Licenciada en Bioquímica, Bioquímico, Especialización en Endocrinología y Biología Reproductiva
Dpto. Obstetricia y Ginecología – Facultad de Medicina
Líneas de Investigación
-Factores metabólicos y endocrinológicos que afectan al funcionamiento endometrial de mujeres con síndrome de ovario poliquístico, y su relación con la capacidad reproductiva de estas mujeres
– Efecto del microambiente hormonal sobre la función de tejidos reproductivos normales y patológicos.
Publicaciones Recientes
1) Bacallao K, Plaza-Parrochia F, Cerda A, Gabler F, Romero C, Vantman D, *Vega M. “Levels of regulatory proteins associated with cell proliferation in endometria from untreated patients having PCOS with and without endometrial hyperplasia. Reproductive Sciences 2015. En Prensa., Online ISSN: 1933-7205 IF: 2.230
2) García V, Oróstica L, Poblete C, Rosas C, Astorga I, Romero C, *Vega M. 2015 “Endometria from Obese PCOS women with hyperinsulinemia exhibit altered adiponectin signaling”. Hormone and Metabolic Research. En Prensa. ISSN: 0018-5043 IF: 2.038
3) Kohan K, Gabler F, Selman A, Vega M, Romero C. 2015. “Role of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) on TGF-β1 signaling pathway in epithelial ovarian cancer cells”. J Cancer Research Clinical Oncology 2015. En Prensa. ISSN:1432-1335. IF: 3.009
4) Díaz-Valdivia N, Bravo D, Huerta H, Henríquez S, Gabler F, Vega M, Romero C, Calderón C, Owen G, Leyton L, Quest AFG. 2015. “Enhanced caveolin-1 expression increases migration, anchorage-independent growth and invasion of endometrial adenocarcinoma cells”. BioMed Central Cancer 2015, 15:463. ISSN: 1471-2407 IF: 3.36
5) Vera C, Tapia V, Vega M, Romero C. 2014. “Role of Nerve Growth Factor and its TRKA receptor in normal and epithelial ovarian cancer angiogenesis”. Journal of Ovarian Research 2014, 7:82-89 (Review). ISSN: 1757-2215 IF: 2.43.
6) Plaza-Parrochia F, Bacallao K, Poblete C, Gabler F, Carvajal R, Romero C, Valladares L, *Vega M. 2014. ”The role of androst-5-ene-3β,17β-diol (androstenediol) in cell proliferation in endometrium of women with polycystic ovary syndrome”. Steroids 2014, 89:11-19. ISSN: 0039-128X. IF: 2,905.
7) Ormazabal P, Romero C, Quest A, *Vega M. 2013. “Testosterone modulates the expression of molecules linked to insulin action and glucose uptake in endometrial cells”. Hormone and Metabolic Research 2013, 45:640-645. ISSN: 0018-5043. IF: 2,686.
8) Carvajal R, Rosas C, Kohan K, Gabler F, Vantman D, Romero C, *Vega M. 2013 “Metformin augments the levels of molecules that regulate the expression of the insulin-dependent glucose transporter GLUT4 in the endometria of hyperinsulinemic PCOS patients. Human Reproduction 2013, 28:2235-2244. Online ISSN 1460-2350 IF: 3,859.
9) Ormazabal P, Romero C, Gabler F, Quest AFG, *Vega M. 2013 “Decreased phosphorylation of Y14 caveolin-1 in endometrial tissue of PCOS patients may be related with an insulin resistant state in this tissue”. Hormone and Metabolic Research 2013, 45:291-296. ISSN: 0018-5043. IF: 2,686.
10) Vera C, Tapia V, Kohan K, Gabler F, Ferreira A, Selman A, Vega M, Romero C. 2012. “Nerve Growth Factor induces the expression of chaperone protein Calreticulin in human epitelial ovarían cells”. Hormone and Metabolic Research 2012, 44:639-643. ISSN: 0018-5043. IF: 2,686