findings by Balanta-Melo, Julián, Toro-Ibacache, Viviana, Kupczik, Kornelius, Buvinic, Sonja

“…The injection of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT/A) in the masticatory muscles, to cause its temporary paralysis, is a widely used intervention for clinical…”
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ATP Released by Electrical Stimuli Elicits Calcium Transients and Gene Expression in Skeletal Muscle by Buvinic, Sonja, Almarza, Gonzalo, Bustamante, Mario, Casas, Mariana, López, Javiera, Riquelme, Manuel, Sáez, Juan Carlos, Huidobro-Toro, Juan Pablo, Jaimovich, Enrique

“…ATP released from cells is known to activate plasma membrane P2X (ionotropic) or P2Y (metabotropic) receptors. In skeletal muscle cells, depolarizing stimuli…”
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Cav1.1 controls frequency-dependent events regulating adult skeletal muscle plasticity by Jorquera, Gonzalo, Altamirano, Francisco, Contreras-Ferrat, Ariel, Almarza, Gonzalo, Buvinic, Sonja, Jacquemond, Vincent, Jaimovich, Enrique, Casas, Mariana

“…An important pending question in neuromuscular biology is how skeletal muscle cells decipher the stimulation pattern coming from motoneurons to define their…”
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Electrical stimuli are anti-apoptotic in skeletal muscle via extracellular ATP. Alteration of this signal in Mdx mice is a likely cause of dystrophy by Valladares, Denisse, Almarza, Gonzalo, Contreras, Ariel, Pavez, Mario, Buvinic, Sonja, Jaimovich, Enrique, Casas, Mariana

“…ATP signaling has been shown to regulate gene expression in skeletal muscle and to be altered in models of muscular dystrophy. We have previously shown that in…”
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Fibroblast growth factor 21 is expressed and secreted from skeletal muscle following electrical stimulation via extracellular ATP activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway by Arias-Calderón, Manuel, Casas, Mariana, Balanta-Melo, Julián, Morales-Jiménez, Camilo, Hernández, Nadia, Llanos, Paola, Jaimovich, Enrique, Buvinic, Sonja

“…Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a hormone involved in the regulation of lipid, glucose, and energy metabolism. Although it is released mainly from the…”
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Early molecular response and microanatomical changes in the masseter muscle and mandibular head after botulinum toxin intervention in adult mice by Balanta-Melo, Julián, Toro-Ibacache, Viviana, Torres-Quintana, Maria Angélica, Kupczik, Kornelius, Vega, Carolina, Morales, Camilo, Hernández-Moya, Nadia, Arias-Calderón, Manuel, Beato, Carolina, Buvinic, Sonja

“…Masseter muscle paralysis induced by botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) evokes subchondral bone loss in mandibular heads of adult rats and growing mice after 4…”
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Mandibular bone loss: a hidden side effect of botulinum toxin type A injection in masticatory muscles by Balanta-Melo, Julián, Buvinic, Sonja

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Nucleotide P2Y₁ receptor regulates EGF receptor mitogenic signaling and expression in epithelial cells by Buvinic, Sonja, Bravo-Zehnder, Marcela, Boyer, José Luis, Huidobro-Toro, Juan Pablo, González, Alfonso

“…Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) function is transregulated by a variety of stimuli, including agonists of certain G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)…”
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P2Y1 and P2Y2 receptor distribution varies along the human placental vascular tree: role of nucleotides in vascular tone regulation by Buvinic, Sonja, Poblete, M. Inés, Donoso, M. Verónica, Delpiano, Ana María, Briones, René, Miranda, Ramiro, Huidobro‐Toro, J. Pablo

“…The expression of purinergic P2Y receptors (P2YRs) along the cord, superficial chorionic vessels and cotyledons of the human placenta was analysed and…”
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Role of apoptosis and autophagy in masseter muscle atrophy evoked by Botulinum Toxin injection by Quezada, Esteban R., Chiong, Mario, Buvinic, Sonja

“…Introduction Musculoskeletal disorders of the masticatory system impact the quality of life and have a high cost of diagnosis and treatment. Masseter muscle…”
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Electrical stimulation induces IL-6 in skeletal muscle through extracellular ATP by activating Ca(2+) signals and an IL-6 autocrine loop by Bustamante, Mario, Fernández-Verdejo, Rodrigo, Jaimovich, Enrique, Buvinic, Sonja

“…Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important myokine that is highly expressed in skeletal muscle cells upon exercise. We assessed IL-6 expression in response to…”
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In vitro and in vivo studies using non-traditional bisphosphonates by Plotkin, Lilian I., Buvinic, Sonja, Balanta-Melo, Julián

“…Non-traditional bisphosphonates, that is, bisphosphonates that do not inhibit osteoclast viability or function, were initially reported in the 1990s by…”
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Interleukin 6 in Masticatory Muscles: Dual Role Related to Muscle Activity and Muscle‐Bone Loss After Unloading by Buvinic, Sonja, Vásquez, Walter, Beato, Carolina, Cid, Francisco, Quezada, Esteban, Blanco, Noelia, Balanta‐Melo, Julián

“…The masticatory system is a coordinated machine, highly adaptable to environmental demands. Increased levels of interleukin 6 (IL6) in the synovial fluid have…”
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ATP signaling in skeletal muscle: from fiber plasticity to regulation of metabolism by Casas, Mariana, Buvinic, Sonja, Jaimovich, Enrique

“…Tetanic electrical stimulation releases adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from muscle fibers through pannexin-1 channels in a frequency-dependent manner;…”
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Mouse masseter muscle activity induces IL1β and IL6 expression mediated by extracellular ATP signaling by Beato, Carolina, Vicencio, Nathalie, Casas, Mariana, Buvinic, Sonja

“…Masticatory apparatus is a complex musculoskeletal structure, highly adapted to environmental demands. Increased levels of cytokines such as interleukin‐6…”
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Activation of the ROS/TXNIP/NLRP3 pathway disrupts insulin-dependent glucose uptake in skeletal muscle of insulin-resistant obese mice by Russell-Guzmán, Javier, Américo-Da Silva, Luan, Cadagan, Cynthia, Maturana, Martín, Palomero, Jesús, Estrada, Manuel, Barrientos, Genaro, Buvinic, Sonja, Hidalgo, Cecilia, Llanos, Paola

“…Oxidative stress and the activation of the nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich-containing family, pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome have been…”
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