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Villalba R, Tena-Tomás C, Ruano MJ, Valero-Lorenzo M, López-Herranz A, Cano-Gómez C, Agüero M. Development and Validation of Three Triplex Real-Time RT-PCR Assays for Typing African Horse Sickness Virus: Utility for Disease Control and Other Laboratory Applications. Viruses 2024; 16:470. [PMID: 38543834 PMCID: PMC10974454 DOI: 10.3390/v16030470] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
Abstract
The African horse sickness virus (AHSV) belongs to the Genus Orbivirus, family Sedoreoviridae, and nine serotypes of the virus have been described to date. The AHSV genome is composed of ten linear segments of double-stranded (ds) RNA, numbered in decreasing size order (Seg-1 to Seg-10). Genome segment 2 (Seg-2) encodes outer-capsid protein VP2, the most variable AHSV protein and the primary target for neutralizing antibodies. Consequently, Seg-2 determines the identity of the virus serotype. An African horse sickness (AHS) outbreak in an AHS-free status country requires identifying the serotype as soon as possible to implement a serotype-specific vaccination program. Considering that nowadays 'polyvalent live attenuated' is the only commercially available vaccination strategy to control the disease, field and vaccine strains of different serotypes could co-circulate. Additionally, in AHS-endemic countries, more than one serotype is often circulating at the same time. Therefore, a strategy to rapidly determine the virus serotype in an AHS-positive sample is strongly recommended in both epidemiological situations. The main objective of this study is to describe the development and validation of three triplex real-time RT-PCR (rRT-PCR) methods for rapid AHSV serotype detection. Samples from recent AHS outbreaks in Kenia (2015-2017), Thailand (2020), and Nigeria (2023), and from the AHS outbreak in Spain (1987-1990), were included in the study for the validation of these methods.
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- Rubén Villalba
- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 28110 Algete, Spain; (R.V.); (M.J.R.); (M.V.-L.); (A.L.-H.); (C.C.-G.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 28110 Algete, Spain; (R.V.); (M.J.R.); (M.V.-L.); (A.L.-H.); (C.C.-G.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 28110 Algete, Spain; (R.V.); (M.J.R.); (M.V.-L.); (A.L.-H.); (C.C.-G.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 28110 Algete, Spain; (R.V.); (M.J.R.); (M.V.-L.); (A.L.-H.); (C.C.-G.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 28110 Algete, Spain; (R.V.); (M.J.R.); (M.V.-L.); (A.L.-H.); (C.C.-G.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 28110 Algete, Spain; (R.V.); (M.J.R.); (M.V.-L.); (A.L.-H.); (C.C.-G.)
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Durán-Ferrer M, Villalba R, Fernández-Pacheco P, Tena-Tomás C, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Bouzada JA, Ruano MJ, Fernández-Pinero J, Arias M, Castillo-Olivares J, Agüero M. Clinical, Virological and Immunological Responses after Experimental Infection with African Horse Sickness Virus Serotype 9 in Immunologically Naïve and Vaccinated Horses. Viruses 2022; 14:v14071545. [PMID: 35891525 PMCID: PMC9316263 DOI: 10.3390/v14071545] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
This study described the clinical, virological, and serological responses of immunologically naïve and vaccinated horses to African horse sickness virus (AHSV) serotype 9. Naïve horses developed a clinical picture resembling the cardiac form of African horse sickness. This was characterized by inappetence, reduced activity, and hyperthermia leading to lethargy and immobility–recumbency by days 9–10 post-infection, an end-point criteria for euthanasia. After challenge, unvaccinated horses were viremic from days 3 or 4 post-infection till euthanasia, as detected by serogroup-specific (GS) real time RT-PCR (rRT-PCR) and virus isolation. Virus isolation, antigen ELISA, and GS-rRT-PCR also demonstrated high sensitivity in the post-mortem detection of the pathogen. After infection, serogroup-specific VP7 antibodies were undetectable by blocking ELISA (b-ELISA) in 2 out of 3 unvaccinated horses during the course of the disease (9–10 dpi). Vaccinated horses did not show significant side effects post-vaccination and were largely asymptomatic after the AHSV-9 challenge. VP7-specific antibodies could not be detected by the b-ELISA until day 21 and day 30 post-inoculation, respectively. Virus neutralizing antibody titres were low or even undetectable for specific serotypes in the vaccinated horses. Virus isolation and GS-rRT-PCR detected the presence of AHSV vaccine strains genomes and infectious vaccine virus after vaccination and challenge. This study established an experimental infection model of AHSV-9 in horses and characterized the main clinical, virological, and immunological parameters in both immunologically naïve and vaccinated horses using standardized bio-assays.
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- Manuel Durán-Ferrer
- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (LCV), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ctra. M-106, pk 1,4, 28110 Algete, Spain; (M.D.-F.); (R.V.); (J.-A.B.); (M.-J.R.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (LCV), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ctra. M-106, pk 1,4, 28110 Algete, Spain; (M.D.-F.); (R.V.); (J.-A.B.); (M.-J.R.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA-CSIC), Ctra. M-106, pk 8,1, 28130 Valdeolmos, Spain; (P.F.-P.); (M.-Á.J.-C.); (J.F.-P.); (M.A.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA-CSIC), Ctra. M-106, pk 8,1, 28130 Valdeolmos, Spain; (P.F.-P.); (M.-Á.J.-C.); (J.F.-P.); (M.A.)
- CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (LCV), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ctra. M-106, pk 1,4, 28110 Algete, Spain; (M.D.-F.); (R.V.); (J.-A.B.); (M.-J.R.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (LCV), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ctra. M-106, pk 1,4, 28110 Algete, Spain; (M.D.-F.); (R.V.); (J.-A.B.); (M.-J.R.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA-CSIC), Ctra. M-106, pk 8,1, 28130 Valdeolmos, Spain; (P.F.-P.); (M.-Á.J.-C.); (J.F.-P.); (M.A.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA-CSIC), Ctra. M-106, pk 8,1, 28130 Valdeolmos, Spain; (P.F.-P.); (M.-Á.J.-C.); (J.F.-P.); (M.A.)
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- Laboratory of Viral Zoonotics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK;
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (LCV), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ctra. M-106, pk 1,4, 28110 Algete, Spain; (M.D.-F.); (R.V.); (J.-A.B.); (M.-J.R.)
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Brienen RJW, Caldwell L, Duchesne L, Voelker S, Barichivich J, Baliva M, Ceccantini G, Di Filippo A, Helama S, Locosselli GM, Lopez L, Piovesan G, Schöngart J, Villalba R, Gloor E. Forest carbon sink neutralized by pervasive growth-lifespan trade-offs. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4241. [PMID: 32901006 PMCID: PMC7479146 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17966-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Land vegetation is currently taking up large amounts of atmospheric CO2, possibly due to tree growth stimulation. Extant models predict that this growth stimulation will continue to cause a net carbon uptake this century. However, there are indications that increased growth rates may shorten trees' lifespan and thus recent increases in forest carbon stocks may be transient due to lagged increases in mortality. Here we show that growth-lifespan trade-offs are indeed near universal, occurring across almost all species and climates. This trade-off is directly linked to faster growth reducing tree lifespan, and not due to covariance with climate or environment. Thus, current tree growth stimulation will, inevitably, result in a lagged increase in canopy tree mortality, as is indeed widely observed, and eventually neutralise carbon gains due to growth stimulation. Results from a strongly data-based forest simulator confirm these expectations. Extant Earth system model projections of global forest carbon sink persistence are likely too optimistic, increasing the need to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
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- R J W Brienen
- School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs, Direction de la recherche forestière, 2700 Einstein Street, Quebec, QC, G1P 3W8, Canada
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- Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, New York, NY, 13210, USA
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, IPSL, CNRS/CEA/UVSQ, 91191, Gif sur Yvette, France.,Instituto de Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Via SC de Lellis, Italy
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- University of São Paulo, Institute of Biosciences, Department of Botany, Rua do Matão, 277, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Via SC de Lellis, Italy
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland, Ounasjoentie 6, 96200, Rovaniemi, Finland
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- University of São Paulo, Institute of Biosciences, Department of Botany, Rua do Matão, 277, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CONICET-Mendoza, C.C. 330, (5500), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Via SC de Lellis, Italy
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Da Amazônia (INPA), Coordenação de Dinâmica Ambiental (CODAM), Av. André Araújo 2936, 69067-375, Manaus, Brazil
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CONICET-Mendoza, C.C. 330, (5500), Mendoza, Argentina
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- School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Gómez-Guillamón F, Caballero-Gómez J, Agüero M, Camacho-Sillero L, Risalde MA, Zorrilla I, Villalba R, Rivero-Juárez A, García-Bocanegra I. Re-emergence of bluetongue virus serotype 4 in Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) and sympatric livestock in Spain, 2018-2019. Transbound Emerg Dis 2020; 68:458-466. [PMID: 32573968 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Between early October and mid-December 2018, mortalities were detected in Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) populations in southern Spain. In the same region and period, bluetongue virus (BTV) circulation was also reported in sentinel and clinically affected domestic ruminant herds. Molecular analyses confirmed BTV serotype 4 (BTV-4) infection in eight Iberian ibexes from six hunting areas, and in 46 domestic ruminants from seven herds in close proximity to affected hunting estates. Histopathological analyses revealed vascular changes in several organs, pneumonia, lymphoid depletion, inflammatory mononuclear cell infiltrate and fibrosis as the most frequently observed lesions in the affected Iberian ibexes. Epidemiological and laboratory results indicate that BTV-4 was the main aetiological agent involved in outbreaks detected in Iberian ibex populations during the study period. Sequence analyses indicated that the BTV-4 strain detected in Iberian ibex had high homology (99.4%-100%) with strains isolated in livestock during the same period, and with previous isolates (≥98.9%) from Spain and Mediterranean Basin countries. Further studies are warranted to determine the impact of BTV-4 on the health status of Iberian ibex populations after the outbreaks. The inclusion of this species in the surveillance programme may be useful for early detection of BTV, especially in epidemiological scenarios at the wildlife-livestock interface.
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- Félix Gómez-Guillamón
- Programa Vigilancia Epidemiológica Fauna Silvestre (PVE), Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Desarrollo Sostenible, Junta de Andalucía, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.,Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Grupo de Virología Clínica y Zoonosis, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Córdoba, Spain
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (LCV), Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Algete, Madrid, Spain
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- Programa Vigilancia Epidemiológica Fauna Silvestre (PVE), Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Desarrollo Sostenible, Junta de Andalucía, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Grupo de Virología Clínica y Zoonosis, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Córdoba, Spain.,Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Centro de Análisis y Diagnóstico de la Fauna Silvestre en Andalucía, Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua M.P., Junta de Andalucía, Málaga, Spain
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (LCV), Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Algete, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Grupo de Virología Clínica y Zoonosis, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Córdoba, Spain
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Masiokas MH, Cara L, Villalba R, Pitte P, Luckman BH, Toum E, Christie DA, Le Quesne C, Mauget S. Streamflow variations across the Andes (18°-55°S) during the instrumental era. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17879. [PMID: 31784550 PMCID: PMC6884640 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53981-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
The rivers originating in the southern Andes (18°-55°S) support numerous ecosystems and a large number of human populations and socio-economic activities in the adjacent lowlands of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. Here we show that ca. 75% of the total variance in the streamflow records from this extensive region can be explained by only eight spatially coherent patterns of variability. Five (three) of these Andean patterns exhibit extreme dry (wet) conditions in recent years, with strong interannual variations in northern Chile; long-term drying trends between 31° and 41°S; a transitional pattern in the central Patagonian Andes; and increasing trends in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia, the Fueguian Andes, and the eastern portion of the South Patagonian Icefield. Multivariate regression analyses show that large-scale indices of ENSO variability can predict 20% to 45% of annual runoff variability between 28° and 46°S. The influence of Antarctic and North Pacific indices becomes more relevant south of 43°S and in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia, respectively, but their overall skill as predictors of Andean streamflows is weak. The analyses provide relevant new information to improve understanding of the spatial coherence, the main temporal features, and the ocean-atmospheric forcings of surface runoff across the southern Andes.
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- M H Masiokas
- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT- CONICET Mendoza, C.C. 330, (5500), Mendoza, Argentina.
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT- CONICET Mendoza, C.C. 330, (5500), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT- CONICET Mendoza, C.C. 330, (5500), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT- CONICET Mendoza, C.C. 330, (5500), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT- CONICET Mendoza, C.C. 330, (5500), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Dendrocronología y Cambio Global, Instituto de Conservación Biodiversidad y Territorio, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
- Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR)2, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Dendrocronología y Cambio Global, Instituto de Conservación Biodiversidad y Territorio, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Wind Erosion and Water Conservation Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Stoffel M, Ballesteros Cánovas JA, Luckman BH, Casteller A, Villalba R. Tree-ring correlations suggest links between moderate earthquakes and distant rockfalls in the Patagonian Cordillera. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12112. [PMID: 31431684 PMCID: PMC6702161 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48530-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Earthquakes with magnitudes M > 7 can trigger large landslides and rockfalls at epicenter distances of up to 400 km, whereas moderate shaking (M = 5–7) is generally thought to result in abundant co-seismic mass movements in the vicinity of the epicenter. Although one might anticipate that large magnitude earthquakes off the Chilean coast would result in abundant rockfall in the Patagonian Cordillera, only limited research has explored this hypothesis. Here, we use tree-ring records from 63 cross-sections of century-old (103.9 ± 40.1 yr) Nothofagus pumilio trees to develop a calendar-dated record of small rockfall events (101–102 m3) on a talus slope located next to Monte Fitz Roy (El Chaltén, Argentina; 49°4′S, 72°57′W). The resulting rockfall record is used to infer that subduction zone seismicity at the Triple Junction and intraplate shaking around Lago Argentino almost systematically caused rockfall activity at this site, even if seismicity occurred at large distances (up to 300 km away) and with moderate intensity (M = 5–7). About one third of the rockfalls are triggered by factors other than earthquakes, predominantly in spring when freeze-thaw cycles occur frequently at the site. Despite the fact that seismicity is not the only trigger of rockfall activity at Cerro Crestón, at the foot of Monte Vespignani, we conclude that, in regions where topographic amplification plays a role, small rockfalls can be triggered by earthquakes of moderate intensity at large distances from the epicenter.
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- M Stoffel
- dendrolab.ch, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, rue des Maraîchers 13, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland. .,Climatic Change Impacts and Risks in the Anthropocene (C-CIA), Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Bvd Carl Vogt 66, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland. .,Department F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, University of Geneva, Bvd Carl Vogt 66, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- dendrolab.ch, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, rue des Maraîchers 13, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland.,Climatic Change Impacts and Risks in the Anthropocene (C-CIA), Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Bvd Carl Vogt 66, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario, Social Science Building, London, N6A 5C2, Canada
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- WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, CH-7260, Davos Dorf, Switzerland
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales IANIGLA, CCT-CONICET-Mendoza, Avenida Ruiz Leal s/n, 5500, Mendoza, Argentina
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Busquets N, Laranjo-González M, Soler M, Nicolás O, Rivas R, Talavera S, Villalba R, San Miguel E, Torner N, Aranda C, Napp S. Detection of West Nile virus lineage 2 in North-Eastern Spain (Catalonia). Transbound Emerg Dis 2018; 66:617-621. [PMID: 30506625 PMCID: PMC7380044 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
In September 2017, West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 was detected in Catalonia (Northern Spain) in northern goshawks by passive surveillance. The phylogenetic analyses showed that it was related to the Central/Southern European strains, evidencing WNV lineage 2 spread to Western Europe. WNV local transmission was later detected in bearded vultures housed at the Wildlife Recovery center where the goshawk was transferred to. Further studies, before the following period of high mosquito activity, indicated that WNV had circulated intensively in poultry and horses but only surrounding of the area where the virus was detected. In other areas of Catalonia, circulation of flaviviruses different to WNV was identified. Public Health investigations failed to detect WNV infection in humans.
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- Núria Busquets
- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA IRTA-UAB), Bellaterra, Spain
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- Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació Generalitat de Catalunya, Servei de Prevenció en Salut Animal, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat, Centre de Fauna de Vallcalent, Lleida, Spain
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- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA IRTA-UAB), Bellaterra, Spain
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- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA IRTA-UAB), Bellaterra, Spain
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria, Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (MAPAMA), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria, Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (MAPAMA), Madrid, Spain
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- Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA IRTA-UAB), Bellaterra, Spain.,Servei de Control de Mosquits, Consell Comarcal del Baix Llobregat, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
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- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA IRTA-UAB), Bellaterra, Spain
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Magnin A, Torres CD, Villalba R, Puntieri JG. Does water availability regulate biomass partitioning between trunk and branches? Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2017; 19:917-925. [PMID: 28834045 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The extent to which a vertical trunk is differentiated from its branches is a key trait for the architecture of trees and may affect interspecific relationships. In this study, we analysed the effect of soil water availability on biomass partitioning for Nothofagus pumilio by means of a nursery experiment. Juvenile trees were subject to three irrigation conditions: no irrigation, intermediate irrigation and high irrigation. Irrigation conditions emulated the mean precipitation of the most representative environments inhabited by N. pumilio. Changes in soil water availability modified the biomass partitioning patterns of trees. In comparison to the other two conditions, high irrigation caused: (i) a higher ratio of biomass partitioning to stems than roots; (ii) more trunk growth in relation to its branches; and (iii) more photosynthetic organs relative to the aboveground biomass. Trunk size relative to that of its most recent branches was not increased by water availability. Water availability may play a significant role in the capacity of N. pumilio for space occupation due to the effects on axis differentiation.
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- A Magnin
- INIBIOMA, CONICET-Universidad Nacional Comahue, Bariloche, Argentina
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- INIBIOMA, CONICET-Universidad Nacional Comahue, Bariloche, Argentina
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- IANIGLA, CONICET-Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
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- INIBIOMA, CONICET-Universidad Nacional Comahue, Bariloche, Argentina
- IRNAD, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Sede Andina, Argentina
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Mendelovici E, Villalba R, Yariv S. Iron-Bearing Kaolinite in Venezuelan Laterites. II. DTA and Thermal Weight Losses of KCl and CsCl Mixtures of Laterites. Isr J Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.198200049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Maeso S, Villalba R, Ripollés J, Asuero S, Blasco J, Calvo J. Efficacy of intraoperatory optimisation of fluids guided with transoesophageal Doppler monitorisation: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Crit Care 2013. [PMCID: PMC3642542 DOI: 10.1186/cc12143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Villalba R, Solis F, Fornés G, Jimenez A, Eisman M, González AI, Linares MJ, Casal M, Gómez Villagrán JL. In vitro susceptibility of high virulence microorganisms isolated in heart valve banking. Cell Tissue Bank 2012; 13:441-5. [PMID: 22618487 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-012-9316-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 04/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Busquets N, Bertran K, Costa TP, Rivas R, de la Fuente JG, Villalba R, Solanes D, Bensaid A, Majó N, Pagès N. Experimental West Nile virus infection in Gyr-Saker hybrid falcons. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2012; 12:482-9. [PMID: 22448746 DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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West Nile disease (WND) has become a major public and veterinary health concern since the appearance of West Nile virus (WNV) in New York in 1999. The following panzootic spread in the U.S. and the recent WNV outbreaks in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin have increased interest in WND. Despite considerable investigation of WNV infection in birds, the effects of WNV on avian populations are still largely unknown. In Europe, raptors have been found to be particularly susceptible to WNV infection, but studies in birds of prey are lacking. To our knowledge, the present study is the first to report an experimental infection with WNV in Gyr-Saker hybrid falcons. We show that 10-week-old captive-reared Gyr-Saker (Falco rusticolus × Falco cherrug) hybrid falcons are susceptible to WNV infection. Neither morbidity nor mortality was observed after subcutaneous WNV inoculation with mixed extracts of non-infected mosquito salivary glands. Both the macroscopic and microscopic lesions observed were similar to those previously reported in naturally and experimentally infected North American raptors. The results obtained in the present study demonstrate that although Gyr-Saker hybrid falcons do not seem to be a good reservoir for WNV transmission via mosquito, they can become infected with WNV, develop viremia and antibodies, and are able to shed the virus.
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- Núria Busquets
- Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), UAB-IRTA, Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Villalba R, Peña J, Navarro P, Luque E, Jimena I, Romero A, Gómez Villagrán JL. Cryopreservation increases apoptosis in human menisci. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2012; 20:298-303. [PMID: 21773826 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1622-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Removal of the meniscus leads to progressive degenerative arthritis of the knee on a long-term basis; therefore, meniscal allograft transplantation has been proposed as an alternative to meniscectomy. Preservation methods are required to build up operational stocks and to provide living grafts of a practical size at the right time for patients. Methods for meniscus preservation have been published, and relevant literature confirms that using standard cryopreservation, the chondrocyte survival in situ is inadequate and extremely variable and the cryoinjury mechanisms are not completely established. The aim of the present study is to further investigate possible cellular injury caused by cryopreservation by analysing apoptosis and ultrastructural damage to menisci. METHODS Seven human menisci that were cryopreserved by standard method were used. All tissue samples were processed simultaneously for routine light microscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy as well as apoptosis assessment by the use of ISOL method. RESULTS With respect to cellularity, significant differences (P < 0.05) between the fresh (14.6 ± 3.5) (mean ± SD) and cryopreserved menisci (9.2 ± 2.8) (mean ± SD) were observed. Apoptosis using ISOL method was observed in fibrochondrocytes of fresh and cryopreserved menisci. The quantitative analysis revealed significant differences (P < 0.05) between fresh meniscus samples, where the apoptotic index was 0.8 ± 2.3% (mean ± SD), and cryopreserved meniscus samples, where this index was 50 ± 18.1% (mean ± SD). CONCLUSION The results suggest that apoptosis occurs during meniscus cryopreservation. The major findings of this study are cellular damage in meniscus cryopreservation suggesting apoptosis-mediated cell loss. The findings reported herein encourage to further investigations in preservation procedures to enhance maximum long-term clinical survival.
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- R Villalba
- Centro Regional de Transfusión Sanguínea y Banco Sectorial de Tejidos, Avda. San Alberto Magno s/n, 14004 Córdoba, Spain.
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García-Bocanegra I, Busquets N, Napp S, Alba A, Zorrilla I, Villalba R, Arenas A. Serosurvey of West Nile Virus and Other Flaviviruses of the Japanese Encephalitis Antigenic Complex in Birds from Andalusia, Southern Spain. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2011; 11:1107-13. [DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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- Ignacio García-Bocanegra
- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, UCO, Campus Universitarios de Rabanales, Córdoba, Spain
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- Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), UAB-IRTA, Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), UAB-IRTA, Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), UAB-IRTA, Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Análisis y Diagnóstico de la Fauna Silvestre (CAD), Conserjería de Medio Ambiente (EGMASA), Junta de Andalucía, Spain
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria, Algete (Madrid), Spain
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, UCO, Campus Universitarios de Rabanales, Córdoba, Spain
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Herrero-Mercado M, Waliszewski SM, Valencia-Quintana R, Caba M, Hernández-Chalate F, García-Aguilar E, Villalba R. Organochlorine pesticide levels in adipose tissue of pregnant women in Veracruz, Mexico. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2010; 84:652-656. [PMID: 20449723 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-010-0028-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Accepted: 04/22/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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DDT and Lindane (gamma-HCH) which were used until 1999 in Mexico, have provided great benefits in the combat of vectors that spread infection-borne diseases and in agriculture for crop protection. The persistence in the environment and their accumulative properties results in bioconcentration in lipid rich tissues of the human body that reflect the extent of environmental pollution. Human adipose tissue samples were taken during 2009 from abdominal cavities of 69 pregnant women by cesarean surgery and from 34 samples of control donors by autopsy in Veracruz State. The samples were analyzed by gas chromatography with ECD. The results of mean levels (mg/kg on fat basis) were higher in controls compared to pregnant women beta-HCH 0.064 vs 0.027; pp'DDE 1.187 vs. 0.745; op'DDT 0.016 vs. 0.011; pp'DDT 0.117 vs. 0.099 and Sigma-DDT 1.337 vs. 0.854. The pregnant women group was divided according to age: up to 20, 20-30, and more than 30 years, and presented an increase for the more persistent pesticides with age in terms of mean concentrations and a more pronounced higher correlation in medians levels. Pairing Body Mass Index to organochlorine pesticide mean levels revealed no correlation between these factors in pregnant women.
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Smith Y, Villalba R, Pare JF, Raju D. O.065 Ultrastructural plasticity of corticostriatal and thalamostriatal glutamatergic synapses in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(09)70080-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Smith Y, Villalba R, Raju D, Pare JF. P3.142 Synaptic plasticity of corticostriatal and thalamostriatal systems in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(09)70706-0] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Villalba R, Mirabet V, Rendal E, González AI, Solves P, Andión C, Gómez Villagrán JL. Microbiological analysis of cryopreserved human heart valves after storage: a survey of 3 banks in Spain. Cell Tissue Bank 2009; 10:345-9. [PMID: 19452264 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-009-9133-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Accepted: 04/27/2009] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Several reports have shown liquid nitrogen containers as not being sterile. Microorganism transmission has been observed in different cells and tissues stored under this condition, but there is no data on contamination of stored human valves. We performed a survey on heart valve banking in Spain. Regarding the questionnaire, we have a complete microbiological analysis of 304 thawed tissues prior to implant. In six cases positive culture results were observed. Patient follow-up did not reveal any adverse effects. Although some other possibilities should be stated, contamination of heart valves during storage in liquid nitrogen should be considered as a risk element in tissue banking. Strategies to asses and prevent microbial transmission from liquid nitrogen to heart valve banking ought to be further developed.
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- R Villalba
- Centro de Transfusión y Banco Sectorial de Tejidos de Córdoba, Avda. San Alberto Magno s/n, 14004, Cordoba, Spain.
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This study was conducted to characterize ultrastructural damage to human corneas cryopreserved by a standard protocol. The materials used were seven human corneas that were unsuitable for transplantation due to the presence of positive bacteriological cultures; they were cryopreserved according the standard procedure. After freezing and thawing, samples were obtained for scanning and transmission electron microscopy studies. Marked damage was observed in keratocytes with signs of apoptotic cellular injury. However our observations have shown that apoptosis contribute less significantly than necrosis to cellular death in keratocytes of human corneas and although the control of apoptosis is clearly desirable, in order to improve the success of cryopreserved corneas for transplant, we need to continue our investigation to reduce the effects of the necrotic process.
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- R Villalba
- Banco Sectorial de Tejidos del Centro Regional de Transfusión, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.
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Villalba R, Fornés G, Dueñas R, García A, Ariza A, Gómez-Villagrán JL. Evaluation and utility of new CE marked containers (CELLFLEX-MacoPharma) for bone bank. Cell Tissue Bank 2004; 5:267-9. [PMID: 15591830 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-004-1090-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In order to guarantee the required level of quality for our Bone &Tissue Banking, we evaluated a new CE marked container (CELLFLEX MacoPharma), for packing, transport, processing and storage of bones for therapeutic use. The use of CE marked containers is mandatory for organ and tissue containers (Medical Device Directive 93/42). We carried out a three-phase study: (1)Evaluation, (2) Implementation, (3)Audit The product was evaluated for the following criteria:Dash mechanical resistance, Dash air tightness, Dash fragility, Dash capacity. No damage was observed after the storage period, even after immersion in liquid nitrogen. No breakages were observed after provoked impact tests (pots dropped onto the floor). The pot capacity evaluation showed that the inner pot volume (approximately 500 ml) permits adequate storage of tendons and the majority of bone allografts. In conclusion, this evaluation has shown that the CELLFLEX kit is suitable for long duration preservation of bone allografts even at very low temperature conditions (vapour phase nitrogen). Its format and structure permit preservation of most bone allografts.
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- R Villalba
- Centro Regional de Transfusion Sanguínea, Avda. San Alberto Magno s/n, Córdoba, 14004, Spain.
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Villalba R, Eisman M, Fornés G, Mesa A, De Torres P, Ariza M, Gutierrez Guzmán A, Gómez Villagrán J. Implementation of a Quality Plan (ISO 9002) In a Regional Tissue Bank. Cell Tissue Bank 2004; 2:45-49. [PMID: 15256930 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011576332362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Quality control and standardized preservation methods are essential in the field of transplantation. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has established a common set of manufacturing, trade and communications standards that are applicable worldwide and that provide the basis of a quality plan for Tissuebreak Banks.The Sectorial Tissue Banking (STB) of the Regional Blood Transfusion Center (RBTC) of Córdoba (Spain) is a non-profit-making tissue bank, established in 1992 to provide tissues for surgical procedures to the hospitals in a regional area. In 1998, the STB as a part of the RBTC embarked upon the path of becoming ISO-certified: after two years of the implementation of the project, STB attained ISO 9002 certification, thus becoming one of the first tissue banks in Europe to achieve this qualification. In this paper we describe the process of becoming ISO-certified, to demonstrate the positive impact that it has had on our entire organization.The assistance of an outside consultant who provided the necessary information for implementing an ISO quality management system was required. The initial improvement was: a well-defined quality manual to address all elements of the ISO 9002 standard, an improved document control system, detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) and improved employees training processes. A quality committee team and developed quality indicators were created. The internal quality auditing program was established by the selection of employees from a cross-section of the organization, who were trained in internal auditing processes. A formal corrective action system was developed and implemented to facilitate process improvement. The consultant conducted a pre-certification audit, and one month later the certification audit was performed.In conclusion, the implementation of an ISO quality program in the STB has helped our center to establish a control process in the manufacturing of products and services to meet the expectations of our customers, by providing components and services that comply with the national regulatory standards and requirements.
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- R. Villalba
- Centro Regional de Transfusión Sanguínea y Banco Sectorial de Tejidos de Córdoba, Spain; Author for correspondence: Centro Regional de Transfusión Sanguínea, Avda. San Alberto Magno s/n, 14004 Córdoba, Spain; Author for correspondence: Centro Regional de Transfusión Sanguínea, Avda. San Alberto Magno s/n, 14004 Córdoba, Spain (Tel.: +34 57 011100; Fax: +34 57 011102; e-mail: )
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Cryopreserved allograft valves are increasingly being used as valvular replacements. This study was conducted to characterize the ultrastructural damage on the allograft valves obtained by a current standard protocol of valve procurement, antibiotic exposure, and cryopreservation, as a basis for future studies on allograft valve preservation. Materials used were seven aortic and seven pulmonary fresh porcine valves, which were cryopreserved according to the requirements of the American and European Associations of Tissue Banks. The samples were randomly assigned into four groups: (1) fresh, untreated; (2) fresh, treated with antibiotics for 24 h.; (3) treated with antibiotics and exposed to dimethyl sulfoxide (without freezing); and (4) treated with antibiotics, exposed to dimethyl sulfoxide, and then cryopreserved and stored until the study. All tissue samples were processed simultaneously for routine light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Fresh-untreated, antibiotic-treated, and dimethyl sulfoxide-exposed valves showed adequate preservation of cellular components. However, after cryopreservation significant damage was observed in fibroblasts with signs of apoptotic cellular injury. Our observation suggests that apoptosis occurs during valve processing. This apoptotic process may be related to various factors, including chemical injury or hypoxia.
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- R Villalba
- Centro Regional de Transfusión Sanguínea y Banco Sectorial de Tejidos, Avda. San Alberto Magno s/n, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
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Villalba R, Harrington CJ. Repetitive self-injurious behavior: a neuropsychiatric perspective and review of pharmacologic treatments. Semin Clin Neuropsychiatry 2000; 5:215-26. [PMID: 11291018 DOI: 10.1053/scnp.2000.16530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The phenomenology, pathophysiology, and psychopharmacology of repetitive self-injurious behavior (rSIB) are reviewed. Although numerous neurotransmitter systems are thought to be involved in the initiation and maintenance of rSIB, the majority of clinical studies attend to the role of serotonin or endogenous opioids. This focus has emerged from a conceptualization of rSIB as a problem of impulse control (primarily mediated by serotonin) and/or as a maladaptive pain-related behavior (ultimately mediated by opioids). A developmental perspective of rSIB is emphasized, highlighting the biased prevalence of rSIB among patients with mental retardation and severe personality disorders and the significance of critical developmental events leading to pathology in "pedagogical" neural circuits. A novel typology is offered in an effort to better match interventions with rSIB subtypes. Achievement of this ultimate goal however, must await further research.
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- R Villalba
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA
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Villalba R, Concha M, Gómez-Villagrán JL. Tetrazolium reductase activity in human heart valves. Ann Thorac Surg 1998; 66:1864-5. [PMID: 9875824 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01025-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Suárez J, Miguélez M, Villalba R. Nodular erythema elevatum diutinum in an HIV-1 infected woman: response to dapsone and antiretroviral therapy. Br J Dermatol 1998; 138:717-8. [PMID: 9640395 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02202.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The tolerance and cryoprotective effect of propane-1,2-diol on human skin was evaluated using tetrazolium reductase enzyme activity to assess tissue viability. The tolerance of human skin was tested by exposing the skin to increasing concentrations of propane-1,2-diol (10, 20, and 40% v/v), at two permeation temperatures (4 degrees C or room temperature), in a stepwise manner, to reduce osmotically induced changes in cell volume. There was no evidence of specific toxicity attributable to the cryoprotectant during the permeation period, even at a concentration of 40%; however a significant decrease in human skin viability was observed after freezing and thawing with high concentrations of cryoprotectant. The only useful protocol was that employing a low cooling rate (-1 degree C min-1) with 10 or 20% (v/v) propane-1,2-diol at a low permeation temperature. The data suggest that propane-1,2-diol does not produced improved results when compared with other cryoprotectants used for skin cryopreservation.
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- R Villalba
- Unidad de Criobiología del centro Regional de Transfusión Sanguńea Hospital Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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A 32-year-old male with febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease (FUMHD) responsive to methotrexate is reported. This is a severe variant of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta characterized by the acute onset of a widespread ulceronecrotic cutaneous eruption together with high fever and systemic involvement. To our knowledge, only 13 patients with FUMHD have been reported to date.
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- J Suárez
- Section of Dermatology, Hospital La Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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To evaluate whether amphotericin B has a detrimental effect on the viability of cryopreserved skin, human skin samples were incubated during 7 and 24 h in three different media: 0.9% phosphate-buffered saline and Medium 199 with and without 10 micrograms/ml amphotericin B. The viability of the tissue was assessed by measuring the tetrazolium reductase activity before and after cryopreservation. A significant decrease in cryopreserved human skin viability was observed after 7 and 24 h incubation with amphotericin B. These results indicate that in the processing of skin preservation, the beneficial effect of using amphotericin B as an antifungal agent may be reduced by its negative effect on tissue viability.
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- R Villalba
- Unidad de Criobiología del Centro Regional de Transfusiíon Sanguínea, Hospital "Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Galbis JM, Fuster CA, Martín E, Guijarro J, Arnau A, Fernández-Centeno A, Villalba R, Villalba F, Cantó A. [Iatrogenic bilateral hydrothorax following the placement of a central catheter]. NUTR HOSP 1995; 10:234-6. [PMID: 7662762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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We present a case of bilateral hydrothorax after internal jugular vein catheterization. 60 hours after placing the catheter, the patient showed an abrupt picture of jugular ingurgitation, abolished vesicular breath sounds, and displaced cardiac tones. It was necessary to immediately drain one hemithorax to guarantee ventilation of the patient. The present article examines iatrogenicity derived from the placement of central catheters, and special attention is given to the need for post-insertion x-ray control.
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- J M Galbis
- Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, España
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Guerrero R, Velasco F, Rodriguez M, Lopez A, Rojas R, Alvarez MA, Villalba R, Rubio V, Torres A, del Castillo D. Endotoxin-induced pulmonary dysfunction is prevented by C1-esterase inhibitor. J Clin Invest 1993; 91:2754-60. [PMID: 8514883 PMCID: PMC443341 DOI: 10.1172/jci116516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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In septic shock, hypotension, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and neutrophil activation are related to the activation of the blood coagulation contact system. This study evaluates in dogs the effect of the C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH), a main inhibitor of the blood coagulation contact system, on the cardiovascular and respiratory dysfunction associated with endotoxic shock. Two groups were included: controls, which received Escherichia coli endotoxin, and a C1-INH group in which C1-INH was infused before E. coli endotoxin administration. In both groups, endotoxin produced hypodynamic shock; however, the decrease in the systolic index and the ventricular systolic work indexes were greater in controls than the C1-INH group. In controls, the arterial O2 partial pressure decreased by 30% and the alveolo-arterial O2 difference increased by 625%, these parameters remained unchanged in the C1-INH group. Hypoxemia was associated with increased intrapulmonary shunt, decreased blood coagulation contact factors, and decreased C3c. In contrast, C1-INH administration prevented endotoxin-induced hypoxemia, the increase in intrapulmonary shunt, and the decrease in blood coagulation contact factors. This study shows that, in dogs with endotoxic shock, pulmonary dysfunction is associated with an activation of the blood coagulation contact phase system. An inhibition of this system by C1-INH prevented the hypoxemia induced by endotoxic shock.
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- R Guerrero
- Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Spain
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A tree-ring width chronology of alerce trees (Fitzroya cupressoides) from southern Chile was used to produce an annually resolved 3622-year reconstruction of departures from mean summer temperatures (December to March) for southern South America. The longest interval with above-average temperatures was from 80 B.C. to A.D. 160. Long intervals with below-average temperatures were recorded from A.D. 300 to 470 and from A.D. 1490 to 1700. Neither this proxy temperature record nor instrumental data for southern South America for latitudes between 35 degrees and 44 degrees S provide evidence of a warming trend during the last decades of this century that could be related to anthropogenic causes. The data also indicate that alerce is the second longest living tree after the bristlecone pine (Pinus Iongaeva).
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Roman J, Velasco F, Fernandez F, Fernandez M, Villalba R, Rubio V, Vicente A, Torres A. Coagulation, fibrinolytic and kallikrein systems in neonates with uncomplicated sepsis and septic shock. Haemostasis 1993; 23:142-8. [PMID: 8276317 DOI: 10.1159/000216867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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This study evaluates the contact system, coagulation inhibitors and fibrinolysis in 23 full-term newborns with sepsis (8 with septic shock). The results were compared with a group of 20 healthy newborns. Blood samples were obtained at the time of clinical diagnosis and 3 days after the antibiotic therapy was started. The results showed that: severe infection was associated with activation of the contact system, depletion of anticoagulant proteins and elevation of C4b-binding protein levels. There was a shift in protein S to the complexed inactive form, and the thrombin-antithrombin complexes increased. These changes occurred in parallel to both activation and inhibition of fibrinolysis. These changes were more pronounced in the septic shock patients than in nonshock neonates. After therapy, this procoagulant state decreased among survivor patients while in those who died, the abnormalities in coagulation did not improve. Our study suggests that neonatal sepsis induces a hypercoagulable state that persists in nonsurvivor neonates despite a correct treatment.
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- J Roman
- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain
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Villalba R, González AI, Linares MJ, Casal M, Torres A. Detection of antibodies to Candida albicans germ tube as a possible aid in diagnosing systemic candidiasis in bone marrow transplant patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1993; 12:347-9. [PMID: 8354300 DOI: 10.1007/bf01964431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Indirect immunofluorescence assays to detect antibodies to Candida albicans blastospore and germ tube were performed in sera of 29 bone marrow transplant patients. Antibodies to germ tube were present in the sera of six patients, in four of whom a Candida albicans infection was highly probable, while in the other two patients it was not possible to determine the previous course. No healthy blood donors had these antibodies. On the other hand, detection of antibodies to Candida albicans blastospore showed low specificity in the diagnosis of systemic candidiasis. These preliminary findings suggest that the detection of antibodies to Candida albicans germ tube may be an important aid in the diagnosis of systemic candidiasis in bone marrow transplant patients.
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- R Villalba
- Blood Transfusion Centre, Córdoba, Spain
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Velasco F, Villalba R, Fernandez M, de la Mata M, Roman J, Rubio V, Rufian S, Varo E, Pera C, Torres A. Diminished anticoagulant and fibrinolytic activity following liver transplantation. Transplantation 1992; 53:1256-61. [PMID: 1604481 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199206000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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This study analyzed the coagulation changes in twenty patients after orthotopic liver transplantation. The procoagulant, anticoagulant, and fibrinolytic systems were studied during the first two postoperative weeks. Within the first postoperative day all extrinsic and intrinsic pathway factors became normal except factors IX, VII, and X, which recovered within the next 24 hr. Of interest are the changes in factor VIII, which reached a high concentration with an increase in its antigenic fraction during the study. However, coagulation inhibitors showed a different pattern. In fact, antithrombin III (AT-III) and protein C (PC) needed from 7 to 14 days to reach normal values. Total protein S (TPS) and free protein S (FPS) did not recover until day 7, whereas heparin cofactor II (HC-II) remained at subnormal levels throughout the study. Thrombin-antithrombin III complex (TAT) values were strikingly elevated in the immediate postoperative period. Fibrinolysis parameters showed plasminogen (PL) levels in the normal range until day 4. Antiplasmin (AP) followed a curve parallel to that of plasminogen but its levels were higher during this observation period. Similarly the initial elevation in plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 endothelial type (PAI-1) levels remained high until days 4 and 7. In summary, it can be concluded that during the postoperative phase after OLT a hypercoagulable state is developed as a result of diminished anticoagulant and fibrinolytic activity. This coagulation might be a nontechnical factor contributing to the thrombotic vascular complications of some liver recipients.
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- F Velasco
- Department of Haematology, University Hospital Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain
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Villalba R, Fornés G, Alvarez MA, Román J, Rubio V, Fernández M, García JM, Viñals M, Torres A. Acute Chagas' disease in a recipient of a bone marrow transplant in Spain: case report. Clin Infect Dis 1992; 14:594-5. [PMID: 1554849 DOI: 10.1093/clinids/14.2.594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Chagas' disease (American trypanosomiasis) is a very uncommon disease in non-endemic areas. A few cases in immunosuppressed patients have been reported in America. This report describes, to our knowledge, the first fatal case of acute Chagas' disease in Europe following bone marrow transplantation.
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- R Villalba
- Department of Hematology, University Hospital Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain
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Román J, Velasco F, Fernandez F, Fernandez M, Villalba R, Rubio V, Torres A. Protein C, protein S and C4b-binding protein in neonatal severe infection and septic shock. J Perinat Med 1992; 20:111-6. [PMID: 1386881 DOI: 10.1515/jpme.1992.20.2.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We have studied the behaviour of total protein S, free protein S, protein C and C4b-binding protein fifteen neonates with severe infections, eight with septic shock and in a group of ten healthy newborns. Protein C was decreased in shock and septic patients, but only the shock group showed significant differences compared to normal neonates. Total protein S was normal in both groups of patients, although free protein S had significantly lower values in shock and nonshock infants. C4b-binding protein was higher than normal in septic and shock patients compared to the control group. Decreased values of protein C and free protein S can be explained by the activation of coagulation and their subsequent consumption. On the other hand, the increased levels of C4b-binding protein can affect the distribution of protein S in plasma, producing a shift in protein S to the complexed inactive form. These findings can contribute to an increased risk of microthrombosis during neonatal sepsis.
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- J Román
- Hematology Department, Reina Sofia Hospital, Córdoba, Spain
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Suárez I, Bodega G, Arilla E, Rubio M, Villalba R, Fernández B. Different response of astrocytes and Bergmann glial cells to portacaval shunt: an immunohistochemical study in the rat cerebellum. Glia 1992; 6:172-9. [PMID: 1282500 DOI: 10.1002/glia.440060304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The present study was performed in order to follow the response of rat cerebellum astroglial cells (Bergmann glial cells and astrocytes) to long-term portacaval shunt (PCS), by means of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and vimentin immunoreactivities. Bergmann glia accumulated GFAP in response to PCS, whereas astrocytes decreased GFAP immunoreactivity when compared to control rats. The increase of GFAP occurs in cells located in the cerebellar layer where glutamate is mainly released. Since the vimentin content remained unaltered in response to PCS, when compared to control rats, it can be concluded that only the GFAP filaments are affected by PCS. Nevertheless, GFAP immunoreactivity presents regional differences in the cerebellar astroglial population, and the factors responsible for these variations are still unknown.
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- I Suárez
- Department de Biologia Celular y Genética Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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Medina E, Martínez A, Soler JJ, González C, Carbonell P, Villalba R, Cuevas J, Camps C. [Superficial gastric carcinoma. Clinical analysis]. Rev Esp Enferm Apar Dig 1989; 75:348-52. [PMID: 2740569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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While in Japan the incidence of superficial gastric cancer (CGS) is very high (35%), with a mean 5-year survival rate of 95%, in our environment it is infrequent. Although the global incidence of gastric cancer is declining, recently, since endoscopy became routine, an increase has been seen in the diagnosis of superficial gastric cancer. In the period between 1976-1982 two cases were diagnosed in our service, but between 1982-1986 the total number of cases found was 23, representing 0.37% of all the endoscopies performed (approx. 6,800) and 8.6% of those diagnostic of gastric cancer (266 cases). Of the lesions, 60.8% were located in the antral region and the most common accompanying symptomatology was ulcerative syndrome (47.3%). The predominant tumoral type was ulcerative (73.9%) (classification of the Japanese Endoscopy Society). The benefits of radiological study were nil, while endoscopic biopsy was diagnostic in 100% after an average of 1.8 (1-4) endoscopies per patient with 6-12 biopsy samples obtained in each endoscopy. Of these 23 patients, 8 underwent total gastrectomy, 14 partial gastrectomy and one refused surgical treatment. The survival was 91.3%, with a follow-up of 6 to 60 months, and two deaths were due to nontumoral causes.
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Martínez-Murillo R, Villalba R, Montero-Caballero MI, Rodrigo J. Cholinergic somata and terminals in the rat substantia nigra: an immunocytochemical study with optical and electron microscopic techniques. J Comp Neurol 1989; 281:397-415. [PMID: 2703554 DOI: 10.1002/cne.902810306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The topographical distribution, histochemical characteristics, and anatomical relationships of the cellular elements containing choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunoreactivity, demonstrated with specific monoclonal antibodies to ChAT following the unlabelled antibody peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) procedure at the optical and electron microscopic levels, were investigated in the rat substantia nigra (SN). Scarce, large (20-30 microns in maximum soma extent) cholinergic cell bodies and processes were found within the boundaries of the SN, in the borders of the pars compacta and pars reticulata, principally at caudal levels. Occasionally, cholinergic neurons were also found at intermediate levels of the SN, in the borders of the pars reticulata and pars lateralis. Cytologically, these large cells resembled ChAT-positive neurons localized in other areas of the central nervous system (CNS) of the rat--for example, the pontomesencephalotegmental (PMT) cholinergic complex (Ch5-Ch6) and the nucleus basalis of Meynert (nbM) (Ch4). Histochemically, ChAT-positive cells in the SN were characterized by their ability to utilize the reduced cofactor nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH). Identified ChAT-positive neurons in the light microscope were subsequently studied in the electron microscope. All cholinergic neurons in the SN share essentially the same ultrastructural characteristics. The copious cytoplasm was rich in organelles with large lipofuscin granules. The synaptic input onto cell bodies and their dendrites was studied in serial sections. Synaptic contacts onto the perikarya and proximal dendrites were sparse and of asymmetric type. Both symmetric and asymmetric synaptic specializations onto ChAT-positive distal dendrites were detected. Asymmetric synaptic contacts onto cell bodies and dendrites were often defined by the presence of subjunctional dense bodies associated with the postsynaptic membrane. The pattern of the synaptic input to these cells differs strikingly from that onto unlabelled neighboring neurons. The perikarya and dendrites of the latter were characteristically covered with synaptic boutons. Scarce immunoreactive terminals in asymmetric synaptic contact with unlabelled dendritic profiles were also detected in portions of SN compacta with no ChAT-positive cells. Extranigrally located ChAT-positive cells of the PMT cholinergic complex were also examined in the electron microscope for comparison purposes. These cells exhibited, on the basis of their morphology and synaptic input pattern, very similar characteristics to those shown by SN cholinergic neurons.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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The aims of this work were to investigate the possible effect of several antimicrobial agents alone and in combinations against 190 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and 30 isolates of Mycobacterium avium, 30 Mycobacterium fortuitum and 30 Mycobacterium chelonei. The susceptibility was determined in Müller-Hinton agar and Middlebrook 7H 10 agar. For interpretation of the results the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined and for the combinations of antimicrobials we used the Fractional Inhibitory Concentration Index (FIC). The possible clinical efficacy was determined by the Inhibitory Quotient. The synergistic effect of several combinations of these compounds was demonstrated.
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- M Casal
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Córdoba, Spain
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Alvarez FJ, Cervantes C, Villalba R, Blasco I, Martínez-Murillo R, Polak JM, Rodrigo J. Immunocytochemical analysis of calcitonin gene-related peptide and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in Merkel cells and cutaneous free nerve endings of cats. Cell Tissue Res 1988; 254:429-37. [PMID: 3264208 DOI: 10.1007/bf00225816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)- and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-immunoreactivity were observed to coexist in Merkel cells of cats. No differences in peptide content were found between Merkel cells located in epithelia of the hard palate, in hairy and glabrous skin of the upper lip, and in vibrissae follicles. CGRP- and VIP-immunoreactive nerve fibres were also found near CGRP/VIP-immunoreactive Merkel cells. In the vibrissae follicles some CGRP- and VIP-immunoreactive nerve terminals end abutting on the glassy membrane. Other CGRP-immunoreactive nerve fibres penetrate the epithelium of the skin and end within it. Electron microscopy of vibrissae follicles revealed that Merkel cell neurites are not immunostained and that immunostained nerve fibres form unmyelinated bundles before ending freely. Thus, CGRP- and VIP-immunoreactive nerve fibres in cat skin do not end as Merkel cell neurites but as different kinds of free nerve endings.
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- F J Alvarez
- Neuroanatomy Department, Cajal Institute, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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Martínez-Murillo R, Blasco I, Alvarez FJ, Villalba R, Solano ML, Montero-Caballero MI, Rodrigo J. Distribution of enkephalin-immunoreactive nerve fibres and terminals in the region of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis of the rat: a light and electron microscopic study. J Neurocytol 1988; 17:361-76. [PMID: 3049947 DOI: 10.1007/bf01187858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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This investigation was carried out on the distribution of enkephalin-containing nerve fibres and terminals in the region of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) of the rat. At the light microscope (LM) level, enkephalin-immunoreactive sites and endogenous choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) were demonstrated by employing the two-colour immunoperoxidase staining technique, using highly specific monoclonal antibodies against enkephalin and ChAT. A pharmacohistochemical procedure to reveal acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-synthesizing neurons combined with the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) immunocytochemical technique to detect endogenous enkephalins, provided ultrastructural data on the relationships of neuronal elements containing AChE and enkephalins in the region of the NBM. At the LM level, cholinergic neurons of the NBM were surrounded by a dense network of enkephalin-immunoreactive nerve fibres. Electron microscopic (EM) observations of histochemically characterized structures, that were first identified in the LM, revealed that intensely AChE-stained structures in the region of the NBM received sparse synaptic inputs from enkephalin immunoreactive terminals. Synaptic inputs of immunoreactive terminals onto intensely AChE-stained neuron cell bodies were not detected. Synaptic contacts onto proximal AChE-positive dendrites were sparse, but the density increased on more distal regions of the dendrites. All immunoreactive boutons studied established symmetrical synaptic contacts with AChE-positive post-synaptic structures. The pattern of the synaptic input to these cells differs strikingly from that onto typical globus pallidus neurons. The perikarya and dendrites of the latter neurons were characteristically ensheathed in immunoreactive synaptic boutons. Results are consistent with the view that enkephalin-like substances in the rat might be synaptic transmitters or neuromodulators in the area of the NBM and that cholinergic neurons of the NBM (Ch4) are integrated into the circuitry of the basal ganglia. Enkephalins may play an important role regulating the extrinsic cholinergic innervation of the neocortex.
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Alvarez FJ, Cervantes C, Blasco I, Villalba R, Martinez-Murillo R, Polak JM, Rodrigo J. Presence of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and substance P (SP) immunoreactivity in intraepidermal free nerve endings of cat skin. Brain Res 1988; 442:391-5. [PMID: 2453251 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(88)91532-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Immunocytochemistry against neuropeptides contained within primary afferent neurons was used to study the morphology and distribution of intraepidermal free nerve endings in cat facial skin. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and substance P (SP) immunoreactivity was found in similar intraepidermal nerve endings of cat glabrous and hairy skin epithelia. The greatest density of immunoreactive intraepidermal nerve endings was located in the nose epidermis. Small limited areas with immunoreactive intraepidermal nerve endings were also found in facial hairy skin.
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- F J Alvarez
- Neuroanatomy Department, Cajal Institute CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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Casal M, Rodriguez F, Villalba R, Benavente MC, Gonzalez AI. In vitro susceptibility of Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium avium against some quinolones. Chemioterapia 1987; 6:431-3. [PMID: 3481302 DOI: pmid/3481302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The in vitro susceptibility of Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium avium to ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin and ofloxacin was studied by the agar dilution method. All strains of Mycobacterium fortuitum were inhibited by 2 mg/ml or less of these antimicrobial agents. Concentrations higher than achievable blood levels were necessary to inhibit Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium avium.
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- M Casal
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Cordoba University, Spain
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The in vitro susceptibility of Mycobacterium avium to RU-28965 alone and in combination with rifampin, isoniazid, and sulfametoxipiridazine was studied by the agar dilution method. The synergistic effect of the RU-28965 with rifampin has been demonstrated. At a concentration of 16 micrograms/ml or lower of RU-28965, 100% of M. avium strains were inhibited. If 2 micrograms/ml of rifampin is added the MIC of RU-28965 is lowered to 0.25 microgram/ml.
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Zaragoza C, Dávila D, Lloris JM, Villalba R, Calvo MA, Diestro G, Narbona B. [Splenic hydatidosis. Contribution of 4 cases]. Rev Esp Enferm Apar Dig 1986; 69:547-51. [PMID: 3738131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Hernández G, Esquivel-Avila JG, Villalba R, DiSessa TG, Zavala E. [Echocardiographic evaluation of the tricuspid valve in rheumatic mitral valvulopathy]. Arch Inst Cardiol Mex 1983; 53:513-9. [PMID: 6660983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The recognition of tricuspid valve involvement in presence of rheumatic mitral valve disease is important when surgery is contemplated. At the National Institute of Cardiology in Mexico City, we studied 57 patients with preoperative echocardiogram and catheterisation on whom the tricuspid valve (TV) was explored during surgical repair of mitral valve disease. TV was normal in 17 patients (group I), 28 had functional tricuspid insufficiency (group II) and 12 had rheumatic involvement (group III). Surgical treatment over TV was required in 22 (20 annuloplasty, 1 comissurotomy and 1 homograft valve replacement). We found pure mitral stenosis in 15, mitral stenosis and regurgitation in 36 and 6 with pure mitral insufficiency; the surgical repair over the mitral valve consisted in: 4 comissurotomies and 53 prosthetic valve replacement. At catheterisation, no significant pressure differences were found among the groups (right atrium, end diastolic of right ventricle, systolic pulmonary artery and capillary wedge). Echocardiogram showed E-F slope velocity diminished in group III (P less than 0.01), a diastolic anterior motion of septal leaflet of TV was found in 22 patients. No significant differences in the right ventricle measurements were found. In 7 patients a systolic anterior motion of interventricular septum was observed, all had mitral stenosis, 6 from group II and 1 from group III. We conclude that: echocardiogram study is a useful tool for the evaluation of TV involvement in patients with rheumatic mitral valve disease.
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