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Méndez J, Carretón E, Martínez S, Tvarijonaviciute A, Cerón J, Montoya-Alonso J. Acute phase response in dogs with Dirofilaria immitis. Vet Parasitol 2014; 204:420-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Revised: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Franco I, Domínguez R, Martínez S, Carballo J. Fatty acid profile and cholesterol and retinol contents in different locations of Celta pig breed. Grasas y Aceites 2014. [DOI: 10.3989/gya.0115141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Nogales M, Isla A, Hernanz R, Martínez S, Rodríguez A, Saez de Ugarte J, Martinez C. PKP-010 Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic evaluation of metronidazole and cefuroxime in prophylaxis of colorectal surgery. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000436.345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Madrid J, Villodre C, Valera L, Orengo J, Martínez S, López MJ, Megías MD, Hernández F. Effect of crude glycerin on feed manufacturing, growth performance, plasma metabolites, and nutrient digestibility of growing-finishing pigs. J Anim Sci 2014; 91:3788-95. [PMID: 23908160 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-5684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Three experiments were conducted to determine the effects of dietary addition of crude glycerin on pellet production efficiency and to evaluate its effect on growth performance and digestibility in growing-finishing pigs. Three dietary treatments were created by addition of 0, 2.5, or 5% crude glycerin to barley-soybean meal-based diet, and 4 batches of each dietary treatment (2 each for grower and finisher diets) were prepared. In the manufacturing process, crude glycerin supplementation linearly increased the feeder speed and production rate (P < 0.05), resulting in a 20 to 29% improvement in the feed production rate compared with the control. Production efficiency (kg/kWh) increased linearly (P < 0.05) as the level of crude glycerin in feed increased. A growth experiment was performed with 240 barrows (30 ± 1 kg initial BW) using a 2-phase feeding program over a 12-wk period with 4 pens per treatment and 20 pigs per pen. On the last day of the growth experiment, blood samples were collected to determine circulating glucose, fructosamine, and IGF-1 concentrations. Overall growth performance was not affected (P > 0.05) by dietary treatment, and there was no effect (P > 0.05) of dietary treatment on any plasma metabolite measured. A digestibility experiment involving 9 male pigs housed in metabolic cages was used to determine the coefficients of apparent fecal digestibility and N and mineral balances. Pigs were assigned to 1 of the 3 diets in each feeding period using a 3 × 3 Latin square arrangement of treatments (43 ± 3 and 74 ± 3 kg initial BW in the growing and finishing periods, respectively). In both feeding periods, fecal digestibility of OM and ether extract were affected by dietary treatment, increasing linearly (P < 0.05) with increasing crude glycerin levels. However, neither CP digestibility nor N retention was affected by the glycerin content in either the growing or finishing period. Digestibilities and balance of Ca and P showed opposite tendencies with the variations in crude glycerin content, which either decreased or increased depending on the feeding period. In conclusion, adding crude glycerin to the diet before pelleting improved feed mill production efficiency. The addition of crude glycerin up to 5% in the diet of growing-finishing pigs had no effect on growth performance, blood metabolites, nutrient digestibility, and N balance, but more studies are needed to determine how crude glycerin affects mineral metabolism and balance.
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- J Madrid
- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Campus of Espinardo, E-30071 Murcia, Spain
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Navarro-Mateu F, Tormo MJ, Vilagut G, Alonso J, Ruíz-Merino G, Escámez T, Salmerón D, Júdez J, Martínez S, Navarro C. Epidemiology and genetics of common mental disorders in the general population: the PEGASUS-Murcia project. BMJ Open 2013; 3:e004035. [PMID: 24302509 PMCID: PMC3855565 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Multidisciplinary collaboration between clinicians, epidemiologists, neurogeneticists and statisticians on research projects has been encouraged to improve our knowledge of the complex mechanisms underlying the aetiology and burden of mental disorders. The PEGASUS-Murcia (Psychiatric Enquiry to General Population in Southeast Spain-Murcia) project was designed to assess the prevalence of common mental disorders and to identify the risk and protective factors, and it also included the collection of biological samples to study the gene-environmental interactions in the context of the World Mental Health Survey Initiative. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The PEGASUS-Murcia project is a new cross-sectional face-to-face interview survey based on a representative sample of non-institutionalised adults in the Region of Murcia (Mediterranean Southeast, Spain). Trained lay interviewers used the latest version of the computer-assisted personal interview of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) for use in Spain, specifically adapted for the project. Two biological samples of buccal mucosal epithelium will be collected from each interviewed participant, one for DNA extraction for genomic and epigenomic analyses and the other to obtain mRNA for gene expression quantification. Several quality control procedures will be implemented to assure the highest reliability and validity of the data. This article describes the rationale, sampling methods and questionnaire content as well as the laboratory methodology. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Informed consent will be obtained from all participants and a Regional Ethics Research Committee has approved the protocol. Results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications and presented at the national and the international conferences. DISCUSSION Cross-sectional studies, which combine detailed personal information with biological data, offer new and exciting opportunities to study the gene-environmental interactions in the aetiology of common mental disorders in representative samples of the general population. A collaborative multidisciplinary research approach offers the potential to advance our knowledge of the underlying complex interactions and this opens the field for further innovative study designs in psychiatric epidemiology.
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- Fernando Navarro-Mateu
- Unidad de Docencia, Investigación y Formación en Salud Mental (UDIF-SM), Subdirección General de Salud Mental y Asistencia Psiquiátrica, Servicio Murciano de Salud, Murcia, Spain
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Murcia, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Murcia, Spain
- Servicio de Epidemiología, Consejería de Sanidad y Política Social, Murcia, Spain
- Departamento de Ciencias Sociosanitarias, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Murcia, Spain
- IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d´Investigacions Médiques, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Murcia, Spain
- IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d´Investigacions Médiques, Barcelona, Spain
- Departamento de Salud y Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias (FFIS) de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias (FFIS) de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- IMIB BIOBANC-MUR, Biobanco-HUVA-AECC-FFIS, Murcia, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Murcia, Spain
- Servicio de Epidemiología, Consejería de Sanidad y Política Social, Murcia, Spain
- Departamento de Ciencias Sociosanitarias, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias (FFIS) de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- IMIB BIOBANC-MUR, Biobanco-HUVA-AECC-FFIS, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, UMH-CSIC, Alicante, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Murcia, Spain
- Servicio de Epidemiología, Consejería de Sanidad y Política Social, Murcia, Spain
- Departamento de Ciencias Sociosanitarias, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Vilella F, Ramirez L, Berlanga O, Martínez S, Alamá P, Meseguer M, Pellicer A, Simón C. PGE2 and PGF2α concentrations in human endometrial fluid as biomarkers for embryonic implantation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 98:4123-32. [PMID: 23979956 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-2205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prostaglandin (PG) signaling has been implicated in embryonic implantation in several animal species including humans; however, this knowledge has not yet been clinically translated. The objective of this work is to investigate whether PGE2 and PGF2α in endometrial fluid (EF) can be used as biomarkers of human embryonic implantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS Lipidomic profile of human EF (n = 173) obtained through natural cycles, hormonal replacement therapy, controlled ovarian stimulation, and refractory endometrium induced by the insertion of an intrauterine device was analyzed by liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. Immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, immunolocalization of PG receptors on mouse embryos, embryo adhesion assay, pharmacological interventions, and statistical analysis were conducted. RESULTS PGE2 and PGF2α concentrations increased significantly in the human EF during the window of implantation in natural cycles and assisted reproductive technologies patients undergoing in vitro fertilization and ovum donation. This profile was abrogated in the refractory endometrium. We also demonstrated that PGE2 and PGF2α synthases are located in the endometrial epithelium being hormonally regulated during the window of implantation, and PG receptors are expressed in the trophoectoderm and inner cell mass of mouse blastocysts. Using an in vitro model of embryo adhesion, we demonstrated that inhibition of PGE2 and PGF2α or PG receptors (EP2 and FP) prevents embryo adhesion, which can be overcome by adding these molecules back or using their agonists. Finally, in a pilot study, we demonstrated that PGE2 and PGF2α levels from EF 24 hours prior to embryo transfer could predict pregnancy outcome. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that PGE2 and PGF2α concentrations 24 hours prior to embryo transfer are potential noninvasive biomarkers of endometrial receptivity.
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- F Vilella
- c/o Catedrático Agustín Escardino, 9. Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain.
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Guardiola FA, Cuesta A, Meseguer J, Martínez S, Martínez-Sánchez MJ, Pérez-Sirvent C, Esteban MA. Accumulation, histopathology and immunotoxicological effects of waterborne cadmium on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2013; 35:792-800. [PMID: 23791862 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Studies in fish have demonstrated that Cd-exposure produce skeletal deformities and alterations in tissue morphology, enzyme activities, stress response, ion regulation and immune response. In the present work, gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) specimens were exposed to waterborne Cd (5 μM CdCl2 or 1 mg L(-1)) for 2, 10 or 30 days. Organo-somatic changes, Cd accumulation, liver histology and humoral and cellular immune responses were determined. Results showed that exposure of seabream specimens to Cd induced no alterations on spleen and liver organo-somatic indexes whilst produced progressive deleterious morphological alterations in liver and exocrine pancreas that correlated with the hepatic Cd-accumulation. Regarding the immunotoxicological potential, strikingly, Cd-exposure produced a reduction in the serum complement activity and leucocyte respiratory burst to a significant extent after 10 and 30 days whilst the serum peroxidase activity and leucocyte phagocytosis were increased at different sampling times. On the other hand, serum IgM levels and leucocyte peroxidase activity resulted unaltered. The present results seem to indicate that seabream exposed to Cd in the present conditions suffer toxicity.
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- F A Guardiola
- Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Biology, Campus Regional de Excelencia Internacional "Campus Mare Nostrum", University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Guardiola FA, Gónzalez-Párraga MP, Cuesta A, Meseguer J, Martínez S, Martínez-Sánchez MJ, Pérez-Sirvent C, Esteban MA. Immunotoxicological effects of inorganic arsenic on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.). Aquat Toxicol 2013; 134-135:112-119. [PMID: 23603147 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Arsenic (As) has been associated with multitude of animal and human health problems; however, its impact on host immune system has not been extensively investigated. In fish, there are very few works on the potential risks or problems associated to the presence of arsenic. In the present study we have evaluated the effects of exposure (30 days) to sub-lethal concentrations of arsenic (5 μM As₂O₃) in the teleost fish gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), with special emphasis in the innate immune response. The arsenic concentration was determined using atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) in liver and muscle of exposed fish showing As accumulation in the liver after 30 days of exposure. The hepatosomatic index was increased at significant extent after 10 days but returned to control values after 30 days of exposure. Histological alterations in the liver were observed including hypertrophy, vacuolization and cell-death processes. Focusing on the immunological response, the humoral immune parameters (seric IgM, complement and peroxidase activities) were no affected to a statistically significant extent. Regarding the cellular innate parameters, head-kidney leucocyte peroxidase, respiratory burst and phagocytic activities were significantly increased after 10 days of exposition compared to the control fish. Overall, As-exposure in the seabream affects the immune system. How this might interfere with fish biology, aquaculture management or human consumers warrants further investigations. This paper describes, for the first time, the immunotoxicological effects of arsenic exposure in the gilthead seabream, which is a species with the largest production in Mediterranean aquaculture.
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- F A Guardiola
- Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Biology, Campus Regional de Excelencia Internacional "Campus Mare Nostrum", University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Luis-Ravelo D, Antón I, Vicent S, Zandueta C, Martínez S, Valencia K, Ormazábal C, Lecanda F. Efectos divergentes de la inhibición de TGF-β en metástasis óseas de cáncer de mama y pulmón. Rev Osteoporos Metab Miner 2013. [DOI: 10.4321/s1889-836x2013000200004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Martínez S, Izquierdo A, Merchante M, Sánchez-Rubio L, Zorzano A, Carrillo L, Berisa S, Alfaro A, Hurtado MF, Aibar P. GRP-135 Pharmaceutical Intervention in Outpatient Safety: Prevention of Medication Errors in an Intravenous Mixing Unit. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000276.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Berisa S, Lacalle E, Carrasco ME, Marcotegui F, Martínez S, Gutiérrez M, Castresana M, Elviro M, Pellejero E. DGI-034 Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Mifamurtide in Osteogenic Sarcoma Treatment in Paediatric Patients. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000276.300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Izquierdo A, Martínez S, Alfaro A, Merchante M, Sanchez-Rubio L, Zorzano A, Hurtado MF. DGI-074 Treatment and Prognosis in Patients with Waldenstrom’s Macorglobulinemia. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000276.340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Izquierdo A, Martínez S, Alfaro A, Merchante M, Sanchez-Rubio L, Zorzano A, Aibar MP, Serrano A, Carrillo L, Hurtado MF. GRP-140 Pharmacist Involvement in Cytostatic Doses: in an Obese Population. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000276.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Auguet T, Terra X, Quintero Y, Martínez S, Manresa N, Porras J, Aguilar C, Orellana-Gavaldà J, Hernández M, Sabench F, Lucas A, Pellitero S, del Castillo D, Richart C. Liver Lipocalin 2 Expression in Severely Obese Women With Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2013; 121:119-24. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1331696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- T. Auguet
- Servei Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca en Medicina Aplicada Hospital Joan XXIII. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia. Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Tarragona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca en Medicina Aplicada Hospital Joan XXIII. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia. Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Tarragona, Spain
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- Servei Anatomia Patològica, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
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- Servei Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
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- Servei Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca en Medicina Aplicada Hospital Joan XXIII. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia. Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Tarragona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca en Medicina Aplicada Hospital Joan XXIII. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia. Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Tarragona, Spain
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- Servei de Cirurgia. Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Tarragona, Spain. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia. Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Tarragona, Spain
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- Servei de Cirurgia. Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Tarragona, Spain. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia. Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Tarragona, Spain
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- Servei d'Endocrinologia i Nutrició. Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain. Departament de Medicina. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei d'Endocrinologia i Nutrició. Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain. Departament de Medicina. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Cirurgia. Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Tarragona, Spain. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia. Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Tarragona, Spain
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- Servei Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
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Madrid J, Martínez S, López C, Orengo J, López MJ, Hernández F. Effects of low protein diets on growth performance, carcass traits and ammonia emission of barrows and gilts. Anim Prod Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1071/an12067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The aim of the present research was to determine the effect of low protein diets on growth performance, carcass traits and ammonia emission from barrows and gilts during the growing and finishing periods. For each period, three diets were formulated. A control diet (C) with 160 and 155 g crude protein (CP)/kg for the growing and finishing, respectively, a medium level diet (M) and a low level diet (L) with 10 and 20 g CP/kg less than the C, respectively. All the diets were supplemented with crystalline amino acids on an ideal protein basis. Barrows (90) and gilts (90) were sorted by bodyweight and sex and housed in three identical manually ventilated chambers. No significant effects of diet on pig performance were observed. In the finishing period, barrows were heavier (P < 0.001) and had higher average daily gain (P < 0.01) and average daily feed intake (P < 0.01) than gilts. Pigs fed the L diet had higher backfat thickness than those fed the other diets in the growing period (P < 0.05). Backfat thickness was higher (P < 0.01) in barrows than in gilts. Muscle depth decreased in pigs fed the L diet in the finishing period. Muscle depth was not affected (P > 0.05) by sex. Average ammonia emissions during the last 6 days were 117.7, 94.2 and 85.5 mg ammonia/kg pig.day for pigs fed the C, M and L diets, respectively. The results show that a reduction in dietary CP of 10 g/kg, accompanied by supplementation with crystalline amino acid reduced ammonia emission by 19.9% with no detrimental effects on growth performance and carcass characteristics, and a reduction of 20 g/kg reduced ammonia emission by 27.3% with no detrimental effects on growth performance but reduced muscle depth at slaughter.
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Casanova MJ, Chaparro M, Martínez S, Vicuña I, Gisbert JP. Severe adalimumab-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with Crohn's disease. J Crohns Colitis 2012; 6:1034-7. [PMID: 22534313 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2012] [Revised: 04/01/2012] [Accepted: 04/01/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Crohn's disease is a chronic transmural inflammatory disorder characterized by inflammation of the intestine. Anti-TNF-α drugs are used for induction and maintenance of remission in patients with this condition. Thrombocytopenia is an uncommon side effect of treatment with anti-TNF-α drugs. We report the case of a 71-year-old woman diagnosed with Crohn's disease who developed severe adalimumab-induced thrombocytopenia and who did not respond to standard therapy for thrombocytopenia.
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- M J Casanova
- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa, Spain.
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Martínez S, Pérez L, Banos R, Río P, Casado J, Galmarini C, Aracil M, Tercero J, Albella B, Bueren J. 943 Functional Consequences Mediated by the Inhibition of the Fanconi Anemia Pathway in Transformed Cells Treated With Anticancer Drugs of Marine Origin. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)71564-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Martínez S, Esteban M, Alfaro M, Merchante M, Barajas M, Zorzano A, Aibar M, Izquierdo A. Study of rituximab cost and its off-label-use. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2012-000074.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Hernández F, López M, Martínez S, Megías M, Catalá P, Madrid J. Effect of low-protein diets and single sex on production performance, plasma metabolites, digestibility, and nitrogen excretion in 1- to 48-day-old broilers. Poult Sci 2012; 91:683-92. [DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Martínez-Frías ML, Egüés X, Puras A, Hualde J, de Frutos CA, Bermejo E, Nieto MA, Martínez S. Thanatophoric dysplasia type II with encephalocele and semilobar holoprosencephaly: Insights into its pathogenesis. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:197-202. [PMID: 21204232 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is a lethal form of short-limb skeletal dysplasia that is associated with macrocephaly, and variably cloverleaf skull. Two types of TD are clinically recognized, TD1 and TD2, mainly distinguished by their radiographic characteristics. The differences between the two are principally observed in the femur, which appears curved in TD1, while it remains straight but with a proximal medial spike in TD2, and are a less severe overall affectation in TD2. Both types of TD are caused by mutations in different functional domains of the FGFR3 gene. However, whereas several mutations in the different domains of FGFR3 cause TD1, the K650E mutation involving the change of a lysine to glutamic acid ("Lys650Glu") has been found in all TD2 cases to date. Here we describe a newborn infant with TD2 associated with brain defects that have either been infrequently observed (encephalocele) or not hitherto described (holoprosencephaly). Based on recent studies, we consider encephaloceles described in TD to be pseudoencephaloceles, since they are secondary to the intracranial pressure generated by severe hydrocephaly and to severe cranial structural anomalies. Finally, to analyze the mechanisms of holoprosencephaly observed in the case described here, we include a concise review on the current understanding of how FGFs and their receptors are expressed in the rostral signaling center (particularly Fgf8). In addition, we evaluated recent observations that FGF ligands and receptors (including FGFR3) act in concert to organize the whole telencephalon activity, rather than independently patterning different areas.
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- M L Martínez-Frías
- ECEMC, Centro de Investigación de Anomalías Congénitas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Hernández F, López M, García V, Martínez S, Megías M, Madrid J. Influence of cereal type and the inclusion of sunflower meal as a source of additional dietary fibre on nutrient retention, growth performance and digestive organ size in broilers from one to twenty-one days of age. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Rodríguez-Lozano FJ, Bueno C, Insausti CL, Meseguer L, Ramírez MC, Blanquer M, Marín N, Martínez S, Moraleda JM. Mesenchymal stem cells derived from dental tissues. Int Endod J 2011; 44:800-6. [PMID: 21477154 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2011.01877.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Regeneration of tissues occurs naturally due to the existence of stem cells with the capacity to self-regenerate and differentiate; however, regenerative capacity decreases with age, and in many cases, regeneration is not sufficient to repair the damage produced by degenerative, ischaemic, inflammatory, or tumour-based diseases. In the last decade, advances have been made in the understanding of stem cells, the genes that control the alternative fates of quiescence and differentiation, and the niches that provide specific signals that modulate cell fate decisions. Embryonic stem-cell research is shedding light on the secrets of development. Adult stem cells (AS cells) are available from several sources. Bone marrow and connective tissue have been used in preliminary clinical trials for regenerative therapy. Recently, several types of AS cells have been isolated from teeth, including dental pulp stem cells, stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth, periodontal ligament stem cells, dental follicle progenitor stem cells and stem cells from apical papilla. Preliminary data suggest that these cells have the capacity to differentiate into osteoblasts, adipocytes, chondrocytes and neural cells. If confirmed, these data would support the use of these cells, which are easily obtained from extracted teeth, in dental therapies, including in regenerative endodontics, providing a new therapeutic modality.
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- F J Rodríguez-Lozano
- Cell Therapy Unit. Hospital Universitary Virgen de la Arrixaca, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Martínez S, Hernández L, Reyes D, Gomez E, Ivory M, Davison C, Aubin S. Note: fast, small, and low vibration mechanical laser shutters. Rev Sci Instrum 2011; 82:046102. [PMID: 21529046 DOI: 10.1063/1.3574224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We present three novel mechanical laser shutter designs based, respectively, on a stepper motor, a relay, and a piezoelectric actuator. Each shutter type is ideally suited to a specific shuttering application. The stepper motor is well suited for applications requiring low vibrations, the relay is compact and capable of rapid bursts, and the piezoelectric is 2 orders of magnitude faster than other available mechanical shutters.
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- S Martínez
- Instituto de Física, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78290, Mexico
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Rueda M, Muñoz JF, Arcos A, Álvarez E, Martínez S. Estimators and confidence intervals for the proportion using binary auxiliary information with applications to pharmaceutical studies. J Biopharm Stat 2011; 21:526-54. [PMID: 21442524 DOI: 10.1080/10543406.2010.485259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Estimation of a proportion is commonly used in areas such as medicine, biopharmaceutical experiments, etc. Estimation of a proportion using auxiliary information has not been investigated in the literature. Ratio estimators of the population proportion and two-sided confidence intervals based upon auxiliary information are derived in this paper. Real data extracted from the Spanish National Health Survey are used to demonstrate the application of the proposed methods in the estimation of prevalences. Results derived from simulation studies show that proposed estimators are more efficient than the traditional estimator. Proposed confidence intervals outperform the alternative methods, especially in terms of interval width. A study on patients with hypertension is also considered to calculate various estimators and confidence intervals.
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- M Rueda
- Department of Statistics and Operational Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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Viera G, Cabarrocas PI, Costa J, Martínez S, Bertran E. Structural Characterization and Crystallization Process of Nanostructured Silicon Thin Films Produced in Low-Pressure Silane Plasma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-507-933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTNanostructured silicon thin films (ns-Si:H), consisting of a two-phase mixture of amorphous and ordered material, were obtained by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) under a wide range of plasma conditions. The key to embedding Si-ordered particles in the amorphous Si matrix was the formation of silicon clusters in the gas phase (diameter < 2nm) under conditions of plasma polymerization, and their incorporation into the growing films. The crystallization induced by thermal annealing in these nanostructured films can be attained faster than in conventional a-Si:H thin films, because the silicon-ordered particles cause a heterogeneous nucleation process in which they act as seeds for crystallization. In this work, we present a detailed structural characterization by using electron and X-ray diffraction patterns and Raman spectroscopy. The crystallization dynamics were studied in-situ by Raman spectroscopy.
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Blanquer M, Pérez Espejo MA, Iniesta F, Gómez Espuch J, Meca J, Villaverde R, Izura V, de Mingo P, Martínez-Lage J, Martínez S, Moraleda JM. [Bone marrow stem cell transplantation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: technical aspects and preliminary results from a clinical trial]. Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol 2010; 32 Suppl A:31-37. [PMID: 21381286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience progressive and irreversible paralysis as a result of the continued loss of motor neurons, which leads to death in less than five years. To date, there is no treatment that can change the progression of this disease. Bone marrow stem cells have shown neural regenerative and neural repairing properties. Specifically, our group showed in a murine model of the disease that these cells, when injected in the spinal cord, can rescue motor neurons through the secretion of GDNF. Based on these results, we designed a phase I/II clinical trial for the purpose of demonstrating the viability of the intraspinal injection of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells in patients with bulbar onset ALS, with an evolution between 6 and 36 months, with a forced vital capacity (FVC) 50% and T90 29%. This article describes the technique for extracting 60 mL of bone marrow used for the intervention, processing it by density gradient, and the neurosurgical technique used for implanting it. After 6 months of follow-up, the few adverse events reported in the first seven patients included seem to show that the procedure is safe and viable. Most of these patients, including two with a rapid deterioration, have stabilized the progression of their FVC and the neurologic scales measured. The data obtained so for seem to justify the design of new trials more oriented toward the efficacy of the procedure.
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- M Blanquer
- Unidad de Trasplante y Terapia Celular, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, España
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Pastor J, Martínez S, Álvarez R, Varela C, Hernández A, Rodríguez S, Oyarzábal J, Albarrán M, Link W, Bischoff J. 183 Amino-alkyl substituted fused imidazoles: potent, selective and orally bioavailable inhibitors of PI3K. EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)71888-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Martínez S, Cáceres C, Mataró M, Escudero D, Latorre P, Dávalos A. Is there progressive cognitive dysfunction in Sjögren Syndrome? A preliminary study. Acta Neurol Scand 2010; 122:182-8. [PMID: 20096020 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01293.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the progression of cognitive dysfunction in primary Sjögren Syndrome (SS). METHODS Twelve subjects with SS were compared with ten subjects with migraine and ten healthy controls on neuropsychological, mood and fatigue tests at baseline and 8 years later. RESULTS At follow-up, SS subjects performed below subjects with migraine on the Continuous Performance Test (CPT) but did not differ on other tasks. Compared with controls, both clinical groups obtained lower scores on simple reaction time, patients with SS obtained lower scores on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) and patients with migraine performed below controls on the Benton's Judgment of Line Orientation Test (JOLO). Clinical groups did not differ on cognitive changes over time, except that migraine subjects improved on verbal fluency. Compared with baseline, both SS and migraine patients were more impaired on simple reaction time, Trail Making Test part B, Stroop and JOLO. However, they showed higher scores on verbal and visual memory, WCST and CPT reaction time. SS also showed higher levels of depression and fatigue than migraine and controls, with no significant changes over time. DISCUSSION Preliminary evidence indicates some cognitive deficits in both SS and migraine following a pattern of fronto-subcortical dysfunction without a significant cognitive decline over time.
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- S Martínez
- Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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Sáenz Y, Vinué L, Ruiz E, Somalo S, Martínez S, Rojo-Bezares B, Zarazaga M, Torres C. Class 1 integrons lacking qacEΔ1 and sul1 genes in Escherichia coli isolates of food, animal and human origins. Vet Microbiol 2010; 144:493-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2009] [Revised: 01/25/2010] [Accepted: 01/28/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Hiraldo A, Gómez-Moyano E, Martínez S, Sanz A. Melanomas y carcinomas basocelulares en un paciente con enfermedad de Parkinson. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2009.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Just E, Botet X, Martínez S, Escolà D, Moreno I, Duque E. Reduction of the complication rate in Liechtenstein hernia repair. Int J Surg 2010; 8:462-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2010] [Accepted: 06/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hiraldo A, Gómez-Moyano E, Martínez S, Sanz A. Melanomas and Basal Cell Carcinomas in a Patient With Parkinson Disease. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition) 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(10)70589-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Hiraldo A, Gómez-Moyano E, Martínez S, Sanz A. [Melanomas and basal cell carcinomas in a patient with Parkinson disease]. Actas Dermosifiliogr 2010; 101:95-96. [PMID: 20109402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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López M, Gómez JM, Martínez S, Sabater J, Climent L, Herms A, Tort L, Bausells J, Errachid A. IEEE 802.15.4 Based Wireless Sensor Networks Applied to pH and Temperature Monitoring in a Fish Farm. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1166/sl.2009.1163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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López M, Martínez S, Gómez J, Herms A, Tort L, Bausells J, Errachid A. Wireless monitoring of the pH, NH4+ and temperature in a fish farm. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2009.07.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pérez C, Navarro A, Saldaña MT, Martínez S, Rejas J. Patient-reported outcomes in subjects with painful trigeminal neuralgia receiving pregabalin: evidence from medical practice in primary care settings. Cephalalgia 2009; 29:781-90. [PMID: 19522052 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01792.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Effects of pregabalin (PGB) on patient-reported health outcomes were assessed in 65 PGB-naive subjects with trigeminal neuralgia refractory to previous analgesic therapy in a prospective, multicentre observational study carried out in primary care. Twelve weeks' monotherapy with PGB (n = 36) or add-on (n = 29), reduced baseline intensity of pain by a mean +/- S.D. of -40.0 +/- 22.1 mm [-55.4%, effect size (ES) 2.32; P < 0.0001] with 59.4% of responders (pain reduction >or= 50%), and produced 34.6 +/- 29.3 additional days with no/mild pain. Anxiety/depression symptoms decreased by -3.8 +/- 3.5 and -4.5 +/- 4.2 points (ES 0.95 and 1.02; P < 0.0001), respectively. PGB improved sleep by -17.9 +/- 19.6 points (ES 1.18; P < 0.0001) and improved patient functioning (Sheehan Disability Index) by decreasing overall scoring by -8.6 +/- 5.9 points (ES 1.59; P < 0.0001). Health state (EQ-5D) increased by 31.6 +/- 22.2 mm (ES 1.67; P < 0.0001), with 0.0388 +/- 0.0374 gained quality-adjusted life-years. In spite of the small sample size, results support the effectiveness of PGB for the improvement in pain and related health symptoms.
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- C Pérez
- Pain Clinics, University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
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Ortín X, Escoda L, Llorente A, Rodriguez R, Martínez S, Boixadera J, Cabezudo E, Ugarriza A. Cunninghamella Bertholletiae Infection (Mucormycosis) in a Patient with Acute T-cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 45:617-20. [PMID: 15160928 DOI: 10.1080/1042819031000139693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cunninghamella spp. are unusual opportunistic pathogens that have been identified with increased frequency in immunocompromised patients. Clinical infection by this fungus is almost always devastating and usually fatal. Infections with this group of organisms have been seen most frequently in patients with hematological malignancy. Here we report the case of a patient with acute leukemia who developed multiorganic failure as a consequence of hematological dissemination by Cunninghamella bertholletiae. The case highlights the mortality associated with this fungal infection in immunocompromised patients, confirms the risk factors associated with non-candida fungal infections and shows a clinical presentation mimicking myocardial infarct and cerebrovascular stroke.
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- Servicio de Hematologia, Hospital Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
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De Pablos V, Barcia C, Martínez S, Gomez A, Ros-Bernal F, Zamarro-Parra J, Soria-Torrecillas JJ, Hernández J, Ceron JJ, Herrero MT. MPTP administration increases plasma levels of acute phase proteins in non-human primates (Macaca fascicularis). Neurosci Lett 2009; 463:37-9. [PMID: 19638294 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.07.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2009] [Revised: 07/21/2009] [Accepted: 07/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the Substantia Nigra pars compacta (SNpc). Parkinsonian patients and animal models of PD show inflammatory phenomena such as microglial activation and cytokine production that could modulate the progression of the disease, since they play a crucial role in the degenerative process. Since acute phase proteins (APPs) are involved in a number of homeostatic alterations and inflammatory processes, we analyzed the levels of APPs in primates before and after treatment with MPTP. A significant increase in C-reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A (SAA) and haptoglobin (HP) levels after MPTP treatment. These results demonstrate that MPTP induces a systemic generalized inflammatory reaction after specific dopaminergic neurotoxicity insult, suggesting that the inflammatory process in Parkinsonism may affect other immune-inflammatory responses outside the brain.
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- V De Pablos
- Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience and Centro de Investigación Biomedica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30071 Murcia, Spain
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Vinué L, Sáenz Y, Martínez S, Somalo S, Moreno MA, Torres C, Zarazaga M. Prevalence and diversity of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in faecal Escherichia coli isolates from healthy humans in Spain. Clin Microbiol Infect 2009; 15:954-7. [PMID: 19519849 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02803.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli isolates were detected in seven of 105 faecal samples from healthy humans, from two Spanish cities, during 2007. In these isolates, five ESBLs were detected, CTX-M-14 (n = 2), CTX-M-1 (n = 2), CTX-M-32 (n = 1), CTX-M-8 (n = 1) and TEM-52 (n = 1). Both bla(CTX-M-14a) (surrounded by ISEcp1-IS903) and bla(CTX-M-14b) variants (included in an integron structure) were identified in this study. This is the first time that the bla(CTX-M-8) gene and ESBLs of the CTX-M-8 group have been found in Europe and Spain, respectively. Faecal E. coli of healthy humans therefore constitute a reservoir of bla(CTX-M) genes with different surrounding genetic elements.
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- Area de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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Corona B, Machado H, Rodríguez M, Martínez S. Characterization of recombinant MSP5 Anaplasma marginale Havana isolate. Braz J Microbiol 2009; 40:972-9. [PMID: 24031449 PMCID: PMC3768588 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-838220090004000032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2008] [Revised: 09/25/2008] [Accepted: 06/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Anaplasma marginale is the causative agent of bovine anaplasmosis, a disease of worldwide economic importance. Major surface proteins (MSPs) are involved in host-pathogen and tick-pathogen interactions and they have been used as markers for the genetic characterization of A. marginale strains and phylogenetic studies. The major surface protein 5 (MSP5) is highly conserved in the genus Anaplasma and in all isolates of A. marginale. The aim of the present work was to carry out the cloning, sequencing and characterization of the recombinant MSP5 Anaplasma marginale Havana isolate. The sequence of the msp5 gene of Anaplasma marginale Havana isolate with a size of 633 pb was determined (Acc. No. AY527217). This gene was cloned into pRSETB vector and expressed in Escherichia coli. The MSP5 protein was recognized by the monoclonal antibody ANAF16C1 and it showed a high similitude percent with the gene sequence described for other Anaplasma marginale isolates. These data are very important for the development of a diagnostic test for A. marginale using the MSP5 recombinant protein.
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- B. Corona
- National Centre for Animal and Plant Health. Apartado 10, postal address 32700, San José de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba,*Corresponding Author. Mailing address: National Centre for Animal and Plant Health. Apartado 10, postal address 32700, San José de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba.;
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- Centre of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. Avenida 31 y Calle 190, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
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- National Centre for Animal and Plant Health. Apartado 10, postal address 32700, San José de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba
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- National Centre for Animal and Plant Health. Apartado 10, postal address 32700, San José de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba
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Martín de la Fuente AJ, Rodríguez-Ferri EF, Frandoloso R, Martínez S, Tejerina F, Gutiérrez-Martín CB. Systemic antibody response in colostrum-deprived pigs experimentally infected with Haemophilus parasuis. Res Vet Sci 2008; 86:248-53. [PMID: 18783805 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2008] [Revised: 07/29/2008] [Accepted: 07/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The serum antibody response to an experimental infection by Haemophilus parasuis, the etiological agent of Glässer's disease in pigs, was characterized by ELISA measuring IgM and IgGt levels against whole-cells and outer-membrane-proteins (OMPs) as antigens. Five groups of pigs were studied, four of those were previously immunized with different formulations, and the fifth was maintained as non-immunized control. All groups were challenged with 5x10(9) CFU of H. parasuis. The non-commercial bacterin induced a full protection against disease, the OMP-vaccine and the exposure to a sublethal dose of 10(5) CFU protected only partially, and the recombinant TbpB-vaccine conferred no protection. The humoral response in the pigs that died after infection (all controls, all those vaccinated with the recombinant TbpB, and two of both those inoculated with OMPs and those exposed to the sublethal dose) could be only measured before it, but it was irrelevant in all cases. However, a specific IgM and IgGt production was observed before challenge in all the surviving pigs, irrespective of the type of immunization received. This antibody response was even greater after H. parasuis infection, especially in those survivors receiving the sublethal dose. These results suggest a role of the antibodies developed after the different immunization protocols in preventing infection and death; therefore, the humoral immunity is protective against experimental Glässer's disease.
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- A J Martín de la Fuente
- Department of Animal Health, Section of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of León, 24007-León, Spain
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Reyes R, Martínez S, González M, Tramu G, Bello AR. Origin of adenohypophysial lobes and cells from Rathke's pouch in Swiss albino mice. Proliferation and expression of Pitx 2 and Calbindin D28K in corticotropic and somatotropic cell differentiation. Anat Histol Embryol 2008; 37:263-71. [PMID: 18215204 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00839.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A developmental study of the adenohypophysis of the mouse was carried out in response to several as yet unanswered questions about its organogenesis and differentiation. The main objectives were to establish the origin of adenohypophysial lobes and cells from the Rathke's pouch (RP) and elucidate the mechanisms of development and functional differentiation of the gland. Using diverse techniques, the morphological development, proliferation and differentiation were studied in order to delimit different proliferative regions in the RP, and provide a satisfactory explanation for the distribution of each cell type in the adult gland. Combining the proliferation and differentiation studies, corticotropic and somatotropic cells appear to mainly originate from undifferentiated precursors located within each of these proliferative regions. The involvement of transcription factor Pitx 2 and calcium-binding protein Calbindin D 28K in the differentiation of corticotropic and somatotropic cells is further clarified.
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- R Reyes
- Cell Biology Section, School of Biology, University of La Laguna, 38206 Tenerife, Spain.
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Franco I, Contiñas A, Martínez S, Carballo J. Detección de adulteraciones y/o contaminaciones del aceite de oliva virgen extra con aceites de semillas y aceite de orujo de oliva. Grasas y Aceites 2008. [DOI: 10.3989/gya.2008.v59.i2.496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Dominguez F, Martínez S, Quiñonero A, Loro F, Horcajadas JA, Pellicer A, Simón C. CXCL10 and IL-6 induce chemotaxis in human trophoblast cell lines. Mol Hum Reprod 2008; 14:423-30. [PMID: 18495678 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The investigation of trophoblast chemoattractive molecules in humans is of high interest for the reproductive field. Current evidence in ruminants demonstrates that CXCL10, formerly the interferon-gamma-inducible protein 10 (IP-10), is a potent chemotactic molecule implicated in the migration of trophoblast cells during early gestation. The aim of this work was to explore the existence of CXCL10/CXCR3 in the human model. Furthermore, chemotaxis assays were performed to demonstrate CXCL10 chemotactic activity in the human trophoblast cell lines JEG-3 and AC-1M88. Surprisingly, the conditioned media from epithelial endometrial cells (EEC) induced the highest trophoblast migration rate. Cytokine and chemokine membrane protein arrays were used to identify the secreted protein profile of EEC-conditioned media, and IL-6 was found to be the most abundant and CXCL13 the second most abundant molecule. Using a chemotaxis assay on AC-IM88, IL-6 antibody blocked the effect of EEC, indicating IL-6 to be an effective chemoattractive factor for trophoblast cells in the human model.
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- F Dominguez
- Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad (FIVI), University of Valencia, C/ Guadassuar 1, Bajo, 46015 Valencia, Spain
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Mercadal S, Briones J, Xicoy B, Pedro C, Escoda L, Estany C, Camós M, Colomo L, Espinosa I, Martínez S, Ribera JM, Martino R, Gutiérrez-García G, Montserrat E, López-Guillermo A. Intensive chemotherapy (high-dose CHOP/ESHAP regimen) followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation in previously untreated patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Ann Oncol 2008; 19:958-63. [PMID: 18303032 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- S Mercadal
- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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Romero Selas E, Álvarez Castelo L, Ponce J, Sánchez J, Casas P, Janeiro J, López D, Martínez S, Chantada V, González Martín M. Divertículo de uretra habitado por litiasis. ARCH ESP UROL 2008; 61:449. [DOI: 10.4321/s0004-06142008000300016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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