Man

Berta Alejandra Espinosa Escalona

Full Professor

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Biological validation of molecules in mouse models Functional foods Insulin resistance and oxidative stress Calcium signaling in skeletal muscle

Educación

  •  Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2008
  •  Ciencias Biológicas, mención bioquímica y biología molecular, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2003
  •  Tecnólogo Médico, mención laboratorio clínico, hematología y banco de sangre, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1997

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor asociado Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Medicina

    Santiago, Chile

    1999 - A la fecha

  •   Profesor titular Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO

    Campus San Felipe

    San Felipe, Chile

    2019 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Full professor Part Time

    Universidad de Valparaíso

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - A la fecha

  •   Associate professor Part Time

    Universidad de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


2013 Cambios en la expresión de proteínas relacionadas con la homeostasis del calcio en músculo esquelético de ratones obesos
Tutores: Dra. Alejandra Espinosa
Tesis para optar al título de Tecnólogo Médico
Institución: Escuela de Tecnología Médica. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile
Autor: Cristián Campos Acevedo

2012. Medición de la translocación de GLUT4 e incorporacion de glucosa en fibras musculares esqueléticas de ratones sometidos a dieta alta en grasas
Tutores: Dra. Alejandra Espinosa /Dr. Ariel Contreras
Tesis para optar al título de Tecnólogo Médico
Institución: Escuela de Tecnología Médica. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile
Autor: Priscila Utreras Mendoza

2011 Estudio de la expresión de NADPH oxidasa en músculo esquelético de ratones con resistencia a la insulina
Tutores: Dra. Alejandra Espinosa y Dra. Nevenka Juretic
Tesis para optar al título de Tecnólogo Médico
Institución: Escuela de Tecnología Médica. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile
Autor: Claudia Contardo Flores.

2010. Glutationilación del receptor de Ryanodina en músculo esquelético de ratones resistentes a la insulina.
Tutores: Dra. Alejandra Espinosa y Dra. Gina Sánchez
Tesis para optar al título de Tecnólogo Médico
Institución: Escuela de Tecnología Médica. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile
Autor: Julio Miranda Betancourt.

2006. Translocación del complejo transcripcional six1/eya1 por estimulación eléctrica en células de músculo esquelético.
Tutores: Dr. Enrique Jaimovich y Dra. Alejandra Espinosa
Tesis para optar al título de Tecnólogo Médico
Institución: Escuela de Tecnología Médica. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile
Autor: Javiera León

2013 “El ATP extracelular incrementa la producción de ros vía NOX2, activa a Nrf2 e induce la expresión de enzimas antioxidantes en músculo esquelético”
Programa: Magíster en Ciencias Biológicas con mención en Fisiología
Institución: Escuela de Postgrado. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile
Autor: Alexis Díaz Vegas

2010 “Producción de especies reactivas de oxígeno en células fagocíticas de ratones resistentes a insulina”
Programa: Magíster en Ciencias Biológicas con mención en Inmunología
Institución: Escuela de Postgrado. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile
Autor: T.M. Alejandro López

2008. Factores de riesgo relacionados a la prevalencia de anemia ferropénica en mujeres gestantes a partir de la semana 13 del hospital gineco-obstetrico.
Programa: Programa de Maestría y Diploma Superior de Especialidad en Análisis Clínicos
Institución: Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sucre, Bolivia
Autor: Javier Cuenca Sarabia


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Premio a la excelencia académica 2012

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile, 2013

    Premio entregado al investigador con la publicación de impacto más alto del año 2012 de su departamento


 

Article (60)

Evaluation of the Effects of Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) Leaves Ethanolic Extracts Supplementation on Biochemical and Hepatic Markers on Diet-Induced Obese Mice
Exercise Induces an Augmented Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Unfolded Protein Response in a Mouse Model of Obesity Produced by a High-Fat Diet
Myristate induces mitochondrial fragmentation and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy through mitochondrial E3 ubiquitin ligase MUL1
The Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Lipid Mediators on Skeletal Muscle Regeneration: A Narrative Review
Effect of Structured Phenolic Lipids with EPA/DHA and Gallic Acid against Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) in Mice
Effects of Occupational Therapy Program Based on Active Meditation on Hair Cortisol Levels in Undergraduate Healthcare Students
Exercise regulation of hepatic lipid droplet metabolism
Skeletal muscle type-specific mitochondrial adaptation to high-fat diet relies on differential autophagy modulation
Synthesis of EPA- and DHA-Enriched Structured Acylglycerols at the sn-2 Position Starting from Commercial Salmon Oil by Enzymatic Lipase Catalysis under Supercritical Conditions
Zinc Supplementation and Strength Exercise in Rats with Type 2 Diabetes: Akt and PTP1B Phosphorylation in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver
Composition and biological effects of goldenberry byproducts: an overview
EPA/DHA Concentrate by Urea Complexation Decreases Hyperinsulinemia and Increases Plin5 in the Liver of Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet
Iron-induced derangement in hepatic ?-5 and ?-6 desaturation capacity and fatty acid profile leading to steatosis: Impact on extrahepatic tissues and prevention by antioxidant-rich extra virgin olive oil
Lipid droplets are both highly oxidized and Plin2-covered in hepatocytes of diet-induced obese mice
Moderate Aerobic Exercise Training Prevents the Augmented Hepatic Glucocorticoid Response Induced by High-Fat Diet in Mice
Physalis peruviana L. Pulp Prevents Liver Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscles of Diet-Induced Obese Mice
Protective Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid Plus Hydroxytyrosol Supplementation Against White Adipose Tissue Abnormalities in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet
Suppression of high-fat diet-induced obesity-associated liver mitochondrial dysfunction by docosahexaenoic acid and hydroxytyrosol co-administration
The metabolic dysfunction of white adipose tissue induced in mice by a high-fat diet is abrogated by co-administration of docosahexaenoic acid and hydroxytyrosol
Concentration of EPA and DHA from Refined Salmon Oil by Optimizing the Urea-Fatty Acid Adduction Reaction Conditions Using Response Surface Methodology
Docosahexaenoic acid and hydroxytyrosol co-administration fully prevents liver steatosis and related parameters in mice subjected to high-fat diet: A molecular approach
Exercise regulates lipid droplet dynamics in normal and fatty liver
High-fat diet induces mouse liver steatosis with a concomitant decline in energy metabolism: attenuation by eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or hydroxytyrosol (HT) supplementation and the additive effects upon EPA and HT co-administration
Hydroxytyrosol supplementation ameliorates the metabolic disturbances in white adipose tissue from mice fed a high-fat diet through recovery of transcription factors Nrf2, SREBP-1c, PPAR-gamma and NF-kappa B
Reduction of high-fat diet-induced liver proinflammatory state by eicosapentaenoic acid plus hydroxytyrosol supplementation: involvement of resolvins RvE1/2 and RvD1/2
Iron-induced pro-oxidant and pro-lipogenic responses in relation to impaired synthesis and accretion of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in rat hepatic and extrahepatic tissues
Molecular mechanisms related to the hepatoprotective effects of antioxidant-rich extra virgin olive oil supplementation in rats subjected to short-term iron administration
Effects of rosa mosqueta oil supplementation in lipogenic markers associated with prevention of liver steatosis.
Hydroxytyrosol prevents reduction in liver activity of Δ-5 and Δ-6 desaturases, oxidative stress, and depletion in long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content in different tissues of high-fat diet fed mice.
Molecular adaptations underlying the beneficial effects of hydroxytyrosol in the pathogenic alterations induced by a high-fat diet in mouse liver=> PPAR-α and Nrf2 activation, and NF-κB down-regulation.
Muscle Lipid Metabolism=> Role of Lipid Droplets and Perilipins.
Anti-steatotic effects of an n-3 LCPUFA and extra virgin olive oil mixture in the liver of mice subjected to high-fat diet
Extra virgin olive oil reduces liver oxidative stress and tissue depletion of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids produced by a high saturated fat diet in mice
NOX2 Inhibition Impairs Early Muscle Gene Expression Induced by a Single Exercise Bout.
NOX2 Inhibition Impairs Early Muscle Gene Expression Induced by a Single Exercise Bout.
Reactive oxygen species and calcium signals in skeletal muscle: A crosstalk involved in both normal signaling and disease.
Reactive oxygen species and calcium signals in skeletal muscle=> A crosstalk involved in both normal signaling and disease.
Vegetable oils rich in alpha linolenic acid increment hepatic n-3 LCPUFA, modulating the fatty acid metabolism and antioxidant response in rats.
Dietary Rosa mosqueta (Rosa rubiginosa) oil prevents high diet-induced hepatic steatosis in mice
Reduction in the desaturation capacity of the liver in mice subjected to high fat diet: Relation to LCPUFA depletion in liver and extrahepatic tissues
ROS Production via P2Y(1)-PKC-NOX2 Is Triggered by Extracellular ATP after Electrical Stimulation of Skeletal Muscle Cells
The cholesterol-lowering agent methyl-beta-cyclodextrin promotes glucose uptake via GLUT4 in adult muscle fibers and reduces insulin resistance in obese mice
Insulin elicits a ROS-activated and an IP3-dependent Ca2+ release, which both impinge on GLUT4 translocation
N-3 long-chain PUFA supplementation prevents high fat diet induced mouse liver steatosis and inflammation in relation to PPAR-alpha upregulation and NF-kappa B DNA binding abrogation
Reversal of high-fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis by n-3 LCPUFA: role of PPAR-alpha and SREBP-1c
Electrical Stimuli Release ATP to Increase GLUT4 Translocation and Glucose Uptake via PI3K gamma-Akt-AS160 in Skeletal Muscle Cells
Insulin-Dependent H2O2 Production Is Higher in Muscle Fibers of Mice Fed with a High-Fat Diet
Methyl-beta-cyclodextrin increases GLUT4-mediated glucose transport in skeletal muscle fibers from insulin resistant mice
Prevention of liver steatosis through fish oil supplementation: correlation of oxidative stress with insulin resistance and liver fatty acid content
Assessment of red blood cell glutathione status in insulin resistance
Bioconversion of alpha-linolenic acid to n-3 LCPUFA and expression of PPAR-alpha, acyl coenzyme A oxidase 1 and carnitine acyl transferase I are incremented after feeding rats with alpha-linolenic acid-rich oils
N-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation Significantly Reduces Liver Oxidative Stress in High Fat Induced Steatosis
NADPH Oxidase and Hydrogen Peroxide Mediate Insulin-induced Calcium Increase in Skeletal Muscle Cells
Evaluation of satisfaction with a self-learning module for urinary sediment analysis using a technological platform (e-aula) Evaluación de satisfacción del módulo de autoenseñanza para el estudio del sedimento urinario en una plataforma tecnológica (e-aula)
Myotube depolarization generates reactive oxygen species through NAD(P)H oxidase; ROS-elicited Ca 2+ stimulates ERK, CREB, early genes
Myotube depolarization generates reactive oxygen species through NAD(P)H oxidase; ROS-elicited Ca2+ stimulates ERK, CREB, early genes
Capacitative calcium entry in testosterone-induced intracellular calcium oscillations in myotubes
IGF-I and insulin induce different intracellular calcium signals in skeletal muscle cells
Possible link of different slow calcium signals generated by membrane potential and hormones to differential gene expression in cultured muscle cells
Testosterone stimulates intracellular calcium release and mitogen-activated protein kinases via a G protein-coupled receptor in skeletal muscle cells

Abstract (10)

NOX2-Dependent ROS Production is Essential for the Response to Endurance Exercise in Skeletal Muscle.
ATP release induced by electrical stimuli increase ROS production and RyR glutathionylation via P2Y1-PKC-NOX2 in skeletal muscle fibers
Cholesterol accumulation in skeletal muscle: a potential novel targetable pathway in insulin resistance
Insulin Induces both H2O2 Production and IP3-Dependent Mitochondria Ca2+ Uptake. H2O2 Oxidizes RyR to Elicit Ca2+ Release and GLUT4 Translocation in Skeletal Muscle Cells
Cell cholesterol levels determine glucose uptake and insulin resistance in skeletal muscle
NAD(P)H oxidase-dpendent H2O2 production and RyR-IP3R activation are required for insulin induced GLUT4 translocation and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle cells
ATP release induced by electrical stimulation increases glucose uptake via AKT in skeletal muscle
H2O2 Production and Glutathionylation of Ryanodine Receptor in Skeletal Muscle from Insulin Resistance Mice
Increased H2O2 Production and NADPH Oxidase Levels in Monocytes from Insulin Resistance Mice
Rapid calcium signals linked to phosphorylation of MAP kinases are induced by androgens in skeletal muscle cells

ConferencePaper (1)

Bioconversion of ?-linolenic acid to n-3 LCPUFA and expression of PPAR-alpha, acyl coenzyme A oxidase 1 and carnitine acyl transferase i are incremented after feeding rats with ?-linolenic acid-rich oils

Proyecto (5)

Effect of refractance window technique drying conditions on general quality, health-related compounds, and energetic issues of thin layer drying process of physalis peruviana pulp
EXCITATION-METABOLISM COUPLING IN SKELETAL MUSCLE; BASIC MECHANISMS AND THEIR ALTERATION IN OBESITY AND AGING
Evaluacion de la actividad de nadph oxidasa-2 en celulas mononucleares perifericas de obesos y delgados y su potencial inhibicion por vanillina
Metabolic stress signaling in cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
ROLE OF CALCIUM AND H2O2 IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INSULIN RESISTANCE IN SKELETAL MUSCLE

Review (1)

Energy (and Reactive Oxygen Species Generation) Saving Distribution of Mitochondria for the Activation of ATP Production in Skeletal Muscle
64
Berta Espinosa

Full Professor

Tecnología Médica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

22
Enrique Jaimovich

Full Professor

ICBM

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

15
Rodrigo Valenzuela

Profesor Asociado

Nutrición

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

9
César Osorio

Associate Professor

Kinesiología

Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación

Santiago, Chile

8
Paola Llanos

Profesor Asistente

Instituto de Investigacion en Ciencias Biomédicas

FACULTAD DE ODONTOLOGIA. UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

7
Francisca Echeverría

Profesora Asistente

Ciencias de la Salud

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

6
M. Cecilia Hidalgo

Professor

ICBM

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

6
Gladys Tapia

Academica

Farmacología Molecular y Clínica

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

6
Amanda D'Espessailles

Investigadora Postdoctoral

Instituto de Ciencias de a Salud

Universidad de O'Higgins

Rancagua, Chile

4
Ariel Contreras

assistance professor

Institute for Research in Dental Science

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

4
SERGIO LAVANDERO

Director

Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS)

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FAC CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y FARMACÉUTICAS

Santiago, Chile

4
Matias Monsalves

Profesor Asistente

Instituto de Ciencias de la Rehabilitación

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago, Chile

4
Mario Chiong

Profesor

Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

4
Nalda Romero

Profesora Asociada

Ciencia de los Alimentos

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
Rodrigo Troncoso

Associate Professor

Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos

Santiago, Chile

3
Luis Puente

Academico

Ciencias de los Alimentos y Tecnologia Quimica

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y FARMACÉUTICAS

Santiago, Chile

3
Andres Bustamante

Académico

Nutrición

Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Medicina

Santiago, Chile

3
Diego Nocetti

Académico

Tecnología Médica

Universidad de Tarapacá

Arica, Chile

3
Alicia Rodríguez

Associate Professor / Food Engineer / Coordinator of the Master Program in Food Sciences

Ciencias de los Alimentos y Tecnología Química

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

3
Miguel Ángel Rincón

Académico profesor asociado

INSTITUTO DE NUTRICION Y TECNOLOGIA DE LOS ALIMENTOS

Santiago, Chile

3
Maria Hernandez

Académico. Profesor Asistente

Nutrición

Universidad de Chile

Santiago , Chile

3
Carlos Valenzuela

INTA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

2
Juan Bórquez

Docente

Kinesiologia

Universidad de Magallanes

Punta Arenas, Chile

2
Marioly Muller

Académico

Tecnología Médica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Carlos Sepulveda

Investigador Postdoctoral

Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile.

Santiago, Chile

2
JOSE GALGANI

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

NUTRITION, DIABETES AND METABOLISM; AND UDA-CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD, NUTRICION Y DIETETICA

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Cristian Campos

Entrenamiento Post Doctorado

Fisiología

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Alexis Diaz

PhD stundent

Fisiología

universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
SANDRA LOPEZ

Profesora Asistente

Nutrición

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Gina Leonelli

Director de Carrera

Ciencias Agropecuarias y Acuícolas

Universidad Católica de Temuco

Temuco, Chile

1
Mariana Casas

Assistant Professor

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Pamela Romanque

Residente

Imagenología

Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Julia Guerrero

académico

Programa Disciplinario Fisiologia y Biofisica

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Manuel Ruz

Professor

Nutrition

DEPARTAMENTO DE NUTRICIÓN, FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Jaime Ortiz

Profesor Asoociado

Ciencia de los alimentos y Tecnología química

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y FARMACÉUTICAS

Santiago, Chile

1
Diego Garcia

Associate Professor

Nutricion

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Sonja Buvinic

Associate Professor

Institute for Research in Dental Sciences

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
paula orellana

nutricionista

APS

CESFAM El Roble

santiago, Chile

1
MIGUEL ARREDONDO

Académico, Profesor Titular

Unidad de Nutrición Humana

Universidad de Chile, INTA

Santiago, Chile

1
Lilia Masson

Presidenta

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

santiago, Chile

1
Juan Gormaz

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Daniel González

Académico regular

Núcleo de química y bioquímica

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Gina Sanchez

Profesor Asociado

ICBM

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FAC MEDICINA , ICBM

Santiago, Chile

1
Manuel Estrada

/Associate Professor / PI

Physiology and Biophysics

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS BIOMÉDICAS (ICBM), PROGRAMA DE FISIOLOGÍA Y BIOFÍSICA

Santiago, Chile

1
Steffen Härtel

Full Professor

Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas

University of Chile

Santiago, Chile