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Lutz V, Chidiak M, Frouin R, Negri R, Dogliotti AI, Santamaria-Del-Angel E, Berghoff CF, Rojas J, Filipello C, Astor Y, Segura V, Gonzalez-Silvera A, Escudero L, Ledesma J, Ueyoshi K, Silva RI, Ruiz MG, Cozzolino E, Allega L, Tan J, Kampel M. Regulation of CO 2 by the sea in areas around Latin America in a context of climate change. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:417. [PMID: 36807829 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-10997-1] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Anthropogenic activities are increasing the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2); around a third of the CO2 emitted by these activities has been taken up by the ocean. Nevertheless, this marine ecosystem service of regulation remains largely invisible to society, and not enough is known about regional differences and trends in sea-air CO2 fluxes (FCO2), especially in the Southern Hemisphere. The objectives of this work were as follows: first to put values of FCO2 integrated over the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of five Latin-American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela) into perspective regarding total country-level greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Second, to assess the variability of two main biological factors affecting FCO2 at marine ecological time series (METS) in these areas. FCO2 over the EEZs were estimated using the NEMO model, and GHG emissions were taken from reports to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. For each METS, the variability in phytoplankton biomass (indexed by chlorophyll-a concentration, Chla) and abundance of different cell sizes (phy-size) were analyzed at two time periods (2000-2015 and 2007-2015). Estimates of FCO2 at the analyzed EEZs showed high variability among each other and non-negligible values in the context of greenhouse gas emissions. The trends observed at the METS indicated, in some cases, an increase in Chla (e.g., EPEA-Argentina) and a decrease in others (e.g., IMARPE-Peru). Evidence of increasing populations of small size-phytoplankton was observed (e.g., EPEA-Argentina, Ensenada-Mexico), which would affect the carbon export to the deep ocean. These results highlight the relevance of ocean health and its ecosystem service of regulation when discussing carbon net emissions and budgets.
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- V Lutz
- CONICET-INIDEP, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1120AAQ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 8810 Shellback Way, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, 92037, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Astronomía Y Física del Espacio (IAFE), Pabellón IAFE, CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1428ZAA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto Franco-Argentino Para El Estudio del Clima Y Sus Impactos (UMI-IFAECI, CNRSCONICET-UBA), C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, 22860, Ensenada, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales Campus Margarita (EDIMAR), Isla Margarita, Venezuela
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- Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1120AAQ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales Campus Margarita (EDIMAR), Isla Margarita, Venezuela
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, 22860, Ensenada, México
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- Instituto del Mar del Perú, 07021, Callao, Perú
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- Instituto del Mar del Perú, 07021, Callao, Perú
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 8810 Shellback Way, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, 92037, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 8810 Shellback Way, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, 92037, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Sao Jose Dos Campos, 12227-010, Brazil
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Santoveña-Uribe A, Maya-Cornejo J, Bahena D, Ledesma J, Pérez R, Esparza R. Synthesis and Characterization of AgPd Bimetallic Nanoparticles as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-020-00613-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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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Machado S, Filipov D, Schelin H, Denyak V, Paschuk S, Setti J, Legnani A, Ledesma J. Examination techniques and patient dose in paediatric barium meal procedures. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Santoveña A, Rodriguez-Proenza C, Maya-Cornejo JA, Ruiz-Baltazar A, Bahena D, Ledesma J, Pérez R, Esparza R. Characterization Microstructural and Electrochemical of AgPd Alloy Bimetallic Nanoparticles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1557/adv.2017.561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Ledesma J, Pisano PL, Martino DM, Boschetti CE, Bortolato SA. Thymine based copolymers: feasible sensors for the detection of persistent organic pollutants in water. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra08868j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A multidisciplinary approach for understanding properties of thymine-based copolymer sensors.
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- J. Ledesma
- Instituto de Procesos Biotecnológicos y Químicos de Rosario
- CONICET
- Rosario 2000
- Argentina
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- Instituto de Química de Rosario
- CONICET
- Rosario 2000
- Argentina
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- Instituto de Física del Litoral
- CONICET
- Güemes 3450
- Argentina
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- Instituto de Procesos Biotecnológicos y Químicos de Rosario
- CONICET
- Rosario 2000
- Argentina
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Falcon A, Cuevas MT, Rodriguez-Frandsen A, Reyes N, Pozo F, Moreno S, Ledesma J, Martínez-Alarcón J, Nieto A, Casas I. CCR5 deficiency predisposes to fatal outcome in influenza virus infection. J Gen Virol 2015; 96:2074-2078. [PMID: 25918237 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.000165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Influenza epidemics affect all age groups, although children, the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions are the most severely affected. Whereas co-morbidities are present in 50% of fatal cases, 25-50% of deaths are in apparently healthy individuals. This suggests underlying genetic determinants that govern infection severity. Although some viral factors that contribute to influenza disease are known, the role of host genetic factors remains undetermined. Data for small cohorts of influenza-infected patients are contradictory regarding the potential role of chemokine receptor 5 deficiency (CCR5-Δ32 mutation, a 32 bp deletion in the CCR5 gene) in the outcome of influenza virus infection. We tested 171 respiratory samples from influenza patients (2009 pandemic) for CCR5-Δ32 and evaluated its correlation with patient mortality. CCR5-Δ32 patients (17.4%) showed a higher mortality rate than WT individuals (4.7%; P = 0.021), which indicates that CCR5-Δ32 patients are at higher risk than the normal population of a fatal outcome in influenza infection.
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- A Falcon
- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERES-ISCIII), Spain
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- National Influenza Center, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERES-ISCIII), Spain
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- National Influenza Center, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- National Influenza Center, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- National Influenza Center, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- National Influenza Center, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERES-ISCIII), Spain
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- National Influenza Center, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Ledesma J, Bouza E, González-Nicolás M, de Viedma DG, Rodríguez-Sánchez B, Muñoz P. BK polyomavirus genotyping at inter- and intra-patient level in Spain. J Med Virol 2013; 85:1402-8. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- J. Ledesma
- Influenza and Respiratory Viruses Laboratory; National Center for Microbiology, ISCIII; Majadahonda, Madrid Spain
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- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department; Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón; Madrid Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón; Madrid Spain
- CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias; CIBERES; Spain
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- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department; Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón; Madrid Spain
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- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department; Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón; Madrid Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón; Madrid Spain
- CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias; CIBERES; Spain
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- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department; Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón; Madrid Spain
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- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department; Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón; Madrid Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón; Madrid Spain
- CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias; CIBERES; Spain
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Cuchillo H, Puga D, Wrage-Mönning N, Espinosa M, Montaño B, Navarro-Ocaña A, Ledesma J, Díaz M, Pérez-Gil R. Chemical composition, antioxidant activity and bioactive compounds of vegetation species ingested by goats on semiarid rangelands. J Anim Feed Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/66000/2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ledesma J, Muñoz P, Garcia de Viedma D, Cabrero I, Loeches B, Montilla P, Gijon P, Rodriguez-Sanchez B, Bouza E. BK virus infection in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2011; 31:1531-5. [PMID: 22086655 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1474-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of BK virus (BKV) infection in HIV-positive patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in our hospital. The presence of BKV was analysed in urine and plasma samples from 78 non-selected HIV-infected patients. Clinical data were recorded using a pre-established protocol. We used a nested PCR to amplify a specific region of the BKV T-large antigen. Positive samples were quantified using real-time PCR. Mean CD4 count in HIV-infected patients was 472 cells/mm3 and median HIV viral load was <50 copies/mL. BKV viraemia was detected in only 1 HIV-positive patient, but 57.7% (45 out of 78) had BKV viruria, which was more common in patients with CD4 counts>500 cells/mm3 (74.3% vs 25.7%; p=0.007). Viruria was present in 21.7% of healthy controls (5 out of 23 samples, p=0.02). All viral loads were low (<100 copies/mL), and we could not find any association between BKV infection and renal or neurological manifestations. We provide an update on the prevalence of BKV in HIV-infected patients treated with HAART. BKV viruria was more common in HIV-infected patients; however, no role for BKV has been demonstrated in this population.
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- J Ledesma
- Department of Clinical Microbiology-Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Doctor Esquerdo 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain
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Wrzosek M, Lukaszkiewicz J, Jakubczyk A, Wrzosek M, Matsumoto H, Wojnar M, Lee J, Lee B, Choi M, Chai Y, Choi I, Janu L, Rackova S, Horacek J, Sanchez-Catalan M, Hipolito L, Marti-Prats L, Orrico A, Zornoza T, Granero L, Polache A, Marti-Prats L, Sanchez-Catalan M, Orrico A, Hipolito L, Zornoza T, Polache A, Granero L, Sanchez-Catalan M, Marti-Prats L, Hipolito L, Orrico A, Zornoza T, Granero L, Polache A, Milivojevic V, Kranzler HR, Covault J, Glahn A, Wenzel C, Wilhelm J, Frieling H, Heberlein A, Bleich S, Hillemacher T, Colombo G, Lobina C, Carai MAM, Gessa G, Cacciaglia R, Loche A, Kuthcer E, Egorov A, Filatova E, Kulagina K, Filatova EV, Kuther E, Kulagina K, Egorov AY, Loi B, Lobina C, Maccioni P, Carai MAM, Gessa G, Colombo G, Ledesma J, Aragon CMG, Quoilin C, Didone V, Quertemont E, Kemppainen H, Raivio N, Kiianmaa K, Pascual-Mora M, Couto BRD, Minarro J, Guerri C, Alfonso-Loeches S, Pascual-Mora M, Urena-Peralta J, Pascual-Lucas M, Morillo MJ, Renau-Piqueras J, Guerri C, Marin M, Esteban-Pretel G, Ponsoda X, Romero A, Ballestin R, Lopez C, Megias L, Timoneda J, Molowni A, Renau-Piqueras J, Escrig MA, Aragon CMG, Raivio N, Tiraboschi E, Saarikoski ST, Castren E, Kiianmaa K, Tarragon E, Balino P, Aragon CM, Camarini R, Soares SL, Carrara-Nascimento PF, Godinho RO, Scavone C, Tarragon E, Aragon CM, Balino P, Aragon CM, Kanuri G, Kreusch F, Quertement E, Closon C, Didone V, Masson S, Seutin V, Quertemont E, Durazzo TC, Fryer SL, Hutchison KE, Mon A, Meyerhoff DJ, Nummi KP, Salaspuro M, Vakevainen S, Ukai W, Shirasaka T, Hashimoto E, Yoshinaga T, Kaneta H, Kigawa M, Igarashi T, Watanabe K, Tateno M, Ishii T, Saito T, Lallemand F, Ward RJ, De Witte P, Verbank P, Fiore M, Ceccanti M, Ceccanti M. POSTER SESSION 1: BASIC RESEARCH AND INTERNAL MEDICINE * BASIC RESEARCH * P01 * ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FOK I VITAMIN D RECEPTOR (VDR) GENE POLYMORPHISM AND IMPULSIVENESS IN ALCOHOL-DEPENDENT PATIENTS. Alcohol Alcohol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agr117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Savulescu C, Jiménez-Jorge S, de Mateo S, Ledesma J, Pozo F, Casas I, Larrauri A, cycEVA Study Team C. Effectiveness of the 2010/11 seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine in Spain: preliminary results of a case–control study. Euro Surveill 2011; 16. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.11.19820-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- C Savulescu
- National Centre of Epidemiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- EpiConcept, Paris, France
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- Ciber Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Institute of Health Carlos III, Spain
- National Centre of Epidemiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre of Epidemiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Ciber Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Institute of Health Carlos III, Spain
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- National Influenza Centre-Madrid, National Centre for Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- National Influenza Centre-Madrid, National Centre for Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- National Influenza Centre-Madrid, National Centre for Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre of Epidemiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Ciber Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Institute of Health Carlos III, Spain
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Ledesma J, Sánchez-Heredero J, Manaute JM, Cárceles J, Grande J, Del Cerro Gutiérrez M. Osteoblastoma del hueso ganchoso. A propósito de un caso. Rev Iberoam Cir Mano 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1606758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Se presenta el caso de un osteoblastoma recidivante del hueso ganchoso y se revisa el tratamiento de esta lesión. Paciente varón joven con dolor y tumefacción en el dorso de la mano de seis meses de evolución sin respuesta al tratamiento sintomático. A la exploración radiológica se apreció una tumoración lítica del hueso ganchoso, y la RM mostró una tumoración con edema. Por biopsia incisional se diagnóstico que se trataba de un osteoblastoma, por lo que fue intervenido para practicar curetaje intralesional con aporte de esponjosa de cresta ilíaca autóloga. A los seis meses se observó una recidiva local, por lo que fue reintervenido mediante resección en bloque, con resultado final satisfactorio.
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- J. Ledesma
- Médico Residente del Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Madrid
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- Unidad de Cirugía de la Mano del Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Madrid
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- Unidad de Cirugía de la Mano del Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Madrid
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- Médico Residente del Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Madrid
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- Médico Residente del Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Madrid
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- Unidad de Cirugía de la Mano del Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Madrid
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Poltorak A, Smirnova I, He X, Liu MY, Van Huffel C, McNally O, Birdwell D, Alejos E, Silva M, Du X, Thompson P, Chan EK, Ledesma J, Roe B, Clifton S, Vogel SN, Beutler B. Genetic and physical mapping of the Lps locus: identification of the toll-4 receptor as a candidate gene in the critical region. Blood Cells Mol Dis 1998; 24:340-55. [PMID: 10087992 DOI: 10.1006/bcmd.1998.0201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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On the basis of 2093 meioses analyzed in two separate intraspecific backcrosses, the location of the mouse Lpsd mutation was circumscribed to a genetic interval 0.9 cM in size. A total of 19 genetic markers that lie in close proximity to the mutation were examined in mapping. Most of these were previously unpublished polymorphic microsatellites, identified by fragmentation of YAC and BAC clones spanning the region of interest. Lpsd was found to be inseparable from the microsatellite marker D4MIT178, and from three novel polymorphic microsatellites identified near D4MIT178. The mutation was confined between two novel microsatellite markers, herein designated "B" and "83.3." B lies centromeric to the mutation, and was separated by four crossovers in a panel of 1600 mice; 83.3 lies distal to the mutation and was separated by three crossovers in a panel of 493 mice. 66 BAC clones and one YAC clone were assembled to cover > 95% of the critical region. Estimates based on pulsed field gel electrophoresis and fluorescence in situ hybridization indicate that the The B-->83.3 interval is about 3.2 Mb in length. A minimal area of zero recombinational distance from Lpsd was also assigned, and found to occupy approximately 1.2 Mb of physical size. To identify gene candidates, nearly 40,000 sequencing runs were performed across the critical region. Selective hybridization and exon trapping were also employed to identify genes throughout the "zero" region. Only a single intact gene was identified within the entire critical region. This gene encodes the Toll-4 receptor, a member of the IL-1 receptor family.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast
- Chromosomes, Bacterial
- Crosses, Genetic
- Crossing Over, Genetic
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Drosophila Proteins
- Exons/genetics
- Female
- Genetic Vectors
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/genetics
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Lipopolysaccharides/immunology
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Male
- Meiosis
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Mutant Strains/genetics
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Toll-Like Receptor 4
- Toll-Like Receptors
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- A Poltorak
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dallas, TX 75235-9050, USA
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The neuregulins (NRGs) are a family of multipotent epidermal-growth-factor-like (EGF-like) factors that arise from splice variants of a single gene. They influence the growth, differentiation, survival and fate of several cell types. We have now discovered a set of new neuregulin-like growth factors, which we call neuregulin-2 (NRG-2): these are encoded by their own gene and exhibit a distinct expression pattern in adult brain and developing heart. Like NRG-1, the EGF-like domain of the new ligands binds to both the ErbB3- and ErbB4-receptor tyrosine kinases. However, NRG-2 stimulates different ErbB-receptor tyrosine-phosphorylation profiles from NRG-1. Our results indicate that NRG-1 and NRG-2 mediate distinct biological processes by acting at different sites in tissues and eliciting different biochemical responses in cells.
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- K L Carraway
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Diachenko LB, Ledesma J, Chenchik AA, Siebert PD. Combining the technique of RNA fingerprinting and differential display to obtain differentially expressed mRNA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1996; 219:824-8. [PMID: 8645264 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1996.0317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We have modified recently developed methods of RNA fingerprinting and differential display based on arbitrarily primed PCR which can be used for detection and cloning of differentially expressed mRNAs. Our protocol requires only a single cDNA synthesis for each different RNA sample, in contrast to the multiple cDNA reactions required for differential display method, followed by selective amplification of cDNA sequence fraction by arbitrary and oligo(dT) primers. We have shown that the longer primers (25-29-mers) allow the use of optimal dNTP concentration and higher stringency PCR. Further improvements include using TaqStart antibody for hot start PCR and thermostable enzyme mixes suitable for long-distance PCR. Long-distance PCR enables the method to display bands of up to 2 kb and should result in a higher fidelity of PCR products to the original RNA template. When these improvements are combined the resulting method is highly reproducible, and more than 85% of the differentially expressed bands can be confirmed by Northern blot analysis.
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- L B Diachenko
- CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, California 94303-4230, USA
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Au Yeung Y, Gow L, Lai C, Ho W, Sivan A, Ledesma J. Action Research in Industrial Training in BSE Course. International Journal of Educational Management 1992. [DOI: 10.1108/09513549210014709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Action research involves practitioners in attempting to improve
their own teaching through cycles of planning, acting, observing and
reflecting. This idea was adopted by a group of interested staff to
evaluate the industrial training in the third year of the four‐year
sandwich course, B.Eng. (Hons) in Building Services Engineering, at Hong
Kong Polytechnic. As there are foreseen difficulties in locating
suitable and adequate high quality industrial placements, research was
carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of the existing arrangement.
Assesses attitudes of BSE staff, students and industrial supervisors
towards the training. Results of the survey indicated that objectives of
the training were not wholly fulfilled. Suggestions are included to
improve the management of the training system.
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Ledesma J, Girdany BR. [Congenital lobar emphysema: a case report with a 32-year follow-up]. Ann Radiol (Paris) 1972; 15:181-6. [PMID: 5047643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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