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Cartón-García F, Brotons B, Anguita E, Dopeso H, Tarragona J, Nieto R, García-Vidal E, Macaya I, Zagyva Z, Dalmau M, Sánchez-Martín M, van Ijzendoorn SCD, Landolfi S, Hernandez-Losa J, Schwartz Jr S, Matias-Guiu X, Ramón y Cajal S, Martínez-Barriocanal Á, Arango D. Myosin Vb as a tumor suppressor gene in intestinal cancer. Oncogene 2022; 41:5279-5288. [DOI: 10.1038/s41388-022-02508-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Pérez-Núñez I, Rozalén C, Palomeque JÁ, Sangrador I, Dalmau M, Comerma L, Hernández-Prat A, Casadevall D, Menendez S, Liu DD, Shen M, Berenguer J, Ruiz IR, Peña R, Montañés JC, Albà MM, Bonnin S, Ponomarenko J, Gomis RR, Cejalvo JM, Servitja S, Marzese DM, Morey L, Voorwerk L, Arribas J, Bermejo B, Kok M, Pusztai L, Kang Y, Albanell J, Celià-Terrassa T. LCOR mediates interferon-independent tumor immunogenicity and responsiveness to immune-checkpoint blockade in triple-negative breast cancer. Nat Cancer 2022; 3:355-370. [PMID: 35301507 DOI: 10.1038/s43018-022-00339-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ligand-dependent corepressor (LCOR) mediates normal and malignant breast stem cell differentiation. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) generate phenotypic heterogeneity and drive therapy resistance, yet their role in immunotherapy is poorly understood. Here we show that immune-checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy selects for LCORlow CSCs with reduced antigen processing/presentation machinery (APM) driving immune escape and ICB resistance in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). We unveil an unexpected function of LCOR as a master transcriptional activator of APM genes binding to IFN-stimulated response elements (ISREs) in an IFN signaling-independent manner. Through genetic modification of LCOR expression, we demonstrate its central role in modulation of tumor immunogenicity and ICB responsiveness. In TNBC, LCOR associates with ICB clinical response. Importantly, extracellular vesicle (EV) Lcor-messenger RNA therapy in combination with anti-PD-L1 overcame resistance and eradicated breast cancer metastasis in preclinical models. Collectively, these data support LCOR as a promising target for enhancement of ICB efficacy in TNBC, by boosting of tumor APM independently of IFN.
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- Iván Pérez-Núñez
- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Preclinical Research Program, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Program on Biomedical Informatics, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Program on Biomedical Informatics, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
- Cancer Science Program, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Oncología, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Oncología, Madrid, Spain
- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario; Medicine Department, Universidad de Valencia, Spain, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Oncología, Madrid, Spain
- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundació Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears, Mallorca, Spain
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Division of Tumor Biology & Immunology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
- Preclinical Research Program, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Oncología, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Oncología, Madrid, Spain
- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario; Medicine Department, Universidad de Valencia, Spain, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Division of Tumor Biology & Immunology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Breast Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Princeton Branch, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Oncología, Madrid, Spain.
- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Oncología, Madrid, Spain.
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Vilaseca R, Gràcia M, Beltran FS, Dalmau M, Alomar E, Adam-Alcocer AL, Simó-Pinatella D. Needs and Supports of People with Intellectual Disability and Their Families in Catalonia. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil 2015; 30:33-46. [DOI: 10.1111/jar.12215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Rosa Vilaseca
- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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Pimentel GA, Dalmau M, Vargas A, Comas J, Rodriguez-Roda I, Rapaport A, Vande Wouwer A. Validation of a Simple Fouling Model for a Submerged Membrane Bioreactor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dalmau M, Monclús H, Gabarrón S, Rodriguez-Roda I, Comas J. Towards integrated operation of membrane bioreactors: effects of aeration on biological and filtration performance. Bioresour Technol 2014; 171:103-112. [PMID: 25189515 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Two experimental studies evaluated the effect of aerobic and membrane aeration changes on sludge properties, biological nutrient removal and filtration processes in a pilot plant membrane bioreactor. The optimal operating conditions were found at an aerobic dissolved oxygen set-point (DO) of 0.5 mg O2 L(-1) and a membrane specific aeration demand (SADm) of 1 m h(-1), where membrane aeration can be used for nitrification. Under these conditions, a total flow reduction of 42% was achieved (75% energy reduction) without compromising nutrient removal efficiencies, maintaining sludge characteristics and controlled filtration. Below these optimal operating conditions, the nutrient removal efficiency was reduced, increasing 20% for soluble microbial products, 14% for capillarity suction time and reducing a 15% for filterability. Below this DO set-point, fouling increased with a transmembrane pressure 75% higher. SADm below 1 m h(-1) doubled the values of transmembrane pressure, without recovery after achieving the initial conditions.
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- M Dalmau
- LEQUiA, Institute of the Environment, University of Girona, E17071 Girona, Spain
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- LEQUiA, Institute of the Environment, University of Girona, E17071 Girona, Spain
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- LEQUiA, Institute of the Environment, University of Girona, E17071 Girona, Spain
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- LEQUiA, Institute of the Environment, University of Girona, E17071 Girona, Spain; ICRA, Catalan Institute for Water Research, Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Girona, H2O Building, EmiliGrahit 101, E17003 Girona, Spain
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- LEQUiA, Institute of the Environment, University of Girona, E17071 Girona, Spain.
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Gabarrón S, Ferrero G, Dalmau M, Comas J, Rodriguez-Roda I. Assessment of energy-saving strategies and operational costs in full-scale membrane bioreactors. J Environ Manage 2014; 134:8-14. [PMID: 24463730 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Revised: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The energy-saving strategies and operational costs of stand-alone, hybrid, and dual stream full-scale membrane bioreactors (MBRs) with capacities ranging from 1100 to 35,000 m(3) day(-1) have been assessed for seven municipal facilities located in Northeast Spain. Although hydraulic load was found to be the main determinant factor for the energy consumption rates, several optimisation strategies have shown to be effective in terms of energy reduction as well as fouling phenomenon minimization or preservation. Specifically, modifications of the biological process (installation of control systems for biological aeration) and of the filtration process (reduction of the flux or mixed liquor suspended solids concentration and installation of control systems for membrane air scouring) were applied in two stand-alone MBRs. After implementing these strategies, the yearly specific energy demand (SED) in flat-sheet (FS) and hollow-fibre (HF) stand-alone MBRs was reduced from 1.12 to 0.71 and from 1.54 to 1.12 kW h(-1) m(-3), respectively, regardless of their similar yearly averaged hydraulic loads. The strategies applied in the hybrid MBR, namely, buffering the influent flow and optimisation of both biological aeration and membrane air-scouring, reduced the SED values by 14%. These results illustrate that it is possible to apply energy-saving strategies to significantly reduce MBR operational costs, highlighting the need to optimise MBR facilities to reconsider them as an energy-competitive option.
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- S Gabarrón
- LEQUIA, Institute of the Environment, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands.
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- LEQUIA, Institute of the Environment, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- LEQUIA, Institute of the Environment, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- LEQUIA, Institute of the Environment, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain; ICRA (Catalan Institute for Water Research), Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Girona, H2O Building, c/Emili Grahit 101, E17003 Girona, Spain.
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Giné C, Vilaseca R, Gràcia M, Mora J, Orcasitas JR, Simón C, Torrecillas AM, Beltran FS, Dalmau M, Pro MT, Balcells-Balcells A, Mas JM, Adam-Alcocer AL, Simó-Pinatella D. Spanish family quality of life scales: under and over 18 years old. J Intellect Dev Disabil 2013; 38:141-148. [PMID: 23521398 DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2013.774324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Researchers, professionals, and families have shown increasing concern with the family quality of life (FQoL) of people with intellectual disability (ID) and their families. The goals of this research were (a) to explore how Spanish families understand FQoL by developing 2 different measurement tools for families with a member with ID under and over 18 years old, and (b) to provide 2 diagnostic instruments that will be useful for designing action plans. METHOD The study comprised 4 stages: (a) focus groups, (b) expert assessment, (c) pilot study, and (d) normalisation and standardisation. The data were collected in 5 regions in Spain, and 1,205 families with a member with ID took part in the normalisation and standardisation of the scales. RESULTS Both FQoL scales were consistent and have valid psychometric characteristics. CONCLUSIONS The scales have a diagnostic purpose for use in designing action plans aimed at producing significant changes in families' lives.
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- Climent Giné
- Ramon Llull University, c/ Cister, 34, 08022 Barcelona, Spain.
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Campàs C, Dalmau M, Montaner B, Barragán M, Bellosillo B, Colomer D, Pons G, Pérez-Tomás R, Gil J. Prodigiosin induces apoptosis of B and T cells from B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia 2003; 17:746-50. [PMID: 12682632 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We have previously reported that prodigiosin (2-methyl-3-pentyl-6-methoxyprodigiosene) induces apoptosis in human hematopoietic cancer cell lines with no marked toxicity in nonmalignant cell lines. In this study, we demonstrate that prodigiosin induces apoptosis of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) cells (n=32 patients). The dose-response for the cytotoxic effect of prodigiosin was analyzed in cells from 12 patients showing an IC(50) of 116+/-25 nM. Prodigiosin induced apoptosis of B-CLL cells through caspase activation. We also analyzed the cytotoxic effect of prodigiosin in T cells from B-CLL samples and no differences were observed with respect to leukemia cells. This is the first report showing that prodigiosin induces apoptosis in human primary cancer cells.
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- C Campàs
- Department de Ciències Fisiològiques II, Unitat de Bioquímica, Facultat de Medicine, Universtitat de barcelona, Spain
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Garcia MT, Campos E, Dalmau M, Ribosa I, Sánchez-Leal J. Structure-activity relationships for association of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates with activated sludge. Chemosphere 2002; 49:279-286. [PMID: 12363306 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(02)00182-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Sorption of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS) on sludge particles from wastewater treatment plants was studied. The effect of alkyl chain length and the water hardness were investigated. Sorption on sludge increases with increasing alkyl chain length in the LAS molecules. The results are interpreted in terms of a hydrophobic bonding mechanism being the critical micelle concentration a good index of the surfactant hydrophobicity. The increase in free energy of adsorption for the addition of successive methylene groups to the alkyl chain was estimated as 2.4 kJ/mol. Water hardness clearly enhances the sorption of LAS homologues on sludge and seems to promote cooperative sorption at high surfactant and calcium ion concentrations. An empirical equation was provided that allow to estimate the partition coefficient between aqueous and solid phases for LAS homologues as a function of the alkyl chain length and the water hardness.
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- M T Garcia
- Department of Surfactant Technology, IIQAB-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.
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The combined action of nisin and lactacin F, two bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria, is additive. In this report, the basis of this effect is examined. Channels formed by lactacin F were studied by experiments using planar lipid bilayers, and bactericidal effects were analyzed by flow cytometry. Lactacin F produced pores with a conductance of 1 ns in black lipid bilayers in 1 mM KCI at 10 mV at 20 degrees C. Pore formation was strongly dependent on voltage. Although lactacin F formed pores at very low potential (10 mV), the dependence was exponential above 40 mV. The injuries induced by nisin and lactacin F in the membranes of Lactobacillus helveticus produced different flow cytometric profiles. Probably, when both bacteriocins are present, each acts separately; their cooperation may be due to an increase in the number of single membrane injuries.
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- M Dalmau
- Biomedical Research Center of Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Spain
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Perez JX, Roig T, Manzano A, Dalmau M, Boada J, Ventura F, Rosa JL, Bermudez J, Bartrons R. Overexpression of fructose 2,6-bisphosphatase decreases glycolysis and delays cell cycle progression. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2000; 279:C1359-65. [PMID: 11029283 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.279.5.c1359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The ability to overexpress 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose 2, 6-bisphosphatase (PFK-2)/(FBPase-2) or a truncated form of the enzyme with only the bisphosphatase domain allowed us to analyze the relative role of the kinase and the bisphosphatase activities in regulating fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (Fru-2,6-P(2)) concentration and to elucidate their differential metabolic impact in epithelial Mv1Lu cells. The effect of overexpressing PFK-2/FBPase-2 resulted in a small increase in the kinase activity and in the activity ratio of the bifunctional enzyme, increasing Fru-2,6-P(2) levels, but these changes had no major effects on cell metabolism. In contrast, expression of the bisphosphatase domain increased the bisphosphatase activity, producing a significant decrease in Fru-2,6-P(2) concentration. The fall in the bisphosphorylated metabolite correlated with a decrease in lactate production and ATP concentration, as well as a delay in cell cycle. These results provide support for Fru-2,6-P(2) as a regulator of glycolytic flux and point out the role of glycolysis in cell cycle progression.
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- J X Perez
- Unitat de Bioquímica, Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques II, Campus de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs induce apoptosis in many cell types. Although the involvement of caspases has been demonstrated, the mechanism leading to caspase activation remains unknown. We have studied the role of the mitochondrial pathway in aspirin-induced apoptosis. The apoptotic effect of aspirin was analyzed in different cell lines (Jurkat, MOLT-4, Raji and HL-60) showing induction of mitochondrial cytochrome c release and caspases 9, 3 and 8 processing. Furthermore, early aspirin-induced cytochrome c release was not affected by the caspase inhibitor Z-VAD x fmk and preceded loss of mitochondrial membrane potential. Therefore, aspirin-induced apoptosis involves caspase activation through cytochrome c release.
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- M Piqué
- Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques II, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Spain
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Castaño E, Dalmau M, Barragán M, Pueyo G, Bartrons R, Gil J. Aspirin induces cell death and caspase-dependent phosphatidylserine externalization in HT-29 human colon adenocarcinoma cells. Br J Cancer 1999; 81:294-9. [PMID: 10496355 PMCID: PMC2362852 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The induction of cell death by aspirin was analysed in HT-29 colon carcinoma cells. Aspirin induced two hallmarks of apoptosis: nuclear chromatin condensation and increase in phosphatidylserine externalization. However, aspirin did not induce either oligonucleosomal fragmentation of DNA, decrease in DNA content or nuclear fragmentation. The effect of aspirin on Annexin V binding was inhibited by the caspase inhibitor Z-VAD.fmk, indicating the involvement of caspases in the apoptotic action of aspirin. However, aspirin did not induce proteolysis of PARP, suggesting that aspirin does not increase nuclear caspase 3-like activity in HT-29 cells. This finding may be related with the 'atypical' features of aspirin-induced apoptosis in HT-29 cells.
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- E Castaño
- Unitat de Bioquímica, Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques II, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Spain
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Bellosillo B, Dalmau M, Colomer D, Gil J. Involvement of CED-3/ICE proteases in the apoptosis of B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. Blood 1997; 89:3378-84. [PMID: 9129045] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is characterized by the accumulation of long-lived B lymphocytes that express high levels of Bcl-2. We examined the involvement of CED-3/ICE-like proteases in the apoptosis of B-CLL cells. One of the substrates of these proteases is poly(ADP [adenosine 5'-diphosphate]-ribose) polymerase (PARP). The effect of different factors that induce the apoptosis of B-CLL cells on the proteolytic cleavage of PARP has been studied. Treatment of B-CLL cells with different concentrations of dexamethasone (1 to 1,000 micromol/L) induced in a dose-dependent manner the cleavage of PARP. Dexamethasone induced PARP cleavage after 12 hours of incubation, which was almost complete at 48 hours. PARP cleavage during apoptosis of B-CLL cells was studied in cells from eight patients and a correlation was found between cell viability and the degree of PARP cleavage. Incubation in vitro of B-CLL cells with fludarabine for 48 hours induced PARP cleavage in all the cases studied. Protein kinase C (PKC) activation with 100 nmol/L TPA (12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate) or incubation with interleukin-4 (10 ng/mL) prevented either dexamethasone- or fludarabine-induced proteolysis of PARP. Incubation of B-CLL cells with the CED-3/ICE-like protease inhibitor Z-VAD.fmk inhibited spontaneous and dexamethasone-induced PARP cleavage and DNA fragmentation in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, Z-VAD.fmk prevented the cytotoxic effect of dexamethasone. These results indicate that CED-3/ICE-like proteases play an important role in the apoptosis of B-CLL cells.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Apoptosis
- Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
- Caspase 1
- Caspases
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Cysteine Endopeptidases/metabolism
- DNA Fragmentation
- Dexamethasone/pharmacology
- Female
- Humans
- Kinetics
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/enzymology
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/physiopathology
- Lymphocytes/drug effects
- Lymphocytes/enzymology
- Lymphocytes/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases/metabolism
- Substrate Specificity
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- B Bellosillo
- Departament de Ciències Fisiologiques Humanes i de la Nutrició, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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Castaño E, Dalmau M, Martí M, Berrocal F, Bartrons R, Gil J. Inhibition of DNA synthesis by aspirin in Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1997; 280:366-72. [PMID: 8996217] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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In Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts, aspirin inhibited proliferation induced by the complete mitogenic factors platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and bombesin. Aspirin decreased the maximum mitogenic effect of bombesin without modifying the concentration necessary to obtain half maximal DNA synthesis stimulation. In contrast, aspirin only decreased mitogenesis at subsaturating PDGF concentrations. The effect of aspirin was found to be concentration dependent. The half-maximal effect occurred at approximately 150 microM. The maximal inhibition was obtained when aspirin was added during the first hour after growth factor addition. At this time, both PDGF and bombesin induced prostaglandin E2 synthesis. PDGF induced much higher levels of prostaglandin E2 than bombesin. The inhibitory effects of aspirin on PDGF or bombesin-stimulated DNA synthesis were counteracted by 280 nM prostaglandin E2. Aspirin effects were overcome by agents that increase cellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate levels but not by activation of protein kinase C. The significance of the antiproliferative action of aspirin might be associated with epidemiological data that show a reduced incidence of colorectal and other cancers after aspirin treatment.
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- E Castaño
- Departament de Ciències Fislològiques, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Spain
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Dalmau M, Joaquin M, Nakamura T, Bartrons R, Gil J. Nitric oxide inhibits DNA synthesis and induces activation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in cultured rat hepatocytes. Exp Cell Res 1996; 228:14-8. [PMID: 8892965 DOI: 10.1006/excr.1996.0293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Incubation of cultured rat hepatocytes with sodium nitroprusside or SIN-1, two nitric oxide (NO) donors, inhibited the mitogenic action of hepatocyte growth factor in a dose-dependent manner. The addition of 100 microM reduced hemoglobin, which is known to absorb NO, or the presence of 20 microM 1,5-isoquinolinediol, a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, decreased the cytostatic effects of SIN-1. By labeling the hepatocytes with [2-3H]adenine we studied whether nitric oxide induces ADP-ribosylation of proteins in a whole-cell system. At 0.4 mM, sodium nitroprusside increased the [3H]adenine labeling of two proteins of 116 and 130-135 kDa. This effect was time-dependent and was detected after 2 h. Only the 116-kDa protein was recognized by three different antibodies against poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase in Western blot assays. These results demonstrate that NO has antimitogenic effects in cultured hepatocytes and that its action could be mediated by PARP activation.
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- M Dalmau
- Facultat d'Odontologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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The mitogenic signals that control fructose 2,6-bisphosphate metabolism in murine Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts have been studied. Bombesin, vasopressin, insulin, protein kinase C activation by phorbol esters, or increase in the intracellular cAMP concentration by forskolin induced an increase in fructose 2,6-bisphosphate levels. When the cells were incubated in the presence of insulin or phorbol esters, an increase in the Vmax of 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase activity was observed. However, forskolin did not produce this effect. The increase in 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase activity elicited by phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate was blocked by cycloheximide. In contrast, the effect of insulin did not require protein synthesis. This study demonstrates that different mitogenic signal transduction pathways control the levels of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate. The high rate of glycolysis in proliferating Swiss 3T3 cells may be explained by an increase in the levels of this regulatory metabolite.
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- M Dalmau
- Unitat de Bioquímica, Facultat d'Odontologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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Marco-Franco JE, Alarcon A, Morey A, Pizá C, Bestard J, Mairata S, Galmés A, Dalmau M. Serum ferritin in haemodialysis. Nephron Clin Pract 1982; 32:57-9. [PMID: 7177278 DOI: 10.1159/000182803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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A rapid assay for serum ferritin was performed in old and new patients undergoing regular dialysis treatment. The mean values were higher in the patients, especially the older patients, than in the controls. The normal differences in serum ferritin with age and sex were absent in the patients. We attribute these changes to iron loss and multiple transfusions received. Tissue iron was well reflected by serum ferritin concentration even during iron treatment, unless the intravenous route was used. Although an acceptable rise of serum ferritin was obtained, results of the iron administration have been poor.
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Alarcón Zurita A, Dalmau M, Morey A, Marco J, Bestard J, Pizá C, Mairata S. [Treatment of familial Mediterranean fever with colchicine]. Rev Clin Esp 1981; 163:311-2. [PMID: 7342187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Alarcón Zurita A, Dalmau M, Piza C, Morey A, Ull M, Casellas G, de la Calle F. [Acute renal failure caused by rifampicin]. Rev Clin Esp 1978; 150:209-10. [PMID: 715286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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