Bioquímico Ph. D. en Ciencias mención Biología, U de Chile
Prof. Asociado
Exposición prenatal a metales pesados; mecanismos epigenéticos
Origenes tempranos del desarrollo de patologia cardiovascular
2011
Zepeda R, Castillo P, Sáez D, Llanos MN, Ronco AM. Cardiac tissue injury resistance during myocardial infarction at adulthood by developmental exposure to cadmium. Cardiovasc Toxicol 2011; 12(1):64-72
2011
Valenzuela CA, Castillo VA, Aguirre C, Ronco AM, Llanos MN. The CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716A reverses adult male mice overweight and metabolic alterations induced by early stress. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2011; 19(1):29-35
2011
Ronco AM, Montenegro M, Castillo P, Urrutia M, Saez D, Hirsch S, Zepeda R, Llanos MN. Maternal exposure to cadmium during gestation perturbs the vascular system of the adult rat offspring. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2011; 251(2):137-145
2010
Ronco AM, Llaguno E, Epuñan MJ, Llanos MN. Effect of cadmium on cortisol production and 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 expression by cultured human choriocarcinoma cells (JEG-3).Toxicol In Vitro 2010; 24(6):1532-1537
2010
Lardone MC, Castillo P, Valdevenito R, Ebensperger M, Ronco AM, Pommer R, Piottante A, Castro A. P450-aromatase activity and expression in human testicular tissues with severe spermatogenic failure. Int J Androl 2010; 33(4):650-660
2010
Ronco AM, Gutierrez Y, Gras N, Muñoz L, Salazar G, Llanos MN. Lead and arsenic levels in women with different body mass composition. Biol Trace Elem Res 2010; 136(3):269-278
2009
Llanos MN, Ronco AM.
Fetal growth restriction is related to placental levels of cadmium, lead and arsenic but not with antioxidant activities.
Reprod Toxicol 2009; 27(1):88-92
2009
Ronco AM, Urrutia M, Montenegro M, Llanos MN.
Cadmium exposure during pregnancy reduces birth weight and increases maternal and foetal glucocorticoids.
Toxicol Lett 2009; 188(3):186-191
2008
Hirsch S, Ronco AM, Guerrero-Bosagna C, De la Maza MP, Leiva L, Barrera G, Llanos M, Alliende MA, Silva F, Bunout D. Methylation status in healthy subjects with normal and high serum folate concentration. Nutrition 2008; 24(11-12):1103-1109
2008
Hirsch S, Ronco AM, Pinardi G, Montequin MJ, Leiva L, De la Maza MP, Llanos M, Bunout D. Lack of effect of diet-induced hypomethylation on endothelium-dependent relaxation in rats. Clin Nutr 2008; 27(6):895-899
2007
Ronco AM, Llanos M, Tamayo D, Hirsch S.
5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid stimulates endothelin-1 production in low density lipoprotein-treated human endothelial cells.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2007; 17:188-194
2007
Ronco AM, Llanos M, Tamayo D, Hirsch S.
Anandamide inhibits endothelin-1 production by human cultured endothelial cells: A new vascular action of this endocannabinoid.
Pharmacology 2007; 79(1):12-16
2006
Ronco AM, Garrido F, Llanos MN.
Smoking specifically induces metallothionein-2 isoform in human placenta at term.
Toxicology 2006; 223(1-2):46-53
2006
Valenzuela A, Ronco AM.
Los fitoesteroles: Lípidos de origen natural que protegen la salud (Phytosterols: natural lipids that protect health).
Aceites & Grasas 2006; 14(4):560-567
2005
Ronco AM, Arguello G, Suazo M, Llanos MN.
Increased levels of metallothionein in placenta of smokers.
Toxicology 2005; 208(1):133-139
2005
Ronco AM, Arguello G, Muñoz L, Gras N, Llanos M.
Metals content in placentas from moderate cigarette consumers: correlation with newborn birth weight.
Biometals 2005; 18(3):233-241
2005
Ronco AM, Garrido A, Llanos MN, Guerrero-Bosagna C, Tamayo D, Hirsch S.
Effect of homocysteine, folates, and cobalamin on endothelial cell- and copper-induced LDL oxidation.
Lipids 2005; 40(3):259-264
2004
Hirsch S, Ronco AM, Vazquez M, De La Maza MP, Garrido A, Barrera G, Gattas V, Glasinovic A, Leiva L, Bunout D.
Hyperhomocysteinemia in healthy young men and elderly men with normal serum folate concentration is not associated with poor vascular reactivity or oxidative stress.
J Nutr 2004; 134(7):1832-1835
2003
Llanos M, Ronco AM, Aguirre MC.
Specific strynchnine binding sites on acrosome-associated membranes of golden hamster spermatozoa.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 306(2):376-381
2002
Ronco AM, Moraga P, Llanos M.
Arachidonic acid release from rat Leydig Cells. The involvement of G protein, phospholipase A2 and regulation of cAMP production.
J Endocrinol 2002; 172 (1):95-104
2001
Llanos M, Ronco AM, Aguirre MC, Meizel S.
Hamster sperm glycine receptor: evidence for its presence and involvement in the acrosome reaction.
Mol Reprod Dev 2001; 58:205-215
2001
Ronco AM, Valdes K, Marcus D, Llanos M.
The mechanism for lindane-induced inhibition of steroidogenesis in cultured rat Leydig cells.
Toxicology 2001; 159:99-106
2000
Suwalsky M, Villena F, Marcus D, Ronco AM.
Plasma absorption and ultrastructural changes of rat testicular cells induced by lindane.
Human Exp Toxicol 2000; 19:529-533
2000
Ronco AM, Llanos M.
Effect of human chorionic gonadotropin derivatives on Leydig cell function.
Horm Res 2000; 54:157-163
1998
Ronco AM, Marcus D, Villena F, Suwalsky M.
In vitro effect of dieldrin on Leydig cell morphology and steroidogenic function.
In Vitro Mol Toxicol 1998; 11:(4):299-307
1998
Ronco AM, Tijmes M, Santibañez JF, Moraga P.
Effect of desialysated human chronionic gonadotropin hGC on the bioactivity of rat Leyding cells.
Cell Biochem Function 1998; 16:21-28
1998
Ronco AM, Contreras H.
3B-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3B-HSD) activity in individual rat Leydig cells.
Adv Reprod 1998; 1(1):17-26
1997
Moraga P, Llanos M, Ronco AM.
Arachidonic acid release from rat Leydig cells depends on the presence of luteinizing hormone/human chorionic gonadotrophin receptors.
J Endocrinol 1997; 154:201-209
1994
Llanos M, Ronco AM.
Sperm phospholipid methyltransferase activity during preparation for exocytosis.
Cell Biochem Funct 1994; 12:289-296
1994
Contreras H, Ronco AM.
Leydig cell heterogeneity as judged by quantitative cytochemistry of 3ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in individual rat Leydig cells.
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1994; 51(1-2):73-79
1993
Ronco AM, Llanos M, Valladares L.
Human chorionic gonadotropin and free beta molecules stimulate phospholipid methylation in intact rat Leydig cells.
Steroids 1993; 58:314-319
1993
Ronco AM, Valladares L.
Phospholipid methylation decreases in hCG-induced desensitized rat Leydig cells.
J Endocrinol 1993; 138:65-71
1992
Ronco AM, Valladares L, Devoto L, Ahumada A, Pino AM.
In vitro effect of hCG on steroidogenesis on the testicular tissue from a patient with complete androgen resistance.
J Endocrinol Invest 1992; 15:683-687
1992
Ronco AM, Valladares L.
The effect of hCG-induced desensitization on RNA synthesis in rat Leydig cells.
Biochem Int 1992; 27:65-74
1988
Ronco AM, Pino AM, Valladares L.
RNA aynthesis in the Leydig cells of the mature rat: effect of oestradiol-17B.
J Endocrinol 1988; 116:387-392
1986
Valladares L, Ronco AM, Pino AM.
RNA synthesis in Leydig cells during sexual maturation in the rat: effect of LH.
J Endocrinol 1986; 110:551-556
1985
Llanos M, Ronco AM, Pino AM, Valladares L.
The transmethylations inhibitor 3-deazaadenosine, inhibits in vitro testosterone production by rat testis interstitial cell stimulated with HCG.
J Steroid Biochem 1985; 23:73-76
2010
Valenzuela C, Aguirre C, Castillo V, Ronco AM, Llanos M. Participación del sistema endocanabinoide en el desarrollo de obesidad (A role for the endocannabinoid system in obesity). Rev Med Chil 2010;138(5):621-629
2004
Valenzuela A, Ronco AM.
Fitoesteroles y fitoestanoles: aliados naturales para la protección de la salud cardiovascular (Phytosterols and phytostanols: natural allied for the protection of cardiovascular health).
Rev Chil Nutr 2004; 31(Supl 1):161-169
2001
Ronco AM, Llanos M, Valladares L, Garrido A.
Riesgo potencial para la salud humana de los xenobióticos ambientales como moduladores endocrinos (Potential health risks of environmental xenobiotics as endocrine modulators).
Rev Chil Nutr 2001; 28(3):406-413
1999
Ronco AM, Llanos M, Valladares L.
Anabólicos en producción pecuaria: un riesgo para la salud del consumidor? (Use of anabolics in livestock: a health risk for the consumer?).
Rev Chil Nutr 1999; 26:288-294
1996
Estay FJ, Ronco AM, Caceres LG.
Respuesta ovulatoria y niveles séricos de GtH II alcanzados en hembras de trucha arco iris (Oncorhynchus mykiss) inducidas a ovular con GnRHa-D-Ala (Ovulatory response and GtH II serum levels in female rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) with GnRHa-Ala induced ovulation).
Arch Med Vet 1996; 28(2):73-79
1995
Ronco AM, Estay F, Rosselot G, Caceres L.
Determination of circulating maturational gonadotropin (gth ii) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) using a heterologous radioimmunoassay).
Biol Res 1995; 28:301-306
1993
Vera H, Tijmes M, Ronco AM, Valladares L.
Melatonin binding sites in interstitial cells from immature rat testes.
Biol Res 1993; 26:337-340
1984
Valladares L. Ronco AM, Pino AM.
Acción del estradiol en la regulación de la esteroidogenesis testicular (Action of stradiol on the regulation of testicular steroidogenesis).
Rev Med Chil 1984; 112(6):599-603
2008
Hirsch S, Ronco AM, Guerrero-Bosagna C, de la Maza MP, Leiva L, Barrera G, Llanos M, Alliende MA, Silva F, Bunout D. Methylation status in healthy subjects with normal and high serum folate concentration. Nutrition. 2008;24:1103-9.
2008
Hirsch S, Ronco AM, Pinardi G, Montequin MJ, Leiva L, de la Maza MP, Llanos M, Bunout D. Lack of effect of diet-induced hypomethylation on endothelium-dependent relaxation in rats. Clin Nutr. 2008;27:895-9.
2004
Hirsch S, Ronco AM, Vasquez M, de la Maza MP, Garrido A, Barrera G, Gattas V, Glasinovic A, Leiva L, Bunout D. Hyperhomocysteinemia in healthy young men and elderly men with normal serum folate concentration is not associated with poor vascular reactivity or oxidative stress. J Nutr. 2004; 134:1832-5.