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Margarita L Martinez-Fierro

Academic Unit of Human Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de …
Verified email at uaz.edu.mx
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The roles of matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in human diseases

…, N Martinez-Avila, ML Martinez-Fierro - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-dependent extracellular matrix (ECM)
remodeling endopeptidases that have the capacity to degrade almost every component of …

Therapeutic effects of coumarins with different substitution patterns

…, S González-Delgado, ML Martinez-Fierro - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of derivatives of natural and synthetic origin has gained attention because of their
therapeutic effects against human diseases. Coumarins are one of the most common organic …

Current therapeutic strategies in diabetic foot ulcers

A Perez-Favila, ML Martinez-Fierro… - Medicina, 2019 - mdpi.com
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are the fastest growing chronic complication of diabetes mellitus,
with more than 400 million people diagnosed globally, and the condition is responsible for …

Identification of viral infections in the prostate and evaluation of their association with cancer

ML Martinez-Fierro, RJ Leach, LS Gomez-Guerra… - BMC cancer, 2010 - Springer
Background Several viruses with known oncogenic potential infect prostate tissue, among
these are the polyomaviruses BKV, JCV, and SV40; human papillomaviruses (HPVs), and …

Diabetic foot ulcers: current advances in antimicrobial therapies and emerging treatments

…, MA Cid-Baez, V Flores-Morales, ML Martinez-Fierro - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are very important diabetes-related lesions that can lead to
serious physical consequences like amputations of limbs and equally severe social, …

Ancestry informative markers and admixture proportions in northeastern Mexico

ML Martinez-Fierro, J Beuten, RJ Leach… - Journal of human …, 2009 - nature.com
To investigate the ancestral admixture in the Mestizo population in northeastern Mexico, we
genotyped 74 ancestral informative markers (AIMs) and 15 Y-single-nucleotide …

Biological properties and surgical applications of the human amniotic membrane

…, I Garza-Veloz, ML Martinez-Fierro - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The amniotic membrane (AM) is the inner part of the placenta. It has been used therapeutically
for the last century. The biological proprieties of AM include immunomodulatory, anti-…

[HTML][HTML] The role of close contacts of COVID-19 patients in the SARS-CoV-2 transmission: an emphasis on the percentage of nonevaluated positivity in Mexico

ML Martinez-Fierro, J Ríos-Jasso, I Garza-Veloz… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the percentage of positivity of close contacts of coronavirus disease
19 (COVID-19) patients to depict the importance of asymptomatic infections in the patient-to-…

Doppler ultrasound evaluation in preeclampsia

…, JI Badillo-Almaraz, ML Martinez-Fierro - BMC research …, 2013 - Springer
Background Worldwide preeclampsia (PE) is the leading cause of maternal death and
affects 5 to 8% of pregnant women. PE is characterized by elevated blood pressure and …

A beginner's introduction to skin stem cells and wound healing

…, A Filipová, I Garza-Veloz, ML Martinez-Fierro - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The primary function of the skin is that of a physical barrier against the environment and diverse
pathogens; therefore, its integrity is essential for survival. Skin regeneration depends on …