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Sielhorst J, Koether K, Volkmann N, Blanco M, Vicioso R, Baade S, Kemper N, de Mestre AM, Sieme H. Occurrence of ultrasonographic assessed placental abnormalities, treatments, pregnancy outcome, and subsequent fertility on a large warmblood stud farm: a retrospective field study. J Equine Vet Sci 2024:105076. [PMID: 38697370 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105076] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Little is known about the incidence and outcome of high-risk pregnancies in equine practice and clinical studies on spontaneous occurring placentitis cases and treatments are missing. Therefore, the aims of this retrospective field study were to (1) describe the incidence and severity of ultrasonographic assessed placental abnormalities (UPA) in 4,192 pregnancies on a large commercial warmblood stud farm in 2017 - 2019 and (2) characterize these UPA cases and their pregnancy outcome. UPA severity (Placental abnormality score (PSc) 1-3; low to high), nine treatment regimens (TM1-9) used in UPA cases and treatment duration as well as subsequent fertility were analyzed in the group of UPA mares. The proportion of pregnancies affected by UPA was 4.2% (n=177/4192). Placental abnormality severity was scored as PSc1 (51.4%), PSc2 (32.8%) and PSc3 (15.8%). The generalized mixed model revealed PSc was affected by mare age and mare status (own pregnancy (OP) or embryo transfer recipient (ER)) (P=0.035) with ER mares having increased PSc compared with mares having their own pregnancy. Abortion occurred in 17/177 (9.6 %) UPA pregnancies. Overall, at the end of the next season, 61.1% of UPA mares were pregnant, 32.0% barren, and 6.9% open (n=175). Pregnancy was established in 62/91(68.1%) of mares with PSc1, 31/58 (53.4%) with PSc2 and 14/26 (53.8%) with PSc3. Most pregnancies were achieved in the first 81/107 (75.7%) or second 18/107 (16.8%) inseminated cycle. In conclusion, early detection and treatment of ultrasonographic assessed placental abnormalities can save high-risk pregnancies in > 90% of cases with a satisfying subsequent fertility.
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- J Sielhorst
- Clinic for Horses - Unit for Reproductive Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Buenteweg 15, 30559 Hanover, Germany; ReproTraining, Rolandstrasse 62, 33415 Verl, Germany.
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- Clinic for Horses - Unit for Reproductive Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Buenteweg 15, 30559 Hanover, Germany; Lewitz Stud, Lewitzhof, 19306 Neustadt-Glewe, Germany
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- Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behavior, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hanover, Germany
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- Lewitz Stud, Lewitzhof, 19306 Neustadt-Glewe, Germany
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- Lewitz Stud, Lewitzhof, 19306 Neustadt-Glewe, Germany
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- Clinic for Horses - Unit for Reproductive Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Buenteweg 15, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behavior, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hanover, Germany
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- Cornell Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell Department of Biomedical Sciences, Equine Pregnancy Laboratory, 235 Hungerford Hill Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Clinic for Horses - Unit for Reproductive Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Buenteweg 15, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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González-Celestino A, González-Osorio Y, García-Iglesias C, Echavarría-Iñiguez A, Sierra-Mencía A, Recio-García A, Trigo-López J, Planchuelo-Gómez A, Hurtado ML, Sierra-Martínez L, Ruiz M, Rojas-Hernández M, Pérez-Almendro C, Paniagua M, Núñez G, Mora M, Montilla C, Martínez-Badillo C, Lozano AG, Gil A, Cubero M, Cornejo A, Calcerrada I, Blanco M, Alberdí-Iglesias A, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Guerrero-Peral AL, García-Azorín D. Differences and similarities between COVID-19 related-headache and COVID-19 vaccine related-headache. A case-control study. Rev Neurol 2023; 77:229-239. [PMID: 37962534 PMCID: PMC10831767 DOI: 10.33588/rn.7710.2023063] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Headache is a frequent symptom at the acute phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and also one of the most frequent adverse effects following vaccination. In both cases, headache pathophysiology seems linked to the host immune response and could have similarities. We aimed to compare the clinical phenotype and the frequency and associated onset symptoms in patients with COVID-19 related-headache and COVID-19 vaccine related-headache. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A case-control study was conducted. Patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection and COVID-19-vaccine recipients who experienced new-onset headache were included. A standardised questionnaire was administered, including demographic variables, prior history of headaches, associated symptoms and headache-related variables. Both groups were matched for age, sex, and prior history of headache. A multivariate regression analysis was performed. RESULTS A total of 238 patients fulfilled eligibility criteria (143 patients with COVID-19 related-headache and 95 subjects experiencing COVID-19 vaccine related-headache). Patients with COVID-19 related-headache exhibited a higher frequency of arthralgia, diarrhoea, dyspnoea, chest pain, expectoration, anosmia, myalgia, odynophagia, rhinorrhoea, cough, and dysgeusia. Further, patients with COVID-19 related-headache had a more prolonged daily duration of headache and described the headache as the worst headache ever experienced. Patients with COVID-19 vaccine-related headache, experienced more frequently pain in the parietal region, phonophobia, and worsening of the headache by head movements or eye movements. CONCLUSION Headache caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination related-headache have more similarities than differences, supporting a shared pathophysiology, and the activation of the innate immune response. The main differences were related to associated symptoms.
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Área Básica de Salud de Atención Primaria Valladolid Este, Valladolid, España
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- Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
- Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
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Capdevila J, Hernando J, Teule A, Lopez C, Garcia-Carbonero R, Benavent M, Custodio A, Garcia-Alvarez A, Cubillo A, Alonso V, Carmona-Bayonas A, Alonso-Gordoa T, Crespo G, Jimenez-Fonseca P, Blanco M, Viudez A, La Casta A, Sevilla I, Segura A, Llanos M, Landolfi S, Nuciforo P, Manzano JL. Durvalumab plus tremelimumab for the treatment of advanced neuroendocrine neoplasms of gastroenteropancreatic and lung origin. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2973. [PMID: 37221181 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38611-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Single immune checkpoint blockade in advanced neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) shows limited efficacy; dual checkpoint blockade may improve treatment activity. Dune (NCT03095274) is a non-randomized controlled multicohort phase II clinical trial evaluating durvalumab plus tremelimumab activity and safety in advanced NENs. This study included 123 patients presenting between 2017 and 2019 with typical/atypical lung carcinoids (Cohort 1), G1/2 gastrointestinal (Cohort 2), G1/2 pancreatic (Cohort 3) and G3 gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) (Cohort 4) NENs; who progressed to standard therapies. Patients received 1500 mg durvalumab and 75 mg tremelimumab for up to 13 and 4 cycles (every 4 weeks), respectively. The primary objective was the 9-month clinical benefit rate (CBR) for cohorts 1-3 and 9-month overall survival (OS) rate for Cohort 4. Secondary endpoints included objective response rate, duration of response, progression-free survival according to irRECIST, overall survival, and safety. Correlation of PD-L1 expression with efficacy was exploratory. The 9-month CBR was 25.9%/35.5%/25% for Cohorts 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The 9-month OS rate for Cohort 4 was 36.1%, surpassing the futility threshold. Benefit in Cohort 4 was observed regardless of differentiation and Ki67 levels. PD-L1 combined scores did not correlate with treatment activity. Safety profile was consistent with that of prior studies. In conclusion, durvalumab plus tremelimumab is safe in NENs and shows modest survival benefit in G3 GEP-NENs; with one-third of these patients experiencing a prolonged OS.
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- J Capdevila
- Medical Oncology Department, Vall Hebron University Hospital, Vall Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
- Medical Oncology Department, IOB-Quiron-Teknon, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Medical Oncology Department, Vall Hebron University Hospital, Vall Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) - IDIBELL L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Imas12, UCM, CNIO, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Vall Hebron University Hospital, Vall Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón (IISA), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, UMU, IMIB, Murcia, Spain
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- Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Investigación Clínica y Traslacional en Cáncer/Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA)/Hospitales Universitarios Regional y Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, San Cristobal de la Laguna, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Vall Hebron University Hospital, CIBERONC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Oncology Group. Vall Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) - Badalona, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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Baila C, Joy M, Bertolín JR, Blanco M, Casasús I, Lobón S. Effect of sainfoin proanthocyanidins on milk fatty acids from ewes rearing suckling lambs. Animal 2023; 17:100862. [PMID: 37285648 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100862] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Proanthocyanidins (PAC) can modulate the fatty acid (FA) profile of animal products and make them healthier for human consumption, but their effects are highly variable depending on several factors such as PAC chemical structure or dose. The present experiment aimed to evaluate the effect of PAC on the milk FA profile of Rasa Aragonesa ewes fed fresh sainfoin (PAC-containing forage legume) during the rearing period of suckling lambs (4 weeks postlambing). Twenty lactating ewes rearing a single male lamb were fed fresh sainfoin ad libitum plus 200 g/d of barley. Half the ewes were orally dosed with 100 mL of water (Sainfoin Group; n = 10) and the other half with polyethylene glycol (50 g PEG4000/100 mL water, Sainfoin + PEG Group; n = 10) to block PAC effects. Sainfoin and milk samples were collected weekly to determine their FA profile by gas chromatography. Fresh sainfoin contents of C18:3n-3 decreased from week 1 to week 2, C16:0 and C18:0 increased from week 1 to week 3, and C18:2n-6 did not change. Regarding milk FA, there were minor effects of PAC on milk-saturated FA. During the whole study, the presence of PAC increased C18:0, C18:2n-6, C18:3n-3 and total polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) n-6 and n-3, and decreased C18:1 t11, branched- and odd-chain FA. However, the decrease of milk concentrations of trans-monounsaturated FA, C18:1 t10, and total conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and the increase of total PUFA due to the presence of PAC occurred only in week 1, while CLA c9,t11 was lower during weeks 1 and 2. The canonical analyses confirmed the differences between treatments in the FA profile of milk. Overall, the use of fresh sainfoin in the diet of lactating ewes resulted in a beneficial modification of the concentration of several milk FAs, suggesting some changes in ruminal biohydrogenation.
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- C Baila
- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, España; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, España
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- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, España; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, España
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- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, España; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, España
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- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, España; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, España
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- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, España; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, España
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- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, España; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, España.
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López-Marín L, Aragón S, Zaragoza P, Parrilla L, Sanz M, Gallego M, Blanco M, Arroyo M, Ciaurriz M. P117 Axillary residual disease after neoadjuvant treatment according to disease burden in the sentinel lymph node biopsy. Breast 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(23)00234-5] [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: 03/16/2023] Open
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Lobón S, Joy M, Casasús I, Blanco M. Field pea can replace soybean meal-corn mixtures in the fattening concentrate of young bulls improving the digestibility. Res Vet Sci 2022; 150:83-88. [PMID: 35809417 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.04.016] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The inclusion of pea (Pisum sativum) in the fattening concentrate at 0%, 15%, 30%, and 45% as a replacement for soybean meal and corn was evaluated on in vitro and in vivo digestibility studies of young Parda de Montaña bulls. In the in vitro trial, gas production was determined with an Ankom system for 48 h. The 30%pea and 45%pea concentrates increased the organic matter (OM) degradability, the ammonia-N content and the ratio of acetic:propionic, with no effect on gas production, final ruminal pH and total volatile fatty acid production. In the in vivo assay, 4 young bulls (initial weight 251 ± 4 kg) received restricted amounts of concentrates plus straw during 4 consecutive experimental periods. No differences in intake were observed and 30%pea and 45%pea had higher digestibility of crude protein (CP), and OM than the rest of treatments. The nitrogen intake increased linearly with the inclusion of pea with similar nitrogen urinary and faecal excretions, and the nitrogen retained was greater in 30%pea and 45%pea than the rest of treatments. The plasma concentrations of IGF-1, total protein, β-hydroxybutyrate and urea at the beginning and at the end of each period were not affected by the inclusion of pea. In conclusion, the total replacement of soybean-corn mixtures by pea in the fattening concentrate of bulls could be recommended as it improved the CP digestibility and nitrogen retention.
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- S Lobón
- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza). Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza). Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza). Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza). Zaragoza, Spain.
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Orquera-Arguero KG, Villalba D, Blanco M, Ferrer J, Casasús I. Modelling beef cows' individual response to short nutrient restriction in different lactation stages. Animal 2022; 16:100619. [PMID: 35964479 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100619] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Short-term nutrient restrictions can occur naturally in extensive beef cattle production systems due to low feed quality or availability. The aims of the study were to (1) model the curves of milk yield, plasma non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs) and β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) contents of beef cows in response to short nutritional challenges throughout lactation; (2) identify clusters of cows with different response profiles; (3) quantify differences in cows' response between the clusters and lactation stages. Data of BW, body condition score (BCS), milk yield, NEFA, and BHB plasma concentration from 31 adult beef cows (626 ± 48 kg at calving) were used to study the effect of 4-day feed restriction repeated over months 2, 3 and 4 of lactation. On each month, all cows received a single diet calculated to meet the requirements of the average cow: 100 % requirements for 4 days (d-4 to d-1, basal period), 55 % requirements on the next 4 days (d0 to d3, restriction period) and 100 % requirements for 4 days (d4 to d7, refeeding period). Natural cubic splines were used to model the response of milk yield, NEFA and BHB to restriction and refeeding in the 3 months. The new response variables [baseline value, peak value, days to peak and to regain baseline, and areas under the curve (AUC) during restriction and refeeding] were used to cluster cows according to their metabolic response (MR) into two groups: Low MR and High MR. The month of lactation affected all the traits, and basal values decreased as lactation advanced. Cows from both clusters had similar BW and BCS values, but those in the High MR cluster had higher basal milk yield, NEFA and BHB contents, and responded more intensely to restriction, with more marked peaks and AUCs. Reaction times were similar, and baseline values recovered during refeeding in both clusters. Our results suggest that the response was driven by cows' milk potential rather than size or body reserves, and despite high-responding cattle's higher milk yield, they were able to activate metabolic pathways to respond to and recover from the challenge.
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- K G Orquera-Arguero
- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departament de Ciència Animal, Universitat de Lleida, Avinguda Alcalde Rovira Roure 191,25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón - IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain.
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Chacón JM, Núñez PJ, Caminero MA, García-Plaza E, Vallejo J, Blanco M. 3D printing of patient-specific 316L–stainless–steel medical implants using fused filament fabrication technology: two veterinary case studies. Biodes Manuf 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s42242-022-00200-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Sánchez-Sánchez E, Estornell M, Orúe I, Cancer E, Guerra J, Barragán B, Blanco M, De Paz H. Nutritional management of cancer patients: perspective of patients and healthcare professionals in Spain. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.470] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Sepúlveda AR, Blanco M, Solano S, Lacruz T, Román FJ, Parks M, Veiga O, Rojo M, Graell M. The Spanish version of the Home Environment Survey (HES) among families of children with overweight/obesity: a validation study. Eat Weight Disord 2021; 26:2153-2163. [PMID: 33159301 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-020-01056-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this article was to validate the Spanish version of the Home Environment Survey (HES-S) and was divided in two studies: (1) to assess the reliability, convergent validity of HES-S in a survey of 145 parents of children with overweight/obesity; (2) to study the magnitude of the association between children's BMI status with the latent scores theoretically defined by the HES model. METHODS To test the scale and the model, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and a path analysis were carried out among a sample of 156 parents of preadolescents (106 overweight/obesity and 50 normal-weight children). No CFA or EFA were carried out in the validation of the original instrument. RESULTS Study 1, both the Physical Activity and the Eating Habits components of the scale showed adequate levels of internal consistency for the majority of the scales, except for two. One of them, Healthy Eating Parental Policies (HEP) subscale was reduced after excluded two items, although it did not improve substantially. This model indicated that there was a significant association between the two Eating Habits scales and the child's weight status, but child's weight was not associated with the Physical Activity components. Convergent validity was confirmed by correlations with related variables: family eating habits (F-EAT), parent's physical activity (IPAQ), and children's physical activity (assessed via accelerometers during one week). Study 2, our results replicated the original four factor structure proposed for physical activity (CFI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.03), but the original factor structure of the eating habits component was not supported. In addition, the relationship of the child's weight status, the Physical Activity components, and the two scales of Eating Habits (Parental Modeling and Policies) was explored with a path analysis showing good fit indices (CFI = 0.95; RMSEA = 0.06). Child's BMI was negatively associated with Healthy Eating Parental Role Modeling (r = - 0.21) and with Healthy Eating Parental Policies (r = - 0.19), but not with the factors of Child's Physical Activity model. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first instrument to assess obesogenic family environment in Spanish speaking countries, which is a relevant dimension within a health perspective so as to implement new policies and strategies in obesity tertiary prevention. Overall, the confirmatory factor analysis of the HES-S has only provided additional support for one part related to Physical Activity. In addition, Child's BMI was correlated with scales of Eating Habits but not with Child's Physical Activity factor. These results clearly suggest that further research is warranted. LEVEL III Case-control analytic study.
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- Ana R Sepúlveda
- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Faculty of Education, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, University Hospital Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
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Soto Alsar J, Gutiérrez Alonso N, Bringas Beranek M, López Jiménez C, Gutiérrez Ortiz de la Tabla A, Alva Bianchi M, Jiménez Rodríguez R, Martín Lozano R, Ortega Morán L, Torres Pérez-Solero G, Muñoz Martín A, Calvo A, Blanco M, Arregui Valles M, Aparicio Salcedo M, Martin M, García-Alfonso P. 495P Clinical characteristics, prognostic factors and survival of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) in a Spanish cohort. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1014] [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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Capdevila J, Landolfi S, Hernando J, Teule A, Garcia-Carbonero R, Custodio A, Cubillo A, Alonso-Gordoa T, Carmona-Bayonas A, Crespo G, Blanco M, Viudez A, La Casta A, Sevilla I, Segura Á, López C, Benavent Viñuales M, Nuciforo P, Manzano J. 1107P Durvalumab plus tremelimumab in patients with grade 3 neuroendocrine neoplasms of gastroenteropancreatic origin: Updated results from the multicenter phase II DUNE trial (GETNE 1601). Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.189] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hernando J, Manzano J, Teule A, López C, Garcia-Carbonero R, Benavent Viñuales M, Custodio A, Cubillo A, Alonso V, Alonso-Gordoa T, Carmona-Bayonas A, Crespo G, Blanco M, Jimenez-Fonseca P, Viudez A, La Casta A, Sevilla I, Llanos M, Segura Á, Capdevila J. 1099MO Durvalumab plus tremelimumab influence on response to subsequent treatments in patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) of gastroenteropancreatic and lung origins: Results from the phase II DUNE trial (GETNE 1601). Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.181] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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Bautista-Villanueva S, Galleani C, Barranco R, Bellón T, Blanco M, García-Moguel I. Acute Localized Exanthematouspustulosis Due to Alendronate. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2021; 32:69-70. [PMID: 34045177 DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Allergy Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Allergy Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,RETIC ARADyAL, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,PIELenRed Consortium
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- PIELenRed Consortium.,Drug hypersensitivity group. Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPaz), Madrid, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Allergy Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Torrents-Zapata S, Aran G, Codinach M, Blanco M, Soria G, Rodriguez L, Querol S, Vives J. Design and validation of an improved immunopotency assay for product release of mesenchymal stromals cell-based therapeutics in accordance to good manufacturing practices. Cytotherapy 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s146532492100596x] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Arrieta A, Jaka A, del Alcázar E, Blanco M, Carrascosa J. Phototherapy for Prurigo Nodularis: Our Experience and a Review of the Literature. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2020.11.006] [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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Costa-Roura S, Villalba D, Blanco M, Casasús I, Balcells J, Seradj AR. Ruminal microbiota is associated with feed-efficiency phenotype of fattening bulls fed high-concentrate diets. Anim Prod Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1071/an20344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Abstract Context Improving feed efficiency in livestock production is of great importance to reduce feeding costs. Aims To examine the relationship between ruminal microbiota and variation in feed efficiency in beef cattle fed concentrate-based diets. Methods Residual feed intake of 389 fattening bulls, supplied with corn-based concentrate and forage ad libitum, was used to estimate animals’ feed efficiency. Faeces and ruminal fluid samples, from 48 bulls chosen at random, were collected to estimate their forage intake and to determine their apparent digestibility, ruminal fermentation and microbiota. Those animals with extreme values of feed efficiency (high-efficiency (HE, n = 12) and low-efficiency (LE, n = 13)) were subjected to further comparisons. Alpha biodiversity was calculated on the basis of the normalised sequence data. Beta diversity was approached through performing a canonical correspondence analysis based on log-transformed sequence data. Genera differential abundance was tested with an ANOVA-like differential expression analysis and genera interactions were determined applying the sparse correlations for compositional data technique. Key results No differences in dry matter intake were found between the two categories of feed efficiency (P = 0.699); however, HE animals had higher apparent digestibility of dry matter (P = 0.002), organic matter (P = 0.003) and crude protein (P = 0.043). The concentration of volatile fatty acids was unaffected by feed efficiency (P = 0.676) but butyrate proportion increased with time in LE animals (P = 0.047). Ruminal microbiota was different between HE and LE animals (P = 0.022); both α biodiversity and genera network connectance increased with time in LE bulls (P = 0.005 for Shannon index and P = 0.020 for Simpson index), which suggests that LE animals hosted a more robust ruminal microbiota. Certain genera usually related to high energy loss through methane production were found to establish more connections with other genera in LE animals’ rumen than in HE ones. Microbiota function capability suggested that methane metabolism was decreased in HE finishing bulls. Conclusions Rumen microbiota was associated with feed efficiency phenotypes in fattening bulls fed concentrate-based diets. Implications The possible trade-off between feed efficiency and robustness of ruminal microbiota should be taken into account for the optimisation of cattle production, especially in systems with intrinsic characteristics that may constitute a disturbance to rumen microbial community.
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Arrieta A, Jaka A, Del Alcázar E, Blanco M, Carrascosa JM. Phototherapy for Prurigo Nodularis: Our Experience and a Review of the Literature. Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed) 2020; 112:339-344. [PMID: 33221272 DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2020.11.007] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Prurigo nodularis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by highly pruritic nodular lesions that cause constant itching and scratching and significant quality-of-life impairment. It has been described in a range of conditions, including skin diseases (mainly atopic dermatitis) and metabolic, neurological, and psychiatric disorders. The pathophysiological mechanisms are largely unknown. Various modalities of phototherapy have been described as appropriate and safe treatments for achieving clinical control and alleviating symptoms. In this article, we describe our experience with phototherapy in patients with prurigo nodularis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective observational study of patients who received their first cycle of phototherapy to treat prurigo nodularis between March 2011 and October 2019. Information was collected on epidemiological and clinical characteristics, concomitant treatments, type and duration of phototherapy, maximum dose reached, and response to treatment. RESULTS We studied 44 patients (30 women and 14 men) with a median age of 65.5years. The most common form of phototherapy used was narrowband UV-B phototherapy (34 cycles, 77.27%) followed by a combination of UV-B and UV-A phototherapy (8 cycles). Response to treatment was considered satisfactory (clearance rate of ≥75%) in 24 patients (55.4%). CONCLUSIONS Phototherapy is a suitable treatment for prurigo nodularis in a considerable proportion of patients. It can be used as monotherapy or combined with other treatments.
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- A Arrieta
- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Barcelona, España.
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Barcelona, España
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Blanco M, Solano S, Alcántara AI, Parks M, Román FJ, Sepúlveda AR. Psychological well-being and weight-related teasing in childhood obesity: a case-control study. Eat Weight Disord 2020; 25:751-759. [PMID: 31077019 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-019-00683-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The prevalence of childhood obesity continues to increase worldwide. The aims of this study were to (1) assess the psychological well-being and rates of teasing of Spanish children with obesity (OG) and compare them with their non-overweight peers (NG), and (2) analyze the mediating role of weight-related teasing on the relation between children's BMI z score and psychological well-being. METHODS The cross-sectional study included 50 preadolescents with obesity, matched with non-overweight children according to age, sex, and socioeconomic status, who were assessed via self-report instruments measuring anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and teasing. RESULTS The OG reported higher anxiety, depression, and teasing, and lower self-esteem. SEM revealed that children who scored worse on instruments assessing psychological well-being had higher BMI z scores. Weight-related teasing predicted poor psychological well-being scores and weight-related teasing mediated the relation between BMI and psychological well-being. CONCLUSIONS The high rates of anxiety, depression, and weight-related teasing, as well as the low self-esteem, which was observed amongst the children with obesity, raise concerns about the quality of life of this population. Furthermore, the finding that weight-related teasing mediated the relationship between BMI and psychological well-being adds to a growing body of research, highlighting the harmful effects of weight-related stigma. Overall, these results highlight the importance of early intervention to assess for, and address, the presence of weight-related teasing and psychological well-being difficulties in preadolescents with obesity. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, case-control study.
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- M Blanco
- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco Campus, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco Campus, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatric Service, Daroca Primary Health Care Center, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco Campus, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco Campus, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco Campus, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Koether K, Blanco M, Vicioso R, Zoca S, Popa I, Mateos C, Sieme H. Likelihood of pregnancy is reduced in lactating recipient mares with a short post-partum period preceding embryo transfer. J Equine Vet Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2020.103077] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Coll R, Vidal J, Kumru H, Benito J, Valles M, Codinach M, Blanco M, Vives J, Querol S, Salvador F, Nogués N, Rodriguez L, Garcia J. Is HLA matching relevant for treating Spinal Cord Injury with intrathecal administration of expanded Wharton's Jelly Mesenchymal Stromal Cells? Cytotherapy 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2020.03.006] [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]
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Vázquez Estévez S, Anido U, Lázaro M, Fernández O, Fernández Núñez N, de Dios Álvarez N, Varela V, Campos Balea B, Agraso S, Areses MC, Iglesias L, Blanco M, Maciá S, Anton Aparicio LM. A new scenario in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a SOG-GU consensus. Clin Transl Oncol 2020; 22:1565-1579. [PMID: 32062835 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-020-02300-2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND This article describes and compares approved targeted therapies and the newer immunotherapy agents. MATERIALS AND METHODS This article especially performs an in-depth review of currently available data for tivozanib, explaining its mechanism of action, its safety profile and its role as an efficacy drug in the management of renal cancer. RESULTS Despite the fact that the treatment of advanced RCC has been dramatically modified in recent years, durable remissions are scarce and it remains a lethal disease. For first- and second-line therapy, there is now growing evidence to guide the selection of the appropriate treatment. CONCLUSIONS Several TKIs are standard of care at different settings. Among those approved TKIs, tivozanib has similar efficacy than others with a better safety profile. The use of prognostic factors is critical to the selection of optimal therapy.
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- S Vázquez Estévez
- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti (Lugo), Dr. Ulises Romero, s/n, 27003, Lugo, Spain.
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Trav. da Choupana, s/n, 15702, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Camiño dos Cañotais 44, 36312, Vigo, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Ramón Puga Noguerol, 54, 32005, Ourense, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti (Lugo), Dr. Ulises Romero, s/n, 27003, Lugo, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Camiño dos Cañotais 44, 36312, Vigo, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Trav. da Choupana, s/n, 15702, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti (Lugo), Dr. Ulises Romero, s/n, 27003, Lugo, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Camiño dos Cañotais 44, 36312, Vigo, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Ramón Puga Noguerol, 54, 32005, Ourense, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Ramón Puga Noguerol, 54, 32005, Ourense, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Trav. da Choupana, s/n, 15702, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Oncology Medical Department, Pivotal, Calle Gobelas, no 19, 28023, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, As Xubias, 84, 15006, A Coruña, Spain
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Yuste S, Amanzougarene Z, de Vega A, Fondevila M, Blanco M, Casasús I. Effect of preweaning diet on performance, blood metabolites and rumen fermentation around weaning in calves of two beef breeds. Anim Prod Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1071/an19152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Context
Good transition from suckling to high-concentrate diets is essential to avoid nutritional disorders during the fattening period of beef calves.
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Assessing the optimal feeding strategies during the preweaning period of beef calves for an adequate adaptation to high-concentrate diets.
Methods
A total of 30 female beef calves (15 Parda de Montaña and 15 Pirenaica), managed under restricted suckling, were assigned to three preweaning diets (milk only [MO], milk plus hay [MH], milk plus concentrate [MC]), fed from the third month until weaning at 5 months. During the subsequent transition period (1 month), all animals received a fattening concentrate plus wheat straw ad libitum.
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Milk intake did not differ among diets; solids intake was similar for MH and MC calves. Preweaning supplementation improved performance at the end of the suckling period (MC > MH > MO). During transition, concentrate intake was lower for MO calves; MH calves showed the lowest feed efficiency. At the end of transition, MC calves showed the highest liveweight and average daily gain (MC > MH = MO). Rumen pH at weaning did not differ from that at the end of transition in MC calves, whereas MH and MO animals showed lower values at the latter. Supplemented calves showed higher volatile fatty acids concentration than MO calves at weaning; MC calves showed the lowest values at the end of the transition period. Ammonia and lactic acid concentration at weaning was the highest for MO and MC calves respectively, with no differences between diets at the end of transition. Glucose and non-esterified fatty acids concentrations were only affected by age; urea and β-hydroxybutyrate were affected by the interaction between diet and age. Economic profitability at weaning was higher for supplemented calves (MH = MC > MO), and ranked MC > MO > MH at the end of the transition. Gains during the suckling period, and hence the economic margin, were higher for Parda de Montaña than for Pirenaica calves; during transition the economic margin was similar.
Conclusions
Preweaning supplementation with concentrates is the most interesting option in terms of performance and profitability.
Implications
Preweaning solid supplementation increases calf performance and provides better rumen development, essential for a smooth transition to fattening diets.
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Núñez-García B, Gómez-Bravo R, Sánchez J, Cantos B, Méndez M, Morito A, Blanco M, Calvo V, Provencio M. EP1.16-28 ALK Translocated Patients: Survival in an Unselected Population. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.2393] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Plaza V, Blanco M, Delgado J, Martínez I, Zubeldía JM, Molina J. Survey of Opinion of Spanish Physicians on the Role of Eosinophils in Asthma and Other Diseases. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2019; 29:456-458. [PMID: 31172950 DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- V Plaza
- Director del Comité Ejecutivo de la Guía Española para el Manejo del Asma (GEMA), Servei de Pneumologia i Allèrgia, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelo
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- Servicio de Neumología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Salud Francia, Fuenlabrada, Spain
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Rufino-Moya P, Blanco M, Bertolín J, Joy M. Effect of the method of preservation on the chemical composition and in vitro fermentation characteristics in two legumes rich in condensed tannins. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lobón S, Joy M, Sanz A, Álvarez-Rodríguez J, Blanco M. The fatty acid composition of ewe milk or suckling lamb meat can be used to discriminate between ewes fed different diets. Anim Prod Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1071/an18082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Thirty-nine ewe-lamb pairs were used to evaluate the effects of the diet of lactating ewes, the type of forage (pasture vs hay) and the inclusion of 10% quebracho in the concentrate on the fatty acid (FA) profile of their milk and the meat of their suckling lambs. The estimated forage–concentrate ratio was 80:20. Milk from pasture ewes had a higher percentage of saturated FAs (SFAs; 62.3 vs 56.5), lower percentages of monounsaturated FAs (MUFAs; 30.4 vs 36.6) and n-6 polyunsaturated FAs, and a lower n-6:n-3 ratio (1.9 vs 2.3) than did that of hay ewes (P < 0.001). Meat of pasture lambs had higher percentages of total polyunsaturated FAs (PUFAs; 23.0 vs 20.4; P < 0.05) and n-3 (7.0 vs 5.0; P < 0.001) and lower percentages of MUFAs (37.9 vs 41.8; P < 0.001) and n-6:n-3 (2.0 vs 2.8; P < 0.001) than did that of hay lambs. The inclusion of quebracho increased MUFAs in milk (P < 0.05) and decreased SFAs in meat (P < 0.05). Ewes were correctly classified to the different treatments by using the FA profile of milk (100% score outcome), and to a lesser extend by using the FA profile of lamb (82–100% score outcome); de novo synthesis of FAs in lamb muscle might have reduced the classification accuracy. In conclusion, forage type had a greater effect on the FA profiles of ewe milk and the meat of suckling lambs than did the inclusion of quebracho in the concentrate. To improve the classification of meat of suckling lamb, other biomarkers should be examined. These results are relevant for ewes farmed for the production of milk as well as lambs.
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Ripoll G, Blanco M, Panea B, Joy M. The effect of carcass weight on fatness and muscle and fat colour of male Ojinegra de Teruel light lambs. Anim Prod Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1071/an17903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of increases in lamb carcass weight in 1-kg steps from 8 to 11 kg on carcass fatness, muscle colour, subcutaneous and renal fat colour, tissue composition of the thoracic limb, and intramuscular fatty acid composition. Sixty-two carcasses from Ojinegra de Teruel male lambs fed concentrates ad libitum and barley straw were used. Both carcass scores and renal fat weight increased with carcass weight (P = 0.0001), but the percentage increase in renal fat weight was twice that of fat scores. Renal fat was prone to store carotenoids earlier than caudal fat, resulting in increased chroma. With increasing carcass weight, muscle colour became less light (decreased L* (P = 0.0001) and an increased in chroma scores (P = 0.001). Increments of 1 kg of carcass weight led to noticeable changes in the M. rectus abdominis colour, except at the increment from 10 kg to 11 kg. Slaughtering lambs at light weights was found to be advisable because renal fat is not a valuable part of the carcass. The lean percentage of the thoracic limb did not increase with carcass weight, as the increased muscle:bone ratio (P = 0.0001) was offset by an increased fat percentage (especially the intermuscular fat %). Changes with increasing carcass weight in the proportions of the main fatty acids in intramuscular fat were small. Moreover, intramuscular fat did not change in quantity or quality. However, when selling carcasses at heavier weights is preferred, achieving carcasses of 11 kg rather than 10 kg was found to be advisable because the deposition of fat in both was similar. Breeds that deposit fat earlier than the breed used in this study should be fed low-energy diets to improve carcass quality. This feeding strategy could also be considered if fat deposition differs between sexes.
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Calvo J, González-Calvo L, Dervishi E, Blanco M, Iguácel L, Sarto P, Pérez-Campo F, Serrano M, Bolado-Carrancio A, Rodríguez-Rey J, Joy M. A functional variant in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) gene promoter affects gene expression in ovine muscle. Livest Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2018.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Wala N, Serres C, Foss R, Arbouin C, Pérez-Cabal M, Blanco M. Effect of Duration of Embryo Holding on Recipient Mares’ Pregnancy Rate. J Equine Vet Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2018.05.102] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Lobón S, Blanco M, Sanz A, Ripoll G, Bertolín JR, Joy M. Meat quality of light lambs is more affected by the dam's feeding system during lactation than by the inclusion of quebracho in the fattening concentrate. J Anim Sci 2018; 95:4998-5011. [PMID: 29293726 DOI: 10.2527/jas2017.1595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The inclusion of natural antioxidants in the diet, through fresh forages or condensed tannins, might prolong meat shelf life and modify the meat quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the dam's feeding system during lactation and the inclusion of quebracho in the fattening concentrate of male lambs on meat color, chemical composition, and lipid oxidation. Dams and their suckling lambs were fed indoors or allowed to graze on alfalfa or sainfoin until lambs reached 42 d old. Thereafter, the weaned lambs were fed concentrates with 5% quebracho or without quebracho until reaching 22 to 24 kg BW. Meat of suckling lambs from dam's fed indoors (Indoor lambs) presented greater intramuscular fat content and lower α-tocopherol content than meat of suckling lambs from dam's fed Alfalfa (Alfalfa lambs) and Sainfoin (Sainfoin lambs; < 0.01), independent of the fattening diet. Regarding meat color of longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle, on average, Indoor lambs' meat presented greater lightness, yellowness, and hue angle values than Alfalfa and Sainfoin lambs' meat ( < 0.05). The redness was affected by the interaction between the feeding system during lactation and the time of storage, but, on average, Alfalfa and Sainfoin lambs had greater redness than Indoor lambs ( < 0.05). The lipid oxidation from 5 to 14 d of meat display time observed for Sainfoin lambs was lower than that for Indoor lambs ( < 0.05). The intramuscular fatty acid profile of meat from the Sainfoin and Alfalfa lambs met particularly well the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations recommendation for human health, compared that of meat from the Indoor lambs. The dietary inclusion of quebracho during fattening modified meat α-tocopherol content, oxymyoglobin levels after 8 d of storage, and fatty acid profiles. In conclusion, the results indicate higher importance of the diet during suckling than during the subsequent fattening period on meat quality parameters such as color, lipid oxidation, and fatty acid profile. Dams grazing Sainfoin provide a more stable lamb meat, and it would be cheaper to feed the dams with fresh forages with a high α-tocopherol content than supplementing the concentrate of the lambs with synthetic α-tocopherol.
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Coll R, Vidal J, Kumru H, Benito J, Valles M, Ribó N, Codinach M, Blanco M, Gómez S, Vives J, Querol S, Rodriguez L, Garcia J. Intrathecal administration of expanded wharton's jelly mesenchymal stromal cells (WJ-MSC) in chronic traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) (NCT03003364). Cytotherapy 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2018.02.082] [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: 10/17/2022]
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Bellido C, Barbero P, Forcén L, Blanco M, Alonso-Riaño M, Galindo A. Lung adenocarcinoma during pregnancy: clinical case and literature review. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018; 32:3300-3302. [PMID: 29618241 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1461830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Lung cancer during pregnancy is a very rare disease with less than 70 cases published to date. Information about specific lung cancer as adenocarcinoma is even more limited. Genetic techniques can detect oncogene mutations which seem to be more frequent among cases of lung cancer in pregnant women and could determine both the treatment and prognosis. We present a recent case seen at our hospital and a literature review.
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- C Bellido
- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- b Department of Pathology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- b Department of Pathology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (Red SAMID-RD12/0026/0016), 12 de Octubre Research Institute (imas12), Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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Dervishi E, Blanco M, Rodríguez-Sánchez JA, Sanz A, Calvo JH, Casasús I. Milk yield and genomewide expression profiling in the mammary gland of beef primiparous cows in response to the dietary management during the pre- and postweaning periods. J Anim Sci 2018; 95:4274-4287. [PMID: 29108071 DOI: 10.2527/jas2017.1736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Accelerated growth programs during prepubertal periods have been promoted to advance the first calving of beef heifers. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate nutrition-induced changes on first lactation milk yield and composition and on gene expression of the mammary gland in Parda de Montaña primiparous cows. Female calves ( = 16) were involved in a 2 × 2 factorial experiment. In the preweaning period (PRE-W; 0-6 mo), female calves were either fed a creep feed supplement (Creep) or fed only their dam's milk (Control). In the postweaning period (POST-W; 6-15 mo), heifers received either a high-energy diet (91.7 MJ/d) or a moderate-energy diet (79.3 MJ/d). All the heifers were managed together from breeding (15 mo) to the end of their first lactation (32 mo). Animal performance; milk production and quantity during the first lactation; plasma glucose, IGF-I, and leptin concentrations; and RNA samples from the mammary gland at the end of the first lactation of the primiparous cows (32 mo) were analyzed. The BW and ADG of the primiparous cow during its first lactation were not different among treatments; however, creep feeding during PRE-W reduced milk production ( < 0.01), milk CP, crude fat, lactose, nonfat solids, and casein content throughout lactation and increased somatic cell count in the third ( < 0.05) and fourth month of lactation ( < 0.10). The energy level during the POST-W had no effect on milk production and quality. Gene expression in the mammary gland was affected by the diet in the PRE-W and POST-W, with the PRE-W diet having the greatest impact. During the PRE-W, creep feeding resulted in upregulation of genes related to immune response and chemokine activity, suggesting that these animals might be in a compromised immune status. Therefore, this strategy would not be recommendable; meanwhile, increasing the energy level in the diet during the POST-W would be recommendable, because it had no deleterious effects on milk yield and composition.
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Sanchez I, Ortiz-Toquero S, Blanco M, Martin R. A new method to analyse the effect of multifocal contact lenses on visual function. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2018; 41:169-174. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bertolín JR, Joy M, Rufino-Moya PJ, Lobón S, Blanco M. Simultaneous determination of carotenoids, tocopherols, retinol and cholesterol in ovine lyophilised samples of milk, meat, and liver and in unprocessed/raw samples of fat. Food Chem 2018; 257:182-188. [PMID: 29622196 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.02.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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An accurate, fast, economic and simple method to determine carotenoids, tocopherols, retinol and cholesterol in lyophilised samples of ovine milk, muscle and liver and raw samples of fat, which are difficult to lyophilise, is sought. Those analytes have been studied in animal tissues to trace forage feeding and unhealthy contents. The sample treatment consisted of mild overnight saponification, liquid-liquid extraction, evaporation with vacuum evaporator and redissolution. The quantification of the different analytes was performed by the use of ultra-high performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detector for carotenoids, retinol and cholesterol and fluorescence detector for tocopherols. The retention times of the analytes were short and the resolution between analytes was very high. The limits of detection and quantification were very low. This method is suitable for all the matrices and analytes and could be adapted to other animal species with minor changes.
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- J R Bertolín
- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain.
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Lobón S, Sanz A, Blanco M, Ripoll G, Joy M. The type of forage and condensed tannins in dams’ diet: Influence on meat shelf life of their suckling lambs. Small Rumin Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Blanco M, Yee-Melichar D, Boyle A, Routt K. ELDERLY HEALTH DISPARITIES: TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.1709] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M. Blanco
- Gerontology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California,
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- Gerontology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California,
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- Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California,
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- Magnolia Prime, Redwood California, California
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Blanco M, Hernández-García C, Chacón A, Lewenstein M, Flores-Arias MT, Plaja L. Phase matching effects in high harmonic generation at the nanometer scale. Opt Express 2017; 25:14974-14985. [PMID: 28788933 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.014974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Plasmon resonances are known to amplify the electromagnetic fields near metallic nanostructures, providing a promising scheme to generate extreme-ultraviolet harmonics using low power drivings. During high-order harmonic generation (HHG), the driving and harmonic fields accumulate a phase difference as they propagate through the target. In a typical set-up -a laser focused into a gas jet- the propagation distances amount to several wavelengths, and the cumulative phase-mismatch affects strongly the efficiency and properties of the harmonic emission. In contrast, HHG in metallic nanostructures is considered to overcome these limitations, as the common sources of phase mismatch -optical density and focusing geometry- are negligible for subwavelength propagation distances. We demonstrate that phase matching still plays a relevant role in HHG from nanostructures due to the non-perturbative character of HHG, that links the harmonic phase to the intensity distribution of the driving field. Our computations show that widely used applications of phase matching control, such as quantum path selection and the increase of contrast in attosecond pulse generation, are also feasible at the nanoscale.
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Ojeda A, Moreno FL, Ruiz RY, Blanco M, Raventós M, Hernández E. Effect of Process Parameters on the Progressive Freeze Concentration of Sucrose Solutions. CHEM ENG COMMUN 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2017.1328413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- A. Ojeda
- Agri-Food Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain
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- Agroindustrial Process Engineering, Universidad de La Sabana, Campus Universitario del Puente del Común, Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia
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- Agroindustrial Process Engineering, Universidad de La Sabana, Campus Universitario del Puente del Común, Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia
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- Department of Mathematics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain
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- Agri-Food Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain
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- Agri-Food Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain
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Blanco M, Flores-Arias MT. Frequency gating to isolate single attosecond pulses with overdense plasmas using particle-in-cell simulations. Opt Express 2017; 25:13372-13381. [PMID: 28788874 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.013372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present the isolation of single attosecond pulses for multi-cycle and few-cycle laser pulses from high harmonic generation in overdense plasmas, calculated with particle-in-cell simulations. By the combination of two laser pulses of equal amplitude and a small frequency shift between them, we demonstrate that it is possible to shorten the region in which the laser pulse is most intense, therefore restricting the generation of high harmonic orders in the form of attosecond pulses to a narrower time window. The creation of this window is achieved due to the combination of the laser pulse envelope and the slow oscillating wave obtained from the coherent sum of the two pulses. A parametric scan, performed with particle-in-cell simulations, reveals how the pulse isolation behaves for different input laser pulse lengths and which are the optimal frequency shifts between the two laser pulses in each case, giving the conditions for having a good isolation of an attosecond pulse when working with laser-plasma interaction in overdense targets.
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García S, Dominguez-Gil M, Gayete J, Rojo S, Muñoz JL, Salas JS, Echevarria C, Blanco M, Ramos C, De Frutos M, López-Urrutia L, Viñuela L, Tamames S, Redondo P, Jiménez JM, Eiros JM, Ortiz de Lejarazu R. [Prevalence of human papillomavirus in Spanish women from a population screening program]. Rev Esp Quimioter 2017; 30:177-182. [PMID: 28508620] [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: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The human papillomavirus (HPV), is necessary to cause a woman developing cervical cancer. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of women with HPV infection, covered by the program of prevention and early detection of cervical cancer of Castile and León (Spain). METHODS Samples of women included in the screening program were analyzed. Including a total of 120,326 cervical swab samples, collected in the period from January 2012 to December 2014. RESULTS 12,183 HPV positive samples were detected, representing a prevalence of 9.6 ‰, (IC 95% 9.5%-9.8%) in the female population. High-risk HPV were found in higher proportion that HPV low-risk genotypes. HPV prevalence correlates inversely with women age. Coinfections of multiple genotypes were found in one third of screened women population. CONCLUSIONS Data showed in this study are the first and wider Spanish results from a cervical cancer screening program population non opportunistic based on HPV detection. These results would serve as a reference for future prevalence studies and to evaluate the future impact of HPV vaccination campaigns.
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- S García
- Sara García. Servicio de Microbiología del Hospital Universitario Río Hortega. Calle Dulzaina nº2. Valladolid. Spain.
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Baboo J, Kilbride P, Delahaye M, Gaddum N, Blanco M, Morris J, Milne S, Callens S, Ward S. The important relationship between cooling and thawing rates on human t cell quality. Cytotherapy 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.02.066] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Morris J, Baboo J, Milne S, Lamb S, Nancekievill A, Creasy C, Kilbride P, Delahaye M, Gaddum N, Blanco M, Callens S, Ward S. Completing the cold chain: The development of GMP compliant dry thawers. Cytotherapy 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.02.150] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Codinach M, Lloret M, Torrents S, Coca M, Ortega I, Reales L, Aylagas M, Blanco M, Rodriguez L, Gómez S. A practical approach of method validation for cell counting by flow cytometry in advanced therapy medicinal products. Cytotherapy 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.02.168] [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]
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Monteserín C, Blanco M, Aranzabe E, Aranzabe A, Vilas JL. Effects of graphene oxide and chemically reduced graphene oxide on the curing kinetics of epoxy amine composites. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.44803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Cristina Monteserín
- Fundación Tekniker; Unidad de Química de Superficies; Iñaki Goenaga 5 Eibar 20600 Spain
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- Fundación Tekniker; Unidad de Química de Superficies; Iñaki Goenaga 5 Eibar 20600 Spain
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- Fundación Tekniker; Unidad de Química de Superficies; Iñaki Goenaga 5 Eibar 20600 Spain
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- Fundación Tekniker; Unidad de Química de Superficies; Iñaki Goenaga 5 Eibar 20600 Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología; Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea; Apdo. 644 Bilbao E-48080 Spain
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Dervishi E, Blanco M, Rodríguez-Sánchez JA, Sanz A, Calvo JH, Casasús I. Milk yield and genomewide expression profiling in the mammary gland of beef primiparous cows in response to the dietary management during the pre- and postweaning periods. J Anim Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2017.1736] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Solano S, Lacruz T, Blanco M, Moreno T, Real B, Graell M, Sepúlveda AR. Perinatal factors and their influence on childhood obesity: a case-control study. An Sist Sanit Navar 2016; 39:347-355. [PMID: 28032870 DOI: 10.23938/assn.0238] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background. The aetiology of childhood obesity is complex. It involves the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Obstetric complications have been associated with the development of mental disorder and other medical conditions. The aim of this research is to study the association between perinatal complications and childhood obesity.
Methods. We present data from a case-control study composed of 60 mothers of obese children and 92 mothers of healthy control children between 8-12 years. We interviewed the mothers and we studied obstetric complications with the Lewis –Murray Scale. We compared the two groups with chi - square analysis and odds ratios.
Results. We found a higher prevalence of obstetric complications in delivery in the group with obesity. The most frequent obstetric complication was emergency caesarean; a significant difference was shown with the control group (p < 0.05).
Conclusion. Obstetric complications are related to the development of childhood obesity. It is important to study the perinatal period as a relevant factor, in order to develop and implement prevention programs.
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Márquez-Rodas I, Lobo M, Flores-Sanchez C, Sanz M, Luque S, Lizarraga S, González-Asanza C, Pajares JA, Peligros MI, Bueno O, Mata C, Lopez C, López-Tarruella S, Jerez Y, Muñoz-Martin A, Blanco M, Die-Trill M, Justel JP, Solera J, Martin M. Five Years of Multidisciplinary Care in Hereditary Cancer: Our Experience in a Spanish University Hospital. Oncology 2016; 92:68-74. [PMID: 27855387 DOI: 10.1159/000452280] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the evolution of a multidisciplinary heredofamilial cancer unit (HFCU) in a university hospital. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of the activity of our HFCU in its first 5 years of existence. RESULTS Between July 2010 and July 2015, 1,518 patients from 1,318 families attended our HFCU. Genetic testing was offered to 862 patients. Of those, 833 (96.6%) accepted testing, with available results for 636 (76.4%). Pathogenic mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 were found in 175 patients. Lynch syndrome and adenomatous polyposis were the most frequent syndromes diagnosed (151/175, 86.3%) among 17 different syndromes studied. Of the 404 patients without a previous genetic diagnosis in the family, 62 (15.3%) were found to have mutations in disease-causing genes. Prophylactic surgery and follow-up (33.7%) or follow-up only (66.3%) was proposed for mutation carriers according to international guidelines and patients' preferences. CONCLUSION We have a high mutation detection rate, genetic test acceptance, and compliance with risk reduction strategies. However, there is room for improvement, especially in genetic testing timing, considering that an increase in the indications for genetic testing is expected.
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- I Márquez-Rodas
- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Pareja JL, Martin F, Caceres O, Blanco M, Berral FJ. P-11 Fibromyalgia: looking for markers and the impact of a multidisciplinary treatment. Br J Sports Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097120.64] [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]
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