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Miró Ò, Miró E, González Del Castillo J, Carbó M, Rebollo A, de Paz R, Guardiola JM, Smithson A, Iturriza D, Ramió Lluch C, Leey C, Ferro JI, Saura M, Llaneras J, Ros N, Robert N, Picart Puertas E, Sotomayor M, Rodríguez Masià F, Salazar P, Domínguez-Fandos D, Buxo S, Oliazola C, Villamor A, Gené E. Analysis of the reasons for requesting HIV serology in the emergency department other than those defined in the targeted screening strategy of the "Urgències VIHgila" program and its potential inclusion in a future consensus document. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed) 2024:S2529-993X(24)00063-7. [PMID: 38519281 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimce.2024.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To describe other reasons for requesting HIV serology in emergency departments (ED) other than the 6 defined in the SEMES-GESIDA consensus document (DC-SEMES-GESIDA) and to analyze whether it would be efficient to include any of them in the future. METHODS Review of all HIV serologies performed during 2 years in 20 Catalan EDs. Serologies requested for reasons not defined by the DC-SEMES-GESIDA were grouped by common conditions, the prevalence (IC95%) of seropositivity for each condition was calculated, and those whose 95% confidence lower limit was >0.1% were considered efficient. Sensitivity analysis considered that serology would have been performed on 20% of cases attended and the remaining 80% would have been seronegative. RESULTS There were 8044 serologies performed for 248 conditions not recommended by DC-SEMES-GESIDA, in 17 there were seropositive, and in 12 the performance of HIV serology would be efficient. The highest prevalence of detection corresponded to patients from endemic countries (7.41%, 0.91-24.3), lymphopenia (4.76%, 0.12-23.8), plateletopenia (4.37%, 1.20-10.9), adenopathy (3.45%, 0.42-11.9), meningoencephalitis (3.12%, 0.38-10.8) and drug use (2.50%, 0.68-6.28). Sensitivity analysis confirmed efficiency in 6 of them: endemic country origin, plateletopenia, drug abuse, toxic syndrome, behavioral-confusional disorder-agitation and fever of unknown origin. CONCLUSION The DC-SEMES-GESIDA targeted HIV screening strategy in the ED could efficiently include other circumstances not previously considered; the most cost-effective would be origin from an endemic country, plateletopenia, drug abuse, toxic syndrome, behavioral-confusional-agitation disorder and fever of unknown origin.
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- Òscar Miró
- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Societat Catalana de Medicina d'Urgències i Emergències (SoCMUE), Acadèmia de Ciències Mèdiques i de la Salut de Catalunya i de Balears, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Facultat d'Infermeria de la Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Esperit Sant, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital de Sant Pau i Santa Tecla, Tarragona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Althaia Xarxa Assitencial Universitària de Manresa, Institut de Recerca i Innovació CIències de la Vida i de la Salut a Catalunya Central, Manresa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lérida, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Unversitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Creu Roja Dos de Maig, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Societat Catalana de Medicina d'Urgències i Emergències (SoCMUE), Acadèmia de Ciències Mèdiques i de la Salut de Catalunya i de Balears, Barcelona, Spain; Enfermería, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Facultat d'Infermeria, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Societat Catalana de Medicina d'Urgències i Emergències (SoCMUE), Acadèmia de Ciències Mèdiques i de la Salut de Catalunya i de Balears, Barcelona, Spain; Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
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Rahaghi FN, Argemí G, Nardelli P, Domínguez-Fandos D, Arguis P, Peinado VI, Ross JC, Ash SY, de La Bruere I, Come CE, Diaz AA, Sánchez M, Washko GR, Barberà JA, San José Estépar R. Pulmonary vascular density: comparison of findings on computed tomography imaging with histology. Eur Respir J 2019; 54:1900370. [PMID: 31196942 PMCID: PMC7007984 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00370-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Exposure to cigarette smoke has been shown to lead to vascular remodelling. Computed tomography (CT) imaging measures of vascular pruning have been associated with pulmonary vascular disease, an important morbidity associated with smoking. In this study we compare CT-based measures of distal vessel loss to histological vascular and parenchymal changes. METHODS A retrospective review of 80 patients who had undergone lung resection identified patients with imaging appropriate for three-dimensional (3D) vascular reconstruction (n=18) and a second group for two-dimensional (2D) analysis (n=19). Measurements of the volume of the small vessels (3D) and the cross-sectional area of the small vessels (<5 mm2 cross-section) were computed. Histological measures of cross-sectional area of the vasculature and loss of alveoli septa were obtained for all subjects. RESULTS The 2D cross-sectional area of the vasculature on CT imaging was associated with the histological vascular cross-sectional area (r=0.69; p=0.001). The arterial small vessel volume assessed by CT correlated with the histological vascular cross-sectional area (r=0.50; p=0.04), a relationship that persisted even when adjusted for CT-derived measures of emphysema in a regression model. CONCLUSIONS Loss of small vessel volume in CT imaging of smokers is associated with histological loss of vascular cross-sectional area. Imaging-based quantification of pulmonary vasculature provides a noninvasive method to study the multiscale effects of smoking on the pulmonary circulation.
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- Farbod N Rahaghi
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Dept of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Equal contributors on this article
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Equal contributors on this article
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- Dept of Radiology, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Radiology, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center for Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Madrid Spain
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- Dept of Radiology, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Dept of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Dept of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Dept of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Dept of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Dept of Radiology, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Dept of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Equal contributors on this article
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center for Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Madrid Spain
- Equal contributors on this article
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Dept of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Domínguez-Fandos D, Valdés C, Ferrer E, Puig-Pey R, Blanco I, Tura-Ceide O, Paul T, Peinado VI, Barberà JA. Sildenafil in a cigarette smoke-induced model of COPD in the guinea-pig. Eur Respir J 2015; 46:346-54. [PMID: 25929951 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00139914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sildenafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor used to treat pulmonary hypertension, may have effects on pulmonary vessel structure and function. We evaluated the effects of sildenafil in a cigarette smoke (CS)-exposed model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).42 guinea-pigs were exposed to cigarette smoke or sham-exposed and treated with sildenafil or vehicle for 12 weeks, divided into four groups. Assessments included respiratory resistance, pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), right ventricle (RV) hypertrophy, endothelial function of the pulmonary artery and lung vessel and parenchymal morphometry.CS-exposed animals showed increased PAP, RV hypertrophy, raised respiratory resistance, airspace enlargement and intrapulmonary vessel remodelling. CS exposure also produced wall thickening, increased contractility and endothelial dysfunction in the main pulmonary artery. CS-exposed animals treated with sildenafil showed lower PAP and a trend to less RV hypertrophy than CS-exposed only animals. Furthermore, sildenafil preserved the intrapulmonary vessel density and attenuated the airspace enlargement induced by CS. No differences in gas exchange, respiratory resistance, endothelial function and vessel remodelling were observed.We conclude that in this experimental model of COPD, sildenafil prevents the development of pulmonary hypertension and contributes to preserve the parenchymal and vascular integrity, reinforcing the notion that the nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate axis is perturbed by CS exposure.
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- David Domínguez-Fandos
- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
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Weissmann N, Lobo B, Pichl A, Parajuli N, Seimetz M, Puig-Pey R, Ferrer E, Peinado VI, Domínguez-Fandos D, Fysikopoulos A, Stasch JP, Ghofrani HA, Coll-Bonfill N, Frey R, Schermuly RT, García-Lucio J, Blanco I, Bednorz M, Tura-Ceide O, Tadele E, Brandes RP, Grimminger J, Klepetko W, Jaksch P, Rodriguez-Roisin R, Seeger W, Grimminger F, Barberà JA. Stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase prevents cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary hypertension and emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014; 189:1359-73. [PMID: 24738736 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201311-2037oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of death worldwide. No therapy stopping progress of the disease is available. OBJECTIVES To investigate the role of the soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC)-cGMP axis in development of lung emphysema and pulmonary hypertension (PH) and to test whether the sGC-cGMP axis is a treatment target for these conditions. METHODS Investigations were performed in human lung tissue from patients with COPD, healthy donors, mice, and guinea pigs. Mice were exposed to cigarette smoke (CS) for 6 hours per day, 5 days per week for up to 6 months and treated with BAY 63-2521. Guinea pigs were exposed to CS from six cigarettes per day for 3 months, 5 days per week and treated with BAY 41-2272. Both BAY compounds are sGC stimulators. Gene and protein expression analysis were performed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. Lung compliance, hemodynamics, right ventricular heart mass alterations, and alveolar and vascular morphometry were performed, as well as inflammatory cell infiltrate assessment. In vitro assays of cell adhesion, proliferation, and apoptosis have been done. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The functionally essential sGC β1-subunit was down-regulated in patients with COPD and in CS-exposed mice. sGC stimulators prevented the development of PH and emphysema in the two different CS-exposed animal models. sGC stimulation prevented peroxynitrite-induced apoptosis of alveolar and endothelial cells, reduced CS-induced inflammatory cell infiltrate in lung parenchyma, and inhibited adhesion of CS-stimulated neutrophils. CONCLUSIONS The sGC-cGMP axis is perturbed by chronic exposure to CS. Treatment of COPD animal models with sGC stimulators can prevent CS-induced PH and emphysema.
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- Norbert Weissmann
- 1 Justus-Liebig University, Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), DZL, Giessen, Marburg, Germany
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Domínguez-Fandos D, Ferrer E, Puig-Pey R, Carreño C, Prats N, Aparici M, Musri MM, Gavaldà A, Peinado VI, Miralpeix M, Barberà JA. Effects of aclidinium bromide in a cigarette smoke-exposed Guinea pig model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2014; 50:337-46. [PMID: 24032416 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2013-0117oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 12/16/2023] Open
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Long-acting muscarinic antagonists are widely used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In addition to bronchodilation, muscarinic antagonism may affect pulmonary histopathological changes. The effects of long-acting muscarinic antagonists have not been thoroughly evaluated in experimental models of COPD induced by chronic exposure to cigarette smoke (CS). We investigated the effects of aclidinium bromide on pulmonary function, airway remodeling, and lung inflammation in a CS-exposed model of COPD. A total of 36 guinea pigs were exposed to CS and 22 were sham exposed for 24 weeks. Animals were nebulized daily with vehicle, 10 μg/ml, or 30 μg/ml aclidinium, resulting in six experimental groups. Pulmonary function was assessed weekly by whole-body plethysmography, determining the enhanced pause (Penh) at baseline, after treatment, and after CS/sham exposure. Lung changes were evaluated by morphometry and immunohistochemistry. CS exposure increased Penh in all conditions. CS-exposed animals treated with aclidinium showed lower baseline Penh than untreated animals (P = 0.02). CS induced thickening of all bronchial wall layers, airspace enlargement, and inflammatory cell infiltrate in airways and septa. Treatment with aclidinium abrogated the CS-induced smooth muscle enlargement in small airways (P = 0.001), and tended to reduce airspace enlargement (P = 0.054). Aclidinium also attenuated CS-induced neutrophilia in alveolar septa (P = 0.04). We conclude that, in guinea pigs chronically exposed to CS, aclidinium has an antiremodeling effect on small airways, which is associated with improved respiratory function, and attenuates neutrophilic infiltration in alveolar septa. These results indicate that, in COPD, aclidinium may exert beneficial effects on lung structure in addition to its bronchodilator action.
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- David Domínguez-Fandos
- 1 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Domínguez-Fandos D, Peinado VI, Puig-Pey R, Ferrer E, Musri MM, Ramírez J, Barberà JA. Pulmonary inflammatory reaction and structural changes induced by cigarette smoke exposure in the Guinea pig. COPD 2012; 9:473-84. [PMID: 22708688 DOI: 10.3109/15412555.2012.691999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 11/13/2022]
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Cigarette smoke (CS) induces an inflammatory process in the lung that may underlie the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nature and characteristics of this process have not been fully established in animal models. We aimed to evaluate the pulmonary inflammatory reaction and its involvement in structural changes in guinea pigs chronically exposed to CS. 19 Hartley guinea pigs were exposed to 7 cigarettes/day, during 3 or 6 months. 18 control guinea pigs were sham-exposed. Numbers of neutrophils, macrophages and eosinophils and lymphoid follicles were assessed in different lung structures. Airway and vessel morphometry, alveolar space size and collagen deposition were also quantified. After 6 months of exposure, CS-exposed guinea pigs showed increased numbers of neutrophils, macrophages and eosinophils in the airways, intrapulmonary vessels and alveolar septa, as well as lymphoid follicles. Increased numbers of muscularized intrapulmonary vessels were apparent at 3 months. After 6 months of exposure, the airway wall thickened and the alveolar space size increased. Collagen deposition was also apparent in airway walls and alveolar septa after 6 months' exposure. The magnitude of airway wall-thickening correlated with the number of infiltrating inflammatory cells, and the extension of collagen deposition correlated with alveolar space size. We conclude that in the guinea pig, 6 months of CS exposure induces inflammatory cell infiltrate in lung structures, at an intensity that correlates with airway remodelling. These changes resemble those observed in COPD, thus endorsing the pathogenic role of CS and the usefulness of this animal model for its study.
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- David Domínguez-Fandos
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Ferrer E, Peinado VI, Castañeda J, Prieto-Lloret J, Olea E, González-Martín MC, Vega-Agapito MV, Díez M, Domínguez-Fandos D, Obeso A, González C, Barberà JA. Effects of cigarette smoke and hypoxia on pulmonary circulation in the guinea pig. Eur Respir J 2011; 38:617-27. [PMID: 21310874 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00105110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Cigarette smoke (CS) and chronic hypoxia (CH) can produce pulmonary hypertension. Similarities and differences between both exposures and their interaction have not been explored. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of CS and CH, as single factors or in combination, on the pulmonary circulation in the guinea pig. 51 guinea pigs were exposed to CS for 12 weeks and 32 were sham-exposed. 50% of the animals in each group were additionally exposed to CH for the final 2 weeks. We measured pulmonary artery pressure (P(pa)), and the weight ratio between the right ventricle (RV) and left ventricle plus the septum. Pulmonary artery contractility in response to noradrenaline (NA), endothelium-dependent vasodilatation and distensibility were evaluated in organ bath chambers. The number of small intrapulmonary vessels showing immunoreactivity to smooth muscle (SM) α-actin and double elastic laminas was assessed microscopically. CS and CH induced similar increases of P(pa) and RV hypertrophy (p<0.05 for both), effects that were further enhanced when both factors were combined. CH increased the contractility to NA (p<0.01) and reduced the distensibility (p<0.05) of pulmonary arteries. Animals exposed to CS showed an increased number of small vessels with positive immunoreactivity to SM α-actin (p<0.01) and those exposed to CH a greater proportion of vessels with double elastic laminas (p<0.05). We conclude that CH amplifies the detrimental effects of CS on the pulmonary circulation by altering the mechanical properties of pulmonary arteries and enhancing the remodelling of pulmonary arterioles.
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- E Ferrer
- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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Domínguez-Fandos D, Camejo MI, Ballescà JL, Oliva R. Human sperm DNA fragmentation: correlation of TUNEL results as assessed by flow cytometry and optical microscopy. Cytometry A 2008; 71:1011-8. [PMID: 17972316 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 01/08/2023]
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An association between DNA fragmentation in sperm determined by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase [TdT]-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP) nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay and the incidence of reproductive failure has been reported, either using flow cytometry or optical microscopy. However, the results obtained using each of these two approaches are different. Since there is a relative lack of studies standardizing these two approaches, the direct comparison of the results described in the different articles is difficult at present. To allow the comparison of the TUNEL results obtained using flow cytometry and optical microscopy, we applied these two approaches in a total of 66 human sperm samples. A positive correlation is detected in the TUNEL results as measured by flow cytometry and optical microscopy (Spearman; r = 0.720, P < 0.001). The percentage of TUNEL-positive spermatozoa assessed by flow cytometry is 2.6 times higher than that detected in optical microscopy (39.7% +/- 23.1% versus 15.3% +/- 10.3%). Although there is a good correlation of the TUNEL results obtained by flow cytometry and optical microscopy, the percentages obtained with either technique are different. Therefore, the TUNEL results described in the present work should be valuable to compare the results described in many independent articles, using either optical microscopy or flow cytometry.
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- David Domínguez-Fandos
- Human Genetics Research Group, IDIBAPS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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Torregrosa N, Domínguez-Fandos D, Camejo MI, Shirley CR, Meistrich ML, Ballescà JL, Oliva R. Protamine 2 precursors, protamine 1/protamine 2 ratio, DNA integrity and other sperm parameters in infertile patients. Hum Reprod 2006; 21:2084-9. [PMID: 16632464 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The protamine 1-to-protamine 2 ratio (P1/P2) is altered in the sperm cells of some infertile patients. Also, evidence for increased protamine 2 precursors (pre-P2) in a few patients has been reported. But so far, there have been no studies measuring simultaneously these two variables in a large number of patients. METHODS We measured the P1/P2 ratio and the presence of pre-P2 using, for the first time, an antibody specific to the precursor pre-P2, together with other sperm parameters in 224 infertile patients. Additionally, the DNA integrity was assessed by terminal transferase dUTP nick-end labelling (TUNEL) in a subset of the samples. RESULTS Pre-P2 levels show a significant positive correlation with the P1/P2 ratio, with the presence of other proteins and, at low pre-P2 levels, with TUNEL-positive sperm. An inverse correlation with sperm count, normal morphology and motility was detected. CONCLUSIONS The levels of pre-P2 may provide clues into the pathogenic mechanisms of infertility. The increased proportion of pre-P2 in some patients with increased P1/P2 ratio suggests an involvement of pre-P2 processing. The positive correlation between TUNEL-positive sperm and pre-P2 at low pre-P2/P2 ratios also suggests a link between deficient protamine processing and decreased DNA integrity.
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- Nuria Torregrosa
- Human Genetics Research Group, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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