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Hernando R, Moreno-Ibáñez MÁ, Carbonell E, Cebrià A, Daura J, Díez-Canseco C, Edo M, Fullola JM, Morales JI, Oms FX, Ramírez-Pedraza I, Sanz M, Subirá ME, Tornero C, Vergès JM, Lozano M. Eating through time: Understanding dietary practices across late prehistory in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula. Am J Biol Anthropol 2024:e24950. [PMID: 38738659 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24950] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study seeks to contribute to the current understanding of dietary variation in the late Prehistory of the northeastern Iberian Peninsula by examining buccal dental microwear patterns alongside archeological data from the same populations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Teeth from 84 adult individuals from eight distinct samples spanning the Middle-Late Neolithic to the Middle Bronze Age (Cova de l'Avi, Cova de Can Sadurní, Cova de la Guineu, Cova Foradada, Cova del Trader, Roc de les Orenetes, Cova del Gegant, Cova dels Galls Carboners) were analyzed using optical microscopy to examine buccal dental microwear patterns. RESULTS The analysis did not reveal clear chronological contrasts in the dietary habits of these samples. Nevertheless, significant differences emerged among the samples, leading to their classification into two distinct sets based on the abrasiveness of the diet informed by the microwear patterns. These findings offer similarities and differences among samples in the Iberian Peninsula, shedding light on the diverse lifestyles of these individuals. DISCUSSION Integrating our new results with other available proxies points to a multifaceted specialization in dietary patterns among these samples, influenced by factors such as habitat, resource selection, and available technology. By contextualizing the results within the broader context of the Iberian Peninsula, this research discerns shared characteristics and distinctive adaptations in the dietary practices and subsistence strategies of these groups. Ultimately, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of the intricate interplay between culture and environment in shaping human diets throughout late Prehistory.
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- R Hernando
- CENIEH, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana, Burgos, Spain
- IPHES-CERCA, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Tarragona, Spain
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- IPHES-CERCA, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Tarragona, Spain
- Departament d'Història i Història de l'Art, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- IPHES-CERCA, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Tarragona, Spain
- Departament d'Història i Història de l'Art, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- SERP, Departament d'Història i Arqueologia, Secció de Prehistòria, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- IAUB, Institut d'Arqueologia de la Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- IAUB, Institut d'Arqueologia de la Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- GRQ-SERP, Grup de Recerca del Quaternari, Departament d'Història i Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- IPHES-CERCA, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Tarragona, Spain
- Departament d'Història i Història de l'Art, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- IAUB, Institut d'Arqueologia de la Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIPAG, Col·lectiu per a la Investigació de la Prehistòria I l'Arqueologia de Garraf-Ordal, Begues, Spain
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- SERP, Departament d'Història i Arqueologia, Secció de Prehistòria, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- IAUB, Institut d'Arqueologia de la Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- IPHES-CERCA, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Tarragona, Spain
- Departament d'Història i Història de l'Art, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
- SERP, Departament d'Història i Arqueologia, Secció de Prehistòria, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- SERP, Departament d'Història i Arqueologia, Secció de Prehistòria, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- IAUB, Institut d'Arqueologia de la Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- IPHES-CERCA, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Tarragona, Spain
- Departament d'Història i Història de l'Art, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- IAUB, Institut d'Arqueologia de la Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- GRQ-SERP, Grup de Recerca del Quaternari, Departament d'Història i Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- GRAPAC, Grup de Recerca Aplicada al Patrimoni Cultural. Unitat d'Antropologia Biològica, Departament BABVE, Facultat Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- IPHES-CERCA, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Tarragona, Spain
- Department of Prehistory, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain
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- IPHES-CERCA, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Tarragona, Spain
- Departament d'Història i Història de l'Art, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- IPHES-CERCA, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Tarragona, Spain
- Departament d'Història i Història de l'Art, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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Egle M, Graf S, Segiser A, Sanz M, Clavier A, Arnold M, Kadner A, Carrel T, Siepe M, Longnus S. Functional Assessment During Unloaded, Ex-Vivo Perfusion Could Help Predict Recovery in Cardiac Dcd Grafts: Studies in a Porcine Model. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Graf S, Egle M, Sanz M, Segiser A, Arnold M, Kadner A, Siepe M, Longnus S. Circulating Factors, Measured Both in the Donor and During Ex-Vivo Heart Perfusion, Correlate with Subsequent Heart Recovery in a Pig Model of Dcd. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Bernatowicz K, Vieito M, Berche R, Alonso G, Galvao V, Oberoi H, Braña I, Saavedra O, Muñoz-Couselo E, Grussu F, Belen A, Serna G, Rotxes M, Sanz M, Tabernero J, Toledo R, Nuciforo P, Garralda E, Perez-Lopez R. Non-invasive biomarkers for response and survival prediction in patients with advanced solid tumours treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Eur J Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(22)00988-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Baima G, Marruganti C, Sanz M, Aimetti M, Romandini M. Periodontitis and COVID-19: Biological Mechanisms and Meta-analyses of Epidemiological Evidence. J Dent Res 2022; 101:1430-1440. [PMID: 35774019 DOI: 10.1177/00220345221104725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Since the beginning of 2020, the entire global health care system has been severely challenged by the outbreak of coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19). Robust evidence has demonstrated a more severe course of COVID-19 in the presence of several comorbidities, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, and obesity. Here, we critically appraise the recent research discoveries linking periodontitis to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and to severe COVID-19, with a special focus on the associated biological mechanisms and the available epidemiological evidence. SARS-CoV-2 main receptors and coreceptors (ACE2, TMPRSS2, furin, CD147) are overexpressed in periodontal tissues of periodontitis patients, with inflammation, periodontal pathogens, and damage-induced pyroptosis triggering a positive feedback loop. However, meta-analyses of epidemiological studies only indicated a nonstatistically significant tendency for an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in subjects with periodontitis (odds ratio [OR] = 1.69; 95% CI, 0.91-3.13, P = 0.09). Furthermore, periodontitis may worsen clinical COVID-19 courses through multiple direct and indirect pathways, including damage to lower airways due to aspiration of periodontal pathogens, exacerbation of the cytokine storm via the low-grade chronic systemic inflammation, and SARS-CoV-2 dissemination through the ulcerated gingival epithelium with consequent induced pulmonary vessels vasculopathy. Indeed, meta-analyses of epidemiological studies indicated that periodontitis subjects are more likely to experience a more severe course of COVID-19. Specifically, periodontitis was associated with a 4-fold increased odds of hospitalization (OR = 4.72; 95% CI, 1.11-20.03, P = 0.04), 6-fold of requiring assisted ventilation (OR = 6.24; 95% CI, 2.78-14.02, P = 0.00), and more than 7-fold of death due to COVID-19 complications (OR = 7.51; 95% CI, 2.16-26.10, P = 0.00). The breakthrough analyzed here emphasizes the relevance of the mouth-systemic connection as a target to mitigate the current COVID-19 emergency and the future predicted coronavirus pandemics.
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- G Baima
- Department of Surgical Sciences, C.I.R. Dental School, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Periodontology, Endodontology and Restorative Dentistry, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.,Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Sub-Unit of Periodontology, Halitosis and Periodontal Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Section of Post-Graduate Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, C.I.R. Dental School, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Section of Post-Graduate Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Benavent D, Núñez-Benjumea FJ, Fernández-Luque L, Navarro-Compán V, Sanz M, Calvo Aranda E, Lojo L, Balsa A, Plasencia C. POS0374 MONITORING CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES WITH A PRECISION DIGITAL COMPANION PLATFORM(TM)–RESULTS OF THE DIGIREUMA FEASIBILITY STUDY. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.1423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BackgroundPatients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) require a tailored follow-up that is limited by the capacity of healthcare professionals. Innovative tools need to be implemented effectively in the clinical care of patients with RMDs.ObjectivesTo test the feasibility of a Precision Digital Companion Platform™ for real-time monitoring of disease outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA).MethodsDigireuma was a prospective study including patients with RA and SpA, using the digital Precision Digital Companion Platform, Adhera for Rheumatology (ISRCTN11896540). During a follow-up of 3 months, patients were asked to report disease specific electronic patient reported outcomes (ePROs) on a regular basis in the mobile solution. Two rheumatologists monitored these ePROs and, patients were contacted for online or face-to-face interventions when deemed necessary by clinicians (Figure 1). Assessment measures included patient global assessment (PGA) of disease activity, tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and pain visual analogue scale (VAS), for patients with RA; VAS, PGA, TJC, SJC, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) and ASAS Health Index (ASAS-HI), for patients with SpA. In addition, flares, changes in medication and recent infections were asked. Usability of the digital solution was measured by the Net-Promoter Score (NPS).Figure 1.Digital monitoring in the study powered by Adhera for Rheumatology. Screenshots in top depict the mobile interface (left) and clinical web application (right)ResultsForty-six patients were recruited of whom 22 had RA and 24 SpA. Mean age was 48 ± 12 and 42 ± 9 years in the RA and SpA groups, respectively. 18/22 (82%) patients with RA and 9/24 (38%) with SpA were female. Among the total included patients, 41 (89%) completed the onboarding (18/22 (82%) RA, 23/24 (96%) SpA) and 37 (80%) submitted at least one entry. In the RA group who completed the onboarding (n=18) there were a total of 4019 total interactions (2178 questionnaire items, 648 accesses to educational units, 105 quizzes, 1088 rated messages), while patients with SpA (n=23) had a total of 3160 interactions (1637 questionnaire items, 684 accesses to educational units, 77 quizzes, 762 rated messages). ePROs measurements completion rates for RA and SpA patients that completed any data during follow-up are shown in Table 1. Patients with RA completed a median of 9.5 ePROs during follow-up, whereas patients with SpA completed a median of 3. Regarding alerts, 15 patients generated a total of 26 alerts, of which 24 were flares (10 RA, 14 SpA) and 2 were problems with the medication (1 RA, 1 SpA). 18 (69%) of the alerts were managed remotely, 5 (19%) required a face-to-face intervention and in 3 (12%) patients did not respond before the consultation. Regarding usability and patient satisfaction, 14 patients provided feedback. According to the NPS, 9/14 were considered promoters, 4/14 passives and 1/14 detractor. The overall rating of these 14 patients for the app was 4.3 out of 5 stars.Table 1.Onboarded patient engagement with regards to e-PROsRheumatoid Arthritis (n=18)PGATJCSJCVASHAQTotalePROs completed1.5 (0.25, 3)2 (0.25, 3)2 (0.25, 3)2 (0, 3)2 (1, 3)9.5 (4.3, 15.8)Patients with ≥ 1 entry13 (72.2)13 (72.2)13 (72.2)12 (66.7)16 (88.9)16 (88.9)Spondyloarthritis (n=23)PGATJCSJCBASDAIASAS-HITotalePROs completed1 (0,3)1 (0,3)1 (0,3)1 (0,2)1 (0,2)3 (1, 12)Patients with ≥ 1 entry16 (69.5)16 (69.5)16 (69.5)14 (60.8)14 (60.8)21 (91.3)Follow-up period was 3 months. Results are expressed in median (Q1, Q3) and n (%)ConclusionThis study shows that the use of a digital health solution is feasible in clinical practice. Based on these preliminary results, the next step will be to further implement the Precision Digital Companion Platform, Adhera for Rheumatology, in a multicentric setting to analyze the added value for monitoring patients.AcknowledgementsThis study was funded with an unrestricted grant from Abbvie.Disclosure of InterestsDiego Benavent Speakers bureau: Jannsen, Roche, Grant/research support from: Novartis, Abbvie, Francisco J. Núñez-Benjumea Employee of: AdheraHealth Inc, Luis Fernández-Luque Employee of: AdheraHealth Inc, Victoria Navarro-Compán Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Janssen, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB Pharma, Consultant of: AbbVie, Eli Lilly, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB Pharma, Grant/research support from: AbbVie and Novartis, María Sanz: None declared, Enrique Calvo Aranda Speakers bureau: Abbvie, LETICIA LOJO: None declared, Alejandro Balsa Speakers bureau: Pfizer, Abbvie, Lilly, Galapagos, BMS, Sandoz, Nordic Pharma, Gebro, Roche, Sanofi, UCB, Consultant of: Pfizer, Abbvie, Lilly, Galapagos, BMS, Nordic Pharma, Sanofi, UCB, Grant/research support from: Pfizer, Abbvie, BMS, Nordic Pharma, Gebro, Roche, UCB, Chamaida Plasencia Speakers bureau: Pfizer, Abbvie, Lilly, Sandoz, Sanofi, Biogen, Roche, Novartis, Grant/research support from: Pfizer y Abbvie
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Sanz M, Oñoro López CM, Bonilla G, Peiteado D, Noblejas Mozo A, Robles Marhuenda Á, Rios JJ, Benavent D, Plasencia C, Nuño L, Monjo I, Villalba A, Balsa A. AB0376 DIFFERENCES IN IMMUNOGLOBULIN LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH ANCA-ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS TREATED WITH RITUXIMAB. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.4941] [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]
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BackgroundHypogammaglobulinemia (HGGS) is one of the adverse effects of Rituximab (RTX), a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against the CD20 receptor, frequently observed in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients.ObjectivesTo study the characteristics of patients with AAV on RTX treatment and to analyze the factors associated with HGGS, as well as to compare them with patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on the same treatment.MethodsRetrospective descriptive study of patients with a diagnosis of AAV or RA treated with RTX who had immunoglobulin levels prior to treatment and after each cycle were included. Demographic, clinical and analytical variables were analyzed. Patients who developed HGGS versus those who did not were compared using Student’s t and Mann-Whitney U for continuous variables and chi-square for categorical variables.ResultsNinety-five patients were included, 19 (20%) with AAV and 76 (80%) with RA. Of the 34 (35.8%) who developed HGGS, 19 had RA (25%) and 15 AAV (79%) (p<0.001). The 6 patients who presented with severe HGGS (IgG<500) belonged to the AAV group.The overall sample was divided into patients with HGGS and patients without (Table 1). Significant differences were obtained in relation to diagnosis (p<0.001), age at diagnosis and at the start of treatment, being higher in patients with HGGS (p 0.005 and p 0.001) and years of disease evolution (p 0.036). Patients with HGGS had a lower mean baseline IgG (p<0.001). The HGGS group had more severe infections (infections requiring admission) (p 0.005) and the time from RTX administration to the development of infection was shorter in this group (p 0.017). The frequency of abdominal infection was higher in the HGGS group (p 0.050), and there were no significant differences with the other types of infection.Table 1.Total sample (n= 95)HGGS IgG (n= 34)No HGGS IgG (n= 61)PWomen n/N(%)70/95(73.7)23/34(67.6)47/61(77)0.318Age (m±SD)64±1268±1062±120.005Age at start of treatment (m±SD)57±1262±1054±120.001Years of evolution (m±SD)11±98±912±100.036RA n/N(%)76/95(80)19/34(55.9)57/61(93.4)<0.001AAV n/N(%)19/95(20)15/34(44.1)4/61(6.6)<0.001Glomerular filtration rate <60 n/N(%)7/91(7.7)4/34(11.8)3/61(4.9)0.164GCS AD in the previous year (m±SD)2918±31023265±30502690±31550.238GC AD during treatment (m±SD)4656±177132889±27785576±217750.271Total GC AD (m±SD)56411±326716117050±4841865879±60890.159CFM AD (m±SD)0.51±2.251.1±3.10.2±1.50.032Baseline IgG (m±SD)1107±340933±3461203±297<0.001Infection n/N(%)58/95(61.1)23/34(67.6)35/61(57.3)0.325Severe infection n/N(%)19/95(20)12/34(35.3)7/61(11.5)0.005Time to infection (months)(m±SD)43±4330±3657±450.017Exitus n/N(%)8/95(8.4)2/34(5.9)6/61(9.9)0.270ConclusionA significantly higher percentage of HGGS is observed in patients with AAV treated with RTX compared to patients with RA. The development of HGGS seems to be influenced by age at diagnosis and at the start of treatment, years of disease evolution and low levels of IgGs prior to the start of treatment. In addition, there is a higher frequency of severe infections in the HGGS group. Studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm these results.References[1]Roberts DM, Jones RB, Smith RM, Alberici F, Kumaratne DS, Burns S, Jayne DR. Rituximab-associated hypogammaglobulinemia: incidence, predictors and outcomes in patients with multi-system autoimmune disease. J Autoimmun. 2015 Feb;57:60-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2014.11.009.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Rusinovich O, Sanz M, Esteban Vazquez AV, Molina Esteban N, Uyaguari Morocho MDC, Pavía Pascual M, Navarro Palomo P, Machattou M, De la Torre Rubio N, Fernandez Castro M, Godoy H, Barbadillo Mateos C, Merino Argumánez C, Garcia-Magallon B, Sanz J, Isasi Zaragoza C, De Villa LF, Cobo TI, Campos Esteban J, Andréu Sánchez JL. AB1396 MULTICENTER QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE EXPERIENCE OF USE OF BIOLOGIC AND TARGETED SYNTHETIC DISEASE-MODIFYING DRUGS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES. WHAT DO OUR PATIENTS THINK? Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.2232] [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]
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BackgroundThe development of targeted biologic (bDMARDs) and targeted synthetic disease-modifying drugs (tsDMARDS) has made a substantial change in the control of our patients, and has allowed an increasing number of patients to achieve clinical remission.ObjectivesTo gain understanding of patients’ experiences of starting treatment with b/tsDMARDs, and explore their attitudes in order to improve the doctor-patient relationship, adherence to treatment, compliance, and knowledge about the experience of using b/tsDMARDs.MethodsA qualitative study was carried out. A consecutive sample of 130 patients attended in the rheumatology units of four Madrid hospitals, from August 29th, 2021 to January 21st, 2022 completed a questionnaire that consisted of 31 questions, a subsequent qualitative analysis of discourse and content through focus groups with patients was carried out. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed. Chi-squared tests were applied to explore the dependency relationship between the different qualitative variables.ResultsOne hundred and thirty questionnaires were collected (see general characteristics in the Table 1).Table 1.Baseline demographics.Sex, n (%)96 female (73.85%), 34 male (26.15%)Age, years, mean (SD)51,62±12.31 yearsEthnicity/race, n(%)74.6% White or Caucasian22.3% Hispanic or Latino2.3% Asiatic0.8% Black or African AmericanDiagnosis, (%)42.4% rheumatoid arthritis25.3% axial spondyloarthritis10% psoriatic arthritis6.9% connective tissue diseases15.4 % otherTime since diagnosis (years), mean (SD)14,7 years (+/-11,43)Time since initiation of treatment with b/tsDMARDs (years), mean (SD)5,84 years (+/-4,28)Most of the patients (68.46%) felt hope when they were informed that they were going to start treatment with b/tsDMARDs, 26.9% relief, 22.3% happiness and 27.7% fear and concern. 76% of the patients received information about why the treatment was modified, the advantages of b/tsDMARDs (60%), their mechanism of action (48.5%) and the precautions to be aware of (38.5 %). Fifty-two percent of the respondents searched for additional information on their own, with the most used sources being from internet search engines (34.2%), the corresponding drug insert (22.8%) and the page of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology (23.7%).60% of the respondents were informed about the possible risks associated with the treatment, 49.4% reported being more concerned when they contracted an infection. Most of the patients were recommended to receive influenza (81.5%) and pneumococcal (69.2%) vaccination, of which 74.6% and 54.6% received those respectively. A statistically significant dependence was observed between the recommendation of the vaccine and vaccination, since most (91,5%) of those who received the recommendation were vaccinated (p<0.001). Most of the respondents kept their scheduled appointments (87.3%) and never forgot to take their medication (37.04%).51% of the patients reported that with b/tsDMARDs they had experienced “considerable improvement”, 38.5% indicated that “their life has changed”, 10% reported little or no improvement. It was observed that men reported a maximum degree of improvement with a significantly higher frequency than women (77% vs 37% respectively), OR 5.79 (p <0.009, IC 95% 1.42, 23.67). To the question “In which aspects have you noticed the greatest changes?” the respondents answered: reduction in outbreaks of the disease (67%), emotional improvement (38.6%) and regaining work activity (31.8%).ConclusionIn our setting, education programs inform patients adequately, but it seems necessary to make a greater emphasis on therapeutic compliance, providing more safety information, and compliance to recommended vaccinations.References[1]Arkell P, et al. Patient experiences, attitudes and expectations towards receiving information about anti-TNF medication—“it could give me two heads and I’d still try it!” BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013;10:165. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-165Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Muñoz-Rojas G, García-Lorenzo B, Esteve D, Trias S, Caellas D, Sanz M, Mellado R, Peix T, Sampietro-Colom L, Pou N, Martínez-Pallí G, Ferrando C. Implementing a Rapid Response System in a tertiary-care hospital. A cost-effectiveness study. J Clin Monit Comput 2022; 36:1263-1269. [PMID: 35460504 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-022-00859-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The occurrence of adverse events (AE) in hospitalized patients substancially increases the risk of disability or death, having a major negative clinical and economic impact on public health. For early identification of patients at risk and to establish preventive measures, different healthcare systems have implemented rapid response systems (RRS). The aim of this study was to carry out a cost-effectiveness analysis of implementing a RRS in a tertiary-care hospital. METHODS We included all the patients admitted to Hospital Clínic de Barcelona from 1 to 2016 to 31 December 2016. The cost-effectiveness analysis was summarized as the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (incremental cost divided by the incremental effectiveness of the two alternatives, RRS versus non-RRS). The effectiveness of the RRS, defined as improvements in health outcomes (AE, cardiopulmonary arrest and mortality), was obtained from the literature and applied to the included patient cohort. A budget impact analysis on the implementation of the RRS from a hospital perspective was performed over a 5-year time horizon. RESULTS 42,409 patients were included, and 448 (1.05%) had severe AE requiring ICU admission. The cost-effectiveness analysis showed an incremental cost (savings) of EUR - 1,471,101 of RRS versus the non-RRS. The budgetary impact showed a cost reduction of EUR 896,762.00 in the first year and EUR 1,588,579.00 from the second to the fifth year. CONCLUSIONS The present analysis shows the RRS as a dominant, less costly and more effective structure compared to the non-RRS.
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- G Muñoz-Rojas
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut D'investigació August Pi i Sunyer, C/ Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Assessment of Innovations and New Technologies Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Kronikgune Institute for Health Services Research, Barakaldo, Basque Country, Spain
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- Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Surgical Area Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Information Systems Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infrastructure Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut D'investigació August Pi i Sunyer, C/ Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER (Center of Biomedical Research in Respiratory Diseases), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Surgical Area Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Assessment of Innovations and New Technologies Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Surgical Area Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut D'investigació August Pi i Sunyer, C/ Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER (Center of Biomedical Research in Respiratory Diseases), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut D'investigació August Pi i Sunyer, C/ Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
- CIBER (Center of Biomedical Research in Respiratory Diseases), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Benito-Román Ó, Blanco B, Sanz M, Beltrán S. Freeze-dried extract from onion (Allium cepa cv. Horcal) skin wastes: Extraction intensification and flavonoids identification. Food and Bioproducts Processing 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2021.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Quiroga B, Sanz M, Muñoz Ramos P, Santos B, Gilabert N, Otero S, Carles PL, Costa R, Mayor LO, Ruano P. [Prognosis of in hospital nonagenarians with acute kidney injury]. An Sist Sanit Navar 2021; 44:215-223. [PMID: 34142992 PMCID: PMC10019537 DOI: 10.23938/assn.0955] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND There has been little in the way of study of nonagenarians with acute kidney injury (AKI, defined in lines with KDIGO guidelines), but the rise in their life expectancy makes further study of this population necessary. The aim of this study is to assess mortality in nonagenarians with AKI during hospitalization. METHODS In this retrospective study, patients with AKI during hospitalization between 2013-2014 were included. At baseline, epidemiological variables, comorbidities and treatments were collected. Analytics and mortality were studied during hospitalisation. Univariate analysis was carried out to evaluate mortality-associated variables. A logistic regres-sion analysis was carried out to demonstrate independent predictors for mortality. RESULTS Two hundred and sixty-four nonagenarian patients were included. Mean age was 93±3 years, 73 (27.7?%) of whom were men. During hospitalization, 79 patients (29.9?%) died. Comorbidities related to mortality were history of heart failure (p?=?0.018), diastolic dysfunction (p?<?0.042) and higher dependence according to the modified Barthel index (p?=?0.003). The clinical variables related to mortality at hospital admission were lower systolic (p?=?0.016) and diastolic blood pressure (p?=?0.013), higher white blood cell count (p?=?0.003), greater severity of AKI (p?=?0.003) and L-?lactic (p?=?0.005). In an adjusted multivariate analysis, history of heart failure (OR?=?2.31, 95%CI: 1.07-5.00, p?=?0.036), depend-ence according to the Barthel index (OR?=?0.80, 95%CI: 0.67-0.97, p?=?0.016) and L-?lactic acid (OR?=?1.31, 95%IC: 1.06-1.61, p?=?0.005) were independent predictors of mortality. CONCLUSION Heart failure, dependence according to the Barthel index and L-?lactic acid at admission are independent predictors of mortality in nonagenarians hospitalized with AKI.
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- B Quiroga
- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. Madrid..
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Oujja M, Agua F, Sanz M, Morales-Martin D, García-Heras M, Villegas MA, Castillejo M. Multiphoton Excitation Fluorescence Microscopy and Spectroscopic Multianalytical Approach for Characterization of Historical Glass Grisailles. Talanta 2021; 230:122314. [PMID: 33934779 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The preservation of the integrity of artworks and cultural heritage items during characterization and conservation operations is of high priority, therefore, the application of non-invasive techniques is commonly suggested and recommended. Nonlinear optical microscopies (NLOM), based on the use of tightly focused pulsed femtosecond lasers, are emerging techniques for structural and chemical analysis of heritage objects with micrometric lateral and axial resolution. The results obtained with a set of optical and spectroscopic techniques for the chemical and physical characterization of grisaille paint layers on historical stained glasses, from different chronologies and provenance in Spain, are presented in this work. Optical behaviour and chemical composition were investigated by NLOM, using a laboratory set-up in the modality of Multi-Photon Excitation Fluorescence (MPEF), and by a multi-analytical combination of Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry (FESEM-EDS), Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrosocopy (LIBS) and Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF). Thicknesses values of the historical grisaille paint layers measured with MPEF were compared with those retrieved through FESEM, showing significant consistency and agreement. Under proper conditions, analysis via MPEF microscopy avoids the photochemical and physical damage to the examined materials, thus ensuring their preservation. This approach paves the way for future in-situ, non-invasive stratigraphic investigations on cultural heritage objects.
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- M Oujja
- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano (CSIC), C/ Serrano 119, 28006, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Historia (CSIC), C/ Albasanz 26-28, 28037, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano (CSIC), C/ Serrano 119, 28006, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Física Interdisciplinar, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Senda Del Rey 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Historia (CSIC), C/ Albasanz 26-28, 28037, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Historia (CSIC), C/ Albasanz 26-28, 28037, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Historia (CSIC), C/ Albasanz 26-28, 28037, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano (CSIC), C/ Serrano 119, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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Trigueros E, Sanz M, Filipigh A, Beltrán S, Riaño P. Enzymatic hydrolysis of the industrial solid residue of red seaweed after agar extraction: Extracts characterization and modelling. Food and Bioproducts Processing 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2021.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Di Raimondo R, Sanz-Esporrin J, Martin IS, Vignoletti F, Nuñez J, Muñoz F, Haugen HJ, Sanz M. Hard tissue volumetric and soft tissue contour linear changes at implants with different surface characteristics after experimentally induced peri-implantitis: an experimental in vivo investigation. Clin Oral Investig 2021; 25:3905-3918. [PMID: 33415377 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-020-03720-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the hard tissue volumetric and soft tissue contour linear changes in implants with two different implant surface characteristics after a ligature-induced peri-implantitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS In eight beagle dogs, implants with the same size and diameter but distinct surface characteristics were placed in the healed mandibular sites. Test implants had an external monolayer of multi-phosphonate molecules (B+), while control implants were identical but without the phosphonate-rich surface. Once the implants were osseointegrated, oral hygiene was interrupted and peri-implantitis was induced by placing subgingival ligatures. After 16 weeks, the ligatures were removed and peri-implantitis progressed spontaneously. Bone to implant contact (BIC) and bone loss (BL) were assessed three-dimensionally with Micro-Ct (μCT). Dental casts were optically scanned and the obtained digitalized standard tessellation language (STL) images were used to assess the soft tissue vertical and horizontal contour linear changes. RESULTS Reduction of the three-dimensional BIC percentage during the induction and progression phases of the experimental peri-implantitis was similar for both the experimental and control implants, without statistically significant differences between them. Soft tissue analysis revealed for both implant groups an increase in horizontal dimension after the induction of peri-implantitis, followed by a decrease after the spontaneous progression period. In the vertical dimension, a soft tissue dehiscence was observed in both groups, being more pronounced at the buccal aspect. CONCLUSIONS The added phosphonate-rich surface did not provide a more resistant environment against experimental peri-implantitis, when assessed by the changes in bone volume and soft tissue contours. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Ligature-induced peri-implantitis is a validated model to study the tissue changes occurring during peri-implantitis. It was hypothesized that a stronger osseointegration mediated by the chemical bond of a phosphonate-rich implant surface would develop an environment more resistant to the inflammatory changes occurring after experimental peri-implantitis. These results, however, indicate that the hard and soft tissue destructive changes occurring at both the induction and progression phases of experimental peri-implantitis were not influenced by the quality of osseointegration.
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- R Di Raimondo
- Graduate Clinic of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
- Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n (Ciudad Universitaria), 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Graduate Clinic of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Graduate Clinic of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Clinical Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Graduate Clinic of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Kashaninejad M, Sanz M, Blanco B, Beltrán S, Niknam S. Freeze dried extract from olive leaves: Valorisation, extraction kinetics and extract characterization. Food and Bioproducts Processing 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2020.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bueno J, Sánchez MC, Toledano-Osorio M, Figuero E, Toledano M, Medina-Castillo AL, Osorio R, Herrera D, Sanz M. Antimicrobial effect of nanostructured membranes for guided tissue regeneration: an in vitro study. Dent Mater 2020; 36:1566-1577. [PMID: 33010943 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2020.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the antibacterial effect of a novel non-resorbable, bioactive polymeric nanostructured membrane (NMs), when doped with zinc, calcium and doxycycline. METHODS A validated in vitro subgingival biofilm model with six bacterial species (Streptococcus oralis, Actinomyces naeslundii, Veillonela parvula, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans) was used. The experimental NMs, with and without being doped with doxycycline, calcium and zinc, were placed on hydroxyapatite (HA) discs. As positive control membranes, commercially available dense polytetrafluoroethylene (d-PTFE) membranes were used and, as negative controls, the HA discs without any membrane. The experimental, positive and negative control discs were exposed to a mixed bacterial suspension, at 37 °C under anaerobic conditions, during 12, 24, 48 and 72 h. The resulting biofilms were analyzed through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), to study their structure, and by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), to assess the bacterial load, expressed as colony forming units (CFU) per mL. Differences between experimental and control groups were evaluated with the general linear model and the Bonferroni adjustment. RESULTS As shown by SEM, all membrane groups, except the NMs with doxycycline, resulted in structured biofilms from 12-72 hours. Similarly, only the membranes loaded with doxycycline demonstrated a significant reduction in bacterial load during biofilm development, when compared with the control groups (p < 0.001). SIGNIFICANCE Doxycycline-doped nanostructured membranes have an impact on biofilm growth dynamics by significant reducing the bacterial load.
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- J Bueno
- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomaterials in Dentistry Research Group, University of Granada, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomaterials in Dentistry Research Group, University of Granada, Spain
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- NanoMyP. Spin-Off Enterprise from University of Granada, Edificio BIC-Granada, Av. Innovación 1. 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain
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- Biomaterials in Dentistry Research Group, University of Granada, Spain.
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Serrano J, López-Pintor RM, Ramírez L, Fernández-Castro M, Sanz M, Melchor S, Peiteado D, Hernández G. Risk factors related to oral candidiasis in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2020; 25:e700-e705. [PMID: 32683379 PMCID: PMC7473438 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.23719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Candidiasis is the most frequent mycotic infection of the oral cavity. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of clinical oral candidiasis and Candida albicans yeast in a population diagnosed of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and to study the possible factors associated with this infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in 61 pSS patients (60 women, 1 man, mean age 57.64±13.52) where patient based information (demographic and medical, tobacco and alcohol consumption history), intraoral parameters (presence of dentures, clinical signs of candidiasis), salivary analytical information (number of Candida albicans as colony-forming units per millilitre (CFU/mL), salivary pH levels, unstimulated whole saliva (UWS) and stimulated whole saliva (SWS) were collected. RESULTS 13.1% of pSS patients presented oral signs of candidiasis. Denture stomatitis and angular cheilitis were the most common lesions. 87.5% of patients with clinical candidiasis presented reduced pH levels and salivary flow in both UWS and SWS. A significant statistical negative correlation was found between CFU/mL of Candida albicans and levels of UWS and SWS. A negative correlation was found between pH levels and CFU/mL, although not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS A reduced salivary flow may predispose pSS patients to Candida albicans overgrowth, which may show with clinical signs. Preventive measures are of great importance to avoid and to treat this condition promptly.
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- J Serrano
- Departamento de Especialidades Clínicas Odontológicas Facultad de Odontología Universidad Complutense de Madrid Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid. Spain
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Romandini M, Baima G, Antonoglou G, Bueno J, Figuero E, Sanz M. Periodontitis, Edentulism, and Risk of Mortality: A Systematic Review with Meta-analyses. J Dent Res 2020; 100:37-49. [PMID: 32866427 DOI: 10.1177/0022034520952401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Periodontitis has been independently associated with the chronic noncommunicable diseases that most frequently lead to death worldwide. The aim of the present systematic review was to study whether people with periodontitis/edentulism are at increased risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality as compared with those without periodontitis/edentulism. Cohort studies were included that 1) evaluated periodontitis or edentulism as exposures in relation to all-cause or cause-specific mortality as an outcome and 2) reported effect estimates as hazard ratios, risk ratios, or odds ratios with 95% CIs or crude numbers. Two review authors independently searched for eligible studies, screened the titles and abstracts, did full-text analysis, extracted the data from the published reports, and performed the risk-of-bias assessment. In case of disagreement, a third review author was consulted. Study results were summarized through random effects meta-analyses. A total of 57 studies were included, involving 48 cohorts and 5.71 million participants. Periodontitis was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality (risk ratio, 1.46 [95% CI, 1.15 to 1.85]) and mortality due to cardiovascular diseases (1.47 [1.14 to 1.90]), cancer (1.38 [1.24 to 1.53]), coronary heart disease (2.58 [2.20 to 3.03]), cerebrovascular diseases (3.11 [2.42 to 3.98]), but not pneumonia (0.98 [0.69 to 1.38]). Edentulism (all types) was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality (1.66 [1.46 to 1.88]) and mortality due to cardiovascular diseases (2.03 [1.50 to 2.74]), cancer (1.55 [1.24 to 1.94]), pneumonia (1.72 [1.07 to 2.78]), coronary heart disease (2.98 [2.43 to 3.65]), and cerebrovascular diseases (3.18 [2.24 to 4.51]). Periodontitis and its ultimate sequela (edentulism) are associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality (PROSPERO CRD42018100095).
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- M Romandini
- Section of Graduate Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, C.I.R. Dental School, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Section of Graduate Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Graduate Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Graduate Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain.,ETEP Research Group (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases), University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Graduate Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain.,ETEP Research Group (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases), University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Fond G, Pauly V, Orleans V, Antonini F, Fabre C, Sanz M, Klay S, Jimeno MT, Leone M, Lancon C, Auquier P, Boyer L. Increased in-hospital mortality from COVID-19 in patients with schizophrenia. Encephale 2020; 47:89-95. [PMID: 32933762 PMCID: PMC7392112 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2020.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Background There is limited information describing the presenting characteristics and outcomes of patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) requiring hospitalization for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Aims We aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 SCZ patients with those of non-SCZ patients. Method This was a case-control study of COVID-19 patients admitted to 4 AP–HM/AMU acute care hospitals in Marseille, southern France. COVID-19 infection was confirmed by a positive result on polymerase chain reaction testing of a nasopharyngeal sample and/or on chest computed scan among patients requiring hospital admission. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. The secondary outcome was intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Results A total of 1092 patients were included. The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 9.0%. The SCZ patients had an increased mortality compared to the non-SCZ patients (26.7% vs. 8.7%, P = 0.039), which was confirmed by the multivariable analysis after adjustment for age, sex, smoking status, obesity and comorbidity (adjusted odds ratio 4.36 [95% CI: 1.09–17.44]; P = 0.038). In contrast, the SCZ patients were not more frequently admitted to the ICU than the non-SCZ patients. Importantly, the SCZ patients were mostly institutionalized (63.6%, 100% of those who died), and they were more likely to have cancers and respiratory comorbidities. Conclusions This study suggests that SCZ is not overrepresented among COVID-19 hospitalized patients, but SCZ is associated with excess COVID-19 mortality, confirming the existence of health disparities described in other somatic diseases.
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- G Fond
- Aix-Marseille Université, Health Service Research and Quality of Life Center (CEReSS), 27, boulevard Jean-Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; Department of Medical Information, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Health Service Research and Quality of Life Center (CEReSS), 27, boulevard Jean-Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; Department of Medical Information, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Information, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Information, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Université, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Marseille, Hôpital Nord, Service d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation, Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Information, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Information, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Information, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Information, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Marseille, Hôpital Nord, Service d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Health Service Research and Quality of Life Center (CEReSS), 27, boulevard Jean-Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; Department of Medical Information, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Health Service Research and Quality of Life Center (CEReSS), 27, boulevard Jean-Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; Department of Medical Information, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Health Service Research and Quality of Life Center (CEReSS), 27, boulevard Jean-Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; Department of Medical Information, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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Sanz M, Bonilla G, Peiteado D, Benavent D, Plasencia C, Nuño L, Monjo I, Villalva A, Balsa A. AB0526 DIFFERENCES IN IMMUNOGLOBULIN LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH ANCA-ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS TREATED WITH RITUXIMAB. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.6384] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Rituximab (RTX) is a chimeric monoclonal antibody against CD20 receptor, used in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. Hypogammaglobulinemia has been described as an adverse event. It has been reported that hypogammaglobulinemia is more frequent in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV).Objectives:To study the basal characteristics of patients with AAV and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in treatment with RTX and to analyze the risk factors of hypogammaglobulinemia.Methods:Retrospective observational study of patients treated with RTX. Patients diagnosed with AAV and RA with immunoglobulin levels prior to treatment and after each cycle were included. Clinical and demographic variables were analyzed. Both populations were compared using t-Student for continuous and chi-squared for categorical variables. The influence of the basal characteristics of the patients was analyzed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression models.Results:Among the 86 included patients, 10 (11.6%) had AAV and 76 (88.4%) RA. Patient’s characteristics stratified by disease are included in Table 1.Table 1.Characteristics of patients treated with RTX, according to their underlying disease.Overall sample n=86ARn=76VAAn=10pAge at diagnosis, yearsm±SD57 ± 1256 ± 1263 ± 110,11Disease progression, yearsm±SD11,5 ± 913 ± 91 ± 1< 0,001Femalen/N (%)66/86 (76,6)60/76 (78,9)6/10 (60)0,18IGG <725 prior to initiation of treatmentn/N (%)10/86 (11,6)4/76 (5,3)6/10 (60)< 0,001IgG < 600n/N (%)12/86 (14)4/76 (5,3)8/10 (80)<0,001IgG <400n/N (%)2/86 (2,3)02/10 (20)<0,001IgM Hipogamaglobulinemian/N (%)26/86 (30,2)17/76 (22,4)9/10 (90)<0,001Pretreatment with non-antiTNF biologicsn/N (%)25/86 (29,1)24/76 (31,6)1/10 (10)0,15Pretreatment with antiTNFn/N (%)60/86 (69,8)59/76 (77,6)1/10 (10)<0,001Pretreatment with FAMESn/N (%)80/86 (93)72/74 (94,7)8/10 (80)0,08Pre-treatment with JAK inhibitorsn/N (%)11/86 (12,8)11/76 (14,5)00,19Cyclophosphamide pretreatmentn/N (%)3/86 (3,5)03/10 (30)< 0,001Infectionsn/N (%)21/86 (24,4)15/76 (19,7)6/10 (60)0,02Severe infectionn/N (%)7/86 (4,6)1/76 (1,3)3/10 (30)< 0,001Cumulative dose of steroids one year priorm±SD2923 ± 30032227 ± 18986199 ± 4621< 0,001Cumulative dose of steroids during treatmentm±SD2626 ± 23532303 ± 19135668 ± 39970,002The overall sample was divided into two groups, patients who developed hypogammaglobulinemia and patients who did not. Of the 12 patients who developed hypogammaglobulinemia, 4 had RA and 8 AAV (p<0.001). In the univariate analysis, patients who developed hypogammaglobulinemia presented higher age at diagnosis (61 ± 15 vs 43 ± 11 years, OR=1.14 p<0.001), shorter time of disease progression (4.9 ± 8 vs 12.6 ± 9 years, OR=0.86 p0.02) and lower gammaglobulin rates at baseline (744 ± 504 vs 1145 ± 295 OR=0.16 p0.006). There were more severe infections in the group of patients with hypogammaglobulinemia than in the group without it (1/4 [25%] vs 1/74 [1.4%], OR=0.42 p<0.001). Patients with hypogammaglobulinemia received a higher cumulative dose of steroids during treatment (OR=1,000 p 0.019). Within the RA group, patients with hypogammaglobulinemia also received a higher cumulative dose of steroids (p 0.009).In the multivariate study, only age at the beginning of treatment (OR=1.1 p=0.020) remained a risk factor for the appearance of hypogammaglobulinemia.Conclusion:A significantly higher percentage of hypogammaglobulinemia is observed in patients with AAV treated with Rituximab, compared to patients with RA. The development of hypogammaglobulinemia seems to be influenced by age at diagnosis, years of disease progression, IgG levels prior to initiation of treatment and a higher cumulative dose of glucocorticoids (targeted in both the overall sample and the RA group). In addition, there is a higher frequency of severe infections in the hypogammaglobulinemia group. Studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm these results.Disclosure of Interests:María Sanz: None declared, Gemma Bonilla: None declared, Diana Peiteado: None declared, Diego Benavent: None declared, Chamaida Plasencia: None declared, Laura Nuño: None declared, Irene Monjo: None declared, Alejandro Villalva: None declared, Alejandro Balsa Grant/research support from: BMS, Roche, Consultant of: AbbVie, Gilead, Lilly, Pfizer, UCB, Sanofi, Sandoz, Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Lilly, Sanofi, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB, Roche, Nordic, Sandoz
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Benito-Román Ó, Sanz M, Illera A, Melgosa R, Beltrán S. Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and pectin methylesterase (PME) inactivation by high pressure carbon dioxide (HPCD) and its applicability to liquid and solid natural products. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2018.12.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sanz M, del Castillo AM, Jepsen S, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, D’Aiuto F, Bouchard P, Chapple I, Dietrich T, Gotsman I, Graziani F, Herrera D, Loos B, Madianos P, Michel JB, Perel P, Pieske B, Shapira L, Shechter M, Tonetti M, Vlachopoulos C, Wimmer G. Periodontitis and Cardiovascular Diseases. Consensus Report. Glob Heart 2020; 15:1. [PMID: 32489774 PMCID: PMC7218770 DOI: 10.5334/gh.400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background In Europe cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for 3.9 million deaths (45% of deaths), being ischaemic heart disease, stroke, hypertension (leading to heart failure) the major cause of these CVD related deaths. Periodontitis is also a chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) with a high prevalence, being severe periodontitis, affecting 11.2% of the world's population, the sixth most common human disease. Material and Methods There is now a significant body of evidence to support independent associations between severe periodontitis and several NCDs, in particular CVD. In 2012 a joint workshop was held between the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the American Academy of Periodontology to review the literature relating periodontitis and systemic diseases, including CVD. In the last five years important new scientific information has emerged providing important emerging evidence to support these associations. Results and Conclusions The present review reports the proceedings of the workshop jointly organised by the EFP and the World Heart Federation (WHF), which has updated the existing epidemiological evidence for significant associations between periodontitis and CVD, the mechanistic links and the impact of periodontal therapy on cardiovascular and surrogate outcomes. This review has also focused on the potential risk and complications of periodontal therapy in patients on anti thrombotic therapy and has made recommendations for dentists, physicians and for patients visiting both the dental and medical practices.
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- M. Sanz
- Department of Dental Clinical Specialties and ETEP Research Group, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense of Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, ES
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- Department of Periodontology, Operative and Preventive Dentistry, University of Bonn, Bonn, DE
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital, University of Santiago de Compostela, IDIS, CIBERCV, ES
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- Department of Periodontology, Eastman Dental Institute and Hospital, University College London, London, UK
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- U.F.R. d’odontologie, Université Paris Diderot, Hôpital Rothschild AP-HP, Paris, FR
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- School of Dentistry, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Dentistry, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Heart Institute, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, IL
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- Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, IT
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- Department of Dental Clinical Specialties and ETEP Research Group, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense of Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, ES
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- ACTA University, Amsterdam, NL
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- Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR
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- Inserm Unit 1148, laboratory for translational CV science, X. Bichat hospital, Paris, FR
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- World Heart Federation, Geneva, CH
- Centre for Global Chronic Conditions, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
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- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Berlin, DE
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) Partnersite Berlin, German Heart Institut Berlin, DE
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- Department of Periodontology, Hebrew University – Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, IL
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- Leviev Heart Center, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, tel Hashomer and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, IL
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- Department of Periodontology, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, HK
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- Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Karl-Franzens University Graz, AT
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Serrano J, López-Pintor RM, Fernández-Castro M, Ramírez L, Sanz M, Casañas E, García JA, Recuero S, Bohorquez C, Hernández G. Oral lesions in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. A case-control cross-sectional study. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2020; 25:e137-e143. [PMID: 31880282 PMCID: PMC6982992 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.23254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the presence of oral lesions in a group of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and compare these results with a matched control group (CG). MATERIAL AND METHODS An observational cross-sectional study was conducted. 61 pSS patients (60 women, 1 man, mean age 57.64±13.52) diagnosed according to the American European Criteria (2002), and 122 matched control patients (120 women, 2 men, mean age 60.02±13.13) were included. Demographic and medical data, oral lesions and salivary flow rate were collected. RESULTS Compared with the controls, pSS patients were 3.95 more likely to have oral lesions (OR 3.95; 95% CI 2.06-7.58; p=0.0001). 57.4% pSS patients presented oral lesions compared to 25.4% in CG. The most common were candidiasis (13.1% vs 2.5%), traumatic lesions (13.1% vs 4.1%), apthae (8.2% vs 0), and fissuration of the tongue (8.2% vs 0.8%). pSS patients with oral lesions had lower salivary flow levels (stimulated and unstimulated), although these differences were not significant. Significant associations were found between the presence of oral lesions and systemic manifestations and history of parotid gland enlargement in pSS patients. CONCLUSION pSS patients suffer more oral lesions than general population and these lesions may aggravate the pSS disease.
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- J Serrano
- Departamento de Especialidades Clínicas Odontológicas Facultad de Odontología Universidad Complutense de Madrid Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid. Spain
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Blanco JR, Romero L, Ramalle-Gómara E, Metola L, Ibarra V, Sanz M, Oteo JA, Garcia A, Pérez-Martínez L. Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), a potential biomarker of frailty in HIV-infected people on stable antiretroviral therapy. HIV Med 2019; 21:358-364. [PMID: 31885153 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES A quantitative biomarker for identification of pre-frail and frail persons is still lacking. This study aimed to identify biomarker predictors of frailty in HIV-infected patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study of HIV-infected patients who had been on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for at least 1 year and who presented an undetectable viral load (< 50 HIV-1 RNA copies/mL) at baseline was carried out. For each frail patient, up to four pre-frail and robust patients were randomly selected. The frailty status assessment was based on the five-item criteria described by Fried et al. Sociodemographic, anthropometric, biochemical and HIV-related characteristics were evaluated. Multiple potential biomarkers of frailty and a biological age biomarker were analysed. RESULTS A total of 73 HIV-infected patients on ART for at least 1 year were evaluated. The patients were categorized as robust (n = 33), pre-frail (n = 32) and frail (n = 8) using the Fried criteria. All patients were on ART, with 100% undetectable viral load (< 50 copies/mL) at baseline. No significant differences in demographic, clinical or analytical characteristics were observed among patients in the different categories based on Fried criteria, with the exception of the veterans aging cohort study index (VACS). Similarly, no differences were observed in HIV-related characteristics, although nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) use was less common in frail persons. The distribution of biomarker values varied according to frailty status, with frail persons having higher levels of interleukin (IL)-8, IL-18, CXC chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10) and retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4). In multivariable analysis, the assocation of frailty with RBP4 showed a tendency to statistical significance (odds ratio 1.0; 95% confidence interval 0.99-1.00; P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Differential biomarker expression was present according to Fried status. Longitudinal studies will clarify the utility of these biomarkers as targets for diagnostic or therapeutic intervention.
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- J-R Blanco
- Biomedical Research Center of La Rioja (CIBIR), Department of Infectious Diseases, San Pedro University Hospital, Logroño, Spain.,Biomedical Research Center of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Center of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
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- Department of Health of the Community of La Rioja, Government of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Center of La Rioja (CIBIR), Department of Infectious Diseases, San Pedro University Hospital, Logroño, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Center of La Rioja (CIBIR), Department of Infectious Diseases, San Pedro University Hospital, Logroño, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Center of La Rioja (CIBIR), Department of Infectious Diseases, San Pedro University Hospital, Logroño, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Center of La Rioja (CIBIR), Department of Infectious Diseases, San Pedro University Hospital, Logroño, Spain.,Biomedical Research Center of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, San Pedro University Hospital, Logroño, Spain.,Department of Biomedical Diagnosis, San Pedro University Hospital, Logroño, Spain
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We introduce the concept of degree of quantumness in quantum synchronization, a measure of the quantum nature of synchronization in quantum systems. Following techniques from quantum information, we propose the number of non-commuting observables that synchronize as a measure of quantumness. This figure of merit is compatible with already existing synchronization measurements, and it captures different physical properties. We illustrate it in a quantum system consisting of two weakly interacting cavity-qubit systems, which are coupled via the exchange of bosonic excitations between the cavities. Moreover, we study the synchronization of the expectation values of the Pauli operators and we propose a feasible superconducting circuit setup. Finally, we discuss the degree of quantumness in the synchronization between two quantum van der Pol oscillators.
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- H Eneriz
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain
- LP2N, Laboratoire Photonique, Numérique et Nanosciences, Université Bordeaux-IOGS-CNRS:UMR 5298, 33400, Talence, France
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Campus Experimental de Itapeva, 18409-010, Itapeva, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- International Center of Quantum Artificial Intelligence for Science and Technology (QuArtist) and Physics Department, Shanghai University, 200444, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain
- International Center of Quantum Artificial Intelligence for Science and Technology (QuArtist) and Physics Department, Shanghai University, 200444, Shanghai, China
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain.
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Illera A, Chaple S, Sanz M, Ng S, Lu P, Jones J, Carey E, Bourke P. Effect of cold plasma on polyphenol oxidase inactivation in cloudy apple juice and on the quality parameters of the juice during storage. Food Chem X 2019; 3:100049. [PMID: 31517296 PMCID: PMC6731333 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2019.100049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [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: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Direct cold plasma treatment has been investigated as an alternative non-thermal technology as a means of maintaining and improving quality of fresh cloudy apple juice. Process variables studied included type of plasma discharge, input voltage and treatment time on polyphenol oxidase (PPO) inactivation. Spark discharge plasma at 10.5 kV for 5 min was the best treatment, with near total inactivation of PPO achieved, although good PPO inactivation was also recorded using shorter treatment times. Residual activity (RA) of PPO was 16 and 27.6% after 5 and 4 min of treatment respectively. This PPO inactivation was maintained throughout the storage trials, but decreased with samples treated for a shorter time. Plasma treatment improved key quality parameters of Golden delicious cloudy apple juice, with retention of critical quality parameters during extended storage trials. Color was the most noticeable change, which was enhanced with retention of a greener color. An increase of 69 and 64% was obtained in the total phenolic content after 4 and 5 min of treatment, respectively. Therefore, cold plasma was demonstrated to be a good alternative to traditional heat treatments for enhanced quality retention of fresh cloudy apple juice and over its storage.
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- A.E. Illera
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Science (Chemical Engineering Section), University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, Dublin 1, Ireland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Science (Chemical Engineering Section), University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, Dublin 1, Ireland
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- School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, Dublin 1, Ireland
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- School of Science and Computing, Technological University Dublin, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- School of Science and Computing, Technological University Dublin, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, Dublin 1, Ireland
- School of Biological Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Barrios GA, Retamal JC, Solano E, Sanz M. Analog simulator of integro-differential equations with classical memristors. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12928. [PMID: 31506446 PMCID: PMC6736973 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49204-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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An analog computer makes use of continuously changeable quantities of a system, such as its electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic properties, to solve a given problem. While these devices are usually computationally more powerful than their digital counterparts, they suffer from analog noise which does not allow for error control. We will focus on analog computers based on active electrical networks comprised of resistors, capacitors, and operational amplifiers which are capable of simulating any linear ordinary differential equation. However, the class of nonlinear dynamics they can solve is limited. In this work, by adding memristors to the electrical network, we show that the analog computer can simulate a large variety of linear and nonlinear integro-differential equations by carefully choosing the conductance and the dynamics of the memristor state variable. We study the performance of these analog computers by simulating integro-differential models related to fluid dynamics, nonlinear Volterra equations for population growth, and quantum models describing non-Markovian memory effects, among others. Finally, we perform stability tests by considering imperfect analog components, obtaining robust solutions with up to 13% relative error for relevant timescales.
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- G Alvarado Barrios
- Departamento de Física, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Avenida Ecuador 3493, 9170124, Santiago, Chile.
- Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Santiago, Chile.
- International Center of Quantum Artificial Intelligence for Science and Technology (QuArtist), and Department of Physics, Shanghai University, 200444, Shanghai, China.
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Avenida Ecuador 3493, 9170124, Santiago, Chile
- Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Santiago, Chile
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- International Center of Quantum Artificial Intelligence for Science and Technology (QuArtist), and Department of Physics, Shanghai University, 200444, Shanghai, China
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain.
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Pogorzalek S, Fedorov KG, Xu M, Parra-Rodriguez A, Sanz M, Fischer M, Xie E, Inomata K, Nakamura Y, Solano E, Marx A, Deppe F, Gross R. Secure quantum remote state preparation of squeezed microwave states. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2604. [PMID: 31197157 PMCID: PMC6565634 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10727-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [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: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Quantum communication protocols based on nonclassical correlations can be more efficient than known classical methods and offer intrinsic security over direct state transfer. In particular, remote state preparation aims at the creation of a desired and known quantum state at a remote location using classical communication and quantum entanglement. We present an experimental realization of deterministic continuous-variable remote state preparation in the microwave regime over a distance of 35 cm. By employing propagating two-mode squeezed microwave states and feedforward, we achieve the remote preparation of squeezed states with up to 1.6 dB of squeezing below the vacuum level. Finally, security of remote state preparation is investigated by using the concept of the one-time pad and measuring the von Neumann entropies. We find nearly identical values for the entropy of the remotely prepared state and the respective conditional entropy given the classically communicated information and, thus, demonstrate close-to-perfect security. Continuous-variable remote state preparation in the microwave domain would allow to leverage the superconducting technology for quantum networks applications. Here, the authors show how to deterministically prepare squeezed Gaussian states across 35 cm using previously shared entanglement.
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- S Pogorzalek
- Walther-Meißner-Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748, Garching, Germany. .,Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, 85748, Garching, Germany.
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- Walther-Meißner-Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748, Garching, Germany. .,Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, 85748, Garching, Germany.
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- Walther-Meißner-Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748, Garching, Germany.,Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, E-48080, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, E-48080, Bilbao, Spain
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- Walther-Meißner-Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748, Garching, Germany.,Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, 85748, Garching, Germany.,Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST), Schellingstr. 4, 80799, Munich, Germany
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- Walther-Meißner-Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748, Garching, Germany.,Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, 85748, Garching, Germany.,Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST), Schellingstr. 4, 80799, Munich, Germany
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8563, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.,Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, E-48080, Bilbao, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.,Department of Physics, Shanghai University, 200444, Shanghai, China
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- Walther-Meißner-Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Walther-Meißner-Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748, Garching, Germany.,Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, 85748, Garching, Germany.,Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST), Schellingstr. 4, 80799, Munich, Germany
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- Walther-Meißner-Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748, Garching, Germany. .,Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, 85748, Garching, Germany. .,Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST), Schellingstr. 4, 80799, Munich, Germany.
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Llama-Palacios A, Sánchez MC, Díaz LA, Cabal B, Suárez M, Moya JS, Torrecillas R, Figuero E, Sanz M, Herrera D. In vitro biofilm formation on different ceramic biomaterial surfaces: Coating with two bactericidal glasses. Dent Mater 2019; 35:883-892. [PMID: 30975483 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare biofilm formation on the surface of different ceramic biomaterials to be used in implant dentistry. METHODS In vitro biofilm formation was investigated from mixtures of standard reference strains of Streptococcus oralis, Veillonella parvula, Actinomyces naeslundii, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis. Sterile ceramic calcium hydroxyapatite discs (HA) as control, sterile Al2O3/Ce-TZP nanocomposite sandblasted discs (material A1) and sterile Al2O3/Ce-TZP nanocomposite sandblasted discs and coated with two types of antimicrobial glasses (materials A2 and A3) were used. Biofilms were grown on the four surfaces and evaluated after 12, 24, 48 and 72 h of incubation. Biofilms were examined by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). In addition, counts of live bacterial cells of the target species A. actinomycetemcomitans, F. nucleatum and P. gingivalis were calculated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) combined with propidium monoazide (PMA). For data analysis, bacterial counts were compared with a multivariate general lineal model. RESULTS Using CLSM, cell vitality decreased in A2 and A3. With qPCR-PMA, significant differences in vitality were observed forA. actinomycetemcomitans in A3 after 48 and 72 h of incubation. With respect to the development of the biofilms, a significant increase in counts on HA and materials A1 and A2 was observed for A. actinomycetemcomitans and F. nucleatum. Conversely, for P. gingivalis, no differences were found for HA and materials A1 and A2. SIGNIFICANCE Differences in biofilm formation were detected among the different tested materials. The ceramic material A3 has an effect on the vitality of A. actinomycetemcomitans growing in an in vitro biofilm model.
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo (UO), Principado de Asturias (PA), Avda. de la Vega 4-6, 33940 El Entrego, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo (UO), Principado de Asturias (PA), Avda. de la Vega 4-6, 33940 El Entrego, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo (UO), Principado de Asturias (PA), Avda. de la Vega 4-6, 33940 El Entrego, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo (UO), Principado de Asturias (PA), Avda. de la Vega 4-6, 33940 El Entrego, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo (UO), Principado de Asturias (PA), Avda. de la Vega 4-6, 33940 El Entrego, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Illera A, Sanz M, Trigueros E, Beltrán S, Melgosa R. Effect of high pressure carbon dioxide on tomato juice: Inactivation kinetics of pectin methylesterase and polygalacturonase and determination of other quality parameters. J FOOD ENG 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2018.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sánchez MC, Toledano-Osorio M, Bueno J, Figuero E, Toledano M, Medina-Castillo AL, Osorio R, Herrera D, Sanz M. Antibacterial effects of polymeric PolymP-n Active nanoparticles. An in vitro biofilm study. Dent Mater 2018; 35:156-168. [PMID: 30502966 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2018.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE to study the antibacterial effect of polymeric PolymP-n Active nanoparticles using an in vitro subgingival biofilm model. METHODS Hydroxyapatite discs coated with five modalities of nanoparticles (NPs): NPs, NPs doped with zinc, calcium, silver and doxycycline, PBS as control, and Streptococcus oralis, Actinomyces naeslundii, Veillonella parvula, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans were studied in a static in vitro biofilm model (12, 24, 48, and 72h). Nano-roughness of the different disc surfaces (SRa, in nm) and morphological characteristic of the biofilms (thickness (μm) and bacterial viability) were studied by different microscopy modalities. Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction was used to assess the effect of the nanoparticles on the bacterial load (colony forming unit per milliliter) (CFUmL-1). Analysis of variance and post-hoc testing with T3 Dunnett́s, and Student Newman Keuls correction was used. Results were considered statistically significant at p<0.05. RESULTS Surfaces containing the different nanoparticles showed significant increments in roughness when compared to controls (p<0.05). A similar biofilm formation and dynamics was observed, although reductions in bacterial viability were detected in biofilms in contact with the different nanoparticles, more pronounced with silver and doxycycline NPs. Doxycycline-NPs biofilms resulted in unstructured biofilm formation and significantly lower number of the six species when compared with the other nanoparticles specimens and controls (p<0.001 in all cases). SIGNIFICANCE Polymeric PolymP-n Active nanoparticles when combined with silver and doxycycline showed a significant antibacterial effect when tested in an in vitro subgingival biofilm model.
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- M C Sánchez
- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomaterials in Dentistry Research Group, University of Granada, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomaterials in Dentistry Research Group, University of Granada, Spain
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- NanoMyP. Spin-Off Enterprise from University of Granada, Edificio BIC-Granada, Av. Innovación 1, 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain
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- Biomaterials in Dentistry Research Group, University of Granada, Spain.
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Virto L, Haugen HJ, Fernández-Mateos P, Cano P, González J, Jiménez-Ortega V, Esquifino AI, Sanz M. Melatonin expression in periodontitis and obesity: An experimental in-vivo investigation. J Periodontal Res 2018; 53:825-831. [PMID: 29900537 DOI: 10.1111/jre.12571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Melatonin deficiency has been associated with obesity and systemic inflammation. This study aims to evaluate whether melatonin could interfere with the mechanisms of co-morbidity linking obesity and periodontitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly divided in 4 groups: control group (Con) (fed with standard diet); high-fat diet group (HFD) (fed with a diet containing 35.2% fat); Con group with induced periodontitis (Con-Perio) and HFD group with induced periodontitis (HFD-Perio). To induce periodontitis, the method of oral gavages with Porphyromonas gingivalis ATCC W83K1 and Fusobacterium nucleatum DMSZ 20482 was used. Circulating melatonin levels were analyzed by multiplex immunoassays. Periodontitis was assessed by alveolar bone loss (micro-computed tomography and histology) and by surrogate inflammatory outcomes (periodontal pocket depth, modified gingival index and plaque dental index). RESULTS Plasma melatonin levels were significantly decreased (P < .05) in the obese rats with periodontitis when compared with controls or with either obese or periodontitis rats. Alveolar bone loss increased 27.71% (2.28 µm) in HFD-Perio group compared with the Con group. The histological analysis showed marked periodontal tissue destruction with osteoclast activity, particularly in the HFD-Perio group. A significant negative correlation (P < .05) was found between periodontal pocket depth, modified gingival index and circulating melatonin levels. CONCLUSION Obese and periodontitis demonstrated significantly lower melatonin concentrations when compared with controls, but in obese rats with periodontitis these concentrations were even significantly lower when compared with either periodontitis or obese rats. These results may indicate that melatonin deficiency could be a key mechanism explaining the co-morbidity effect in the association between obesity and periodontitis.
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- L Virto
- Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases (ETEP) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biomaterials, Institute for Clinical Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cellular Biology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology III, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases (ETEP) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology III, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology III, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases (ETEP) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Torrejón B, Pedregal Trujillo M, Santos A, Rubio J, Luque M, Sanz M, Carames C, Zazo S, Madoz-Gurpide J, Rojo F, Garcia Foncillas J, Ion C. SET overexpression promotes colorectal cancer progression and determines poor outcome in patients with localized disease. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy269.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Gürsoy M, Wilensky A, Claffey N, Herrera D, Preshaw PM, Sanz M, Schlagenhauf U, Trombelli L, Demirel K. Periodontal education and assessment in the undergraduate dental curriculum-A questionnaire-based survey in European countries. Eur J Dent Educ 2018; 22:e488-e499. [PMID: 29460375 DOI: 10.1111/eje.12330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This survey aimed to evaluate whether periodontal education and assessment in undergraduate dental curricula amongst the member countries of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) follow the competency-based curricular guidelines and recommendations developed by the Association for Dental Education in Europe. MATERIALS AND METHODS A multiple-choice questionnaire was emailed to 244 dental institutes amongst the 24 EFP member countries between November 2014 and July 2015. RESULTS Data were received from 16 (66.7%) EFP member countries. Out of 117 responding dental institutes, 76 (64.95%) were included as valid responders. In most of the institutes (86.3%), a minimum set of competencies in periodontology was taken into account when constructing their dental education programmes. Out of 76 responders, 98.1% included lecture-based, 74.1% case-based and 57.1% problem-based teaching in their periodontal curricula, whilst a minority (15.9%) also used other methods. A similar pattern was also seen in the time allocation for these four educational methods, that is, the highest proportion (51.8%) was dedicated to lecture-based teaching and only a small proportion (5.7%) to other methods. Periodontal competencies and skills were most frequently assessed by clinical grading on clinic, multiple-choice examination (written examination) and oral examination, whereas competency tests and self-assessment were rarely used. Only in 11 (14.5%) cases, access flap procedures were performed by students. CONCLUSION Great diversity in teaching methodology amongst the surveyed schools was demonstrated, and thus, to harmonise undergraduate periodontal education and assessment across Europe, a minimum set of recommendations could be developed and disseminated by the EFP.
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- Department of Periodontology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of Restorative Dentistry & Periodontology, Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Oral Health Research and Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Periodontology, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- School of Dentistry & Research Centre for the Study of Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Periodontology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Bernardino G, Sanz M, Domenech B, Prat S, Sepulveda-Martinez A, Rodriguez-Lopez M, Crispi F, Burgos F, Blanco I, Gonzalez-Ballester MA, Butakoff C, De-Craene M, Sitges M, Bijnens B. 3080Right ventricular morphology remodelling in athletes: an MRI shape analysis study. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.3080] [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] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Cardiology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Cardiology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Cardiology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- University Pompeu Fabra - ICREA, DTIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Cardiology, Barcelona, Spain
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- University Pompeu Fabra - ICREA, DTIC, Barcelona, Spain
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Navarro-Ripoll R, Arguis M, Coca-Martínez M, Giménez-Santos E, Sanz M, López A, Romano B, López-Baamonde M, Capitán D, Martínez-Pallí G. Multimodal prehabilitation to improve functional capacity in cardiac surgery: feasibility and safety. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2018. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.08.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Mínguez M, Ennibi OK, Perdiguero P, Lakhdar L, Abdellaoui L, Sánchez MC, Sanz M, Herrera D. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis strains from periodontitis patients in Morocco. Clin Oral Investig 2018; 23:1161-1170. [PMID: 29967975 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-018-2539-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis have been frequently isolated in periodontitis patients in Morocco. Its persistence after the subgingival debridement of the biofilm has been correlated with worse clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibilities of A. actinomycetemcomitans and P. gingivalis, to amoxicillin, amoxicillin plus clavulanate, metronidazole, and azithromycin. In addition, microbiological profiles of patients harbouring A. actinomycetemcomitans, P. gingivalis, or both were compared. MATERIAL AND METHODS In 45 consecutive periodontitis Moroccan patients, subgingival samples were taken and processed by culture. Twenty-four A. actinomycetemcomitans and 30 P. gingivalis colonies were isolated (54 strains) and susceptibility tests, using the epsilometric method, were run for amoxicillin, amoxicillin plus clavulanate, metronidazole, and azithromycin. Minimum inhibitory concentrations for 50 (MIC50) and 90% (MIC90) of the organisms were calculated. RESULTS The prevalence of A. actinomycetemcomitans and P. gingivalis was 79.5 and 84.4%, respectively. A. actinomycetemcomitans showed susceptibility to amoxicillin, amoxicillin plus clavulanate, while 28% of the isolated strains were resistant to azithromycin and 61.7% towards metronidazole. No P. gingivalis resistance towards amoxicillin, amoxicillin plus clavulanate, metronidazole, and azithromycin was found. CONCLUSION A. actinomycetemcomitans and P. gingivalis were frequently detected in Moroccan patients with periodontitis, while antimicrobial resistance was only detected for A. actinomycetemcomitans to metronidazole and azithromycin. CLINICAL RELEVANCE A. actinomycetemcomitans resistance against some antimicrobials in periodontitis patients in Morocco can influence the selection of the therapeutic approaches.
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- M Mínguez
- Section of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- EREB (Oral Ecosystem) Research Group, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Research, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- EREB (Oral Ecosystem) Research Group, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
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- EREB (Oral Ecosystem) Research Group, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Research, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain.,ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain. .,ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Illera A, Sanz M, Benito-Román O, Varona S, Beltrán S, Melgosa R, Solaesa A. Effect of thermosonication batch treatment on enzyme inactivation kinetics and other quality parameters of cloudy apple juice. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Marin MJ, Ambrosio N, Herrera D, Sanz M, Figuero E. Validation of a multiplex qPCR assay for the identification and quantification of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis: In vitro and subgingival plaque samples. Arch Oral Biol 2018; 88:47-53. [PMID: 29407751 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2018.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To validate a multiplex qPCR (m-qPCR) assay for the simultaneous identification and quantification of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis in subgingival samples. MATERIAL AND METHODS In vitro samples: DNA combinations of A. actinomycetemcomitans and P. gingivalis in similar or different concentrations were prepared. qPCR and m-qPCR were performed using the same primers and hydrolysis probes specific for 16SrRNA genes. Results were analyzed using intra-class (ICCs) and Lin's correlation coefficients (r) based on quantification cycle (Cq) values. Subgingival plaque samples: a cross-sectional study analyzing subgingival plaque samples harvested from periodontally-healthy and chronic periodontitis patients. Samples were processed by either qPCR or m-qPCR targeting both bacteria. Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and Lińs correlation coefficients (r) were calculated using CFU/mL as primary outcome. RESULTS In vitro samples: m-qPCR yielded a good reproducibility (coefficients of variation around 1% and ICCs > 0.99) for both bacterial species. m-qPCR achieved detection limits and specificity similar to qPCR. An excellent concordance (r = 0.99) was observed between m-qPCR and qPCR for A. actinomycetemcomitans and P. gingivalis without statistical significant differences between both methods Subgingival plaque samples: a high sensitivity (above 80%) and specificity (100%) was obtained with the m-qPCR for both bacteria. The m-qPCR yielded a good concordance in Cq values, showing a good level of agreement between qPCR and m-qPCR. CONCLUSION The tested m-qPCR method was successful in the simultaneous quantification of A. actinomycetemcomitans and P. gingivalis, with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity on subgingival plaque samples.
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- Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases (ETEP) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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- Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases (ETEP) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases (ETEP) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases (ETEP) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases (ETEP) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Sanz-Martin I, Ferrantino L, Vignoletti F, Nuñez J, Baldini N, Duvina M, Alcaraz J, Sanz M. Contour changes after guided bone regeneration of large non-contained mandibular buccal bone defects using deproteinized bovine bone mineral and a porcine-derived collagen membrane: an experimental in vivo investigation. Clin Oral Investig 2017; 22:1273-1283. [PMID: 28975415 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-017-2214-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate soft tissue contour changes after three different regenerative therapies in chronic ridge defects. MATERIAL AND METHODS Buccal bone defects were created in the mandible of nine beagle dogs. Augmentation procedures were performed 3 months later using a bone replacement graft (BRG), resorbable collagen membrane (MBG), or a combination of both procedures (CBG). Silicone impressions were taken before tooth extraction (T1), before the augmentation procedure (T2), and 3 months after the regenerative surgeries (T3). Casts were optically scanned and stereolithography files were superimposed to analyze the horizontal changes in ridge contours. RESULTS After defect creation, most part of the horizontal changes occurred 4 and 6 mm below the gingival margin. In the mesial defect (D1) at T3, the mean horizontal gain in MBG amounted to 0.47 ± 0.34 mm, 0.79 ± 0.67 mm in the BRG, and 0.87 ± 0.69 mm for the CBG. In the middle defect (D2), the mean changes for the MBG were 0.11 ± 0.31, 1.01 ± 0.91 for the BRG, and 0.98 ± 0.49 for the CBG. The mean changes in the distal defect (D3) amounted to 0.24 ± 0.72 for the MBG, 1.04 ± 0.92 for the BRG, and 0.86 ± 0.56 for the CBG. The differences reached significance in all defects for the comparison MBG-BRG and MBG-CBG, while similar parameters were observed for the comparison BRG-CBG. CONCLUSION BRG and CBG were equally effective and superior to MBG in increasing the horizontal tissue contours. The augmentation seldom reached the values before extraction. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Scaffolding materials are needed for contour augmentation when using resorbable collagen membranes.
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- I Sanz-Martin
- Section of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. .,Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Periodontics and Fixed Prosthodontics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Oral Surgery Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Sanz M, Iannino N, Finnerty V, Harel F, Mansour A, Gayda M, Chaar D, Sirois M, Racine N, White M. P2080Cardiopulmonary, vascular and biomarker responses to acute hypoxic stress following cardiac transplantation. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p2080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We propose a decoherence protected protocol for sending single photon quantum states through depolarizing channels. This protocol is implemented via an approximate quantum adder engineered through spontaneous parametric down converters, and shows higher success probability than distilled quantum teleportation protocols for distances below a threshold depending on the properties of the channel.
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- G Gatti
- Departamento de Ciencias, Sección Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Apartado, 1761, Lima, Peru
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- Departamento de Ciencias, Sección Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Apartado, 1761, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, E-48080, Bilbao, Spain.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, E-48080, Bilbao, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48011, Bilbao, Spain
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Prayer D, Malinger G, Brugger PC, Cassady C, De Catte L, De Keersmaecker B, Fernandes GL, Glanc P, Gonçalves LF, Gruber GM, Laifer-Narin S, Lee W, Millischer AE, Molho M, Neelavalli J, Platt L, Pugash D, Ramaekers P, Salomon LJ, Sanz M, Timor-Tritsch IE, Tutschek B, Twickler D, Weber M, Ximenes R, Raine-Fenning N. ISUOG Practice Guidelines: performance of fetal magnetic resonance imaging. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017; 49:671-680. [PMID: 28386907 DOI: 10.1002/uog.17412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Revised: 01/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- D Prayer
- Division of Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Texas Children's Hospital and Fetal Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics, ABC Medicine University, Santo Andre, Brazil
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- Departments of Radiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Research Institute, Obstetrical Ultrasound Center, Department of Medical Imaging, Body Division, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Fetal Imaging, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak and Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Division of Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Ultrasound and Fetal MRI, Columbia University Medical Center - New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, Houston, TX, USA
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- Radiodiagnostics Department, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Diagnostique Ante Natal, Service de Neuroradiologie, CHU Sud Réunion, St Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, BC Women's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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- Prenatal Diagnosis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Obstetrics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Obstetrical & Gynecological Ultrasound, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany and Prenatal Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Fetal Medicine Foundation Latin America, Centrus, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Child Health, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham and Nurture Fertility, The Fertility Partnership, Nottingham, UK
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Sanz M, Hidalgo F, García-Fernández N. [Circuit life span of continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with or without conventional anticoa-gulation: an observational prospective study]. An Sist Sanit Navar 2017; 40:77-84. [PMID: 28534557 DOI: 10.23938/assn.0008] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to describe the efficacy, security and viability of an anticoagulation system with continuous infusion of unfractionated heparin (UFH) versus one without any type of anticoagulant using 0.9% physiological saline washings, in critically ill patients with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and different risks of bleeding. METHODS From October 2013 to April 2015 we conducted an observational prospective study in the intensive care unit (ICU). Sixty-one patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and requiring CRRT were included, with 122 filters. Patients and filters were divided in two groups: anticoagulated (AC) and not anticoagulated (No AC). The main outcome measure was filter life span. Different analytical parameters were also collected at the beginning of treatment and at the moment of circuit coagulation Results. The number of patients was similar in both groups. We did not find statistically significant differences between the two groups in filter life span (30.5 hours AC vs 34.9 hours No AC). Patients with increased morbidity (severe thrombocytopenia, coagulopathy, etc.) were included in the group that did not received anticoagulation but saline flushes. CONCLUSIONS CRRT without anticoagulation with saline flushes is a viable, safe and effective strategy in critically ill patients with high risk of bleeding. This approach achieves a circuit life span similar to that observed in anticoagulated patients with UFH; avoiding the risks and costs associated with anticoagulation.
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Romero-Lastra P, Sánchez MC, Ribeiro-Vidal H, Llama-Palacios A, Figuero E, Herrera D, Sanz M. Comparative gene expression analysis of Porphyromonas gingivalis ATCC 33277 in planktonic and biofilms states. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174669. [PMID: 28369099 PMCID: PMC5378342 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background and objective Porphyromonas gingivalis is a keystone pathogen in the onset and progression of periodontitis. Its pathogenicity has been related to its presence and survival within the subgingival biofilm. The aim of the present study was to compare the genome-wide transcription activities of P. gingivalis in biofilm and in planktonic growth, using microarray technology. Material and methods P. gingivalis ATCC 33277 was incubated in multi-well culture plates at 37°C for 96 hours under anaerobic conditions using an in vitro static model to develop both the planktonic and biofilm states (the latter over sterile ceramic calcium hydroxyapatite discs). The biofilm development was monitored by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). After incubation, the bacterial cells were harvested and total RNA was extracted and purified. Three biological replicates for each cell state were independently hybridized for transcriptomic comparisons. A linear model was used for determining differentially expressed genes and reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to confirm differential expression. The filtering criteria of ≥ ±2 change in gene expression and significance p-values of <0.05 were selected. Results A total of 92 out of 1,909 genes (4.8%) were differentially expressed by P. gingivalis growing in biofilm compared to planktonic. The 54 up-regulated genes in biofilm growth were mainly related to cell envelope, transport, and binding or outer membranes proteins. Thirty-eight showed decreased expression, mainly genes related to transposases or oxidative stress. Conclusion The adaptive response of P. gingivalis in biofilm growth demonstrated a differential gene expression.
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- P. Romero-Lastra
- Laboratory of Dental Research, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Dental Research, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Dental Research, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Dental Research, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Dental Research, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Sanz M, Las Heras U, García-Ripoll JJ, Solano E, Di Candia R. Quantum Estimation Methods for Quantum Illumination. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 118:070803. [PMID: 28256851 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.070803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Quantum illumination consists in shining quantum light on a target region immersed in a bright thermal bath with the aim of detecting the presence of a possible low-reflective object. If the signal is entangled with the receiver, then a suitable choice of the measurement offers a gain with respect to the optimal classical protocol employing coherent states. Here, we tackle this detection problem by using quantum estimation techniques to measure the reflectivity parameter of the object, showing an enhancement in the signal-to-noise ratio up to 3 dB with respect to the classical case when implementing only local measurements. Our approach employs the quantum Fisher information to provide an upper bound for the error probability, supplies the concrete estimator saturating the bound, and extends the quantum illumination protocol to non-Gaussian states. As an example, we show how Schrödinger's cat states may be used for quantum illumination.
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- M Sanz
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental IFF-CSIC, Calle Serrano 113b, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48011 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
- Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Salmilehto J, Deppe F, Di Ventra M, Sanz M, Solano E. Quantum Memristors with Superconducting Circuits. Sci Rep 2017; 7:42044. [PMID: 28195193 PMCID: PMC5307327 DOI: 10.1038/srep42044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [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: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Memristors are resistive elements retaining information of their past dynamics. They have garnered substantial interest due to their potential for representing a paradigm change in electronics, information processing and unconventional computing. Given the advent of quantum technologies, a design for a quantum memristor with superconducting circuits may be envisaged. Along these lines, we introduce such a quantum device whose memristive behavior arises from quasiparticle-induced tunneling when supercurrents are cancelled. For realistic parameters, we find that the relevant hysteretic behavior may be observed using current state-of-the-art measurements of the phase-driven tunneling current. Finally, we develop suitable methods to quantify memory retention in the system.
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- J Salmilehto
- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.,Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain.,QCD Labs, COMP Centre of Excellence, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 13500, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Walther-Meißner-Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, D-85748 Garching, Germany.,Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany.,Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM), Schellingstraße 4, 80799 München, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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Oujja M, Psilodimitrakopoulos S, Carrasco E, Sanz M, Philippidis A, Selimis A, Pouli P, Filippidis G, Castillejo M. Nonlinear imaging microscopy for assessing structural and photochemical modifications upon laser removal of dammar varnish on photosensitive substrates. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:22836-22843. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02509b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nonlinear optical microscopy imaging serves to characterize the in-depth morphological and photochemical modifications induced by pulsed UV laser removal of dammar varnish applied on a photosensitive substrate.
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- M. Oujja
- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano
- IQFR-CSIC
- 28006 Madrid
- Spain
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- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
- Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
- Heraklion
- Greece
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- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano
- IQFR-CSIC
- 28006 Madrid
- Spain
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- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano
- IQFR-CSIC
- 28006 Madrid
- Spain
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- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
- Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
- Heraklion
- Greece
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- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
- Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
- Heraklion
- Greece
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- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
- Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
- Heraklion
- Greece
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- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
- Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
- Heraklion
- Greece
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- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano
- IQFR-CSIC
- 28006 Madrid
- Spain
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Márquez-Rodas I, Lobo M, Flores-Sanchez C, Sanz M, Luque S, Lizarraga S, González-Asanza C, Pajares JA, Peligros MI, Bueno O, Mata C, Lopez C, López-Tarruella S, Jerez Y, Muñoz-Martin A, Blanco M, Die-Trill M, Justel JP, Solera J, Martin M. Five Years of Multidisciplinary Care in Hereditary Cancer: Our Experience in a Spanish University Hospital. Oncology 2016; 92:68-74. [PMID: 27855387 DOI: 10.1159/000452280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the evolution of a multidisciplinary heredofamilial cancer unit (HFCU) in a university hospital. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of the activity of our HFCU in its first 5 years of existence. RESULTS Between July 2010 and July 2015, 1,518 patients from 1,318 families attended our HFCU. Genetic testing was offered to 862 patients. Of those, 833 (96.6%) accepted testing, with available results for 636 (76.4%). Pathogenic mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 were found in 175 patients. Lynch syndrome and adenomatous polyposis were the most frequent syndromes diagnosed (151/175, 86.3%) among 17 different syndromes studied. Of the 404 patients without a previous genetic diagnosis in the family, 62 (15.3%) were found to have mutations in disease-causing genes. Prophylactic surgery and follow-up (33.7%) or follow-up only (66.3%) was proposed for mutation carriers according to international guidelines and patients' preferences. CONCLUSION We have a high mutation detection rate, genetic test acceptance, and compliance with risk reduction strategies. However, there is room for improvement, especially in genetic testing timing, considering that an increase in the indications for genetic testing is expected.
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- I Márquez-Rodas
- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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