Macarena Echeverria

Dr. Macarena Echeverria

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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13 April 2023 in Fish & Shellfish Immunology
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MEMacarena Echeverria
Macarena Echeverria
RIRute Irgang
Rute Irgang
JMJorge Mancilla-Schulz
Jorge Mancilla-Schulz
RARuben Avendaño-Herrera
Ruben Avendaño-Herrera


25 August 2022 in Molecules
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CBCristóbal Balada
Cristóbal Balada
VDValentina Ignacia Díaz
Valentina Ignacia Díaz
MCMónica Castro
Mónica Castro
MEMacarena Echeverria
Macarena Echeverria
MMMaría Marchant
María Marchant
LGLeda Guzmán
Leda Guzmán
Microsorum scolopendia (MS), which grows on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, is a medicinal fern used to treat several diseases. Despite being widely used, this fern has not been deeply investigated. The aim of this study was to perform a characterization of the polyphenolic and flavonoid identity, radical scavenging, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties of MS rhizome and leaf extracts (RAE and HAE). The compound identity was analyzed through the reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method coupled with mass spectrometry. The radical scavenging and anti-inflammatory activities were evaluated for DPPH, ORAC, ROS formation, and COX inhibition activity assay. The antimicrobial properties were evaluated using an infection model on Human Dermal Fibroblast adult (HDFa) cell lines incubated with Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The most abundant compounds were phenolic acids between 46% to 57% in rhizome and leaf extracts, respectively; followed by flavonoids such as protocatechic acid 4-O-glucoside, cirsimaritin, and isoxanthohumol, among others. MS extract inhibited and disaggregated the biofilm bacterial formed and showed an anti-inflammatory selective property against COX-2 enzyme. RAE generated a 64% reduction of ROS formation in the presence of S. aureus and 87.35% less ROS in the presence of S. epidermidis on HDFa cells. MS has great therapeutic potential and possesses several biological properties that should be evaluated.


27 May 2024 in Journal of Fish Diseases
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RARuben Avendaño-Herrera
Ruben Avendaño-Herrera
PLPierre Lopez
Pierre Lopez
MEMacarena Echeverria
Macarena Echeverria
HAHenry Araya‐León
Henry Araya‐León
RIRute Irgang
Rute Irgang

29 June 2024 in Journal of Fish Diseases
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RARuben Avendaño-Herrera
Ruben Avendaño-Herrera
MEMacarena Echeverria
Macarena Echeverria
MHMauricio Hernández
Mauricio Hernández
PSPablo Saldivia
Pablo Saldivia
RIRute Irgang
Rute Irgang