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Relationship between lipid peroxidation and rigidity in L- α-phosphatidylcholine-DPPC vesicles by Soto-Arriaza, M.A., Sotomayor, C.P., Lissi, E.A.

“…DPPC incorporation into egg-PC unilamellar vesicles reduces their oxidation rate beyond that expected from the unsaturated lipid dilution. Addition of the…”
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Human erythrocytes are affected in vitro by extracts of Ugni molinae leaves by Suwalsky, M., Orellana, P., Avello, M., Villena, F., Sotomayor, C.P.

“…Ugni molinae Turcz, also known as “Murtilla”, is a plant that grows in the south of Chile. Infusions of their leaves have long been used in traditional native…”
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Human erythrocytes are affected by the organochloride insecticide chlordane by Suwalsky, M., Rodríguez, C., Villena, F., Sotomayor, C.P.

“…Chlordane is a widely used organochlorine insecticide. In order to evaluate its perturbing effect upon the morphology of human erythrocytes it was caused to…”
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Cadmium-induced changes in the membrane of human erythrocytes and molecular models by Suwalsky, M., Villena, F., Norris, B., Cuevas, F., Sotomayor, C.P.

“…The structural effects of cadmium on cell membranes were studied through the interaction of Cd 2+ ions with human erythrocytes and their isolated unsealed…”
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Cr(III) exerts stronger structural effects than Cr(VI) on the human erythrocyte membrane and molecular models by Suwalsky, M., Castro, R., Villena, F., Sotomayor, C.P.

“…Chromium exists in many oxidation states, of which only the hexavalent Cr(VI) and the trivalent Cr(III) ions are stable under environmental conditions. It is…”
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Effects of lead on the human erythrocyte membrane and molecular models by Suwalsky, M., Villena, F., Norris, B., Cuevas, Y.F., Sotomayor, C.P., Zatta, P.

“…Lead has no biological function; however, low, and particularly, high levels of exposure have a number of negative consequences for human health. Despite the…”
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Structural effects of titanium citrate on the human erythrocyte membrane by Suwalsky, M., Villena, F., Norris, B., Soto, M.A., Sotomayor, C.P., Messori, L., Zatta, P.

“…The structural effects of titanium citrate on the human erythrocyte membrane were studied through its interaction with intact erythrocytes and isolated…”
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Effect of cholesterol content on the structural and dynamic membrane properties of DMPC/DSPC large unilamellar bilayers by Soto-Arriaza, M.A., Olivares-Ortega, C., Quina, F.H., Aguilar, L.F., Sotomayor, C.P.

“…In this study, we report the effect of cholesterol content on the dynamic and structural properties of a dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine and…”
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Modulation of Pig Kidney Na+/K+-ATPase Activity by Cholesterol:  Role of Hydration by Sotomayor, Carlos P, Aguilar, Luis F, Cuevas, Francisco J, Helms, Michael K, Jameson, David M

“…Cholesterol is known to affect the activity of membrane-bound enzymes, including Na+/K+-ATPase. To gain insight into the mechanism of cholesterol's effect, we…”
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Mn2+ exerts stronger structural effects than the Mn-citrate complex on the human erythrocyte membrane and molecular models by Suwalsky, M, Villena, F, Sotomayor, C P

“…While traces of manganese (Mn) take part in important and essential functions in biology, elevated exposures have been shown to cause significant toxicity…”
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Human erythrocytes and neuroblastoma cells are in vitro affected by sodium orthovanadate by Suwalsky, M., Fierro, P., Villena, F., Aguilar, L.F., Sotomayor, C.P., Jemiola-Rzeminska, M., Strzalka, K., Gul-Hinc, S., Ronowska, A., Szutowicz, A.

“…Research on biological influence of vanadium has gained major importance because it exerts potent toxic, mutagenic, and genotoxic effects on a wide variety of…”
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Effect of gramicidin addition upon the physicochemical properties of dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline large unilamellar vesicles by Soto, M.A, Sotomayor, C.P, Lissi, E.A

“…In this work, we report the results bearing on the effect of gramicidin incorporation upon the dynamic and structural properties of dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl…”
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Structural effects of Zn(2+) on cell membranes and molecular models by Suwalsky, M, Novoa, V, Villena, F, Sotomayor, C P, Aguilar, L F, Ronowska, A, Szutowicz, A

“…Zinc is an essential element for nutrition as well as for the proper development and function of brain cells, and its traces are present in a wide range of…”
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Peroxyl radicals promoted changes in water permeability through gramicidin channels in DPPC and lecithin-PC vesicles by Soto, M.A, Sotomayor, C.P, Lissi, E.A

“…Gramicidin incorporation to DPPC or lecithin-PC large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs) leads to pore formation that, under hyper-osmotic conditions, produces a…”
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Interaction of the Anticancer Drug Tamoxifen with the Human Erythrocyte Membrane and Molecular Models by Suwalsky, M., Hernández, P., Villena, F., Aguilar, F., Sotomayor, C. P.

“…Tamoxifen, Anticancer Drug, Erythrocyte Membrane, Phospholipid Bilayer Tamoxifen is a non steroidal antiestrogen drug extensively used in the prevention and…”
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The Organochlorine Pesticide Lindane Interacts with the Human Erythrocyte Membrane by Suwalsky, Mario, Rodrı́guez, Claudia, Villena, Fernando, Aguilar, Felipe, Sotomayor, Carlos P.

“…Lindane is an organochlorine pesticide widely used in veterinary and human medicine to treat ectoparasites and pediculosis. Given its lipophilic character…”
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Ethanol affects the function of a neurotransmitter receptor protein without altering the membrane lipid phase by Tapia, Juan C, Aguilar, Luis F, Sotomayor, Carlos P, Aguayo, Luis G

“…Using patch-clamp and fluorescence techniques we found that ethanol (10–200 mM) potentiated strychnine-sensitive glycine receptors without having detectable…”
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The Pesticide Hexachlorobenzene Induces Alterations in the Human Erythrocyte Membrane by Suwalsky, Mario, Rodríguez, Claudia, Villena, Fernando, Aguilar, Felipe, Sotomayor, Carlos P.

“…Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is one of the most widely distributed organochlorine residues in the biosphere. High concentrations have been found in developing and…”
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Interaction of the Organochlorine Pesticide Dieldrin with Phospholipid Bilayers by Suwalsky, M., Benites, M., Villena, F., Aguilar, F., Sotomayor, C. P.

“…Dieldrin is an organochlorine insecticide highly toxic for human beings. Although its exact mechanism of action is not well known, there is evidence that it…”
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Dibucaine-Induced Modification of Sodium Transport in Toad Skin and of Model Membrane Structures by Suwalsky, Mario, Schneider, Carlos, Villena, Fernando, Norris, Beryl, Cárdenas, Hernan, Cuevas, Francisco, Sotomayor, Carlos P.

“…The interaction of the local anesthetic dibucaine with the isolated toad skin and membrane models is described. The latter consisted of human erythrocytes,…”
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