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Mexico

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Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México Facultad de Medicina: Toluca, Estado de México, MX

2010-11-01 to present | Full time professor (Neurociencias)
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Irazú Contreras García

Education and qualifications (3)

McGill University: Montreal, QC, CA

2005-05 to 2010-11 | Ph.D (Immunology and Microbiology)
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Irazú Contreras García

Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas: Mexico DF, MX

2002-02 to 2005-01 | Maestra en Ciencias en Inmunología (Inmunología)
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Irazú Contreras García

Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Facultad de Química: Toluca, Estado de México, MX

1997-09 to 2002-01 | Químico Farmacéutico Biólogo
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Irazú Contreras García

Works (26)

Arachidonoylethanolamide promotes cellular senescence in a human glioblastoma cell line

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Luis A. Zapi-Colín; Jorge E. Dotor-Hernández; Irazú Contreras; José A. Estrada
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Vitamina D en el Tratamiento de Cáncer de Mama

Estudios y Perspectivas Revista Científica y Académica
2024-12-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Guadalupe Ortiz-Cabrera; Irazú Contreras; José A, Estrada
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Effect of pyridoxine or cobalamin supplementation on apoptosis and cell cycle progression in a human glioblastoma cell line

International Journal of Neuroscience
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Carolina A. Martínez-Mendiola; José A. Estrada; Luis Á. Zapi-Colín; Gerson G. Contreras-Chávez; Irazú Contreras
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Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Cancer Evolution and Therapy

2022 | Book chapter
Contributors: José Antonio Estrada; Irazú Contreras
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Regulation of Cancer Development and Evolution by Innate Lymphoid Cells

2022 | Book chapter
Contributors: José Antonio Estrada; Irazú Contreras
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The impact of nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners on the central nervous system: preliminary study

Nutritional Neuroscience
2022-08-03 | Journal article
Contributors: M. Sagrario López-Meza; Gloria Otero-Ojeda; José Antonio Estrada; Francisco José Esquivel-Hernández; Irazú Contreras
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Changes in Appetite Regulation-Related Signaling Pathways in the Brain of Mice Supplemented with Non-nutritive Sweeteners

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Gerson G Contreras-Chavez; José A Estrada; Irazú Contreras
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Changes in nutrient and calorie intake, adipose mass, triglycerides and TNF-α concentrations after non-caloric sweetener intake: A pilot study

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Marcela Sánchez-Delgado; José Antonio Estrada; Vladimir Paredes-Cervantes; Martha Kaufer-Horwitz; Irazú Contreras
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Nutritional Modulation of Immune and Central Nervous System Homeostasis: The Role of Diet in Development of Neuroinflammation and Neurological Disease

Nutrients
2019-05-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2072-6643
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Irazú Contreras García

Expression of MHC-I and II by Microglia and Lymphocytes in the Brain of Diet-Restricted Mice

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology
2019-04-30 | Journal article
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Irazú Contreras García

Chronic Intake of Commercial Sweeteners Induces Changes in Feeding Behavior and Signaling Pathways Related to the Control of Appetite in BALB/c Mice

BioMed Research International
2018 | Journal article
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Irazú Contreras García
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Leptin Signaling in the Control of Metabolism and Appetite: Lessons from Animal Models

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
2018-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0895-8696
Part of ISSN: 1559-1166
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Leukocyte production of IFN-γ and TNF-α in 8- to 12-y-old children with low serum iron levels

Nutrition
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84954306691

Contributors: Contreras, I.; Paredes-Cervantes, V.; García-Miranda, L.A.; Pliego-Rivero, F.B.; Estrada, J.A.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

Relationship between fatty acid habitual intake and early inflammation biomarkers in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes in Mexico

Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84942106310

Contributors: Guadarrama-López, A.L.; Valdés-Ramos, R.; Kaufer-Horwitz, M.; Harbige, L.S.; Contreras, I.; Martínez-Carrillo, B.E.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

Effect of iron deficiency on the expression of insulin-like growth factor-II and its receptor in neuronal and glial cells | Efecto de la deficiencia de hierro sobre la expresión de factor de crecimiento de insulina tipo II y su receptor en células neuronales y gliales

Neurologia
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84926419392

Contributors: Morales González, E.; Contreras, I.; Estrada, J.A.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

Full blood count reference values in children of 8 to 12 years old residing at 2,760 m above sea level | Valores de referencia del hemograma completo en escolares de 8 a 12 años de edad residentes a 2.760 m sobre el nivel del mar

Anales de Pediatria
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84897429109

Contributors: Armando García-Miranda, L.; Contreras, I.; Estrada, J.A.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

Impact of Leishmania mexicana Infection on Dendritic Cell Signaling and Functions

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84907588648

Contributors: Contreras, I.; Estrada, J.A.; Guak, H.; Martel, C.; Borjian, A.; Ralph, B.; Shio, M.T.; Fournier, S.; Krawczyk, C.M.; Olivier, M.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

Molecular mechanisms of cognitive impairment in iron deficiency: Alterations in brain-derived neurotrophic factor and insulin-like growth factor expression and function in the central nervous system

Nutritional Neuroscience
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84903758383

Contributors: Estrada, J.A.; Contreras, I.; Pliego-Rivero, F.B.; Otero, G.A.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

Impact of Neutrophil-Secreted Myeloid Related Proteins 8 and 14 (MRP 8/14) on Leishmaniasis Progression

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84884693225

Contributors: Contreras, I.; Shio, M.T.; Cesaro, A.; Tessier, P.A.; Olivier, M.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

Host cell signalling and leishmania mechanisms of evasion

Journal of Tropical Medicine
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84855322271

Contributors: Shio, M.T.; Hassani, K.; Isnard, A.; Ralph, B.; Contreras, I.; Gomez, M.A.; Abu-Dayyeh, I.; Olivier, M.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

Leishmania repression of host translation through mTOR cleavage is required for parasite survival and infection

Cell Host and Microbe
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79955054747

Contributors: Jaramillo, M.; Gomez, M.A.; Larsson, O.; Shio, M.T.; Topisirovic, I.; Contreras, I.; Luxenburg, R.; Rosenfeld, A.; Colina, R.; McMaster, R.W. et al.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

In vitro characterization of the microglial inflammatory response to Streptococcus suis, an important emerging zoonotic agent of meningitis

Infection and Immunity
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78649971307

Contributors: Domínguez-Punaro, M.D.L.C.; Segura, M.; Contreras, I.; Lachance, C.; Houde, M.; Lecours, M.-P.; Olivier, M.; Gottschalk, M.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

Leishmania-induced inactivation of the macrophage transcription Factor AP-1 Is Mediated by the Parasite Metalloprotease GP63

PLoS Pathogens
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78449240895

Contributors: Contreras, I.; Gómez, M.A.; Nguyen, O.; Shio, M.T.; McMaster, R.W.; Olivier, M.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

Host-pathogen interactions of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae with porcine lung and tracheal epithelial cellst

Infection and Immunity
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-63149168025

Contributors: Auger, E.; Deslandes, V.; Ramjeet, M.; Contreras, I.; Nash, J.H.E.; Harel, J.; Gottschalk, M.; Olivier, M.; Jacques, M.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

Leishmania GP63 alters host signaling through cleavage-activated protein tyrosine phosphatases

Science Signaling
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-73349104941

Contributors: Gomez, M.A.; Contreras, I.; Hallé, M.; Tremblay, M.L.; McMaster, R.W.; Olivier, M.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

A novel form of NF-κB is induced by Leishmania infection: Involvement in macrophage gene expression

European Journal of Immunology
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-44849118269

Contributors: Gregory, D.J.; Godbout, M.; Contreras, I.; Forget, G.; Olivier, M.
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Irazú Contreras García via Scopus - Elsevier

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