Gerardo Muñoz

ORCID: 0000-0002-8874-8528
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Research Areas
  • Organ Donation and Transplantation
  • Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Tendon Structure and Treatment
  • Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Youth Culture and Social Dynamics
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Human Rights and Immigration
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Political Theory and Democracy
  • Xenotransplantation and immune response

Mexican Social Security Institute
2012-2025

Clínica Las Condes
2014-2022

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
2015-2021

Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio Gonzalez
2021

Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona
2016

University of Girona
2016

Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI
2012-2015

Universidad de Murcia
2014

Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
2014

Industrial University of Santander
2006-2012

Globally, chronic wounds impact the health of millions people, negatively affecting quality life and healthcare budgets. Some crucial steps pathways in healing mechanisms are hypoxic response expression host defence peptides, which decreased diseases related to such as diabetes mellitus cardiovascular diseases. It has been shown that histone deacetylase inhibitors can induce Host Defence Peptides (HDP) by inducing stabilisation activation hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α (HIF-1α), promoting...

10.1111/exd.70060 article EN Experimental Dermatology 2025-02-01

Introducción. La transmisión doméstica de Leishmania panamensis parece ser la fuente infección mas frecuente en regiones deforestadas, caracterizadas por el reemplazo del bosque primario plantaciones permanentes como cacao y café. Este papel presenta los resultados patrones enfermedad una población representativa foco Opón, Santander, Colombia.

10.7705/biomedica.v26i1.1507 article ES publisher-specific-oa Biomédica 2012-12-12

Background The knowledge and acceptance of the concept brain death (BD) among health care personnel is fundamental. Objective To analyze level understanding BD in Spanish Latin American healthcare centers to determine factors affecting this attitude. Material methods Data from 12 hospitals 32 primary 4 countries within International Collaborative Donor Project were selected (Spain, Mexico, Cuba Costa Rica (n = 4378)). Results 62% 2714) understood believed that was an individual. Of rest, 30%...

10.5301/ijao.5000305 article EN The International Journal of Artificial Organs 2014-04-01

Living kidney donation (LKD) is a treatment with good results, although it not very widely used in Spanish-speaking countries.To analyze the attitude toward LKD among hospital personnel healthcare centers Spain and Latin America.Ten hospitals within "International Collaborative Donor Project" were selected, from Spain, Mexico, Cuba. A random sample was taken, which stratified according to type of service job category.Of 2618 workers surveyed, 90% favor related LKD, 6% against it, remaining...

10.12659/aot.889622 article EN Annals of Transplantation 2014-01-01

Xenotransplantation is still a long way from becoming clinical reality. However, in an emergency situation, it could be used as bridge for replacing vital organs until the arrival of human organ. To analyze attitude toward xenotransplantation among hospital personnel several hospitals Spain and Latin America.A random sample stratified according to type job category (n = 2618) 10 three different countries: 821), Mexico 1595), Cuba 202). A validated questionnaire (PCID-XenoTx Rios) was...

10.1111/xen.12074 article EN Xenotransplantation 2013-12-09

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is a worldwide disease, endemic in 88 countries, that has shown an increasing incidence over the last two decades. So far, pentavalent antimony compounds have been considered treatment of choice, with percentage cure about 85%. However, high efficacy these drugs counteracted by their many disadvantages and adverse events. Previous studies nitric oxide to be potential alternative when administered topically no serious due unstable release, topical donors needed applied...

10.1186/1745-6215-7-14 article EN cc-by Trials 2006-05-15

One hundred and twenty five urban cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis have been reported within the city Bucaramanga in last years. This study was carried out to determine species Lutzomyia present their role public health. The search for sand flies eight city's zones, from September December 1996, using CDC light traps direct aspiration resting cites on protected human bait. 212 specimens eleven one Brumptomyia were collected. Amongst anthropophillic found, L. ovallesiand gomeziare known...

10.7705/biomedica.v18i2.985 article EN publisher-specific-oa Biomédica 1998-06-01

Hospital personnel of services related to donation and transplantation process play a fundamental role in the development transplantation.The aim this study was investigate attitude toward living liver (LLD) among hospital from centers Spain Latin America.Eight hospitals within "International Donor Collaborative Project" were selected, three Spain, Mexico two Cuba. The performed transplant-related services, using randomized sample, which stratified by type service job category.In total, 878...

10.5812/hepatmon.15405 article EN cc-by-nc Hepatitis Monthly 2014-12-17

Breast cancer is considered a worldwide public health problem, and, in Santander Province, Colombia, it the first leading cause of morbidity and mortality by women. All cancers are genetic diseases, mutations BRCA (BReast CAncer) genes raises risk for breast 60%-80%. The current study searched two most frequent BRCA1 reported Cancer Core Information database.The presence specific (185delAG, exon 2 5382insC, 20) was determined gene women with familial/hereditary cancer.The sample included 30...

10.7705/biomedica.v29i1.42 article EN publisher-specific-oa Biomédica 2009-03-01

Various red abalone shells (Haliotis rufescens) taken from Chiloé, X Region, Chile, were examined revealing an enormous amount of vermiform organisms identified as phoronides (Phylum Phoronida) belonging to the genus Phoronis. These individuals have extended body not divided into segments, but its upper extreme shows a crown tentacles shaped in circular ring (that is reason why they could be confused with Sabellidae polychaetes, although do segmented and lack bristles). are found interior...

10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[859:tfrops]2.0.co;2 article EN Journal of Shellfish Research 2007-09-01

La fluorescencia ha sido utilizada exitosamente como pesquisa del cáncer oral, adicional al examen oral convencional, identifica áreas con cambios histológicos que son desapercibidas luz blanca. Saber si la resección guiada por se asocia a márgenes quirúrgicos negativos en pacientes de lengua. Se incluyó carcinoma invasivo lengua candidatos resección. evaluaron convencional y determinándose el límite lesión coincidía ambos exámenes, marcaron los límites analizándose histológicamente. Fueron...

10.1016/j.gamo.2016.03.002 article ES cc-by-nc-nd Gaceta Mexicana de Oncología 2016-03-01

Introducción.La educación médica en México no tiene referentes nacionales de evaluación integral que permitan identificar fortalezas y debilidades educativas. Objetivos.Valorar la factibilidad colaboración interinstitucional para medicina analizar integralmen-

10.4321/s2014-98322015000100009 article ES FEM Revista de la Fundación Educación Médica 2015-02-01
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