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Rojas JI, Gracia F, Parciak T, Alonso R, Becker J, Treviño-Frenk I, Alonso-Serena M, Giunta D, Abad P, Carnero-Contentti E, Carrá A, Correa-Díaz EP, Correale J, Cristiano E, Flores J, Fruns M, Galleguillos L, Garcea O, Hamuy F, Lana-Peixoto M, Navas C, Pappais-Alvarenga R, Patrucco L, Rivera V, Tenembaum S, Ysrraelit MC, Peeters LM. [Core data set for real world data in multiple sclerosis: customization for latin america from a global task force recommendation]. Rev Neurol 2024; 78:185-197. [PMID: 38502167 DOI: 10.33588/rn.7807.2023326] [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: 03/20/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The primary objective of the core data set is to reduce heterogeneity and promote harmonization among data sources in EM, thereby reducing the time needed to execute real life data collection efforts. Recently, a group led by the Multiple Sclerosis Data Alliance has developed a core data set for collecting real-world data on multiple sclerosis (MS) globally. Our objective was to adapt this global data set to the needs of Latin America, so that it can be implemented by the registries already developed and in the process of development in the region. MATERIAL AND METHODS A working group was formed regionally, the core data set created globally was adapted (translation process into Spanish, incorporation of regional variables and consensus on variables to be used). Consensus was obtained through the remote Delphi methodology of a round of questionnaires and remote discussion of the core data set variables. RESULTS A total of 25 professionals from Latin America carried out the adaptation process between November 2022 and July 2023. Agreement was established on a core data set of nine categories and 45 variables, version 2023 to suggest its implementation in developed or developing registries, and MS cohorts in the region. CONCLUSION The core data set seeks to harmonize the variables collected by registries and cohorts in MS in Latin America in order to facilitate said collection and allow collaboration between sources. Its implementation will facilitate real life data collection and collaboration in the region.
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- J I Rojas
- Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Centro de Esclerosis Múltiple de Buenos Aires (CEMBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Santo Tomás, Panamá, República de Panamá
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- Universidad Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Bélgica
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- Hospital J. M. Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Sanatorio Güemes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad Pontificia de Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil
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- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, México
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Metropolitano de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- Hospital Británico, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín. Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Centro de Esclerosis Múltiple de Buenos Aires (CEMBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Ciudad de México, México
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- Clínica Las Condes , Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Clinica Alemana, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Hospital J. M. Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital IMT, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
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- Clínica Universitaria Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Centro de Esclerosis Múltiple de Buenos Aires (CEMBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Medicina Baylor, Houston, EE.UU
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- Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Abad P, Coronado M, Vincelle-Nieto Á, Pérez-Benavente S, Fobil JN, Puyet A, Diez A, Reyes-Palomares A, Azcárate IG, Bautista JM. Shotgun Characterization of the Circulating IgM Antigenome of an Infectious Pathogen by Immunocapture-LC-MS/MS from Dried Serum Spots. J Proteome Res 2024; 23:633-643. [PMID: 38183416 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00439] [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] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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One of the main challenges in compiling the complete collection of protein antigens from pathogens for the selection of vaccine candidates or intervention targets is to acquire a broad enough representation of them to be recognized by the highly diversified immunoglobulin repertoire in human populations. Dried serum spot sampling (DSS) retains a large repertoire of circulating immunoglobulins from each individual that can be representative of a population, according to the sample size. In this work, shotgun proteomics of an infectious pathogen based on DSS sampling coupled with IgM immunoprecipitation, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and bioinformatic analyses was combined to characterize the circulating IgM antigenome. Serum samples from a malaria endemic region at different clinical statuses were studied to optimize IgM binding efficiency and antibody leaching by varying serum/immunomagnetic bead ratios and elution conditions. The method was validated using Plasmodium falciparum extracts identifying 110 of its IgM-reactive antigens while minimizing the presence of human proteins and antibodies. Furthermore, the IgM antigen recognition profile differentiated between malaria-infected and noninfected individuals at the time of sampling. We conclude that a shotgun proteomics approach offers advantages in providing a high-throughput, reliable, and clean way to identify IgM-recognized antigens from trace amounts of serum. The mass spectrometry raw data and metadata have been deposited with ProteomeXchange via MassIVE with the PXD identifier PXD043800.
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- Paloma Abad
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 13, G-4381 Legon, Ghana
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- 12 de Octubre Health Research Institute (imas12), 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- 12 de Octubre Health Research Institute (imas12), 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- 12 de Octubre Health Research Institute (imas12), 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, 28922 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- 12 de Octubre Health Research Institute (imas12), 28041 Madrid, Spain
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García-Nicolás M, Pastor-Belda M, Campillo N, Rodríguez-Sojo MJ, Ruiz-Malagón AJ, Hidalgo-García L, Abad P, de la Torre JM, Guillamón E, Baños A, Gálvez J, Viñas P, Arroyo-Manzanares N. Analytical Platform for the Study of Metabolic Pathway of Propyl Propane Thiosulfonate (PTSO) from Allium spp. Foods 2023; 12:foods12040823. [PMID: 36832898 PMCID: PMC9957255 DOI: 10.3390/foods12040823] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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The present work is focused on the development of an analytical platform to elucidate the metabolic pathway of PTSO from onion, an organosulfur compound well-known for its functional and technological properties and its potential application in animal and human nutrition. This analytical platform consisted of the use of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography quadrupole with time-of-flight MS (UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS) in order to monitor volatile and non-volatile compounds derived from the PTSO. For the extraction of the compounds of interest, two different sample treatments were developed: liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction (SALLE) for GC-MS and UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS analysis, respectively. Once the analytical platform was optimised and validated, an in vivo study was planned to elucidate PTSO metabolisation, revealing the presence of dipropyl disulfide (DPDS) in liver samples with concentrations between 0.11 and 0.61 µg g-1. The DPDS maximum concentration in the liver was observed at 0.5 h after the intake. DPDS was also present in all plasma samples with concentrations between 2.1 and 2.4 µg mL-1. In regard to PTSO, it was only found in plasma at times above 5 h (0.18 µg mL-1). Both PTSO and DPDS were excreted via urine 24 h after ingestion.
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- María García-Nicolás
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs. GRANADA), Center for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs. GRANADA), Center for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs. GRANADA), Center for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Campus of Lagunillas, Universidad de Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Fuente Nueva s/n, E-19071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Fuente Nueva s/n, E-19071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs. GRANADA), Center for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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Subiela Henriquez J, Krajewski W, Nowak Ł, Basile G, Moschini M, Montorsi F, Gómez Rivas J, Gonzalez-Padilla D, Abad P, Chorbińska J, Aumatell J, Gallioli A, Yuen-Chun Teoh J, Albisinni S, Cimadamore A, D’andrea D, Brasero Burgos J, Sánchez González A, Artiles Medina A, Mertens L, Tully K, Szydełko T, Jiménez Cidre M, Burgos Revilla F. Is it possible a surveillance deintensification in high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder carcinoma treated with bacillus Calmette-Guérin? A multiple survival approach for recurrence and progression risk dynamics. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00324-x] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Abad P, Marín-García P, Heras M, Fobil JN, Hutchful AG, Diez A, Puyet A, Reyes-Palomares A, Azcárate IG, Bautista JM. Microscopic and submicroscopic infection by Plasmodium falciparum: Immunoglobulin M and A profiles as markers of intensity and exposure. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:934321. [PMID: 36118030 PMCID: PMC9478039 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.934321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Assessment of serological Plasmodium falciparum–specific antibodies in highly endemic areas provides valuable information about malaria status and parasite exposure in the population. Although serological evidence of Plasmodium exposure is commonly determined by Plasmodium-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels; IgM and IgA are likely markers of malaria status that remain relatively unexplored. Previous studies on IgM and IgA responses have been based on their affinity for single antigens with shortage of immune responses analysis against the whole Plasmodium proteome. Here, we provide evidence of how P. falciparum infection triggers the production of specific IgM and IgA in plasma and its relationship with parasite density and changes in hematological parameters. A total of 201 individuals attending a hospital in Breman Asikuma, Ghana, were recruited into this study. Total and P. falciparum–specific IgM, IgA, and IgG were assessed by ELISA and examined in relation to age (0–5, 14–49, and ≥50 age ranges); infection (submicroscopic vs. microscopic malaria); pregnancy and hematological parameters. Well-known IgG response was used as baseline control. P. falciparum–specific IgM and IgA levels increased in the population with the age, similarly to IgG. These data confirm that acquired humoral immunity develops by repeated infections through the years endorsing IgM and IgA as exposure markers in endemic malaria regions. High levels of specific IgA and IgM in children were associated with microscopic malaria and worse prognosis, because most of them showed severe anemia. This new finding shows that IgM and IgA may be used as diagnostic markers in this age group. We also found an extremely high prevalence of submicroscopic malaria (46.27% on average) accompanied by IgM and IgA levels indistinguishable from those of uninfected individuals. These data, together with the observed lack of sensitivity of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) compared to PCR, invoke the urgent need to implement diagnostic markers for submicroscopic malaria. Overall, this study opens the potential use of P. falciparum–specific IgM and IgA as new serological markers to predict malaria status in children and parasite exposure in endemic populations. The difficulties in finding markers of submicroscopic malaria are highlighted, emphasizing the need to explore this field in depth.
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- Paloma Abad
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Laboratory of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Breman-Asikuma, Ghana
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Spain
- *Correspondence: Isabel G. Azcárate, ; José M. Bautista,
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- *Correspondence: Isabel G. Azcárate, ; José M. Bautista,
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Abad P, Arroyo-Manzanares N, Ariza JJ, Baños A, García-Campaña AM. Effect of Allium Extract Supplementation on Egg Quality, Productivity, and Intestinal Microbiota of Laying Hens. Animals (Basel) 2020; 11:ani11010041. [PMID: 33379216 PMCID: PMC7823882 DOI: 10.3390/ani11010041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Simple Summary The growing interest in phytogenic products for use in feed, especially in the poultry sector, is mainly due to the improvement in the productivity parameters and gut microbiota modulation properties. For this reason, phytogenic products are becoming excellent candidates as alternatives to the use of antibiotics in animal production to mitigate the negative effects derived from their use. The aim of this study is to explore the ability of allium extract (containing garlic and onion), used as an ingredient in laying hen feed, to improve performance. The promising results obtained in the present study suggest that Allium spp. extracts had the potential to be used in feeding laying hens to improve productivity, without affecting egg quality, and to modulate the gut microbiota. Abstract The use of allium extract containing propyl propane thiosulfonate (PTSO) as hen feed supplement was evaluated to demonstrate its positive effect on egg production and intestinal microbiota modulation. The study was carried out on 90 laying hens whose feed was supplemented with allium extract for 28 days. Nutritional properties of eggs were not affected, whereas an improvement in productivity was observed based on the increase weight of eggs. In addition, a modulator effect on intestinal microbiota was confirmed by the increase in Lactobacillus spp. and Bifidobacterium spp., as well as by the reduction in Enterobacteriaceae populations. Finally, the preservation of egg composition was checked by monitoring the content of PTSO, using a new analytical method consisting of the use of solid phase extraction and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). Consequently, based on current results, Allium spp. extract rich in organosulfur compounds such as PTSO added to the diet had a beneficial effect on the microbiota and would seem to be a possible alternative to increase productivity, while not affecting the biochemical composition of egg. However, further studies on the effects of allium extract as feed supplement are necessary.
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- Paloma Abad
- DMC Research Center S.L.U., Camino de Jayena n°82, Alhendín, E-18620 Granada, Spain; (P.A.); (J.J.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
- Correspondence: (N.A.-M.); (A.M.G.-C.)
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- DMC Research Center S.L.U., Camino de Jayena n°82, Alhendín, E-18620 Granada, Spain; (P.A.); (J.J.A.); (A.B.)
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- DMC Research Center S.L.U., Camino de Jayena n°82, Alhendín, E-18620 Granada, Spain; (P.A.); (J.J.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
- Correspondence: (N.A.-M.); (A.M.G.-C.)
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Azcárate IG, Marín-García P, Abad P, Pérez-Benavente S, Paz-Artal E, Reche PA, Fobil JN, Rubio JM, Diez A, Puyet A, Bautista JM. Plasmodium falciparum immunodominant IgG epitopes in subclinical malaria. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9398. [PMID: 32523082 PMCID: PMC7287129 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66384-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Incomplete non-sterile immunity to malaria is attained in endemic regions after recurrent infections by a large percentage of the adult population, who carry the malaria parasite asymptomatically. Although blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum rapidly elicits IgG responses, the target antigens of partially protective and non-protective IgG antibodies as well as the basis for the acquisition of these antibodies remain largely unknown. We performed IgG-immunomics to screen for P. falciparum antigens and to identify epitopes associated with exposure and clinical disease. Sera from malaria cases identified five prevalent antigens recognized by all analyzed patients' IgGs. Epitope mapping of them, using adult and children sera samples from an endemic malaria region in Ghana segregated into patients with positive or negative subclinical detection of P. falciparum, revealed binding specificity for two 20-mer immunodominant antigenic regions within the START-related lipid transfer protein and the protein disulfide isomerase PDI8. These 20-mer epitopes challenged with sera samples from children under 5 years old displayed specific IgG binding in those with detectable parasitemia, even at subclinical level. These results suggest that humoral response against START and PDI8 antigens may be triggered at submicroscopic parasitemia levels in children and may eventually be used to differentially diagnose subclinical malaria in children.
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- Isabel G Azcárate
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.,Isabel G. Azcárate, Faculty of Health Sciences, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, 28922, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Immunodeficiency and Transplant Immunology Unit, Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology, Ophthalmology and ORL, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 13, Legon, Ghana
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- Malaria & Emerging Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, National Centre of Microbiology. Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220, Majadahonda, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (Imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Pastor-Belda M, Arroyo-Manzanares N, Yavir K, Abad P, Campillo N, Hernández-Córdoba M, Viñas P. A rapid dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction of antimicrobial onion organosulfur compounds in animal feed coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Anal Methods 2020; 12:2668-2673. [PMID: 32930297 DOI: 10.1039/d0ay00632g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A rapid analytical procedure is proposed for determining two antimicrobial onion organosulfur compounds, propyl disulfide (PDS) and propyl propane thiosulfonate (PTSO), in animal feed. The use of PTSO as a natural ingredient in animal feed is allowed due to its antimicrobial activity against pathogenic organisms. Two analytical methodologies using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) are compared. After the extraction of the compounds from animal feed with acetonitrile, dispersive solid phase extraction (DSPE) as a cleaning stage with C18, or dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME), using 100 μL of CHCl3, was tried. Both the methods were validated using a pig feed sample and the best results were achieved by DLLME. This technique provided cleaner extracts, five-times greater linear ranges and lower detection limits than simple cleaning due to the enrichment factor achieved. The relative standard deviation decreased from 22% with DSPE to 13% with DLLME. The usefulness of the DLLME-GC-MS methodology was tested by analysing 10 different samples of chicken, calf, hen, cow and fish feed. The concentrations of PDS were in the 0.1-1.7 μg g-1 range and those of PTSO were between 0.09 and 2.1 μg g-1.
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- Marta Pastor-Belda
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), 11/12 G. Narutowicza St., Gdańsk 80-233, Poland
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- DMC Research Center S.L.U., Camino de Jayena No. 82, E-18620 Alhendín, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", University of Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain.
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Sanchez-Rodriguez A, Abad P, Arias-Alvarez M, Rebollar PG, Bautista JM, Lorenzo PL, García-García RM. Recombinant rabbit beta nerve growth factor production and its biological effects on sperm and ovulation in rabbits. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0219780. [PMID: 31318941 PMCID: PMC6639004 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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In some induced-ovulating species, beta nerve growth factor (β-NGF) has important roles in ovulation, though data for rabbits are still inconclusive. In this study we first synthesized functional recombinant β-NGF from rabbit tissue (rrβ-NGF) to address the following objectives: 1) to compare rabbit β-NGF amino acid sequence with those of other induced- or spontaneous-ovulating species; 2) to assess the effects of rrβ-NGF on rabbit sperm viability and motility, and 3) to examine the in vivo ovulation inducing effect of rrβ-NGF added to the seminal dose in rabbit does. The NGF gene in rabbit prostate tissue was sequenced by Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends and annotated in GenBank (KX528686). Recombinant rβ-NGF was produced in CHO cells and purified by affinity chromatography. Once confirmed by Western blotting and mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) that the amino acid sequence of the recombinant protein corresponded to β-NGF, its functionality was validated in PC12 cells in a successful dose-response study over 8 days. The amino acid sequence of prostate rabbit NGF differed to that of other species mainly in its receptor binding sites. In all the spontaneous ovulating species examined, compared with rabbit, alanine and proline residues, which interact with the high-affinity receptor, were replaced by a serine. In rabbits, asparagine and methionine were substituted by lysine at the low-affinity receptor binding site. In time- and dose-response experiments, the in vitro addition of rrβ-NGF to the ejaculate did not affect sperm viability whereas sperm motility parameters were enhanced by the addition of 1 μg/mL of the neuropeptide. Addition of this same concentration of rrβ-NGF to the seminal dose administered via the intravaginal route in does induced ovulation with a delayed LH peak, leading to a plasma progesterone increase, gestation and delivery. Our findings suggest that rrβ-NGF could be a useful option for biotechnological and reproduction assisted techniques in rabbits but further studies are needed.
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- Ana Sanchez-Rodriguez
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Agrarian Production, ETSIAAB, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Abad P, Arroyo-Manzanares N, Rivas-Montoya E, Ochando-Pulido J, Guillamon E, García-Campaña AM, Martinez-Ferez A. Effects of different vehiculization strategies for the allium derivative propyl propane thiosulfonate during dynamic simulation of the pig gastrointestinal tract. Can J Anim Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1139/cjas-2018-0063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This paper evaluates the bioavailability of allium derivative propyl propane thiosulfonate (PTSO) in the pig gastrointestinal tract by means of an in vitro dynamic gastrointestinal tract simulator system (GITSS). The GITSS is based on a membrane bioreactor comprising a continuous stirred-tank reactor connected in series to a continuous plug-flow tubular reactor. Bioavailability values have been evaluated for different vehiculization strategies, including mere carriers such as polyethylene glycol sorbitan monooleate (a nonionic surfactant also known as Tween 80) and encapsulation matrices (β-cyclodextrin vs. mono- and di-glycerides of edible fatty acids mixed with hydrogenated sunflower oil) and compared with the absorption of free PTSO. The net absorbed amount of PTSO in the GITSS when Tween 80 was used as a carrier was over 3.5 times higher than the one for free PTSO. Neither the encapsulated PTSO in β-cyclodextrin nor by means of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids plus a vegetable oil succeeded to improve absorption values for free PTSO. These promising results indicate that Tween 80 provides an interesting and high resistance to the PTSO molecule against the simulated digestive conditions in the stomach, and thus it enables favorably the subsequent absorption process of PTSO along the intestine.
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- Paloma Abad
- DMC Research Center S.L.U., Camino de Jayena nº 82, Alhendín 18620, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Campus Fuentenueva, Granada 18071, Spain
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- Department of Electronic Technology, Higher Polytechnic School, University of Malaga, Malaga 29071, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Campus Fuentenueva, Granada 18071, Spain
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- DMC Research Center S.L.U., Camino de Jayena nº 82, Alhendín 18620, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Campus Fuentenueva, Granada 18071, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Campus Fuentenueva, Granada 18071, Spain
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Alencar N, Sola I, Linares M, Juárez-Jiménez J, Pont C, Viayna A, Vílchez D, Sampedro C, Abad P, Pérez-Benavente S, Lameira J, Bautista JM, Muñoz-Torrero D, Luque FJ. First homology model of Plasmodium falciparum glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase: Discovery of selective substrate analog-based inhibitors as novel antimalarial agents. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 146:108-122. [PMID: 29407943 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.01.044] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2017] [Revised: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In Plasmodium falciparum the bifunctional enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase‒6-phosphogluconolactonase (PfG6PD‒6PGL) is involved in the catalysis of the first reaction of the pentose phosphate pathway. Since this enzyme has a key role in parasite development, its unique structure represents a potential target for the discovery of antimalarial drugs. Here we describe the first 3D structural model of the G6PD domain of PfG6PD‒6PGL. Compared to the human enzyme (hG6PD), the 3D model has enabled the identification of a key difference in the substrate-binding site, which involves the replacement of Arg365 in hG6PD by Asp750 in PfG6PD. In a prospective validation of the model, this critical change has been exploited to rationally design a novel family of substrate analog-based inhibitors that can display the necessary selectivity towards PfG6PD. A series of glucose derivatives featuring an α-methoxy group at the anomeric position and different side chains at position 6 bearing distinct basic functionalities has been synthesized, and their PfG6PD and hG6PD inhibitory activities and their toxicity against parasite and mammalian cells have been assessed. Several compounds displayed micromolar affinity (Ki up to 23 μM), favorable selectivity (up to > 26-fold), and low cytotoxicity. Phenotypic assays with P. falciparum cultures revealed high micromolar IC50 values, likely as a result of poor internalization of the compounds in the parasite cell. Overall, these results endorse confidence to the 3D model of PfG6PD, paving the way for the use of target-based drug design approaches in antimalarial drug discovery studies around this promising target.
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- Nelson Alencar
- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, and Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Prat de la Riba 171, E-08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry (CSIC Associated Unit), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and IBUB, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre, Avda. de Cordoba s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, and Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Prat de la Riba 171, E-08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry (CSIC Associated Unit), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and IBUB, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, and Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Prat de la Riba 171, E-08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, and Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Prat de la Riba 171, E-08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry (CSIC Associated Unit), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and IBUB, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre, Avda. de Cordoba s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Veterinaria, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Veterinaria, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratório de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento de Fármacos-LPDF, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais- ICEN, Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA, Av. Augusto Correa, Nº 1- Bairro: Guamá, Cep: 66.075-900 Belém-Pará, Brazil
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- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre, Avda. de Cordoba s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Veterinaria, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry (CSIC Associated Unit), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and IBUB, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, and Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Prat de la Riba 171, E-08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain.
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Abad P, Arroyo-Manzanares N, Gil L, García-Campaña AM. Use of Onion Extract as a Dairy Cattle Feed Supplement: Monitoring Propyl Propane Thiosulfonate as a Marker of Its Effect on Milk Attributes. J Agric Food Chem 2017; 65:793-799. [PMID: 28040892 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b04395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Onion extract is used as a feed supplement for the diet of dairy cows, acting as inhibitor of methane production; however, its properties could alter sensory attributes of milk. In this work, we propose a method to evaluate the influence of this extract on milk properties, using propyl propane thiosulfonate (PTSO) as a marker. PTSO is extracted using a quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe procedure and monitored by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. The method was applied to milk samples obtained from 100 dairy cows fed during 2 months with enriched feed. In addition, a milk tasting panel was established to evaluate the PTSO residue that should not be exceeded to guarantee milk sensory attributes. It was established that a value of PTSO lower than 2 mg kg-1 does not alter milk organoleptic properties. This fact makes onion extract an interesting alternative as a feed supplement to control the methane emissions without any influence on milk attributes.
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- Paloma Abad
- DMC Research Center S.L.U. , Camino de Jayena no. 82, E-18620 Alhendín, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada , Campus Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- DMC Research Center S.L.U. , Camino de Jayena no. 82, E-18620 Alhendín, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada , Campus Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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Muñoz-Ortiz É, Arévalo-Guerrero E, Abad P, Sénior JM. Cardiomiopatías infiltrativas. Presentación de un caso de sarcoidosis cardíaca. iatreia 2017. [DOI: 10.17533/udea.iatreia.v30n1a07] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Muñoz-Ortiz E, Arévalo-Guerrero E, Abad P, Sénior JM. Sarcoidosis cardíaca. Estado del arte. iatreia 2016. [DOI: 10.17533/udea.iatreia.v29n4a07] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Llana-Ruiz-Cabello M, Gutierrez-Praena D, Pichardo S, Abad P, López JDG, Guillamon E, Cameán AM. In vitro pro-oxidant/antioxidant role of an extract from Allium essential oil in the intestinal Caco-2 cell line. Toxicol Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2014.06.591] [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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Abad P, Lara FJ, Arroyo-Manzanares N, Baños A, Guillamón E, García-Campaña AM. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Method for the Monitoring of the Allium Derivative Propyl Propane Thiosulfonate Used as Natural Additive in Animal Feed. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-014-9952-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ketzoian C, Hackembruch H, Melcon M, Melcon C, Bartoloni L, Cristiano E, Durán J, Kuntz Grzesiuk A, Dadalti Fragoso Y, Bidin Brooks J, Díaz V, Romero García K, Cabera Gómez J, Abad P, Macías Islas M, Gracia F, Hamuy Díaz de Bedoya V, Córdoba Ruiz M, Oehninger C, Soto A. Association between multiple sclerosis prevalence and environmental and genetic factors in Latin America and the Caribbean: An ecological study. J Neurol Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.1446] [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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Jaouannet M, Magliano M, Arguel MJ, Gourgues M, Evangelisti E, Abad P, Rosso MN. The root-knot nematode calreticulin Mi-CRT is a key effector in plant defense suppression. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2013; 26:97-105. [PMID: 22857385 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-05-12-0130-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Root-knot nematodes (RKN) are obligate biotrophic parasites that settle close to the vascular tissues in roots, where they induce the differentiation of specialized feeding cells and maintain a compatible interaction for 3 to 8 weeks. Transcriptome analyses of the plant response to parasitic infection have shown that plant defenses are strictly controlled during the interaction. This suggests that, similar to other pathogens, RKN secrete effectors that suppress host defenses. We show here that Mi-CRT, a calreticulin (CRT) secreted by the nematode into the apoplasm of infected tissues, plays an important role in infection success, because Mi-CRT knockdown by RNA interference affected the ability of the nematodes to infect plants. Stably transformed Arabidopsis thaliana plants producing the secreted form of Mi-CRT were more susceptible to nematode infection than wild-type plants. They were also more susceptible to infection with another root pathogen, the oomycete Phytophthora parasitica. Mi-CRT overexpression in A. thaliana suppressed the induction of defense marker genes and callose deposition after treatment with the pathogen-associated molecular pattern elf18. Our results show that Mi-CRT secreted in the apoplasm by the nematode has a role in the suppression of plant basal defenses during the interaction.
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- M Jaouannet
- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France
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Abad P, Nogales-Gaete J, Rivera V, Cristiano E, Hamuy F, Oehninger C, Alvarenga RMP, Tenembaum S. [LACTRIMS consensus document for the pharmacological treatment of the multiple sclerosis and its clinical variants]. Rev Neurol 2012; 55:737-748. [PMID: 23233142] [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: 06/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION. Multiple sclerosis (MS) it is not considered any more a rare disease in Latin America. Most of the Latin American countries have reported moderate or lower prevalence data. However only very few countries have developed therapeutic guidelines. LACTRIMS prepared this consensus document with specific recommendations for the treatment of the disease. DEVELOPMENT. Experts on treatment and clinical research on MS were invited by LACTRIMS in order to generate a initial document to be discussed in Quito, Ecuador. Several groups were organized in relation of the different clinical variants. These groups were coordinated by experts leaders and prepared a preliminary document that was discussed in Quito during July 8th and 9th, 2011. Finally the final version was submitted to the members and delegates of LACTRIMS in most of the Latin American countries who were able to make modifications and suggest changes to the final manuscript. CONCLUSIONS. Based on the different evidence levels and the AGREE criteria, the clinical variants were reviewed and recommendations were made for the use of drugs and different modifying disease therapeutic agents.
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- P Abad
- Hospital Metropolitano, Quito, Ecuador
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Melcon MO, Melcon CM, Bartoloni L, Cristiano E, Duran JC, Grzesiuk AK, Fragoso YD, Brooks JBB, Díaz V, Romero García KM, Cabrera Gomez JA, Abad P, Islas MAM, Gracia F, Diaz de Bedoya VFH, Ruiz MEC, Hackembruch JH, Oehninger C, Ketzoian CN, Soto A. Towards establishing MS prevalence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Mult Scler 2012; 19:145-52. [PMID: 22492129 DOI: 10.1177/1352458512441985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A very high prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been reported in some Western European and North American countries. The few surveys of MS epidemiology in South America reveal lower prevalence rates, implying that susceptibility varies between distinct ethnic groups, thus forming an important determinant of the geographic distribution of the disease. The objective of this study is to review MS prevalence estimates in different Latin American and Caribbean countries. We reviewed surveys of regional MS prevalence from 1991 to 2011. Sources included an online database, authors' reports and proceedings or specific lectures from regional conferences. We obtained a total of 30 prevalence surveys from 15 countries, showing low/medium MS prevalence rates. Both the number and the quality of prevalence surveys have greatly improved in this region over recent decades. This is the first collaborative study to map the regional frequency of MS. Establishment of standardized methods and joint epidemiological studies will advance future MS research in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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- M O Melcon
- Foundation for Neuroepidemiology Research, Junín, Argentina.
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Arguel MJ, Campan-Fournier A, Perfus-Barbeoch L, Danchin EGJ, Rosso MN, Da Silva C, Labadie K, Marteu N, Artiguenave F, Abad P. Identification of plant-parasitism genes in nematodes in silico screening and in vivo validation in Meloidogyne incognita. Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 2011; 76:409-412. [PMID: 22696951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- M J Arguel
- UMR 1301 INRA, UNS, CNRS, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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Abad P, Pérez M, Castro E, Alarcón T, Santibáñez R, Díaz F. [Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Ecuador]. Neurologia 2010; 25:309-313. [PMID: 20643041] [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: 05/29/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Multiple sclerosis (MS) is less frequent in areas near to the Equator, while the incidence and prevalence rises with increasing distance from this particular area, determining a clear north to south gradient. During the last decade several published reports provide recent data on the prevalence in Latin America. The main objective of this article is to report prevalence data in the three largest cities of Ecuador, a South American Country located on Latitude zero North-South. METHODS In order to determine the prevalence and other epidemiological variables we conducted a cross-sectional, observational study in the three largest cities of Ecuador. Based on capture and recapture methodology we identified patients with MS who received medical care in the 12 state and private hospitals and in the Ecuadorian Foundation of Multiple Sclerosis (FUNDEM-Quito). The main inclusion criteria to determine the diagnosis of MS was based on the criteria proposed by Poser. For the relative and absolute frequencies calculation, as well as the 95% confidence interval, the EpiInfo 6.01 and EpiDat 3.1. programs were used. RESULTS A total of 159 patients were identified in the three largest cities included in the study. In Quito, the capital city: 5.05/100,000 inhabitants (95% CI, 4.03-6.03), Guayaquil, on the coast: 2.26/100,000 inhabitants (95% CI, 1.62-2.91) and Cuenca in the south: 0.75/100,000 inhabitants (95% CI, 0.024-0.175). CONCLUSIONS Ecuador is a low prevalence country although we believe it is possible that the number of MS cases is underestimated since this is not a population based study. We believe that more studies should be carried out on general populations where the disease has been seldom reported or as non-existent. Important exogenous factors may be involved in the pathogenesis of MS in Ecuador.
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- P Abad
- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Metropolitano, Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
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Dubreuil G, Magliano M, Dubrana MP, Lozano J, Lecomte P, Favery B, Abad P, Rosso MN. Tobacco rattle virus mediates gene silencing in a plant parasitic root-knot nematode. J Exp Bot 2009; 60:4041-50. [PMID: 19625337 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are sedentary biotrophic parasites that induce the differentiation of root cells into feeding cells that provide the nematodes with the nutrients necessary for their development. The development of new control methods against RKNs relies greatly on the functional analysis of genes that are crucial for the development of the pathogen or the success of parasitism. In the absence of genetic transformation, RNA interference (RNAi) allows for phenotype analysis of nematode development and nematode establishment in its host after sequence-specific knock-down of the targeted genes. Strategies used to induce RNAi in RKNs are so far restricted to small-scale analyses. In the search for a new RNAi strategy amenable to large-scale screenings the possibility of using RNA viruses to produce the RNAi triggers in plants was tested. Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) was tested as a means to introduce double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) triggers into the feeding cells and to mediate RKN gene silencing. It was demonstrated that virus-inoculated plants can produce dsRNA and siRNA silencing triggers for delivery to the feeding nematodes. Interestingly, the knock-down of the targeted genes was observed in the progeny of the feeding nematodes, suggesting that continuous ingestion of dsRNA triggers could be used for the functional analysis of genes involved in early development. However, the heterogeneity in RNAi efficiency between TRV-inoculated plants appears as a limitation to the use of TRV-mediated silencing for the high-throughput functional analysis of the targeted nematode genes.
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- G Dubreuil
- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes et Santé Végétale, 400, route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
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San Vicente B, Bardají C, Obiols P, Abad P, Rigol S. [Cystic adenomatoid malformation pulmonary: are we able to foresee its evolution?]. Cir Pediatr 2009; 22:87-92. [PMID: 19715132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The congenital pulmonary malformation are a rare entity in pediatric age. Between of them, the cystic adenomatoid malformation (MAQ) is the most ferquent entity, followed by pulmonary sequestration (SP) and the most rare broncogenic cyst. As a consequence of ultrasound and fetal magnetic resonance we are abble to diagnose earlier this patology. To know the clinical findings, the diagnosis, and the evolution, we have done a retrospective study of underwented MAQ at our hospital during the last 17 years, including such with late diagnosis as with prenatal diagnosis, and describing those presenting impredictable evolution or a different difficul diagnosis. We report four MAQ's cases. Three of them, about late diagnose: the first one evolutioned till malignant tumor, the second one with a supplementary lobe and third one with a wrong MAQ diagnose. The fourth one associated MAQ with a SP.
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- B San Vicente
- Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Corporación Sanitaria Parc Taulí, Sabadell.
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Plant nematology is currently undergoing a revolution with the availability of the first genome sequences as well as comprehensive expressed sequence tag (EST) libraries from a range of nematode species. Several strategies are being used to exploit this wealth of information. Comparative genomics is being used to explore the acquisition of novel genes associated with parasitic lifestyles. Functional analyses of nematode genes are moving toward larger scale studies including global transcriptome profiling. RNA interference (RNAi) has been shown to reduce expression of a range of plant parasitic nematode genes and is a powerful tool for functional analysis of nematode genes. RNAi-mediated suppression of genes essential for nematode development, survival, or parasitism is revealing new targets for nematode control. Plant nematology in the genomics era is now facing the challenge to develop RNAi screens adequate for high-throughput functional analyses.
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- M N Rosso
- INRA, UNSA, UMR 1301, CNRS, UMR 6243, Interactions Biotiques et Santé Végétale, F-06903 Sophia Antipolis, France.
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Djian-Caporalino C, Fazari A, Arguel MJ, Vernie T, VandeCasteele C, Faure I, Brunoud G, Pijarowski L, Palloix A, Lefebvre V, Abad P. Root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) Me resistance genes in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) are clustered on the P9 chromosome. Theor Appl Genet 2007; 114:473-86. [PMID: 17136373 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-006-0447-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2006] [Accepted: 10/25/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) is a major plant pathogen, affecting several solanaceous crops worldwide. In Capsicum annuum, resistance to this pathogen is controlled by several independent dominant genes--the Me genes. Six Me genes have previously been shown to be stable at high temperature in three highly resistant and genetically distant accessions: PI 322719, PI 201234, and CM334 (Criollo de Morelos 334). Some genes (Me4, Mech1, and Mech2) are specific to certain Meloidogyne species or populations, whereas others (Me1, Me3, and Me7) are effective against a wide range of Meloidogyne species, including M. arenaria, M. javanica, and M. incognita, the most common species in Mediterranean and tropical areas. These genes direct different response patterns in root cells depending on the pepper line and nematode species. Allelism tests and fine mapping using the BSA-AFLP approach showed these genes to be different but linked, with a recombination frequency of 0.02-0.18. Three of the PCR-based markers identified in several genetic backgrounds were common to the six Me genes. Comparative mapping with CarthaGene software indicated that these six genes clustered in a single genomic region within a 28 cM interval. Four markers were used to anchor this cluster on the P9 chromosome on an intraspecific reference map for peppers. Other disease resistance factors have earlier been mapped in the vicinity of this cluster. This genomic area is colinear to chromosome T12 of tomato and chromosome XII of potato. Four other nematode resistance genes have earlier been identified in this area, suggesting that these nematode resistance genes are located in orthologous genomic regions in Solanaceae.
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- C Djian-Caporalino
- INRA, UMR 1064 Interactions Plantes Microorganismes et Santé Végétale, BP167, F-06903, Sophia Antipolis, France.
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Dubreuil G, Magliano M, Deleury E, Abad P, Rosso MN. Transcriptome analysis of root-knot nematode functions induced in the early stages of parasitism. New Phytol 2007; 176:426-436. [PMID: 17692078 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02181.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Root-knot nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne are obligate biotrophic parasites able to infest > 2000 plant species. The nematode effectors responsible for disease development are involved in the adaptation of the parasite to its host environment and host response modulation. Here, the differences between the transcriptomes of preparasitic exophytic second-stage juveniles (J2) and parasitic endophytic third-stage juveniles (J3) of Meloidogyne incognita were investigated. Genes up-regulated at the endophytic stage were isolated by suppression subtractive hybridization and validated by dot blots and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Up-regulation was demonstrated for genes involved in detoxification and protein degradation, for a gene encoding a putative secreted protein and for genes of unknown function. Transcripts of the glutathione S-transferase gene Mi-gsts-1 were 27 times more abundant in J3 than in J2. The observed Mi-gsts-1 expression in the oesophageal secretory glands and the results of functional analyses based on RNA interference suggest that glutathione S-transferases are secreted during parasitism and are required for completion of the nematode life cycle in its host. Secreted glutathione S-transferases may protect the parasite against reactive oxygen species or modulate the plant responses triggered by pathogen attack.
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- G Dubreuil
- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Health, 400, Route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Health, 400, Route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Health, 400, Route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Health, 400, Route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Health, 400, Route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the area, perimeter, and form (D factor and fractal dimension) of the dental wear among bruxist and nonbruxist children with mixed dentition in order to determine if the dental wear may be used as criteria to diagnose bruxism. METHODS The children were 8 to 11 years old and were classified as bruxist or nonbruxist, according to anxiety level and temporomandibular disorders. Dental casts of the upper arch were obtained for the bruxist (n = 24) and the control (n = 29) group. The dental wear was measured in digital format and processed automatically. The complete and pathological dental wear was compared between the two groups, using the Student's t-test and Mann-Whitney test. RESULTS Statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups, with a higher area, perimeter, and more irregular form of the pathological dental wear among the bruxist group. Regarding complete dental wear, differences were only significant for the D factor (an un-dimensional quantitative parameter which produces a relation between the area and the perimeter of an object). CONCLUSION Digital imaging of dental wear may be used as criteria to diagnose bruxism in children with mixed dentition after making an analysis of the area, perimeter, and irregularity of the form of pathological dental wear.
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- C Restrepo
- CES-LPH Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud CES, Medellín, Colombia.
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Rosso MN, Dubrana MP, Cimbolini N, Jaubert S, Abad P. Application of RNA interference to root-knot nematode genes encoding esophageal gland proteins. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2005; 18:615-20. [PMID: 16042006 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-18-0615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plant parasitic nematodes have been, so far, refractory to transformation or mutagenesis. The functional analysis of nematode genes relies on the development of reverse genetic tools adapted to these obligate parasites. Here, we describe the application of RNA interference (RNAi) to the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita for the knock-down of two genes expressed in the subventral esophageal glands of the nematode and potentially involved in parasitism, the calreticulin (Mi-crt) and the polygalacturonase (Mi-pg-1) genes. Incubation in 1% resorcinol for 4 h induced double-stranded RNA uptake through the alimentary track of the nematodes and led to up to 92% depletion of Mi-crt transcripts. Timecourse analysis of the silencing showed different temporal patterns for Mi-crt and Mi-pg-1. The silencing of Mi-crt was optimal 20 h after soaking, whereas the silencing of Mi-pg-1 was optimal 44 h after soaking. For the two genes, the silencing effect was highly time-limited, since no transcript depletion was detectable 68 h after soaking.
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- M N Rosso
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Health, INRA-UNSA-CNRS 400, route des Chappes, BP 167, 06 903 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France.
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Álvarez LA, Armengol J, Pérez-Sierra A, León M, Abad P, Vicent A, García-Jiménez J, Beltrán C. First Report of Phoma exigua var. heteromorpha Causing Oleander Dieback in Spain. Plant Dis 2005; 89:775. [PMID: 30791257 DOI: 10.1094/pd-89-0775b] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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During the autumn of 2003, a new disease was detected in oleander (Nerium oleander L.) nurseries in Valencia and Murcia in eastern Spain. Affected leaves showed ovoid or ellipsoid necrotic spots. Necrotic lesions were also observed on stems and lateral shoots that resulted in severe blight and defoliation. In some cases, severe infections caused the death of plants. Isolations from symptomatic leaves and stems onto potato dextrose agar (PDA) supplemented with 0.5 g liter-1 of streptomycin sulfate (PDAS) consistently yielded dark olivaceous fungal colonies. For sporulation, these isolates were transferred to potato carrot agar (PCA) and incubated at 25°C for 15 days with a 12-h photoperiod. Abundant pycnidia (200 μm in diameter) developed superficially or immersed in the culture medium. Conidia were hyaline, ellipsoid or cylindrical, guttulate, and occasionally, one septate. Conidial dimensions were 6.1 to 9.6 × 2.2 to 3.2 μm (average 6.2 × 2.8 μm). The addition of a drop of concentrated NaOH to the cultures gave a blue-green pigmentation to the agar changing to brown-red. On the basis of cultural characteristics and fungal morphology, the isolates were identified as Phoma exigua Desmaz. This identification was confirmed by sequencing the complete internal transcribed spacer regions 1 and 2, including the 5.8S ribosomal DNA of isolate Pho 6 (GenBank Accession No. AY899262). This sequence was identical to sequences in GenBank from well-characterized strains of P. exigua (1). Pathogenicity tests were conducted on 9-month-old oleander plants (cv. Splendens Gigantium) using three isolates of P. exigua from different locations. Two methods of inoculation were used. Leaves were spray inoculated with an aqueous suspension (1.5 × 105 conidia per ml) of conidia harvested from 15-day-old cultures grown on PCA, or a 5-mm-diameter agar disc, cut from the margin of an 8-day-old culture growing on PCA, was inserted mycelium side down in a stem wound made with a sterile scalpel and sealed with Parafilm. Controls were inoculated with sterile distilled water or sterile PCA discs. There were five replicates for each isolate and inoculation method with an equal number of uninoculated plants. After inoculation, all plants were covered separately with plastic bags for 48 h to maintain high humidity. Plants were maintained in a greenhouse at 20 to 30°C. Within 5 to 15 days after inoculation, symptoms developed that were similar to those observed in the nurseries. The fungus was reisolated from the stems and leaves of all inoculated plants, completing Koch's postulates. On the basis of ITS sequence data and the host from which they were isolated, our isolates were identified as P. exigua var. heteromorpha (Sch. et Sacc.) Noordeloos et Boerema (2,3). This disease has been previously reported to cause severe damage to oleander in France, California, Italy, and the Netherlands. To our knowledge, this is the first report of P. exigua var. heteromorpha on oleander in Spain. References: (1) E. C. A. Abeln et al. Mycol. Res. 106:419, 2002. (2) M. E. Noordeloos and G. H. Boerema. Versl. Meded. Plziektenk. Dienst. Wageningen 166:108, 1988. (3) H. A. van der AA et al. Persoonia 17:435, 2000.
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- L A Álvarez
- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022-Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022-Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022-Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022-Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022-Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022-Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022-Valencia, Spain
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- Sanidad Vegetal, La Alberca, C/ Mayor s/n, 30150-Murcia, Spain
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Pegard A, Brizzard G, Fazari A, Soucaze O, Abad P, Djian-Caporalino C. Histological Characterization of Resistance to Different Root-Knot Nematode Species Related to Phenolics Accumulation in Capsicum annuum. Phytopathology 2005; 95:158-65. [PMID: 18943985 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-95-0158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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ABSTRACT In the pepper Capsicum annuum CM334, which is used by breeders as a source of resistance to Phytophthora spp. and potyviruses, a resistance gene entirely suppresses reproduction of the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.). The current study compared the histological responses of this resistant line and a susceptible cultivar to infection with the three most damaging root-knot nematodes: M. arenaria, M. incognita, or M. javanica. Resistance of CM334 to root-knot nematodes was associated with unidentified factors that limited nematode penetration and with post-penetration biochemical responses, including the hypersensitive response, which apparently blocked nematode migration and thereby prevented juvenile development and reproduction. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis suggested that phenolic compounds, especially chlorogenic acid, may be involved in CM334 resistance. The response to infection in the resistant line varied with root-knot nematode species and was correlated with nematode behavior and pathogenicity in the susceptible cultivar: nematode species that quickly reached the vascular cylinder and initiated feeding sites in the susceptible cultivar were quickly recognized in CM334 and stopped in the epidermis or cortex. After comparing our data with those from other resistant pepper lines, we suggest that timing of the resistance response and the mechanism of resistance vary with plant genotype, resistance gene, and root-knot nematode species.
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Abad P, Obradors J, Ortuño P, Ametller E, Jiménez E. [Torsion of paraovarian cyst in pediatrics]. Cir Pediatr 2005; 18:46-8. [PMID: 15901110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The paraovarian cyst ploughs to little frequency in pediatric population. We report a case of twist proved at surgery, and the difficulty of preoperatory diagnosis. It is very important to consider the possibility of twist to be a complication of a paraovarian cyst to try to prevent salpinguectomy.
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- P Abad
- Servicio Cirugía pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Dr. Josep Trueta Girona.
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Jaubert S, Laffaire JB, Ledger TN, Escoubas P, Amri EZ, Abad P, Rosso MN. Comparative analysis of two 14-3-3 homologues and their expression pattern in the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Int J Parasitol 2004; 34:873-80. [PMID: 15157770 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2003] [Revised: 02/16/2004] [Accepted: 02/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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14-3-3 proteins are highly conserved ubiquitous proteins found in all eukaryotic organisms. They are involved in various cellular processes including signal transduction, cell-cycle control, apoptosis, stress response and cytoskeleton organisation. We report here the cloning of two genes encoding 14-3-3 isoforms from the plant parasitic root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita, together with an analysis of their expression. Both genes were shown to be transcribed in unhatched second stage larvae, infective second stage larvae, adult males and females. The Mi-14-3-3-a gene was shown to be specifically transcribed in the germinal primordium of infective larvae, whereas Mi-14-3-3-b was transcribed in the dorsal oesophageal gland in larvae of this stage. The MI-14-3-3-B protein was identified by mass spectrometry in in vitro-induced stylet secretions from infective larvae. The stability and distribution of MI-14-3-3 proteins in host plant cells was assessed after stable expression of the corresponding genes in tobacco BY2 cells.
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- S Jaubert
- INRA. Unité Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes et Santé Végétale. 400, Route des Chappes, BP 167, 06 903 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
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Martínez Ibáñez V, Gussinyer M, Torán N, Lloret J, Abad P, Carrascosa A. [Pancreatectomy level in the persistent hyperinsulinic hypoglycemia]. Cir Pediatr 2004; 17:12-6. [PMID: 15002719] [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: 04/29/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Persistent neonatal and infantile hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (PNHH) is a rare entity which remains to be elucidated but associated with severe lesions in pediatric patients. The aim of this study is to present our current surgical strategy face to this disease, based on our pathology findings and clinical experience. MATERIAL AND METHODS It is a retrospective study of 29 patients treated at our centre, medically and surgically. In 15 surgical patients, morphologic, morphometric and immunohistochemical studies for insulin, somatostatin and glucagon were performed and consequently it has been possible to establish a focal and different forms of a diffuse type. RESULTS Out of 29 patients studied, 25 were diagnosed before their first year old and 4 patients between the first and second infancy. Of the 25 first patients, one died at 7 hours postpartum. Twelve patients only received medical treatment, one of them died at 45 days of life and the remaining 11 patients had good outcome. Another 12 patients received in addition surgical treatment. In 2 of them we observed adenoma which was removed and patients cured. In the remaining 10 patients a subtotal pancreatectomy was performed. (One case was informed as normal and cured and the other 9 had the diffuse type). Of these 9 patients with diffuse type, 4 died, 3 cured and 2 underwent second surgery. Out of the 4 patients diagnosed in infancy, 3 underwent surgery (2 adenomas and 1 diffuse type) and the other one received only medical treatment. CONCLUSIONS Currently, we give medical treatment in all types and forms of PNHH. If the patient is resistant, we dismiss adenoma. If this is diagnosis we remove it. If the type is diffuse, near-total pancreatectomy is performed with a peroperatory biopsy. In cases of hyperplasia or mixed form we recommend a total pancreatectomy and in case of nesidioblastosis we recommend a partial pancreatectomy.
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- V Martínez Ibáñez
- Departamento de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital "Vall d'Ebron, Barcelona
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Abad P, Rigol S, Ezzedine H, Durán C, Ortega D, Martí M, Pinyot J. [Conservative surgery of ovarian torsion in pediatrics]. Cir Pediatr 2003; 16:200-2. [PMID: 14677361] [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: 04/27/2023]
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The authors describe the case of two girls diagnosed of ovarian torsion secondary to a cyst. They were operated on by conservative ovarian therapy regardless the time of evolution and ovary macroscopical aspect. These 2 patients were 9 and 13 years old, with abdominal colic pain of 48 and 36 hours of evolution. The diagnosis by doppler sonography was ovarian torsion, with a 4 cms cyst in the right ovary in the first case and a 5 cms cyst in the left ovary in the second patient. Both patients were operated on. After untwisting the ovary, we instille warm saline solution to this ovary and, after waiting for 10 minutes, we resect the ovarian cyst and it recuperates partial and heterogeneous its pink colour. We advise to the family about the possibility of surgical reintervention if the ovary is not viable. After 10 and 12 days of surgical intervention, the Doppler sonography has confirmed the existence of ovary flow and the symmetry of affected ovary in comparation to the opposite on. At the present, both patients are asymptomatic, with exhaustive ultrasound controls. Ovarian torsion is the most frequent complication of ovarian tumours of pediatrics (3-16%) and this is a real emergency in gynecology. Traditionally, it has been recommended the exeresis of ovarian torsion. Regardless the blue aspect of isquemic ovary affected by torsion and the time of evolution, in our experience when there is a minimal possibility of ovarian viability, it is possible to follow a conservative therapy because the macroscopical aspect of the ovary is not necessarily related with the following evolution of the case.
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- P Abad
- Servicio de Cirugía pediátrica, Consorci Sanitari Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona
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Abad P, Martínez Ibáñez V, Galofré P, Lloret J, Boix-Ochoa J. [Thyroid carcinoma:Experience 57 cases. Is there a different bio-development in pediatric age?]. Cir Pediatr 2003; 16:26-9. [PMID: 12793290] [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: 03/02/2023]
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UNLABELLED It has been suggested a different biodevelopment in the differentiated thyroid cancer in pediatric age. General and pediatric surgeons from different centres has coincided to operate this kind of pediatric pathology that finally conclude the treatment in the nuclear medicine department from the reference hospital. The objectives of this revision is, to confirm de difference in thyroid cancer in pediatric age and to know few factors implicated. MATERIALS AND METHODS A review of 57 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer, medullary and anaplastic were excluded, treated in the nuclear medicine department during the last 20 years. 28% were < 10 years old (16 cases) and 72% > 10 years old (41 cases). This 57 young patients were operated in 22 hospitals and 79% by a general surgeon and 21% by pediatric surgeon. The analysis was performed with SPSS MS Windows 6.0 (chi cuadrado, t-Student-Fisher). RESULTS There are more reinterventions in patients operated by a general surgeon. There aren't differences between the number of total neck dissections between both groups of surgeons, but when is performed, the incidence of complications is significantly high. In patients < 10 years old, there are more metastasis and more surgical complications. In spite of, all patients still alive. CONCLUSIONS Children < 10 years old, the illness is more local aggressive and the recurrence and lung metastasis is high, more surgical complications. We recommend to concentrate this pathology in a few hospitals to achieve more experience and to avoid complications.
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- P Abad
- Departamento de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona
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Martinez-Ibanez V, Gussinyer M, Toran N, Lloret J, Abad P, Carrascosa A, Boix-Ochoa J. Pancreatectomy extension in persistent hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia: a new strategy. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2002; 12:262-6. [PMID: 12369005 DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Persistent neonatal and infantile hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia (PNHH) is a rare entity which remains to be elucidated but is associated with severe lesions in paediatric patients. The aim of this study was to present our current surgical strategy with this disease, based on our pathologic findings and clinical experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study of 29 patients treated, medically and surgically, at our centre. In 15 surgical patients, morphologic, morphometric and immunohistochemical studies for insulin, somatostatin and glucagon were performed and consequently it was possible to establish a focal and different forms of a diffuse type. RESULTS Of 29 patients studied, 25 were diagnosed before one year of age and 4 between the first and second year of infancy. Of the first 25 patients, one died 7 hours post partum. Twelve patients received medical treatment alone: one died at 45 days of life and the remaining 11 had a good outcome. Another 12 patients additionally received surgical treatment. In 2 of these, adenoma were observed and removed and the patients cured. Subtotal pancreatectomy was performed in the remaining 10. (One case was normal and cured and the other 9 had the diffuse type.) Of these 9 patients with diffuse type, 4 died, 3 were cured and 2 underwent repeat surgery. Of the 4 patients diagnosed later, 3 underwent surgery (2 with adenomas and 1 diffuse type) and the other received medical treatment alone. CONCLUSIONS We currently give medical treatment for all types and forms of PNHH. If the patient is resistant to therapy, adenoma is ruled out. If adenoma is diagnosed, it is removed. If the type is diffuse, near-total pancreatectomy is performed with a perioperative biopsy. In cases of hyperplasia or mixed forms we recommend total pancreatectomy and in cases of nesidioblastosis, partial pancreatectomy.
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- V Martinez-Ibanez
- Paediatric Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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At the beginning of 2000, a damaging disease developed on protected tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) crops grown in polyethylene greenhouses in different regions of Spain. Production losses were estimated at 15 to 80%. The tomato plants showed a variety of symptoms. The most common symptoms were leaf distortion, chlorosis, and mosaic. Some plants showed a dark green mosaic and bubbling of the leaf surface. Green striations were also observed on the stem and sepals. Most of the diseased plants had discolored fruits. Symptoms decreased as environmental temperature increased. The involvement of Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) was suspected. To identify the etiological agent, ≈500 symptomatic tomato plants were collected from several locations in Alicante, Murcia, Almeria and the Canary Islands. Flexuous viral particles 510 nm long were observed by transmission electron microscopy, suggesting the presence of a potexvirus in the tissue extracts analyzed. All samples were tested by ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay), using polyclonal antibodies to Narcissus mosaic virus (Adgen, Auchincriuve, Scotland), a virus serologically related to PepMV, and two antisera specific to PepMV (Adgen, Scotland and DMSZ, Braunschweig, Germany). PepMV was detected in 35% of the samples. Like PepMV, the virus infected (as confirmed by ELISA) greenhouse-grown Datura stramonium, Nicandra physalodes, Nicotiana benthamiana, N. clevelandii, Solanum tuberosum, and Vigna sinensis and did not infect Capsicum anuum, Cucumis sativus, Chenopodium amaranticolor, C. quinoa, Petunia × hybrida, Phaseolus vulgaris, Physalis floridana, N. glutinosa, N. rustica, or N. tabacum. The virus did infect Gomphrena globosa, which normally is not infected by PepMV. The first report of PepMV was on pepino (Solanum muricatum) in Peru in 1974 (1), but this virus has been recently reported in the Netherlands, England, Germany, and France on protected tomato crops (2). To our knowledge, this is the first report of PepMV in Spain, including the Canary Islands. References: (1) R. A. C. Jones et al. Ann. Appl. Biol. 94:61, 1980. (2) European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO). Alert List Viruses. On-line publication/2000/003.
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- C Jordá
- Dpto. Ecosistemas Agroforestales, Universidad Politecnica, Camino de Vera, 14, Spain
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- Dpto. Ecosistemas Agroforestales, Universidad Politecnica, Camino de Vera, 14, Spain
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- Dpto. Ecosistemas Agroforestales, Universidad Politecnica, Camino de Vera, 14, Spain
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- Dpto. Ecosistemas Agroforestales, Universidad Politecnica, Camino de Vera, 14, Spain
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Acosta D, Martínez-Ibáñez V, Lloret J, Abad P, al-Kassab H, Boix-Ochoa J. [Partial nephrectomy in unilateral Wilms tumor. New draft for a protocol of the SIOP]. Cir Pediatr 2001; 14:139-40. [PMID: 12601960] [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: 03/01/2023]
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Unilateral Wilms' tumor has been treated according to 9301 SIOP protocol, with good results. The new pre protocol that SIOP is developing has a high inclusion rate. From 1993 to 1999, 11 patients with unilateral Wilms' tumor were treated in our center; in 6 cases preop chemotherapy was done, in the other 5 cases pre and postoperative chemotherapy were used. Nine of the 11 patients could be included in the pre protocol this was due to a thrombosis of the vena cava in one case, and in the other the middle renal in area was widely affected. Wilms' tumor has a good prognosis with the actual protocol, SIOP. New pre protocol could give a better quality of life due to the amount of functional renal parenchyma, without decreasing the actual high cure rate.
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- D Acosta
- Departamento de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Materno-Infantil Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona
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Martínez Ibáñez V, Lloret J, Targarona E, Tusell J, Abad P, al-Kassab H, Trías M, Boix-Ochoa J. [Laparoscopic splenectomy in pediatric hematologic diseases]. Cir Pediatr 2001; 14:73-5. [PMID: 11480196] [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: 02/20/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Surgical acceptance of the laparoscopic splenectomy in the pediatric hematological disorders has improved due to safety, to relif postoperative pain, and to reduce the hospital stay. The aim of this study is present our surgical laparoscopic technique performed. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eight patients, 6 spherocytosis (age ranged: 6-14 years, average age: 9.5 years; 5 girls and 1 boy) and 2 cases of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (both boys of 18 months and 4 years) underwent laparoscopic splenectomy. The Trias-Targarona technique has been performed placing the patient at the right lateral-decubitus position. Four trocars are placed, two of 5 mm in the posterior axillary line and epigastrium and other 2 trocars of 12 mm, in the middle of them. RESULTS In all these 8 patients a laparoscopic splenectomy was completely performed. We had 2 cases with problems with the sac introduction. Cosmetic results have been excellent and we changed the 7-day antibiotic protocol for 2-day protocol. The surgical time has changed from 3 to 2 hours. CONCLUSIONS With laparoscopic splenectomy we can give an adequate response to hematological disorders in children with a acceptable surgical time, an excellent cosmetic result with a minimum postoperative time and a very short hospital stay.
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- V Martínez Ibáñez
- Departamento Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Materno-Infantil Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona
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Castagnone-Sereno P, Leroy F, Abad P. cDNA cloning and expression analysis of a calponin gene from the plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2001; 112:149-52. [PMID: 11166397 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-6851(00)00353-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- P Castagnone-Sereno
- INRA, Unité Santé Végétale et Environnement, BP2078, 06606 Antibes cedex, France.
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Semblat JP, Rosso MN, Hussey RS, Abad P, Castagnone-Sereno P. Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding an amphid-secreted putative avirulence protein from the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2001; 14:72-9. [PMID: 11194874 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi.2001.14.1.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Amplified fragment length polymorphism fingerprinting of three pairs of Meloidogyne incognita near-isogenic lines (NILs) was used to identify markers differential between nematode genotypes avirulent or virulent against the tomato Mi resistance gene. One of these sequences, present only in the avirulent lines, was used as a probe to screen a cDNA library from second-stage juveniles (J2s) and allowed cloning of a cDNA encoding a secretory protein. The putative full-length cDNA, named map-1, encoded a 458 amino acid (aa) protein containing a predictive N-terminal secretion signal peptide. The MAP-1 sequence did not show any significant similarity to proteins deposited in databases. The internal part of the protein, however, was characterized by highly conserved repetitive motives of 58 or 13 aa. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) experiments confirmed that map-1 expression was different between avirulent and virulent NILs. In PCR reactions, map-1-related sequences were amplified only in nematode populations belonging to the three species against which the Mi gene confers resistance: M. arenaria, M. incognita, and M. javanica. Polyclonal antibodies raised against a synthetic peptide deduced from the MAP-1 sequence strongly labeled J2 amphidial secretions in immunofluorescence microscopy assays, suggesting that MAP-1 may be involved in the early steps of recognition between (resistant) plants and (avirulent) nematodes.
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- J P Semblat
- INRA, Unité Santé Végétale et Environnement, Antibes, France
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Abad P, Lloret J, Martínez Ibañez V, Patiño B, Boix-Ochoa J. [Diaphragmatic paralysis: pathology at the reach of the pediatric surgeon]. Cir Pediatr 2001; 14:21-4. [PMID: 11339114] [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: 02/20/2023]
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The phrenic nerve is the only motor nerve in the diaphragm. The injury will lead to a diaphragmatic paralysis or eventration with paradoxical movements during breathing. The aim of this review is to analyze the diagnostic criteria, surgical indications, and the patients that are not treated by surgery. We review 53 cases with diaphragmatic pathology in the last 5 years; 19 females and 20 males. One was a diaphragmatic rupture, 13 were diaphragmatic hernias, and 39 had diaphragmatic paralysis. Diaphragmatic paralysis was diagnosed by fluoroscopy in 97%, electromiography 5.1% or ultrasounds. The ethiology was 64% after cardiac surgery and 10% after thoracic oncologic surgery. The age at diagnosis was less than 1 month in 41% cases. In 29 patients the paralysis was well tolerated and were extubated between 24 h and 4 days after the diagnosis, frequently was in the first 48 h. 4 patients need a traqueostomy and 2 went to another hospital. In 5 we performed a diaphragmatic plication because the inability to be extubated or the persistence of respiratory distress. The paralysis was demonstrated by fluoroscopy. 2 patients are asymptomatic, 2 are in mechanical ventilation and 1 died (sepsis). The most frequent cause of diaphragmatic paralysis was related to cardiac or thoracic surgery. In general, is well tolerated, almost asymptomatic, the patients were extubated between 24 or 48 h. In pediatric population they are few cases that need surgical treatment. The patients that we operated on were less than 2 months old, because is at that age were the repercussion is more important. We must follow strict criteria, without precipìtation for the surgical indications.
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- P Abad
- Departamento de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Materno-Infantil Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona
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Augé-Gouillon C, Notareschi-Leroy H, Abad P, Periquet G, Bigot Y. Phylogenetic analysis of the functional domains of mariner-like element (MLE) transposases. Mol Gen Genet 2000; 264:506-13. [PMID: 11129055 DOI: 10.1007/s004380000334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We have analyzed the sequences of mariner-like element (MLE) transposases, in order to obtain a clearer picture of their phylogenetic relationships. In particular, we have considered their two known structural domains, as well as the nucleic acid sequences of the MLE inverted terminal repeats (ITR). The most consistent tree was obtained using sequences of the catalytic domain of the transposase. The trees obtained with the amino acid sequences of the ITR-binding domain and the ITR sequences themselves were similar to that obtained with the catalytic domain. However, a major difference indicated that the cecropia sub-family is divided into two sub-groups. These new trees were used to examine the evolutionary divergence of mariner-like transposable elements, with particular reference to the possibility that recombination events or gene conversions created mosaic elements during the evolution of transposons.
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- C Augé-Gouillon
- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, UPRESA CNRS 6035, Faculté des Sciences, Tours, France
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Landais I, Chavigny P, Castagnone C, Pizzol J, Abad P, Vanlerberghe-Masutti F. Characterization of a highly conserved satellite DNA from the parasitoid wasp Trichogramma brassicae. Gene 2000; 255:65-73. [PMID: 10974566 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(00)00318-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An EcoRI satellite DNA has been isolated, cloned and sequenced from Trichogramma brassicae, a minute parasitic wasp. This repeated family represents 16% of the genome. The monomer is 385 base pairs (bp) long and has an A+T content of 64.5%. The average nucleotide sequence variability among 12 randomly chosen monomers is extremely low (0.5%), suggesting that the amplification of the monomer into a high-copy-number family occurred recently. An EcoRI satellite DNA probe has been developed and used, at high stringency, as an identification tool to unambiguously discriminate T. brassicae from nine other Trichogramma species. However, at a lower stringency, a hybridization signal can be detected in two closely related Trichogramma species, and, using PCR assay, the presence of the T. brassicae EcoRI monomer has been detected in several other species of Trichogramma. These results argue in favor of the 'library' model of satellite DNA evolution that predicts that related species share a number of low-copy satellite sequences, some of which could be amplified into a major satellite family in each of the species. Furthermore, this T. brassicae EcoRI satellite DNA sequence exhibits particular internal features such as a long inverted repeat that can form a dyad structure. Such sequence motifs seem to be a common characteristic of satellite DNAs, suggesting that they could result from selective forces acting on repetitive DNA.
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- I Landais
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Santé Végétale et Environnement, Antibes, France
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Abad P, Acosta D, Martínez Ibáñez V, Lloret J, Patiño B, Gubern L, Carol J, Boix Ochoa J. [Burns in childhood. Social implications in the eve of the year 2000]. Cir Pediatr 2000; 13:97-101. [PMID: 12601937] [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: 03/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The thermic wounds in childhood are the third cause of morbility at hospital in our ambiance. The knowledge about incidence, the causal agents more frequent, and the detailed analysis of different variants about the subject are the unique manner to try to establish precautions against. The aim of this project is to analyse the factors and situations associated with thermic wound, through the retrospective study about the patients admitted. MATERIALS AND METHODS During three years, 362 patients were admitted at hospital, between 0 and 14 years old, following the criterion: barge burn size more than 10%, critical location (hands, face, neck), causal agent (electricity, chemical) or social situation. Different facts were analyzed about provenance, place, causal agent, burned part of the body, degree of lesion and the average stay at hospital. RESULTS There were 59.6% males, and 40.3% females. Children between 1 and 5 years old, represented the largest group of patients, 205 cases. The 66% were from other hospital were they receive the first aid. The 98.7% were burned at home, and the place more frequent was kitchen, 51%. The causal agent was liquid in 65.4%, specially scald with water about 104 cases. The zones more affected were the face (39.2%), and the superior extremities, about 81% second degree superficial or deep. The size was 10 to 20% in 19% of patients, and more than 40% in 0.2% of children. The average stay was 17.47 days at hospital.
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- P Abad
- Departamento de Cirugía Pediátrica, Unidad de Quemados, Hospital Materno Infantil, Vall d'Hebron, Po Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, 08035 Barcelona
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Béra-Maillet C, Arthaud L, Abad P, Rosso MN. Biochemical characterization of MI-ENG1, a family 5 endoglucanase secreted by the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Eur J Biochem 2000; 267:3255-63. [PMID: 10824111 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01356.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A beta-1,4-endoglucanase named MI-ENG1, homologous to the family 5 glycoside hydrolases, was previously isolated from the plant parasitic root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. We describe here the detection of the enzyme in the nematode homogenate and secretion and its complete biochemical characterization. This study is the first comparison of the enzymatic properties of an animal glycoside hydrolase with plant and microbial enzymes. MI-ENG1 shares many enzymatic properties with known endoglucanases from plants, free-living or rumen-associated microorganisms and phytopathogens. In spite of the presence of a cellulose-binding domain at the C-terminus, the ability of MI-ENG1 to bind cellulose could not be demonstrated, whatever the experimental conditions used. The biochemical characterization of the enzyme is a first step towards the understanding of the molecular events taking place during the plant-nematode interaction.
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- C Béra-Maillet
- INRA, Unité Santé Végétale et Environnement, Antibes, France
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Leroy H, Leroy F, Augé-Gouillou C, Castagnone-Sereno P, Vanlerberghe-Masutti F, Bigot Y, Abad P. Identification of mariner-like elements from the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2000; 107:181-90. [PMID: 10779595 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-6851(00)00183-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 10/18/2022]
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The Meloidogyne species are agriculturally important pests widespread in the world. These polyphagous endoparasitic nematodes possess an astonishing ability to bypass the plant resistance genes in few generations. However, the genes and mechanisms involved in this molecular determinism are not yet known. Except cytogenetic and cytotaxonomic studies, few data are available concerning their genome. There is therefore an important need of molecular tools for genetic investigation of their virulence character and other aspects of host-pathogen interactions. In that respect, the presence of mariner-like-elements (MLEs) was assessed in these endoparasitic nematodes by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using degenerate primers designed from two conserved regions of the mariner transposase open reading frame (ORF). Four Meloidogyne species of the five tested revealed the presence of MLEs in their genome. Southern blot analysis indicated that sequences hybridizing to the mariner transposase-like PCR clones occur at a moderate to low copy number in the different Meloidogyne spp. genomes. The phylogenetic analysis show that the Meloidogyne MLEs may form new subfamilies of mariner. Moreover, five PCR clones were shown to possess a continuous ORF suggesting the presence of putative transposase-like coding regions.
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- H Leroy
- Unité Santé des Plantes et Environnement, INRA, 123, Bd Francis Meilland, BP 2078, 06606, Antibes, France
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