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Tímermans A, Otero F, Garrido M, Gosálvez J, Johnston S, Fernández JL. The relationship between sperm nuclear DNA fragmentation, mitochondrial DNA fragmentation, and copy number in normal and abnormal human ejaculates. Andrology 2024; 12:870-880. [PMID: 37786274 DOI: 10.1111/andr.13539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND While it is common to clinically evaluate sperm nuclear DNA fragmentation, less attention has been given to sperm mitochondrial DNA. Recently, a digital PCR assay has allowed accurate estimation of the proportion of fragmented mtDNA molecules and relative copy number. OBJECTIVES To determine the correlation of classical sperm parameters, average mtDNA copies per spermatozoon and the level of mtDNA fragmentation (SDF-mtDNA) to that of nuclear DNA fragmentation (SDF-nDNA), measured as the proportion of global, single-strand DNA (SDF-SSBs) and double-strand DNA breaks (SDF-DSBs). To determine whether the level of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA fragmentation and/or copy number can differentiate normozoospermic from non-normozoospermic samples. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ejaculates from 29 normozoospermic and 43 non-normozoospermic were evaluated. SDF was determined using the sperm chromatin dispersion assay. mtDNA copy number and SDF-mtDNA were analyzed using digital PCR assays. RESULTS Relative mtDNA copy increased as sperm concentration or motility decreased, or abnormal morphology increased. Unlike SDF-mtDNA, mtDNA copy number was not correlated with SDF-nDNA. SDF-mtDNA increased as the concentration or proportion of non-vital sperm increased; the higher the mtDNA copy number, the lower the level of fragmentation. Non-normozoospermic samples showed double the level of SDF-nDNA compared to normozoospermic (median 25.00 vs. 13.67). mtDNA copy number per spermatozoon was 3× higher in non-normozoospermic ejaculates (median 16.06 vs. 4.99). Although logistic regression revealed SDF-Global and mtDNA copy number as independent risk factors for non-normozoospermia, when SDF-Global and mtDNA copy number were combined, ROC curve analysis resulted in an even stronger discriminatory ability for predicting the probability of non-normozoospermia (AUC = 0.85, 95% CI 0.76-0.94, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION High-quality ejaculates show lower nuclear SDF and retain less mtDNA copies, with approximately half of them fragmented, so that the absolute number of non-fragmented mtDNA molecules per spermatozoon is extremely low.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ana Tímermans
- INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Spain
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, Doctor Camilo Veiras, Spain
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- INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Spain
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, Doctor Camilo Veiras, Spain
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- Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Clinical Analysis Service, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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- School of Environment, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Gatton, Australia
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- INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Spain
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, Doctor Camilo Veiras, Spain
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Tímermans A, Otero F, Garrido M, Gosálvez J, Johnston S, Fernández JL. Addendum to: The relationship between sperm nuclear DNA fragmentation, mitochondrial DNA fragmentation and copy number in normal and abnormal human ejaculates. Andrology 2023. [PMID: 37986274 DOI: 10.1111/andr.13559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND While the kinetics of human sperm nuclear DNA fragmentation (SDF-nDNA) following ejaculation have been described, the dynamics and relationships of mitochondrial DNA copy number per spermatozoon (mtDNAcn) and fragmentation (SDF-mtDNA) remain unexplored. OBJECTIVES To compare post-ejaculatory kinetics of mtDNAcn, SDF-mtDNA and SDF-nDNA, global, single-strand DNA breaks (SDF-SSBs) and double-strand DNA breaks (SDF-DSBs) in normozoospermic and non-normozoospermic samples. MATERIALS AND METHODS 28 normozoospermic and 43 non-normozoospermic ejaculates were evaluated at 0, 6, 24 and 48 h of incubation in vitro. SDF-nDNA was determined by sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) assays. mtDNAcn and SDF-mtDNA were analysed by dPCR. RESULTS SDF-nDNA-global values increased as a consequence of quadratic SDF-SSBs and linear SDF-DSBs kinetics. Non-normozoospermic samples showed a slower SDF-global rate between 6-24 h, due to lesser SSBs production. Regarding SDF-DSBs, non-normozoospermic samples exhibited a faster initial increase rate, followed by a slower final increment. The mtDNAcn median value decreased linearly, being 3.2× higher in non-normozoospermics at all time points; mtDNAcn in both cohorts reduced to half of the baseline by 48 h. mtDNAcn was identified as a risk factor for discriminating non-normozoospermia, a finding that was further strengthen when combined with SDF-Global or SDF-DSBs values. SDF-mtDNA frequencies were identical, increasing over time correspondingly in both cohorts. The mtDNA fragmentation rate was initially fast, decreasing progressively with time for both cohorts; half of the initially unfragmented copies were fragmented after 48 h. Rates of mtDNAcn loss and SDF-mtDNA increase were only marginally correlated with the rates of nuclear fragmentation. CONCLUSION mtDNA fragmentation and loss occur post ejaculation. Their dynamics are likely to be associated with different and/or uncoupled mechanisms to that which cause nuclear DNA fragmentation. Our results indicate that while mtDNA fragmentation is not influenced by the sperm quality, the number of copies of sperm mtDNAcn can potentially serve as a risk factor for predicting non-normozoospermia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ana Tímermans
- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, Doctor Camilo Veiras, A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, Doctor Camilo Veiras, A Coruña, Spain
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- Clinical Analysis Service, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- School of Environment, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
- School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, Doctor Camilo Veiras, A Coruña, Spain
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Torres Gómez A, García Alabarce AM, García Castro JM, Navas Bueno B, Rueda Villafranca B, Fernández JL. Doege-Potter syndrome. ENDOCRINOL DIAB NUTR 2023:S2530-0180(23)00135-X. [PMID: 37858413 DOI: 10.1016/j.endien.2023.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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- Antonio Torres Gómez
- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Linares, Jaén, Spain.
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- Departamento de Neumología, Hospital Santa Ana de Motril, Motril, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Santa Ana de Motril, Motril, Granada, Spain
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Tímermans A, Vázquez R, Otero F, Gosálvez J, Johnston S, Fernández JL. Antibiotic toxicity on human spermatozoa assessed using the sperm DNA fragmentation dynamic assay. Andrologia 2021; 54:e14328. [PMID: 34837416 DOI: 10.1111/and.14328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) dynamic assays were piloted on 4 fresh ejaculates to examine the possible sperm toxicity of three common antibiotics, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline and ampicillin, incubated at a concentration estimated to be reached in semen in vivo, and 100×, for 24 h. SDF was assessed in terms of single-strand DNA breaks (SSBs) and double-strand DNA breaks (DSBs). Low and high concentrations of ciprofloxacin and high concentration of doxycycline significantly increased the SDF rate, due to sperm containing SSBs. Ampicillin did not affect SDF dynamics at any dose. Based on these results, the effect of antibiotics on the global-SDF dynamics was further examined in 21 ejaculates assessed at 0, 4 and 6 h. Ciprofloxacin increased the rate of SDF at the low concentration in 17 from 21 subjects; the high concentration resulted in a stronger effect in all individuals. A significant increase in the rate of SDF in 17 ejaculates was also noted when spermatozoa were incubated with the high concentration of doxycycline. The dynamic SDF assay is a rapid and sensitive tool to evidence sperm toxicity. Ciprofloxacin should be avoided when it is necessary to preserve sperm quality for reproductive purposes and as additive in semen diluents.
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- Ana Tímermans
- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain.,Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain.,Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain.,Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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Guillén R, Otero F, Mosquera A, Vázquez-Mosquera M, Rego-Pérez I, Blanco FJ, Fernández JL. Association of accelerated dynamics of telomere sequence loss in peripheral blood leukocytes with incident knee osteoarthritis in Osteoarthritis Initiative cohort. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15914. [PMID: 34354128 PMCID: PMC8342605 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95326-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease, being the main cause of laboral inability. Decreased telomere size in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) has been correlated with age-related pathologies, like knee OA. In a dynamic approach, telomere-qPCR was performed to evaluate the relative percentage of PBL telomere loss after a 6-year follow-up, in 281 subjects from the prospective osteoarthritis initiative (OAI) cohort. A radiological Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade ≥ 2 was indicative of knee OA. Individuals with knee OA at recruitment (n = 144) showed a higher PBL telomere loss after 6 years than those without knee OA at baseline (n = 137; p = 0.018). Moreover, individuals that developed knee OA during the follow-up (n = 39) exhibited a higher telomere loss compared to those that remained without OA (n = 98; p < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed that PBLs telomere loss was not significantly associated with knee OA at recruitment, but behaves as an independent risk factor associated with incidence after follow-up (OR: 1.043; p = 0.041), together with maximum KL grade (OR: 3.627; p = 0.011), body mass index-BMI (OR: 1.252; p < 0.001) and WOMAC-index (OR: 1.247; p = 0.021), at recruitment. The telomere decay in PBLs is faster in individuals with incident knee OA, possibly reflecting a systemic-global accelerated aging that enhances the cartilage degeneration.
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- Rebeca Guillén
- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain.,Laboratory of Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain.,Laboratory of Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain. .,Department of Physiotherapy, Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Strategic Group CICA-INIBIC, Rheumatology and Health Group, Universidad de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain. .,Rheumatology Division, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), As Xubias, 84, 15006, A Coruña, Spain.
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain.,Laboratory of Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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Mosquera A, Guillén R, Otero F, Rego-Pérez I, Blanco FJ, Fernández JL. Design of a digital-PCR assay to quantify fragmented human mitochondrial DNA. Environ Mol Mutagen 2021; 62:364-373. [PMID: 34115400 DOI: 10.1002/em.22449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Digital PCR (dPCR) has been adapted to quantify the proportion of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) molecules without and with double-strand DNA breaks (DSBs). This is based on a break-apart approach of two differentially labeled target sequences distantly located in the circular DNA molecule. When the two targets amplify in separated reaction partitions, the original mtDNA molecule should be fragmented by two DSBs at least, each in a different segment between targets. When both targets amplify in the same partition, it must correspond to a circular or linear mtDNA molecule. These two possibilities may be distinguished through a restriction endonuclease (RE) induced unique DSB within a DNA segment between the targets. After RE-digestion, separation of both target signals in different partitions must indicate the presence of a previous linear mtDNA molecule. Otherwise, joint amplification in the same partition would correspond to an initial circular mtDNA that has been linearized by the endonuclease. The procedure was validated by assaying different proportions of mtDNA fragmented by in vitro digestion with REs, evidencing a perfect accordance between the expected theoretical values and dPCR quantification. Samples from peripheral blood cells, cellular and extracellular DNA from the U2OS cell line, as well as cells incubated with ethidium bromide to induce mtDNA depletion, were evaluated. The technique may be of interest to complement the studies of mtDNA in relation to aging and human disease, as well as to assess possible adverse effects of certain drugs that could be related to affectation of mtDNA.
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- Alejandro Mosquera
- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
- Centro Oncológico de Galicia, Laboratory of Genetics and Radiobiology, A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
- Centro Oncológico de Galicia, Laboratory of Genetics and Radiobiology, A Coruña, Spain
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- Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
- Centro Oncológico de Galicia, Laboratory of Genetics and Radiobiology, A Coruña, Spain
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Doménech P, Duque A, Higueras I, Fernández JL, Manzanares P. Analytical Characterization of Water-Soluble Constituents in Olive-Derived By-Products. Foods 2021; 10:foods10061299. [PMID: 34198861 PMCID: PMC8229305 DOI: 10.3390/foods10061299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Olive trees constitute one of the largest agroindustries in the Mediterranean area, and their cultivation generates a diverse pool of biomass by-products such as olive tree pruning (OTP), olive leaves (OL), olive stone (OS), and extracted olive pomace (EOP). These lignocellulosic materials have varying compositions and potential utilization strategies within a biorefinery context. The aim of this work was to carry out an integral analysis of the aqueous extractives fraction of these biomasses. Several analytical methods were applied in order to fully characterize this fraction to varying extents: a mass closure of >80% was reached for EOP, >76% for OTP, >65% for OS, and >52% for OL. Among the compounds detected, xylooligosaccharides, mannitol, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol, and hydroxytyrosol were noted as potential enhancers of the valorization of said by-products. The extraction of these compounds is expected to be more favorable for OTP, OL, and EOP, given their high extractives content, and is compatible with other utilization strategies such as the bioconversion of the lignocellulosic fraction into biofuels and bioproducts.
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Cortés-Gutiérrez EI, Dávila-Rodríguez MI, Sánchez-Dávila H, Fernández JL, García de laVega C, Cerda-Flores RM, Gosálvez J. Quick assessment of DNA damage in cervical epithelial cells using a chromatin dispersion test. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021; 303:1049-1056. [PMID: 33624123 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-020-05845-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE This study was aimed to quantify genomic DNA breakages in the cervical epithelium cells of patients diagnosed with different grades of cervical lesions using a quick test based on chromatin dispersion after controlled protein depletion. The association between the progressive stages of cervical dysplasia and the levels of DNA damage, taking into account the presence of papillomavirus human (HPV) infection, was investigated. METHODS A hospital-based unmatched case-control study was conducted during 2018 with a sample of 78 women grouped according to histological diagnosis as follows: 23 women with low grade-squamous intraepithelial lesion (LG-SIL), 34 women with high grade- squamous intraepithelial lesion (HG-SIL), and three women with cervical carcinoma (CC). In parallel, 15 women without cervical lesions were included as a Control cohort. DNA damage levels in cervical epithelial cells were assessed using the chromatin dispersion test (CDT) and controlled in parallel with DNA breakage detection coupled with florescent in situ hybridization (DBD‒FISH) using whole genomic DNA probes. RESULTS CDT produces different morphotypes in the cervical epithelium that can be associated with the level of DNA breakage revealed with DBD‒FISH. A significant increase of DNA damage was correlated with the histological progression of the patients and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. CONCLUSION The CDT is a simple, accurate and inexpensive morphological bioassay to identify different levels DNA damage that can be associated with the level of abnormal cells present in the cervical epithelium in patients who commonly present HPV infection.
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- Elva I Cortés-Gutiérrez
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, México.
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- Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology Dr. Ignacio, Morones Prieto of Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, High Specialty Medical Unit No. 23, Monterrey, México
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- Genetics Unit, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña-INIBIC, La Coruña, Spain
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiology, Oncology Center of Galicia, La Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Unidad de Genética, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 20849, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Unidad de Genética, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 20849, Madrid, Spain
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Tímermans A, Vázquez R, Otero F, Gosálvez J, Johnston S, Fernández JL. DNA fragmentation of human spermatozoa: Simple assessment of single- and double-strand DNA breaks and their respective dynamic behavioral response. Andrology 2020; 8:1287-1303. [PMID: 32416007 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Procedures to detect sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF), like the sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test, determine the "global" SDF without discriminating between spermatozoa with single-strand DNA breaks only (SDF-SSBs) and those containing double-strand DNA breaks (SDF-DSBs). OBJECTIVES (a) To validate a test to distinguish human spermatozoa with massive DSBs (DSB-SCD assay), (b) to study the baseline SDF-SSBs and SDF-DSBs, and (c) to assess their dynamics in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS (a) SDF-DSBs were determined by visualization of diffused DNA fragments from spermatozoa lysed under non-denaturing conditions. This was validated by in vitro incubation with DNase I and the comet assay. (b) Baseline SDF-DSBs and SDF-SSBs were determined in ejaculates from 95 males. (c) Their dynamic appearance was studied in samples untreated or exposed to hyperthermia, acidic pH, nitric oxide released by sodium nitroprusside (SNP), and the metabolic energy inhibitors 2-deoxy-D-glucose and antimycin A. RESULTS (a) DNase I and comet assay experiments confirmed that the assay successfully determined SDF-DSBs. (b) The higher the SDF of the semen sample, the higher the frequency of SSBs, whereas DSBs behaved independently. Abnormal samples showed higher SDF than normozoospermic, the difference being only significant for SDF-SSBs. (c) During the first hours of incubation, the linear rate of increase in SDF-SSBs was 3.7 X higher than that of SDF-DSBs. All hazardous agents accelerated the SDF rate when compared to untreated spermatozoa, primarily being associated with SDF-SSBs. SNP treatment was the most damaging, rapidly inducing spermatozoa with SSBs which progressively evolved to DSBs. Remarkably, this phenomenon was also evidenced after acute SNP exposure, revealing cryptic sperm damage. CONCLUSION The DSBs-SCD is an easy complement for SDF assessment. The dynamic study of SSBs and DSBs may improve the evaluation of sperm quality in clinical settings, particularly "unmasking" the presence of non-specific cryptic sperm damage that might otherwise go undetected.
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- Ana Tímermans
- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD, Australia
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain.,Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiolgy, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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Serrano-López J, Fernández JL, Lumbreras E, Serrano J, Martínez-Losada C, Martín C, Hernández-Rivas JM, Sánchez-García J. Machine learning applied to gene expression analysis of T-lymphocytes in patients with cGVHD. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 55:1668-1670. [PMID: 32157244 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-0848-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Juana Serrano-López
- Instituto Maimonides Investigación Biomédica, IMIBIC/University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain. .,Experimental Hematology Lab, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, UAM, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto Maimonides Investigación Biomédica, IMIBIC/University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación del Cancer, Universidad de Salamanca, CSIC, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto Maimonides Investigación Biomédica, IMIBIC/University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.,Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Instituto Maimonides Investigación Biomédica, IMIBIC/University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.,Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Instituto Maimonides Investigación Biomédica, IMIBIC/University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.,Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación del Cancer, Universidad de Salamanca, CSIC, Salamanca, Spain.,Hospital Universitario de Salamanca IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto Maimonides Investigación Biomédica, IMIBIC/University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.,Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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de Castañeda RR, Durso AM, Ray N, Fernández JL, Williams DJ, Alcoba G, Chappuis F, Salathé M, Bolon I. Snakebite and snake identification: empowering neglected communities and health-care providers with AI. The Lancet Digital Health 2019; 1:e202-e203. [DOI: 10.1016/s2589-7500(19)30086-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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El Mahi H, Pérez-Hormaeche J, De Luca A, Villalta I, Espartero J, Gámez-Arjona F, Fernández JL, Bundó M, Mendoza I, Mieulet D, Lalanne E, Lee SY, Yun DJ, Guiderdoni E, Aguilar M, Leidi EO, Pardo JM, Quintero FJ. A Critical Role of Sodium Flux via the Plasma Membrane Na +/H + Exchanger SOS1 in the Salt Tolerance of Rice. Plant Physiol 2019; 180:1046-1065. [PMID: 30992336 PMCID: PMC6548274 DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.00324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa) stands among the world's most important crop species. Rice is salt sensitive, and the undue accumulation of sodium ions (Na+) in shoots has the strongest negative correlation with rice productivity under long-term salinity. The plasma membrane Na+/H+ exchanger protein Salt Overly Sensitive 1 (SOS1) is the sole Na+ efflux transporter that has been genetically characterized to date. Here, the importance of SOS1-facilitated Na+ flux in the salt tolerance of rice was analyzed in a reverse-genetics approach. A sos1 loss-of-function mutant displayed exceptional salt sensitivity that was correlated with excessive Na+ intake and impaired Na+ loading into the xylem, thus indicating that SOS1 controls net root Na+ uptake and long-distance Na+ transport to shoots. The acute Na+ sensitivity of sos1 plants at low NaCl concentrations allowed analysis of the transcriptional response to sodicity stress without effects of the osmotic stress intrinsic to high-salinity treatments. In contrast with that in the wild type, sos1 mutant roots displayed preferential down-regulation of stress-related genes in response to salt treatment, despite the greater intensity of stress experienced by the mutant. These results suggest there is impaired stress detection or an inability to mount a comprehensive response to salinity in sos1 In summary, the plasma membrane Na+/H+ exchanger SOS1 plays a major role in the salt tolerance of rice by controlling Na+ homeostasis and possibly contributing to the sensing of sodicity stress.
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- Houda El Mahi
- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia (IRNAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 41012 Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquimica Vegetal y Fotosintesis (IBVF), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Seville, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquimica Vegetal y Fotosintesis (IBVF), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Seville, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, Université de Tours, Parc de Grandmont, 37200 Tours, France
- Gyeongsang National University, 660-701 Jinju, South Korea
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia (IRNAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 41012 Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera (IFAPA), Junta de Andalucia, 41200 Seville, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquimica Vegetal y Fotosintesis (IBVF), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Seville, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Centre for International Cooperation on Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), Joint Research Unit of Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Mediterranean and Tropical Plants (UMR-AGAP), 34398 Montpellier, and Université de Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France
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- Gyeongsang National University, 660-701 Jinju, South Korea
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- Centre for International Cooperation on Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), Joint Research Unit of Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Mediterranean and Tropical Plants (UMR-AGAP), 34398 Montpellier, and Université de Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France
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- Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera (IFAPA), Junta de Andalucia, 41200 Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia (IRNAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 41012 Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquimica Vegetal y Fotosintesis (IBVF), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Seville, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquimica Vegetal y Fotosintesis (IBVF), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Seville, 41092 Seville, Spain
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Mosquera A, Rego-Pérez I, Blanco FJ, Fernández JL. Leukocyte Telomere Length in Patients with Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis. Environ Mol Mutagen 2019; 60:298-301. [PMID: 30488497 DOI: 10.1002/em.22247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Relative mean telomere sequence amount was determined by quantitative PCR (qPCR) of peripheral blood leukocyte (PBL) samples obtained at recruitment (n = 310) from individuals from the Osteoarthritis (OA) Initiative consortium. Knees were radiologically evaluated according to the Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) score, ranging from 0 to 4, considering a KL grade ≥ 2 as radiographic evidence of OA (n = 124). Telomere size decreased as baseline KL score increased, being significantly shorter in subjects with KL ≥2 (Mann-Whitney U-test, P < 0.0001). PBL telomere size was also associated with age, hypertension, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. Nevertheless, logistic regression analysis showed that PBL telomere size was a consistent risk factor for concurrent knee OA, independent of these health parameters. Shorter PBL telomeres may indicate a premature aging status which enhances chondrocyte senescence and degenerative joint disease. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 60:298-301, 2019. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Alejandro Mosquera
- INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Genetics Unit, A Coruña, Spain
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- INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Rheumatology Division, A Coruña, Spain
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- INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Rheumatology Division, A Coruña, Spain
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- INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Genetics Unit, A Coruña, Spain
- Laboratory of Genetics and Radiobiology, Centro Oncologico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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Johnston SD, López-Fernández C, Arroyo F, Fernández JL, Gosálvez J. The assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation in the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). Reprod Fertil Dev 2018; 29:630-636. [PMID: 26462595 DOI: 10.1071/rd15300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Herein we report a method of assessing DNA fragmentation in the saltwater crocodile using the sperm chromatin dispersion test (SCDt) after including frozen-thawed spermatozoa in a microgel (Halomax; Halotech DNA, Madrid, Spain). Following controlled protein depletion, which included a reducing agent, sperm nuclei with fragmented DNA showed a homogeneous and larger halo of chromatin dispersion with a corresponding reduced nucleoid core compared with sperm with non-fragmented DNA. The presence of DNA damage was confirmed directly by incorporation of modified nucleotides using in situ nick translation (ISNT) and indirectly by studying the correlation of the SCDt with the results of DNA damage visualisation using a two-tailed comet assay (r=0.90; P=0.037). Results of the SCDt immediately following thawing and after 5h incubation at 37°C in order to induce a range of DNA damage revealed individual crocodile differences in both the baseline level of DNA damage and DNA longevity.
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- S D Johnston
- School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Qld 4070, Australia
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- Unit of Genetics, Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 20849 Madrid, Spain
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- Unit of Genetics, Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 20849 Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, The Institute of Biomedical Research (INIBIC)-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
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- Unit of Genetics, Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 20849 Madrid, Spain
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Castro-Garza J, Luévano-Martínez ML, Villarreal-Treviño L, Gosálvez J, Fernández JL, Dávila-Rodríguez MI, García-Vielma C, González-Hernández S, Cortés-Gutiérrez EI. Mycobacterium tuberculosis promotes genomic instability in macrophages. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2018; 113:161-166. [PMID: 29412354 PMCID: PMC5804307 DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an intracellular pathogen, which may either block cellular defensive mechanisms and survive inside the host cell or induce cell death. Several studies are still exploring the mechanisms involved in these processes. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the genomic instability of M. tuberculosis-infected macrophages and compare it with that of uninfected macrophages. METHODS We analysed the possible variations in the genomic instability of Mycobacterium-infected macrophages using the DNA breakage detection fluorescence in situ hybridisation (DBD-FISH) technique with a whole human genome DNA probe. FINDINGS Quantitative image analyses showed a significant increase in DNA damage in infected macrophages as compared with uninfected cells. DNA breaks were localised in nuclear membrane blebs, as confirmed with DNA fragmentation assay. Furthermore, a significant increase in micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities were observed in infected macrophages versus uninfected cells. MAIN CONCLUSIONS Genomic instability occurs during mycobacterial infection and these data may be seminal for future research on host cell DNA damage in M. tuberculosis infection.
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- Jorge Castro-Garza
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, NL, México
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, NL, México.,Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Monterrey, NL, México
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- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Unit of Genetics, Department of Biology, Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, La Coruña, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, NL, México
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, NL, México
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Otero F, Gosálvez J, Bou G, Fernández JL. Simple and Fast Detection of Resistance to Antibiotic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis in Gram-Negative Pathogens Through Evaluation of Mitomycin C-Induced Cell Elongation. Microb Drug Resist 2017; 23:973-981. [PMID: 28467172 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2017.0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Increasing the resistance of Gram-negative pathogens to antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis is of great concern. In life-threatening situations, an early detection of antibiotic resistance may improve patient outcome. A rapid assay for the identification of antibiotic resistance to gentamicin, tobramycin, and tigecycline has been designed and tested in clinical strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the Enterobacteriaceae Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Exponentially growing cultures were incubated with 0.5 mg/L mitomycin C (MMC) for 2 hr (10 mg/L for A. baumannii), which induced significant cell enlargement as visualized under the microscope. Addition of the appropriate antibiotic dose 15 min before the addition of MMC prevented elongation when the strain was susceptible to the antibiotic, thereby inhibiting protein synthesis. Cell enlargement was not precluded in the antibiotic resistant strains, where protein synthesis had not been successfully inhibited. In comparison with the standard dilution-based antibiogram, the sensitivity of the assay was 100% and the specificity ranged between 96.0% and 100%. Results were obtained after 2 hr and 45 min from exponentially growing cultures. The procedure is easy, reliable, and demonstrates the suitability of the evaluation of simple morphological changes, which are protein synthesis dependent, for the rapid detection of antibiotic resistance.
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- Fátima Otero
- 1 Unidad de Genética, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC) , Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), Spain .,2 Laboratorio de Genética, Centro Oncológico de Galicia , A Coruña, Spain
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- 3 Unidad de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid, Spain
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- 4 Servicio de Microbiología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC) , Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), Spain
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- 1 Unidad de Genética, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC) , Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), Spain .,2 Laboratorio de Genética, Centro Oncológico de Galicia , A Coruña, Spain
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Otero F, Tamayo M, Santiso R, Gosálvez J, Bou G, Fernández JL. Rapid Assessment of Resistance to Antibiotic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis in the Gram-Positive Pathogens,Enterococcus faecalisandStreptococcus pneumoniae, Based on Evaluation of the Lytic Response. Microb Drug Resist 2017; 23:267-271. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2016.0091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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- Fátima Otero
- Unidad de Genética, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
- Laboratorio de Genética, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Genética, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
- Laboratorio de Genética, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Genética, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
- Laboratorio de Genética, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Genética, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
- Laboratorio de Genética, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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PURPOSE the purpose of this paper is to show that reporting the corporate commitment to labor exclusion of people with disability correlates with the increase of consumer loyalty. METHODOLOGY It is a theoretical revision that will relate consumer loyalty to three main topics: disability and labor exclusion, responsible consumerism toward disability, and corporate communication to increase loyalty of those consumers that are concerned about this problem. FINDINGS • Disability is an invisible phenomenon that concerns the whole of human society. So, the exclusion of the collective appears as a great social problem that might be dealt by the companies to be perceived as responsible. • Responsible companies are awarded with the loyalty of the consumers. • Clear corporate information about the commitment with this problem will reinforce the loyalty toward the brand. • This information can be given in an informal way or by following a certification process. The impact of those methods will depend on how disability is understood by each consumer. ORIGINALITY/VALUE This paper focuses on a topic usually neglected by companies and even by literature. However, the fact that more and more companies are paying attention to this problem allows us to think that we are facing a social change that will challenge companies.
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- Marta González
- Chair in Economic and Business Ethics, Comillas Pontifical University, MadridSpain
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Otero F, Santiso R, Tamayo M, Fernández JL, Bou G, Lepe JA, McConnell MJ, Gosálvez J, Cisneros JM. Rapid Detection of Antibiotic Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria Through Assessment of Changes in Cellular Morphology. Microb Drug Resist 2016; 23:157-162. [PMID: 27259183 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2016.0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing has the potential to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare-associated costs. In this study, a novel assay based on bacterial cell elongation after exposure to an antibiotic (ceftazidime) was evaluated for its ability to rapidly detect resistance in Gram-negative bacteria. The assay was used to detect resistance in a large collection of strains containing 320 clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii, 171 clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae, and 212 clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the results were compared to those obtained using standard antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods. The assay identified ceftazidime-resistant strains with 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity for A. baumannii, 100% sensitivity and 97.2% specificity for K. pneumoniae, and with 82.3% sensitivity and 100% specificity for P. aeruginosa. Importantly, results were obtained in 1 hour 15 minutes from exponentially growing cultures. This study demonstrates that changes in cell length are highly correlated with phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility determined using standard susceptibility testing methods. This study therefore provides proof-of-concept that changes in cell morphology can be used as the basis for rapid detection of antibiotic resistance and provides the basis for the development of novel rapid diagnostics for the detection of antibiotic resistance.
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- Fátima Otero
- 1 Unidad de Genética, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña , A Coruña, Spain .,2 Laboratorio de Genética, Centro Oncológico de Galicia , A Coruña, Spain
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- 1 Unidad de Genética, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña , A Coruña, Spain .,2 Laboratorio de Genética, Centro Oncológico de Galicia , A Coruña, Spain
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- 1 Unidad de Genética, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña , A Coruña, Spain .,2 Laboratorio de Genética, Centro Oncológico de Galicia , A Coruña, Spain
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- 1 Unidad de Genética, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña , A Coruña, Spain .,2 Laboratorio de Genética, Centro Oncológico de Galicia , A Coruña, Spain
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- 3 Servicio de Microbiología, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña , A Coruña, Spain
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- 4 Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University Hospitals Virgen del Rocío and Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
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- 4 Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University Hospitals Virgen del Rocío and Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
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- 5 Unidad de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid, Spain
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- 4 Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University Hospitals Virgen del Rocío and Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
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Rodríguez-Martínez JM, Santiso R, Machuca J, Bou G, Pascual Á, Fernández JL. Assessment of Chromosomal DNA Fragmentation by Quinolones in an Isogenic Collection of Escherichia coli with Defined Resistance Mechanisms. Microb Drug Resist 2016; 22:354-9. [PMID: 26890225 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2015.0298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the potential usefulness of DNA fragmentation as a quick and simple procedure for detecting resistance to fluoroquinolones (FQ) in isogenic Escherichia coli strains harboring defined and multiple quinolone resistance mechanisms, including low-level quinolone resistance (LLQR) phenotypes. DNA fragmentation assay (Micromax(®)) was evaluated for detecting resistance to FQ in 71 isogenic strains of E. coli harboring specific quinolone resistance mechanisms frequently found in clinical isolates. These isogenic strains represent a consistent and reliable model of increasing minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of ciprofloxacin (CIP), ranging from 0.004 to 16 mg/L. According to CLSI criteria, the assay correctly identified all CIP-resistant strains (MIC ≥4 mg/L). As regards susceptible strains, 96% of bacterial strains were correctly assigned as susceptible to CIP. Moreover, the procedure enabled LLQR phenotypes to be efficiently identified; this subset may show different levels of DNA damage depending on the strain, even with similar MIC. Interestingly, despite increasing the dose according to the MIC, a lower response to quinolones occurs in strains with higher MIC values. This is a simple, rapid, and reliable test for evaluating susceptibility to FQ of E. coli, including the detection of strains harboring LLQR mechanisms.
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- José-Manuel Rodríguez-Martínez
- 1 Department of Microbiology, University of Seville , Seville, Spain .,2 Spanish Network for the Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015), Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Madrid, Spain
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- 3 INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña , Unidad de Genética, A Coruña, Spain .,4 Laboratorio de Genética Molecular y Radiobiología, Centro Oncológico de Galicia , A Coruña, Spain
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- 2 Spanish Network for the Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015), Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Madrid, Spain .,5 Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Unit, University Hospital Virgen Macarena , Seville, Spain
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- 2 Spanish Network for the Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015), Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Madrid, Spain .,6 INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña , Servicio de Microbiología, A Coruña, Spain
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- 1 Department of Microbiology, University of Seville , Seville, Spain .,2 Spanish Network for the Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015), Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Madrid, Spain .,5 Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Unit, University Hospital Virgen Macarena , Seville, Spain
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- 2 Spanish Network for the Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015), Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Madrid, Spain .,3 INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña , Unidad de Genética, A Coruña, Spain .,4 Laboratorio de Genética Molecular y Radiobiología, Centro Oncológico de Galicia , A Coruña, Spain
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Viola LA, Cassella F, Wonaga A, Arnao Dellamea G, Di Paola L, Ubeira Salim R, Fernández JL. Implementation of a program to improve the quality of colonoscopy increases the neoplasia detection rate: a prospective study. Endosc Int Open 2016; 4:E68-72. [PMID: 26793787 PMCID: PMC4713174 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-107800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Endoscopists worldwide have been encouraged to report quality indicators in order to evaluate their performance. We aimed to determine whether a program to improve the quality of colonoscopy results in better rates of neoplasia detection. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a prospective study set in a private endoscopy center. From May 2009 to March 2010, we evaluated 1573 consecutive colonoscopies (group 1). After the implementation of a quality program, from February 2011 to January 2012, we prospectively evaluated 1583 colonoscopies (group 2). Our quality-enhancing intervention consisted of instructing both patients and endoscopists. We measured the cecal intubation rate and the neoplasia detection rate. Overall neoplasias, high-risk adenomas, carcinomas, right colon adenomas, and adenomas detected in screening studies were analyzed. RESULTS Cecal intubation was documented in 1384 cases from group 1 (88 %) and 1534 from group 2 (96.9 %) (P < 0.0001). The neoplasia detection rates in groups 1 and 2 were, respectively: neoplasias 288 (18.3 %) and 427 (27 %) (P < 0.0001), high-risk adenomas 76 (4.8 %) and 142 (9 %) (P < 0.0001), carcinomas 16 (1 %) and 21 (1.3 %) (P = 0.52), right colon adenomas 112 (7.1 %) and 154 (9.7 %) (P = 0.01), and adenomas 141 (16.5 %) and 233 (28 %) (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Implementation of a quality program improves the neoplasia detection rate. Because of the small number of cancerous lesions found in both groups, we were unable to identify differences in the carcinoma detection rate.
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- Luis Alberto Viola
- Centro Integral de Gastroenterología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Corresponding author Luis Alberto Viola Centro Integral de GastroenteologiaBuenos AiresArgentina
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- Centro Integral de Gastroenterología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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González-Acevedo A, García-Salas JA, Gosálvez J, Fernández JL, Dávila- Rodríguez MI, Cerda-Flores RM, Méndez-López LF, Cortés-Gutiérrez EI. Evaluation of environmental genotoxicity by comet assay inColumba livia. Toxicol Mech Methods 2015; 26:61-6. [DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2015.1114059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Although it has been thirty years since publication of one of the most influential papers on the value of assessing sperm DNA damage, andrologists have yet to reach a general consensus about how to apply this seminal parameter to improve or predict reproductive outcomes. Studies that have attempted to establish a causal relationship between sperm DNA damage and pregnancy success have often resulted in conflicting findings, eroding the practitioner’s confidence to incorporate this phenomenon into their appraisal of fertility. In this review we have identified and answered ten important unresolved questions commonly asked by andrologists with respect to the relationship between sperm DNA damage and fertility. We answer questions ranging from a basic comprehension of biological mechanisms and external factors that contribute to increased levels of sperm DNA damage in the ejaculate to what type of DNA lesions we might be expect to occur and what are some of the consequences of DNA damage on early embryonic development. We also address some of the fundamental technical issues associated with the most appropriate measurement of sperm DNA damage and the need to attenuate the confounding impacts of iatrogenic damage. We conclude by asking whether it is possible to reduce elevated levels of sperm DNA damage therapeutically.
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- J Gosálvez
- Genetics Unit, Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiology, Oncology Center of Galicia, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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- Androfert, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
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Esteves SC, Gosálvez J, López-Fernández C, Núñez-Calonge R, Caballero P, Agarwal A, Fernández JL. Diagnostic accuracy of sperm DNA degradation index (DDSi) as a potential noninvasive biomarker to identify men with varicocele-associated infertility. Int Urol Nephrol 2015; 47:1471-7. [PMID: 26228577 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-015-1053-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Varicocele is a frequent cause of impaired testicular function that has been associated with increased levels of sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF). Sperm with degraded DNA (DDS), as observed using the sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test, represent a subpopulation of spermatozoa with extensive DNA and nuclear protein damage. The aim of this work was to determine the usefulness of sperm DNA degradation index (DDSi) as a novel noninvasive biomarker to identify infertile men with varicocele. METHODS A total of 593 semen samples obtained from men attending infertility clinics were analyzed for SDF and DDS with the SCD test. These samples were classified as: (1) fertile donors; (2) infertile patients with least two failed assisted reproduction cycles; (3) leukocytospermia; (4) Chlamydia trachomatis infection; (5) testicular cancer, and (6) infertile men with varicocele. The DDSi was obtained by determining the proportion of DDS in the whole sperm population presenting with fragmented DNA. The diagnostic accuracy of DDSi was evaluated by correlation coefficient and receiver operating characteristics analyses. RESULTS A positive correlation (r ≥ 0.52) was observed between the SDF and the frequency of degraded sperm in all patient groups. The sperm DNA degradation index (DDSi) was at least twice as higher in infertile men with varicocele (mean: 0.54) compared with other clinical conditions and fertile donors (means ranging from 0.02 to 0.21; P < 0.0001). A DDSi ≥ 0.33 identified patients with varicocele with 94 % accuracy. CONCLUSION Although DDS is not pathognomonic of varicocele, the DDSi is a useful noninvasive biomaker to identify infertile individuals with varicocele when examining sperm DNA damage during a routine semen analysis. This finding may alert practitioners and laboratories performing semen analysis that in the presence of an abnormal DDSi it is likely that a given patient has varicocele. It is therefore strongly recommended that such patients be referred to urologists in order to undergo a full andrological examination and be properly counseled.
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- Sandro C Esteves
- Androfert, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Referral Center for Male Reproduction, Campinas, Brazil,
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Cortés-Gutiérrez EI, Dávila-Rodríguez MI, Fernández JL, López-Fernández C, Aragón-Tovar AR, Urbina-Bernal LC, Gosálvez J. DNA damage in spermatozoa from infertile men with varicocele evaluated by sperm chromatin dispersion and DBD-FISH. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00404-015-3822-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Gonzalez-Vasconcellos I, Alonso-Rodríguez S, López-Baltar I, Fernández JL. Telomere Chromatin Condensation Assay (TCCA): a novel approach to study structural telomere integrity. Mutat Res 2015; 771:51-55. [PMID: 25771980 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Telomeres, the DNA-protein complexes located at the end of linear eukaryotic chromosomes are essential for genome stability. Improper higher-order chromatin organization at the chromosome ends can give rise to telomeric recombination and genomic instability. We report the development of an assay to quantify differences in the condensation of telomeric chromatin, thereby offering new opportunities to study telomere biology and stability. We have combined a DNA nuclease digestion with a quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay of telomeric DNA, which we term the Telomere Chromatin Condensation Assay (TCCA). By quantifying the relative quantities of telomeric DNA that are progressively digested with the exonuclease Bal 31 the method can discriminate between different levels of telomeric chromatin condensation. The structural chromatin packaging at telomeres shielded against exonuclease digestion delivered an estimate, which we term Chromatin Protection Factor (CPF) that ranged from 1.7 to 2.3 fold greater than that present in unpacked DNA. The CPF was significantly decreased when cell cultures were incubated with the DNA hypomethylating agent 5-azacytidine, demonstrating the ability of the TCCA assay to discriminate between packaging levels of telomeric DNA.
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- Iria Gonzalez-Vasconcellos
- INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Unidad de Genética, As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
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- INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Unidad de Genética, As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular y Radiobiología, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, 15009 A Coruña, Spain
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- INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Unidad de Genética, As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain; Laboratorio de Genética Molecular y Radiobiología, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, 15009 A Coruña, Spain.
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Cortés-Gutiérrez EI, López-Fernández C, Fernández JL, Dávila-Rodríguez MI, Johnston SD, Gosálvez J. Interpreting sperm DNA damage in a diverse range of mammalian sperm by means of the two-tailed comet assay. Front Genet 2014; 5:404. [PMID: 25505901 PMCID: PMC4245925 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Key ConceptsThe two-dimensional Two-Tailed Comet assay (TT-comet) protocol is a valuable technique to differentiate between single-stranded (SSBs) and double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs) on the same sperm cell. Protein lysis inherent with the TT-comet protocol accounts for differences in sperm protamine composition at a species-specific level to produce reliable visualization of sperm DNA damage. Alkaline treatment may break the sugar–phosphate backbone in abasic sites or at sites with deoxyribose damage, transforming these lesions into DNA breaks that are also converted into ssDNA. These lesions are known as Alkali Labile Sites “ALSs.” DBD–FISH permits the in situ visualization of DNA breaks, abasic sites or alkaline-sensitive DNA regions. The alkaline comet single assay reveals that all mammalian species display constitutive ALS related with the requirement of the sperm to undergo transient changes in DNA structure linked with chromatin packing. Sperm DNA damage is associated with fertilization failure, impaired pre-and post- embryo implantation and poor pregnancy outcome. The TT is a valuable tool for identifying SSBs or DSBs in sperm cells with DNA fragmentation and can be therefore used for the purposes of fertility assessment.
Sperm DNA damage is associated with fertilization failure, impaired pre-and post- embryo implantation and poor pregnancy outcome. A series of methodologies to assess DNA damage in spermatozoa have been developed but most are unable to differentiate between single-stranded DNA breaks (SSBs) and double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs) on the same sperm cell. The two-dimensional Two-Tailed Comet assay (TT-comet) protocol highlighted in this review overcomes this limitation and emphasizes the importance in accounting for the difference in sperm protamine composition at a species-specific level for the appropriate preparation of the assay. The TT-comet is a modification of the original comet assay that uses a two dimensional electrophoresis to allow for the simultaneous evaluation of DSBs and SSBs in mammalian spermatozoa. Here we have compiled a retrospective overview of how the TT-comet assay has been used to investigate the structure and function of sperm DNA across a diverse range of mammalian species (eutheria, metatheria, and prototheria). When conducted as part of the TT-comet assay, we illustrate (a) how the alkaline comet single assay has been used to help understand the constitutive and transient changes in DNA structure associated with chromatin packing, (b) the capacity of the TT-comet to differentiate between the presence of SSBs and DSBs (c) and the possible implications of SSBs or DSBs for the assessment of infertility.
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- Elva I Cortés-Gutiérrez
- Department of Genetics, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Monterrey, México
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- Section of Genetics-INIBIC, Hospital Teresa Herrera, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Monterrey, México
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland Gatton, QLD, Australia
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- Unit of Genetics, Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid, Spain
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Cortés-Gutiérrez EI, Dávila-Rodríguez MI, Cerda-Flores RM, Fernández JL, López-Fernández C, Gosálvez J. Use of the DBD-FISH technique for detecting DNA breakage in response to high doses of X-rays. Radiat Environ Biophys 2014; 53:713-718. [PMID: 24957017 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-014-0555-4] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The aim of this study was to generate a dose-response curve using the DNA breakage detection-fluorescent in situ hybridization (DBD-FISH) test as a biomarker of initial genetic effects induced by high doses of X-rays. A dose-response curve was obtained by measuring the ex vivo responses to increasing doses (0-50 Gy) of X-rays in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of ten healthy donors. The overall dose-response curve was constructed using integrated density (ID; area × fluorescence intensity) as a measure of genetic damage induced by irradiation. The correlation coefficient was high (r = 0.934, b(0) = 10.408, and b(1) = 0.094). One-way ANOVA with the Student-Newman-Keuls test for multiple comparisons showed significant differences among the average ln ID values according to dose. Our results suggest the usefulness of the DBD-FISH technique for measuring intrinsic individual cellular radio sensitivity ex vivo.
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- Elva I Cortés-Gutiérrez
- Department of Genetics, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS, C.P. 64720, Monterrey, NL, Mexico,
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Tamayo M, Pértega S, Mosquera A, Rodríguez M, Blanco FJ, Fernández-Sueiro JL, Gosálvez J, Fernández JL. Individual telomere length decay in patients with spondyloarthritis. Mutat Res 2014; 765:1-5. [PMID: 24769426 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Telomere length was sequentially determined in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) from patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS; n = 44) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA; n = 42) followed through 2.93 ± 0.99 years, using a quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay. The initial telomere size from PsA patients was higher than those with cutaneous psoriasis only (n = 53), possibly due to the inflammatory condition. The qPCR assay was sensitive enough to evidence a significant telomere length shortening in PBL from practically all subjects and PsA patients showed a higher rate of loss of telomere sequence than patients with AS during the follow-up time.
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- María Tamayo
- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain; Laboratorio de Genética Molecular y Radiobiología, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, c/ Doctor Camilo Veiras n°1, 15009 A Coruña, Spain
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
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- Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
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- Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain; Laboratorio de Genética Molecular y Radiobiología, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, c/ Doctor Camilo Veiras n°1, 15009 A Coruña, Spain.
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Cortés-Gutiérrez EI, Dávila-Rodríguez MI, Cerda-Flores RM, Fernández JL, López-Fernández C, Aragón Tovar AR, Gosálvez J. Localisation and quantification of alkali-labile sites in human spermatozoa by DNA breakage detection-fluorescence in situ hybridisation. Andrologia 2014; 47:221-7. [PMID: 24576285 DOI: 10.1111/and.12250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The localisation and quantification of constitutive alkali-labile sites (ALSs) were investigated using a protocol of DNA breakage detection plus fluorescence in situ hybridisation (DBD-FISH) and alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE or comet assay), in spermatozoa of infertile and fertile men. Semen samples from 10 normozoospermic patients undergoing infertility treatment and 10 fertile men were included in this study. ALSs were localised and quantified by DBD-FISH. The region most sensitive to alkali treatment in human spermatozoa was located in the basal region of the head. ALSs were more frequent in spermatozoa of infertile men than in those of fertile men. These results were confirmed by SCGE comet assays. In conclusion, the most intense localisation of hybridisation signals in human spermatozoa, representing the highest density of constitutive ALSs, was not randomly distributed and was predominantly located in the base of the head. Moreover, infertile men presented with an increase in ALS frequency. Further studies are necessary to determine the association between ALS, sperm chromatin organisation and infertility.
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- E I Cortés-Gutiérrez
- Department of Genetics, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS, Monterrey, Mexico
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Tobar-Vargas A, Gavio B, Fernández JL. New records of plants for San Andres and Old Providence islands (International Biosphere Reserve Seaflower), Caribbean Colombia. cl 2013. [DOI: 10.15560/9.6.1361] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Fifty seven new records of vascular plants are reported for the Archipelago of San Andres and Old Providence, part of the International Biosphere Reserve Seaflower. Of these, about 81% have been introduced for agriculture or ornamental purpose. With these introductions, we report ten new families and 30 new genera for the Archipelago. The possible impacts of some of these introductions are discussed.
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Cortés-Gutiérrez EI, Dávila-Rodríguez MI, López-Fernández C, Fernández JL, Crespo F, Gosálvez J. Localization of alkali-labile sites in donkey (Equus asinus) and stallion (Equus caballus) spermatozoa. Theriogenology 2013; 81:321-5. [PMID: 24182740 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The presence of constitutive alkali-labile sites (ALS) has been investigated using a protocol of DNA breakage detection-fluorescence in situ hybridization and comet assay in spermatozoa of donkey (Equus asinus) and stallion (Equus caballus). These results were compared with those obtained using a similar experimental approach using somatic cells. The relative abundance of ALS was of the order of four times more in spermatozoa than in somatic cells. Alkali-labile sites showed a tendency to cluster localized at the equatorial-distal regions of the sperm. The amount of hybridized signal in the ALS in the sperm of donkey (Equus asinus) was 1.3 times greater than in stallion (Equus caballus), and the length of the comet tail obtained in donkey sperm was 1.6 times longer than that observed in stallion (P < 0.05); however, these differences were not appreciated in somatic cells. In conclusion, ALS localization in sperm is not a randomized event and a different pattern of ALS distribution occurs for each species. These results suggest that ALS represents a species-specific issue related to chromatin organization in sperm and somatic cells in mammalian species, and they might diverge even with very short phylogenetic distances.
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- Elva I Cortés-Gutiérrez
- Departamento de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
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- Departamento de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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- Departamento de Biología, Unidad de Genética, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Genética, Unit, INIBIC, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, La Coruña, Spain
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- Servicios de Veterinaria de la Armada Española (FESCCR-Ministerio de Defensa), Ávila, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Unidad de Genética, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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Gosálvez J, Rodríguez-Predreira M, Mosquera A, López-Fernández C, Esteves SC, Agarwal A, Fernández JL. Characterisation of a subpopulation of sperm with massive nuclear damage, as recognised with the sperm chromatin dispersion test. Andrologia 2013; 46:602-9. [PMID: 23710631 DOI: 10.1111/and.12118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Assessment of human sperm DNA fragmentation by the sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test is based on the detection of haloes of spreading DNA loops after sequential DNA denaturing and protamine removal. After the SCD test, sperm without DNA fragmentation show chromatin haloes emerging from the central nuclear core, while sperm containing fragmented DNA present small or no haloes. The nuclear degraded sperm are recognised as a differentiated category within the sperm with fragmented DNA, whose cores appear irregularly and/or faintly stained. This subpopulation is more prevalent in patients with varicocele. Protein staining with 2.7-dibrom-4-hydroxy-mercury-fluorescein demonstrated that degraded sperm intensely lose nuclear core proteins after the SCD processing. Moreover, degraded sperm are 65% more faintly labelled for DNA breaks after in situ nick translation (ISNT) on average, due to extensive DNA loss. A two-dimensional comet assay under sequential neutral and alkaline conditions demonstrated that degraded sperm contain both massive double- and single-strand DNA breaks. The degraded sperm appear as a subpopulation with stronger nuclear damage, affecting both DNA and protein fractions, possibly due to intense intratesticular oxidative stress, what could explain its higher proportion in patients with varicocele.
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- J Gosálvez
- Department of Biology, Genetics Unit, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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González EC, Carvajal F, Frómeta A, Arteaga AL, Castells EM, Espinosa T, Coto R, Pérez PL, Tejeda Y, Del Río L, Segura MT, Almenares P, Robaina R, Fernández JL. Newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia in Cuba: six years of experience. Clin Chim Acta 2013; 421:73-8. [PMID: 23481450 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2013.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Revised: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since 2005, a newborn screening program for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) by measuring 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) in dried blood spots was introduced in Cuba. METHODS The hormone was measured by the 17OHP Neonatal UMELISA method, in samples collected on the 5th day as average. Confirmatory test was performed to those neonates with 17OHP values above 55 nmol/l. Some perinatal factors that can influence on 17OHP levels were studied. RESULTS From January 2005 to December 2010, 621,303 newborns were screened and 39 CAH cases were detected. Coverage of the program reached 98%. The incidence of CAH in Cuba was 1:15,931, similar to that reported by other programs. A recall for suspected CAH was performed in 10,799 cases (1.74%). Therapy in classical CAH patients was started at the mean age of 22 days. 17OHP levels were significantly higher in newborns with lower birth-weight (BW) and/or gestational age (GA). In addition, 17OHP values were affected by the gender, twin status or mode of delivery. CONCLUSIONS In Cuba, the nationwide newborn screening program has allowed the early detection of CAH. The use of an optimized cut-off level for BW or GA could lead to a reduction in the percentage of recalled babies.
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Cortés-Gutiérrez EI, Ortíz-Hernández BL, Dávila-Rodríguez MI, Cerda-Flores RM, Fernández JL, López-Fernández C, Gosálvez J. 5-bp Classical Satellite DNA Loci from Chromosome-1 Instability in Cervical Neoplasia Detected by DNA Breakage Detection/Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (DBD-FISH). Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:4135-47. [PMID: 23429197 PMCID: PMC3588090 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14024135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Revised: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We aimed to evaluate the association between the progressive stages of cervical neoplasia and DNA damage in 5-bp classical satellite DNA sequences from chromosome-1 in cervical epithelium and in peripheral blood lymphocytes using DNA breakage detection/fluorescence in situ hybridization (DBD-FISH). A hospital-based unmatched case-control study was conducted in 2011 with a sample of 30 women grouped according to disease stage and selected according to histological diagnosis; 10 with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LG-SIL), 10 with high-grade SIL (HG-SIL), and 10 with no cervical lesions, from the Unidad Medica de Alta Especialidad of The Mexican Social Security Institute, IMSS, Mexico. Specific chromosome damage levels in 5-bp classical satellite DNA sequences from chromosome-1 were evaluated in cervical epithelium and peripheral blood lymphocytes using the DBD-FISH technique. Whole-genome DNA hybridization was used as a reference for the level of damage. Results of Kruskal-Wallis test showed a significant increase according to neoplastic development in both tissues. The instability of 5-bp classical satellite DNA sequences from chromosome-1 was evidenced using chromosome-orientation FISH. In conclusion, we suggest that the progression to malignant transformation involves an increase in the instability of 5-bp classical satellite DNA sequences from chromosome-1.
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- Elva I. Cortés-Gutiérrez
- Department of Genetics, Northeastern Biomedical Research Center, The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), 64720 Monterrey, Mexico; E-Mails: (B.L.O.-H.); (M.I.D.-R.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel./Fax: +52-81-81-904-035
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- Department of Genetics, Northeastern Biomedical Research Center, The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), 64720 Monterrey, Mexico; E-Mails: (B.L.O.-H.); (M.I.D.-R.)
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- Department of Genetics, Northeastern Biomedical Research Center, The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), 64720 Monterrey, Mexico; E-Mails: (B.L.O.-H.); (M.I.D.-R.)
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- Section of Genetics and Research Unit, Hospital Teresa Herrera, Juan Canalejo University Hospital Complex, 15006 La Coruña, Spain; E-Mail:
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- Unit of Genetics, Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 20849 Madrid, Spain; E-Mails: (C.L.-F.); (J.G.)
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- Unit of Genetics, Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 20849 Madrid, Spain; E-Mails: (C.L.-F.); (J.G.)
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Cortés-Gutiérrez EI, Dávila-Rodríguez MI, Fernández JL, López-Fernández C, Gosálvez J. DNA breakage detection-fluorescence in situ hybridization (DBD-FISH) in buccal cells. Eur J Histochem 2012; 56:e49. [PMID: 23361245 PMCID: PMC3567768 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2012.e49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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DNA breakage detection-fluorescence in situ hybridization (DBD-FISH) is a recently developed technique that allows cell-by-cell detection and quantification of DNA breakage in the whole genome or within specific DNA sequences. The present investigation was conducted to adapt the methodology of DBD-FISH to the visualization and evaluation of DNA damage in buccal epithelial cells. DBD-FISH revealed that DNA damage increased significantly according to H2O2 concentration (r2=0.91). In conclusion, the DBD-FISH technique is easy to apply in buccal cells and provides prompt results that are easy to interpret. Future studies are needed to investigate the potential applicability of a buccal cell DBD-FISH model to human biomonitoring and nutritional work.
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- E I Cortés-Gutiérrez
- División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS, Monterrey, México.
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Tamayo M, Santiso R, Gosálvez J, Bou G, Fernández MDC, Fernández JL. Cell wall active antibiotics reduce chromosomal DNA fragmentation by peptidoglycan hydrolysis in Staphylococcus aureus. Arch Microbiol 2012; 194:967-75. [PMID: 22797526 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-012-0831-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2012] [Revised: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lysostaphin digestion of peptidoglycan (PG) from Staphylococcus aureus resulted in chromosomal DNA fragmentation by released DNase, as directly visualized in situ on isolated nucleoids. Nevertheless, DNA digestion was partially prevented by previous incubation with antibiotics that inhibit PG synthesis. This inhibitory effect was much more remarkable with glycopeptides vancomycin and mainly teicoplanin than with beta-lactams cloxacillin and ceftazidime. Therefore, inhibition of PG chain elongation has a more significant inhibition of DNA degradation than inhibition of PG cross-linking, possibly due to a reduction in DNase storage at the cell wall.
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- María Tamayo
- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
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Santiso R, Tamayo M, Gosálvez J, Johnston S, Mariño A, Fernández C, Losada C, Fernández JL. DNA fragmentation dynamics allows the assessment of cryptic sperm damage in human: evaluation of exposure to ionizing radiation, hyperthermia, acidic pH and nitric oxide. Mutat Res 2012; 734:41-49. [PMID: 22469500 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2012.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2011] [Revised: 02/27/2012] [Accepted: 03/15/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) is not a static seminal parameter, since the longevity of sperm DNA decreases progressively with time following ejaculation or thawing. While the dynamics of SDF is a species-specific characteristic, in the case of humans, there is still significant variation within patients. To evaluate the suitability of the dynamic SDF assay to assess the adverse effects of agents that cause genetic damage, fresh semen samples from different donors were exposed in vitro to (1) increasing acute doses of ionizing radiation, (2) elevated temperature (41 °C and 45 °C), (3) acidic pH (pH 4) and (4) the nitric oxide (NO) donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP). Sperm DNA fragmentation was analyzed after an incubation period of chronic (24h), or acute (1h) exposure to each treatment followed by incubation at 37 °C over a period of 24h. SDF was assessed using the sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test. Dynamic SDF for each treatment was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival curves. All agents, except for ionizing radiation, accelerated SDF kinetics following chronic exposure over a 24h period. Transient exposure to NO and heat but not acidic pH increased the basal (T0) level of SDF. Despite the removal of the three toxicants, the remaining sperm following acute exposure showed a decrease in their expected DNA longevity. It is concluded that the assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation dynamics is an effective methodological approach for revealing latent damage associated with toxicants that is not initially expressed following a single initial observation of SDF.
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- Rebeca Santiso
- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular y Radiobiología, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, Doctor Camilo Veiras 1, 15009-A Coruña, Spain
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Fernández JL, Viola LA. Reply: Is there any association between proton pump inhibitors and fundic gland polyps? Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2012; 104:45-7; author reply 48. [PMID: 22300123 DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082012000100015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Fernández-Moreno M, Tamayo M, Soto-Hermida A, Mosquera A, Oreiro N, Fernández-López C, Fernández JL, Rego-Pérez I, Blanco FJ. mtDNA haplogroup J modulates telomere length and nitric oxide production. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2011; 12:283. [PMID: 22171676 PMCID: PMC3266658 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 12/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background Oxidative stress due to the overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) and other oxygen reactive species (ROS), play a main role in the initiation and progression of the OA disease and leads to the degeneration of mitochondria. Therefore, the goal of this work is to describe the difference in telomere length of peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) and Nitric Oxide (NO) production between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup J and non-J carriers, as indirect approaches of oxidative stress. Methods The telomere length of PBL was analyzed in DNA samples from 166 healthy controls (114 J and 52 non-J) and 79 OA patients (41 J and 38 non-J) by means of a validated qPCR method. The NO production was assessed in 7 carriers of the haplogroup J and 27 non-J carriers, by means of the colorimetric reaction of the Griess reagent in supernatants of cultured chondrocytes. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA from these samples was analyzed by qPCR. Appropiated statistical analyses were performed Results Carriers of the haplogroup J showed a significantly longer telomere length of PBLs than non-J carriers, regardless of age, gender and diagnosis (p = 0.025). Cultured chondrocytes carrying the mtDNA haplogroup J also showed a lower NO production than non-J carriers (p = 0.043). No significant correlations between age and telomore length of PBLs were detected neither for carriers of the haplogroup J nor for non-J carriers. A strong positive correlation between NO production and iNOS expression was also observed (correlation coefficient = 0.791, p < 0.001). Conclusion The protective effect of the mtDNA haplogroup J in the OA disease arise from a lower oxidative stress in carriers of this haplogroup, since this haplogroup is related to lower NO production and hence longer telomere length of PBLs too.
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- Mercedes Fernández-Moreno
- INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Rheumatology Division, As Xubias 84, 15006-A Coruña, Spain
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Dávila-Rodríguez MI, Cortés Gutiérrez EI, Cerda Flores RM, Pita M, Fernández JL, López-Fernández C, Gosálvez J. Constitutive heterochromatin polymorphisms in human chromosomes identified by whole comparative genomic hybridization. Eur J Histochem 2011. [PMID: 22073375 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2011.e28)] [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] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Whole comparative genomic hybridization (W-CGH) is a new technique that reveals cryptic differences in highly repetitive DNA sequences, when different genomes are compared using metaphase or interphase chromosomes. W-CGH provides a quick approach to identify differential expansion of these DNA sequences at the single-chromosome level in the whole genome. In this study, we have determined the frequency of constitutive chromatin polymorphisms in the centromeric regions of human chromosomes using a whole-genome in situ cross-hybridization method to compare the whole genome of five different unrelated individuals. Results showed that the pericentromeric constitutive heterochromatin of chromosome 6 exhibited a high incidence of polymorphisms in repetitive DNA families located in pericentromeric regions. The constitutive heterochromatin of chromosomes 5 and 9 was also identified as highly polymorphic. Although further studies are necessary to corroborate and assess the overall incidence of these polymorphisms in human populations, the use of W-CGH could be pertinent and of clinical relevance to assess rapidly, from a chromosomal viewpoint, genome similarities and differences in closely related genomes such as those of relatives, or in more specific situations such as bone marrow transplantation where chimerism is produced in the recipient.
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- M I Dávila-Rodríguez
- Department of Genetics, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, México
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Gosálvez J, Núñez R, Fernández JL, López-Fernández C, Caballero P. Dynamics of sperm DNA damage in fresh versus frozen-thawed and gradient processed ejaculates in human donors. Andrologia 2011; 43:373-7. [PMID: 21919930 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2010.01022.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The rate of increase of sperm DNA fragmentation (rsDF) in fresh and frozen-thawed and processed sperm samples after a density gradient for sperm selection was analysed after 0, 0.5, 1.5, 4.5, 6, 24, 48 and 72 h of incubation at 37 °C, in five donors with proven fertility. The results showed that: (i) sperm DNA fragmentation (sDF) at baseline in fresh samples (14.3 ± 3.3) was lower than that obtained after freeze-thawing and selection (19.4 ± 4.1), significant differences; (ii) After 6 h of incubation the mean sDF in fresh samples (24.2 ± 10.2) was significantly lower than that in frozen-thawed samples (45.3 ± 7.1); (iii) Subsequently, the rsDF in fresh semen samples was 1.6% per h after 6 h of incubation, while after thawing and selection the rsDF was 4.3% per h; The tendency to increase in sDF showed high R(2) values (R(2) = 0.90) for exponential functions in case of fresh samples, whereas R(2) values for linear functions were higher after sperm selection (R(2) = 0.97). These results indicate that differences in sperm DNA fragmentation dynamics before and after storage are an important issue that must be considered for storage of sperm to be used for artificial reproduction techniques.
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- J Gosálvez
- Departamento de Biología, Unidad de Genética, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
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Quiñonez E, Capitanich P, Anders M, Fernández JL, Serafini V, Viola L, Mastai R, McCormack L. [Liver trasplantation for the treatment of non-resectable metastases of neuroendocrine tumors: first report in Argentina]. Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam 2011; 41:242-246. [PMID: 22233004] [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: 05/31/2023]
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Neuroendocrine tumors are uncommon cancers characterized by a slow grow rate. Unresectable liver metastases are the main cause of death in patients with these tumors. This is the first Argentine report of a liver transplantation as an indication for the treatment of unresectable liver metastases from a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. We present a 48-year-old woman with diagnosis of a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with multiple bilobar unresectable liver metastases. A splenopancreatectomy was performed after a complete staging revealed absence of extrahepatic disease. Six months later, a follow-up performed with thoracoabdominal CT scan and octreo-scan was consistent with no tumor recurrence or extrahepatic disease. As the huge hepatomegaly caused a notorius deterioration in the patient's quality of life, we decided to include her in the waiting list for liver transplantation. Priority points were requested to the MELD (model for end stage liver disease) Exceptions Experts Committee with a positive response. Twelve months after the primary surgery, with a MELD score of 23 points, a deceased donor liver transplantation was performed without evidence at that moment of residual disease. Eighteen months after liver transplantation, the patient required the surgical repair of a stenosis in the biliary anastomosis. At the surgery peritoneal tumor recurrence was diagnosed. Now, 24 months after liver transplantation the patient has an excellent quality of life and a well functioning graft. We report this case of a liver transplantation as an indication for the treatment of liver metastases from a neuroendocrine tumor and we review the literature on this controversial issue.
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- Emilio Quiñonez
- Unidad de Cirugía Hepatobiliary Trasplante Hepático. Servicio de Cirugía General, HospitalAlemán de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Dávila-Rodríguez MI, Cortés Gutiérrez EI, Cerda Flores RM, Pita M, Fernández JL, López-Fernández C, Gosálvez J. Constitutive heterochromatin polymorphisms in human chromosomes identified by whole comparative genomic hybridization. Eur J Histochem 2011; 55:e28. [PMID: 22073375 PMCID: PMC3203469 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2011.e28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 07/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Whole comparative genomic hybridization (W-CGH) is a new technique that reveals cryptic differences in highly repetitive DNA sequences, when different genomes are compared using metaphase or interphase chromosomes. W-CGH provides a quick approach to identify differential expansion of these DNA sequences at the single-chromosome level in the whole genome. In this study, we have determined the frequency of constitutive chromatin polymorphisms in the centromeric regions of human chromosomes using a whole-genome in situ cross-hybridization method to compare the whole genome of five different unrelated individuals. Results showed that the pericentromeric constitutive heterochromatin of chromosome 6 exhibited a high incidence of polymorphisms in repetitive DNA families located in pericentromeric regions. The constitutive heterochromatin of chromosomes 5 and 9 was also identified as highly polymorphic. Although further studies are necessary to corroborate and assess the overall incidence of these polymorphisms in human populations, the use of W-CGH could be pertinent and of clinical relevance to assess rapidly, from a chromosomal viewpoint, genome similarities and differences in closely related genomes such as those of relatives, or in more specific situations such as bone marrow transplantation where chimerism is produced in the recipient.
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- M I Dávila-Rodríguez
- Department of Genetics, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, México
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Santiso R, Tamayo M, Gosálvez J, Bou G, Fernández MDC, Fernández JL. A rapid in situ procedure for determination of bacterial susceptibility or resistance to antibiotics that inhibit peptidoglycan biosynthesis. BMC Microbiol 2011; 11:191. [PMID: 21867549 PMCID: PMC3179955 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-11-191] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Antibiotics which inhibit bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis are the most widely used in current clinical practice. Nevertheless, resistant strains increase dramatically, with serious economic impact and effects on public health, and are responsible for thousands of deaths each year. Critical clinical situations should benefit from a rapid procedure to evaluate the sensitivity or resistance to antibiotics that act at the cell wall. We have adapted a kit for rapid determination of bacterial DNA fragmentation, to assess cell wall integrity. Results Cells incubated with the antibiotic were embedded in an agarose microgel on a slide, incubated in an adapted lysis buffer, stained with a DNA fluorochrome, SYBR Gold and observed under fluorescence microscopy. The lysis affects the cells differentially, depending on the integrity of the wall. If the bacterium is susceptible to the antibiotic, the weakened cell wall is affected by the lysing solution so the nucleoid of DNA contained inside the bacterium is released and spread. Alternatively, if the bacterium is resistant to the antibiotic, it is practically unaffected by the lysis solution and does not liberate the nucleoid, retaining its normal morphological appearance. In an initial approach, the procedure accurately discriminates susceptible, intermediate and resistant strains of Escherichia coli to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. When the bacteria came from an exponentially growing liquid culture, the effect on the cell wall of the β-lactam was evident much earlier that when they came from an agar plate. A dose-response experiment with an E. coli strain susceptible to ampicillin demonstrated a weak effect before the MIC dose. The cell wall damage was not homogenous among the different cells, but the level of damage increased as dose increased with a predominant degree of effect for each dose. A microgranular-fibrilar extracellular background was evident in gram-negative susceptible strains after β-lactam treatment. This material was digested by DNase I, hybridised with a specific whole genome probe, and so recognized as DNA fragments released by the bacteria. Finally, 46 clinical strains from eight gram-negative and four gram-positive species were evaluated blind for susceptibility or resistance to one of four different β-lactams and vancomycin, confirming the applicability of the methodology. Conclusion The technique to assess cell wall integrity appears to be a rapid and simple procedure to identify resistant and susceptible strains to antibiotics that interfere with peptidoglycan biosynthesis.
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- Rebeca Santiso
- INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Unidad de Genética, As Xubias 84, 15006- A Coruña, Spain
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This study investigated possible variations in the chromatin structure of koilocytes resulting from human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Alkaline-labile sites (ALS) were detected with the DNA breakage detection–fluorescence in situ hybridization (DBD-FISH) technique using a whole human genome DNA probe obtained from individuals without koilocytosis. The variable levels of ALS present were measured quantitatively using image analysis after whole-genome DNA hybridization. A significant increase in the number of ALS was observed in koilocytes compared with normal cells. We demonstrated that the presence of ALS could be an indicator of chromatin change in koilocytes caused by HPV infection.
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- E I Cortés-Gutiérrez
- División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS, Monterrey, México.
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Tamayo M, Mosquera A, Rego I, Blanco FJ, Gosálvez J, Fernández JL. Decreased length of telomeric DNA sequences and increased numerical chromosome aberrations in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes. Mutat Res 2011; 708:50-8. [PMID: 21291897 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2011.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [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] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Revised: 01/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Length of telomeric DNA sequences and numerical chromosome aberrations from uncultured human osteoarthritic (OA) articular chondrocytes were compared with those from peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) from the same individual and from chondrocytes and PBL from control subjects. Cells were both obtained from 39 OA patients (age range: 43-80 years) and from 20 control subjects (age range: 39-94 years). Mean length of telomeric DNA sequences was determined using a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay and numerical chromosome aberrations were identified in interphase nuclei by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) using cocktails of specific DNA probes for chromosomes 7, 8 and for 18, X and Y. Chondrocytes revealed higher telomere size than PBL, both in control subjects and in OA patients, being 2 and 1.6 times higher respectively, thus revealing cell type specific differences. However, chondrocytes from OA patients showed significantly shorter telomere size than chondrocytes from control subjects (T/S ratio 1.64±0.41 vs. 1.99±0.54; mean±sd; p=0.008). Regarding the percentage of numerical chromosome aberrations, OA chondrocytes showed 1.7 times higher than chondrocytes from control subjects (19.80±3.31 vs.11.48±4.11; p<0.01) and 1.5 times average higher than that from PBL from the own OA patient (13.06±1.45; p<0.001). Moreover, PBL from OA patients also showed 1.4 times more anomalies than PBL from controls (13.06±1.45 vs. 9.54±1.61; p<0.001). No significant differences were found between chondrocytes and PBL in control subjects. Chromosome loss was the more frequent aneuploidy, mainly monosomy 18. The decreased telomere size and increased chromosome instability in chondrocytes from OA affected joints may imply a local advanced senescence that could contribute to the pathogenesis or progression of the degenerative articular disease. Moreover, the increased chromosomal abnormalities in PBL from OA patients suggest a more general accelerated senescence phenotype that could promote the age-related degenerative joint pathology.
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- María Tamayo
- Genetics Unit, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), As Xubias, 84, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
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DNA Breakage Detection-Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (DBD-FISH) permits simultaneous and selective labeling of single- and double-strand DNA breaks in individual cells, either in the whole genome or within specific DNA sequences. In this technique, cells are embedded into agarose microgels, lysed and subjected to electrophoresis under nondenaturing conditions. Subsequently, the produced "comets" are exposed to a controlled denaturation step which transforms DNA breaks into single-stranded DNA regions, detected by hybridization with whole genome fluorescent probes or the probes to specific DNA sequences. This makes possible a targeted analysis of various chromatin areas for the presence of DNA breaks. The migration length of the DBD-FISH signal is proportional to the number of double strand breaks, whereas its fluorescence intensity depends on numbers of single-strand breaks.The detailed protocol for detection of two types of DNA breaks produced by ionizing radiation is presented. The technique can be used to determine intragenomic and intercellular heterogeneity in the induction and repair of DNA damage.
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- José Luis Fernández
- INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, La Coruña, Spain
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The sperm cell has evolved to transmit a paternal haploid genome to the oocyte and form a new embryo. Therefore, it is essential that the integrity of this genome be evaluated as part of the standard semen analysis. The assessment of DNA fragmentation is consequently considered as an important parameter of sperm quality. The Sperm Chromatin Dispersion (SCD) test is a simple, fast, and reliable procedure to determine the frequency of sperm cells with fragmented DNA, and this may be confidently performed with the Halosperm(®) kit. Unfixed sperm cells are immersed in an agarose microgel on a slide, incubated in an acid unwinding solution that transforms DNA breaks into single-stranded DNA, and then in a lysing solution to remove protamines. After staining, the spermatozoa without fragmented DNA shows nucleoids with big halos of spreading of DNA loops, whereas those with fragmented DNA appear with a small or no halo. This may be visualized using fluorescence microscopy or with the standard bright-field microscope, without the requirement of more complex or expensive instrumentation. This procedure is very versatile, and being a diffusion-like assay with only a lysis protocol, may be usefully adapted for other species. Moreover, simultaneous determination of aneuploidies may be accomplished in the same sperm cell.
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- José Luis Fernández
- INIBIC-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, La Coruña, Spain
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González-Marín C, Roy R, López-Fernández C, Diez B, Carabaño MJ, Fernández JL, Kjelland ME, Moreno JF, Gosálvez J. Bacteria in bovine semen can increase sperm DNA fragmentation rates: a kinetic experimental approach. Anim Reprod Sci 2010; 123:139-48. [PMID: 21168290 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Revised: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cryopreserved straws of semen (n=228) from Holstein bulls (n=47) were examined for bacterial presence and sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) dynamics. Commercial semen doses (representing six ejaculates per individual) were randomly selected from a bull stud in Spain. The dynamics of SDF were assessed after thawing (T0) and at 4, 24, 48, 72 and 96h of incubation at 37°C, using the commercial variant of the sperm chromatin dispersion test for Bovine (Halomax®). One group of bulls showed a bacterial presence in semen samples between 0 and 96h of incubation (n=23, group A) while the other did not (n=24, group B). Immediate post-thaw differences in SDF were not observed when both groups were compared. However, the rate of increase in SDF (rSDF) over time, considered as an estimate of the kinetic behaviour of sperm DNA survival, was significantly higher (P<0.05) in semen samples from group A (0.7% per hour) versus group B (0.05% per hour). Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assay was used for DNA amplification using primers designed for specific regions of the bacterial gene that codifies for 16S rRNA. Different species within the phyla Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Fusobacteria and Actinobacteria were identified. The results show that (1) SDF at baseline (T0) may not be affected by the presence of bacteria but the rSDF can increase due to bacterial growth during incubation, (2) the increase in the rSDF is characteristic of some bulls but not for others, and (3) certain bacterial strains are repeatedly found in separate ejaculates from the same bull.
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- C González-Marín
- Unidad de Genética, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Darwin no. 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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