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Domínguez-López I, Galkina P, Parilli-Moser I, Arancibia-Riveros C, Martínez-González MÁ, Salas-Salvadó J, Corella D, Malcampo M, Martínez JA, Tojal-Sierra L, Wärnberg J, Vioque J, Romaguera D, López-Miranda J, Estruch R, Tinahones FJ, Santos-Lozano JM, Serra-Majem L, Bueno-Cavanillas A, Tur JA, Rubín-García M, Pintó X, Fernández-Aranda F, Delgado-Rodríguez M, Barabash-Bustelo A, Vidal J, Vázquez C, Daimiel L, Ros E, Toledo E, Atzeni A, Asensio EM, Vera N, Garcia-Rios A, Torres-Collado L, Pérez-Farinós N, Zulet M, Chaplin A, Casas R, Martín-Peláez S, Vaquero-Luna J, Gómez-Pérez AM, Vázquez-Ruiz Z, Shyam S, Ortega-Azorín C, Talens N, Peña-Orihuela PJ, Oncina-Canovas A, Diez-Espino J, Babio N, Fitó M, Lamuela-Raventós RM. Microbial Phenolic Metabolites Are Associated with Improved Cognitive Health. Mol Nutr Food Res 2024; 68:e2300183. [PMID: 38062915 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202300183] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
Abstract
SCOPE Diets rich in polyphenols has been associated with better cognitive performance. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between microbial phenolic metabolites (MPM) in urine and cognition in the context of an older population at high cardiovascular risk. METHODS AND RESULTS A cross-sectional analysis is conducted in 400 individuals of the PREDIMED-Plus study. Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry is used to identify urinary MPM. Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) adherence is estimated with a 17-item questionnaire and cognitive function is evaluated with a battery of neuropsychological tests. Multivariable-adjusted linear regression models are fitted to assess the relationship of urinary MPM with the MedDiet and cognitive tests. Protocatechuic acid and enterolactone glucuronide are associated with higher adherence to the MedDiet. Regarding cognitive function, protocatechuic acid, vanillic acid glucuronide, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, enterodiol glucuronide, and enterolactone glucuronide are directly associated with a global composite score of all the cognitive tests. Furthermore, protocatechuic acid and enterolactone glucuronide are associated with higher scores in the Mini-Mental State Examination, whereas enterodiol glucuronide is associated with improved Clock Drawing Test scores. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the MedDiet is linked to MPM associated with better cognitive performance in an older population.
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- Inés Domínguez-López
- Polyphenol Research Group, Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
- Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA-UB), University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, 08921, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Polyphenol Research Group, Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Polyphenol Research Group, Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
- Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA-UB), University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, 08921, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Polyphenol Research Group, Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
- Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA-UB), University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, 08921, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Grup de Recerca ANut-DSM, Unitat de Nutrició, Reus, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Reus, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition, Institut Hospital del Mar de Investigaciones Médicas Municipal d`Investigació Médica (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences, and Physiology, Center for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- Precision Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health, IMDEA Food, CEI UAM + CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Metabolic Area, Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- EpiPHAAN research group, School of Health Sciences, University of Málaga - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica en Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández (ISABIAL-UMH), Alicante, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA-UB), University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, 08921, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Virgen de la Victoria Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Family Medicine, Research Unit, Distrito Sanitario Atención Primaria Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria & Centro Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil (CHUIMI), Canarian Health Service, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Research Group on Community Nutrition & Oxidative Stress, University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Group of Investigation in Interactions Gene-Environment and Health (GIIGAS), Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, León, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Lipids and Vascular Risk Unit, Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Clinical Psychology Unit, University Hospital Bellvitge-IDIBELL and University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Metabolic Area, Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Endocrinology, Institut d` Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Fundación Jimenez Díaz, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas IISFJD, University Autonoma, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Nutritional Control of the Epigenome Group, Precision Nutrition and Obesity Program, IMDEA Food, CEI UAM + CSIC, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y de la Salud, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, 28660, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Lipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Grup de Recerca ANut-DSM, Unitat de Nutrició, Reus, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Reus, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition, Institut Hospital del Mar de Investigaciones Médicas Municipal d`Investigació Médica (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández (ISABIAL-UMH), Alicante, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- EpiPHAAN research group, School of Health Sciences, University of Málaga - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica en Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences, and Physiology, Center for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- Precision Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health, IMDEA Food, CEI UAM + CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA-UB), University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, 08921, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Metabolic Area, Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Virgen de la Victoria Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Grup de Recerca ANut-DSM, Unitat de Nutrició, Reus, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Reus, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition, Institut Hospital del Mar de Investigaciones Médicas Municipal d`Investigació Médica (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández (ISABIAL-UMH), Alicante, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Salud de Tafalla, Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Servicio Navarro de Salud Osasunbidea, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Grup de Recerca ANut-DSM, Unitat de Nutrició, Reus, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Reus, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Unit of Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition, Institut Hospital del Mar de Investigaciones Médicas Municipal d`Investigació Médica (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Polyphenol Research Group, Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
- Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA-UB), University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, 08921, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Arias KD, Gutiérrez JP, Fernández I, Álvarez I, Goyache F. Copy Number Variation Regions Differing in Segregation Patterns Span Different Sets of Genes. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2351. [PMID: 37508128 PMCID: PMC10376189 DOI: 10.3390/ani13142351] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Copy number variations regions (CNVRs) can be classified either as segregating, when found in both parents, and offspring, or non-segregating. A total of 65 segregating and 31 non-segregating CNVRs identified in at least 10 individuals within a dense pedigree of the Gochu Asturcelta pig breed was subjected to enrichment and functional annotation analyses to ascertain their functional independence and importance. Enrichment analyses allowed us to annotate 1018 and 351 candidate genes within the bounds of the segregating and non-segregating CNVRs, respectively. The information retrieved suggested that the candidate genes spanned by segregating and non-segregating CNVRs were functionally independent. Functional annotation analyses allowed us to identify nine different significantly enriched functional annotation clusters (ACs) in segregating CNVR candidate genes mainly involved in immunity and regulation of the cell cycle. Up to five significantly enriched ACs, mainly involved in reproduction and meat quality, were identified in non-segregating CNVRs. The current analysis fits with previous reports suggesting that segregating CNVRs would explain performance at the population level, whereas non-segregating CNVRs could explain between-individuals differences in performance.
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- Katherine D Arias
- Área de Genética y Reproducción Animal, SERIDA-Deva, Camino de Rioseco 1225, 33394 Gijón, Spain
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Genética y Reproducción Animal, SERIDA-Deva, Camino de Rioseco 1225, 33394 Gijón, Spain
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- Área de Genética y Reproducción Animal, SERIDA-Deva, Camino de Rioseco 1225, 33394 Gijón, Spain
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- Área de Genética y Reproducción Animal, SERIDA-Deva, Camino de Rioseco 1225, 33394 Gijón, Spain
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Sanchez-Ballesta MT, Marti-Anders C, Álvarez MD, Escribano MI, Merodio C, Romero I. Are the Blueberries We Buy Good Quality? Comparative Study of Berries Purchased from Different Outlets. Foods 2023; 12:2621. [PMID: 37444359 DOI: 10.3390/foods12132621] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) are becoming increasingly popular for their nutritional and health benefits, and their economic value is therefore increasing. The loss of quality that can occur due to softening and fungal attack is an important consideration when marketing blueberries. Despite the added value of blueberries, no studies have been carried out on how the fruit arrives at the outlets just before purchase by the consumer in terms of firmness, physico-chemical parameters, phenolic compounds, and fungal growth. The aim of this work has been, therefore, to investigate possible differences in quality parameters between blueberries purchased from ten different outlets, regardless of the supplier. The results showed that all the samples were of acceptable quality, although they all had a low maturity index at the point of sale. None of the samples studied showed clear signs of fungal decay at the time of purchase, although we were able to grow and identify some pathogen specimens after cultivation. In terms of total phenolic and anthocyanin content, as well as antioxidant activity, all the samples showed low values, possibly due to their postharvest storage, but they were within the expected range for this fruit. On the other hand, differences in the measured parameters were observed between samples of the same cultivar while no differences were found between conventionally and organically grown blueberries. This suggests that preharvest (such as edaphoclimatic conditions, agricultural practices, and cultivars) and postharvest factors (such as treatments used, storage, and transport temperatures) could influence the berry quality when they reach the consumer.
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- M Teresa Sanchez-Ballesta
- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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Martínez-Gómez C, Fernández B, Barcala E, García-Aparicio V, Jumilla E, Gea-Pacheco Á, León VM. The impact of chemical pollution on the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from a Mediterranean hypersaline coastal lagoon. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:80106-80122. [PMID: 37289386 PMCID: PMC10344999 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27871-9] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a critically endangered species. The impact of environmental contamination on this species has been highlighted as contributing to the decline in recruitment. The Mar Menor hypersaline coastal lagoon (SE Spain) is one of the most productive fisheries of European eel in Europe, making it a critical habitat for species conservation. The present study aimed to provide an initial overview of the impact of organic chemical contaminants on the European eel and the potential sublethal effects of chemical pollution on pre-migrating eels in this hypersaline habitat. We investigated muscle bioaccumulation of main persistent and hazardous organic contaminants (including some current-use pesticides) and genotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and xenobiotic detoxification system responses. The findings show that lagoon eels were exposed to high levels of legacy organochlorine contaminants, recently banned pesticides (chlorpyrifos), and some emerging chemicals. Some individuals surpassed the maximum levels of CBs authorized by the European Commission for human consumption. In this species, residuals of chlorpyrifos, pendimethalin, and chlorthal dimethyl have been reported for the first time. This field study provides relevant data to stock management and human health consumption and provides the first biomarker responses in European eel under permanent hypersaline conditions. Furthermore, the high frequency of micronuclei in peripheral erythrocytes of lagoon eels indicates sublethal genotoxic effects on the organism. Overall, the European eels growing and maturing in the Mar Menor lagoon are exposed to toxic and carcinogenic chemicals. The lack of seafood safety regulations for human consumption for some legacy chemicals that were measured in high concentrations in our study requires special action. Further biomonitoring and research are recommended to protect the animal, public, and environmental health.
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- Concepción Martínez-Gómez
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), CSIC, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/ Varadero 1, 30740, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), CSIC, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/ Varadero 1, 30740, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), CSIC, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/ Varadero 1, 30740, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Centro de Edafología Y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS), CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo. Espinardo 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Chemistry Faculty, University of Murcia, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Sciences Faculty, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig Road. S/N, 03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), CSIC, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/ Varadero 1, 30740, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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Ramos JL, Bernal P, Salvachúa D. Microbial biotechnology in the effort to end hunger. Microb Biotechnol 2023. [PMID: 37351573 PMCID: PMC10364311 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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- Juan Luis Ramos
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas - Estación Experimental del Zaidin, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Renewable Resources and Enabling Sciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA
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Loureiro I, Escorial MC, Chueca MC. Natural hybridization between wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and its wild relatives Aegilops geniculata Roth and Aegilops triuncialis L. Pest Manag Sci 2023; 79:2247-2254. [PMID: 36785882 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cultivated bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) spontaneously hybridizes with wild/weedy related Aegilops populations, but little is known about the actual rates at which this hybridization occurs under field conditions. It is very important to provide reliable empirical data on this phenomenon in order to assess the potential crop-wild introgression, especially in the context of conducting risk assessments for the commercialization of genetically modified (GM) wheat, as gene flow from wheat to Aegilops species could transfer into the wild species genes coding for traits such as resistance to herbicides, insects, diseases or environmental stresses. RESULTS The spontaneous hybridization rates between wheat and A. geniculata and A. triuncialis, which are very abundant in the Mediterranean area, have been estimated for the first time in the northern part of the Meseta Central, the great central plateau which includes the largest area of wheat cultivation in Spain. Hybridization rates averaged 0.12% and 0.008% for A. geniculata and A. triuncialis, respectively. Hybrids were found in 26% of A. geniculata and 5% of A. triuncialis populations, at rates that can be ≤3.6% for A. geniculata and 0.24% for A. triuncialis. CONCLUSION The detection of Aegilops spp.-wheat hybrids in Aegilops populations indicates that gene flow can occur, although wheat is considered a crop with a low-to-medium risk for transgene escape. These data on field hybridization rates are essential for GM wheat risk assessment purposes. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Iñigo Loureiro
- Plant Protection Department, Weed Science Group, Centro Nacional Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA, CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Plant Protection Department, Weed Science Group, Centro Nacional Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA, CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Plant Protection Department, Weed Science Group, Centro Nacional Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA, CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Akazzim Y, Jofre M, El Mrabet O, Romeu J, Jofre-Roca L. UWB-Modulated Microwave Imaging for Human Brain Functional Monitoring. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:s23094374. [PMID: 37177578 PMCID: PMC10181633 DOI: 10.3390/s23094374] [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: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Morphological microwave imaging has shown interesting results on reconstructing biological objects inside the human body, and these parameters represent their actual biological condition, but not their biological activity. In this paper, we propose a novel microwave technique to locate the low-frequency (f≃1 kHz) -modulated signals produced by a microtag mimicking an action potential and proved it in a cylindrical phantom of the brain region. A set of two combined UWB microwave applicators, operating in the 0.5 to 2.5 GHz frequency band and producing a nsec interrogation pulse, is able to focus its radiated field into a small region of the brain containing the microtag with a modulated photodiode. The illuminating UWB microwave field was first modulated by the low-frequency (f≃1 kHz) electrical signal produced by the photodiode, inducing modulated microwave currents into the microtag that reradiating back towards the focusing applicators. At the receiving end, the low-frequency (f≃1 kHz) -modulated signal was first extracted from the full set of the backscattered signals, then focused into the region of interest and spatially represented in the corresponding region of the brain, resulting in a spatial resolution of the images in the order of 10 mm.
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- Youness Akazzim
- School of Telecommunication Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
- System of Information and Telecommunications Laboratory (LaSIT), FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan 93000, Morocco
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- School of Telecommunication Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Research and Innovation, Hospital General de Granollers, 08402 Granollers, Spain
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- System of Information and Telecommunications Laboratory (LaSIT), FS, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan 93000, Morocco
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- School of Telecommunication Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Telecommunication Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Domínguez-López I, Arancibia-Riveros C, Tresserra-Rimbau A, Castro-Barquero S, Casas R, Vázquez-Ruiz Z, Ros E, Fitó M, Estruch R, López-Sabater MC, Lamuela-Raventós RM. Relationship between estimated desaturase enzyme activity and metabolic syndrome in a longitudinal study. Front Nutr 2022; 9:991277. [PMID: 36386905 PMCID: PMC9643862 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.991277] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Desaturase enzyme activities (DEA) are associated with several metabolic diseases. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between estimated plasma DEA and the metabolic syndrome (MetS), as well as their relationship with individual components of the MetS. We conducted a longitudinal study of 148 participants recruited at random from the PREDIMED trial (Hospital Clinic site). At baseline and after 1 year of follow-up, DEA were estimated from product/precursor ratios of individual plasma fatty acids. Logistic regressions were used to assess the relationship of estimated DEA MetS, adjusted for potential cofounders. Estimated Δ5 desaturase (D5D) activity was associated with lower risk of MetS, whereas stearoyl-CoA (SCD)-16 and SCD-18 were negatively associated with MetS status. SCD-16, SCD-18, and Δ6 desaturase (D6D) were positively associated with triglycerides, SCD-18 was inversely associated with HDL-cholesterol. Estimated D6D activity was found to be associated with increases in diastolic blood pressure. In contrast, D5D was negatively associated with triglycerides, diastolic blood pressure and waist circumference. The present longitudinal study suggests that estimated SCD-16, SCD-18, and D6D have a negative impact in MetS and its components, whereas D5D may have beneficial effects for metabolic health.
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- Inés Domínguez-López
- Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XIA School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- INSA-UB, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XIA School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- INSA-UB, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XIA School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- INSA-UB, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Unit of Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition, Institut Hospital del Mar de Investigaciones Médicas (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XIA School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- INSA-UB, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XIA School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- INSA-UB, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Hernández-Macias S, Martín-Garcia A, Ferrer-Bustins N, Comas-Basté O, Riu-Aumatell M, López-Tamames E, Jofré A, Latorre-Moratalla ML, Bover-Cid S, Vidal-Carou MC. Inhibition of Biogenic Amines Formation in Fermented Foods by the Addition of Cava Lees. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:818565. [PMID: 35154043 PMCID: PMC8832063 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.818565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Food safety can be compromised by some bioactive compounds such as biogenic amines that can be specially found in fermented foods due to the bacterial decarboxylation of some amino acids by fermentative or spoilage bacteria. Cava lees are a winery by-product rich in fiber and phenolic compounds and previous works have raised their revalorization from a food safety point of view. The aim of the current work was to investigate whether the use of cava lees can help to control biogenic amine formation in bread and fermented sausages. In bread, only very low levels of biogenic amines (putrescine, cadaverine, and/or spermidine) were found, whose content did not vary with the addition of different amounts of lees. However, the addition of lees in fermented sausages significantly reduced the formation of tyramine and cadaverine. In sausages spontaneously fermented and inoculated with Salmonella spp., the presence of cadaverine and putrescine diminished by 62 and 78%, respectively, due to the addition of cava lees. The addition of cava lees phenolic extract also showed an anti-aminogenic effect (21% for cadaverine and 40% for putrescine), although in a lesser extent than cava lees. Cava lees and their phenolic extract were shown to be an effective strategy to control the undesirable accumulation of high levels of biogenic amines during the production of fermented products.
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- Salvador Hernández-Macias
- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l’Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA⋅UB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Xarxa d’Innovació Alimentària (XIA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l’Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA⋅UB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Xarxa d’Innovació Alimentària (XIA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Programa de Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentàries, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Finca Camps i Armet s/n, Monells, Spain
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l’Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA⋅UB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Xarxa d’Innovació Alimentària (XIA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l’Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA⋅UB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Xarxa d’Innovació Alimentària (XIA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l’Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA⋅UB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Xarxa d’Innovació Alimentària (XIA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Programa de Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentàries, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Finca Camps i Armet s/n, Monells, Spain
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l’Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA⋅UB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Xarxa d’Innovació Alimentària (XIA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Programa de Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentàries, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Finca Camps i Armet s/n, Monells, Spain
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l’Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA⋅UB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Xarxa d’Innovació Alimentària (XIA), Barcelona, Spain
- *Correspondence: M. Carmen Vidal-Carou,
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Casado-del Castillo V, MacCabe AP, Orejas M. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation of NHEJ Mutant Aspergillus nidulans Conidia: An Efficient Tool for Targeted Gene Recombination Using Selectable Nutritional Markers. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:961. [PMID: 34829246 PMCID: PMC8623315 DOI: 10.3390/jof7110961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Protoplast transformation for the introduction of recombinant DNA into Aspergillus nidulans is technically demanding and dependant on the availability and batch variability of commercial enzyme preparations. Given the success of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation (ATMT) in diverse pathogenic fungi, we have adapted this method to facilitate transformation of A. nidulans. Using suitably engineered binary vectors, gene-targeted ATMT of A. nidulans non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) mutant conidia has been carried out for the first time by complementation of a nutritional requirement (uridine/uracil auxotrophy). Site-specific integration in the ΔnkuA host genome occurred at high efficiency. Unlike other transformation techniques, however, cross-feeding of certain nutritional requirements from the bacterium to the fungus was found to occur, thus limiting the choice of auxotrophies available for ATMT. In complementation tests and also for comparative purposes, integration of recombinant cassettes at a specific locus could provide a means to reduce the influence of position effects (chromatin structure) on transgene expression. In this regard, targeted disruption of the wA locus permitted visual identification of transformants carrying site-specific integration events by conidial colour (white), even when auxotrophy selection was compromised due to cross-feeding. The protocol described offers an attractive alternative to the protoplast procedure for obtaining locus-targeted A. nidulans transformants.
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), c/Catedrático Agustín Escardino Benlloch 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain; (V.C.-d.C.); (M.O.)
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Hernández-Macias S, Ferrer-Bustins N, Comas-Basté O, Jofré A, Latorre-Moratalla M, Bover-Cid S, Vidal-Carou MDC. Revalorization of Cava Lees to Improve the Safety of Fermented Sausages. Foods 2021; 10:1916. [PMID: 34441693 PMCID: PMC8394411 DOI: 10.3390/foods10081916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The revalorization of food processing by-products not only reduces the environmental impact of their disposal, but also generates added economic value. Cava lees consist of inactive cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and though regarded as a valueless winery by-product, they are rich in fiber and phenolic compounds. In this study, a challenge test was performed to assess the effect of cava lees and a phenolic extract (LPE) derived therefrom on the behaviour of technological microbiota (lactic acid bacteria used as a starter culture) and the foodborne pathogens Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes during the fermentation and ripening of pork sausages. Ten batches of fermented sausages were prepared with and without cava lees or the LPE, and with or without different strains of Latilactobacillus sakei (CTC494 or BAP110). The addition of cava lees reduced the pH values of the meat batter throughout the fermentation and ripening process. No growth-promoting effect on spontaneous lactic acid bacteria (LAB) or the starter culture was observed. In contrast, the presence of cava lees prevented the growth of the tested pathogens (Salmonella and L. monocytogenes), as did the starter culture, resulting in significantly lower counts compared to the control batch. In addition, the combination of cava lees with L. sakei CTC494 had a bactericidal effect on Salmonella. LPE supplementation did not affect the pH values or LAB counts but reduced the mean counts of Salmonella, which were 0.71 log10 lower than the control values at the end of the ripening. The LPE did not exert any additional effect to that of the starters applied alone. The revalorization of cava lees as a natural ingredient to improve the microbiological safety of fermented sausages is a feasible strategy that would promote a circular economy and benefit the environment.
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- Salvador Hernández-Macias
- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l’Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av. Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain; (S.H.-M.); (O.C.-B.); (M.L.-M.)
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA·UB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av. Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Xarxa d’Innovació Alimentària (XIA), C/Baldiri Reixac 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Food Safety and Functionality Programme, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Spain; (N.F.-B.); (A.J.); (S.B.-C.)
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l’Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av. Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain; (S.H.-M.); (O.C.-B.); (M.L.-M.)
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA·UB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av. Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Xarxa d’Innovació Alimentària (XIA), C/Baldiri Reixac 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Food Safety and Functionality Programme, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Spain; (N.F.-B.); (A.J.); (S.B.-C.)
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l’Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av. Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain; (S.H.-M.); (O.C.-B.); (M.L.-M.)
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA·UB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av. Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Xarxa d’Innovació Alimentària (XIA), C/Baldiri Reixac 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Food Safety and Functionality Programme, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Spain; (N.F.-B.); (A.J.); (S.B.-C.)
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- Departament de Nutrició, Ciències de l’Alimentació i Gastronomia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av. Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain; (S.H.-M.); (O.C.-B.); (M.L.-M.)
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA·UB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av. Prat de la Riba 171, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
- Xarxa d’Innovació Alimentària (XIA), C/Baldiri Reixac 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Girón-Calva PS, Lopez C, Albacete A, Albajes R, Christou P, Eizaguirre M. β-carotene and Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein differentially modulate feeding behaviour, mortality and physiology of European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis). PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246696. [PMID: 33591990 PMCID: PMC7886157 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Maize with enhanced β-carotene production was engineered to counteract pervasive vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. Second-generation biofortified crops are being developed with additional traits that confer pest resistance. These include crops that can produce Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) insecticidal proteins. Currently, it is unknown whether β-carotene can confer fitness benefits through to insect pests, specifically through altering Ostrinia nubilalis foraging behaviour or development in the presence of Bt insecticidal toxin. Therefore the effects of dietary β-carotene plus Bt insecticidal protein on feeding behaviour, mortality, and physiology in early and late instars of O. nubilalis larvae were investigated. The results of two-choice experiments showed that irrespective of β-carotene presence, at day five 68%-90% of neonates and 69%-77% of fifth-instar larvae avoided diets with Cry1A protein. Over 65% of neonate larvae preferred to feed on diets with β-carotene alone compared to 39% of fifth-instar larvae. Higher mortality (65%-97%) in neonates fed diets supplemented with β-carotene alone and in combination with Bt protein was found, whereas <36% mortality was observed when fed diets without supplemented β-carotene or Bt protein. Diets with both β-carotene and Bt protein extended 25 days the larval developmental duration from neonate to fifth instar (compared to Bt diets) but did not impair larval or pupal weight. Juvenile hormone and 20-hydroxyecdysone regulate insect development and their levels were at least 3-fold higher in larvae fed diets with β-carotene for 3 days. Overall, these results suggest that the effects of β-carotene and Bt protein on O. nubilalis is dependent on larval developmental stage. This study is one of the first that provides insight on how the interaction of novel traits may modulate crop susceptibility to insect pests. This understanding will in turn inform the development of crop protection strategies with greater efficacy.
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- Patricia Sarai Girón-Calva
- Department of Plant Production and Forestry Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Plant Production and Forestry Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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- Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Plant Production and Forestry Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Plant Production and Forestry Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
- ICREA, Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Plant Production and Forestry Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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Hodgson JG, Montserrat Marti G, Šerá B, Jones G, Bogaard A, Charles M, Font X, Ater M, Taleb A, Santini BA, Hmimsa Y, Palmer C, Wilson PJ, Band SR, Styring A, Diffey C, Green L, Nitsch E, Stroud E, Warham G. Seed size, number and strategies in annual plants: a comparative functional analysis and synthesis. Ann Bot 2020; 126:1109-1128. [PMID: 32812638 PMCID: PMC7751024 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa151] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Plants depend fundamentally on establishment from seed. However, protocols in trait-based ecology currently estimate seed size but not seed number. This can be rectified. For annuals, seed number should simply be a positive function of vegetative biomass and a negative function of seed size. METHODS Using published values of comparative seed number as the 'gold standard' and a large functional database, comparative seed yield and number per plant and per m2 were predicted by multiple regression. Subsequently, ecological variation in each was explored for English and Spanish habitats, newly calculated C-S-R strategies and changed abundance in the British flora. KEY RESULTS As predicted, comparative seed mass yield per plant was consistently a positive function of plant size and competitive ability, and largely independent of seed size. Regressions estimating comparative seed number included, additionally, seed size as a negative function. Relationships differed numerically between regions, habitats and C-S-R strategies. Moreover, some species differed in life history over their geographical range. Comparative seed yield per m2 was positively correlated with FAO crop yield, and increasing British annuals produced numerous seeds. Nevertheless, predicted values must be viewed as comparative rather than absolute: they varied according to the 'gold standard' predictor used. Moreover, regressions estimating comparative seed yield per m2 achieved low precision. CONCLUSIONS For the first time, estimates of comparative seed yield and number for >800 annuals and their predictor equations have been produced and the ecological importance of these regenerative traits has been illustrated. 'Regenerative trait-based ecology' remains in its infancy, with work needed on determinate vs. indeterminate flowering ('bet-hedging'), C-S-R methodologies, phylogeny, comparative seed yield per m2 and changing life history. Nevertheless, this has been a positive start and readers are invited to use estimates for >800 annuals, in the Supplementary data, to help advance 'regenerative trait-based ecology' to the next level.
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- John G Hodgson
- Unit of Comparative Plant Ecology, The University, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Archaeology, The University, Sheffield, UK
- For correspondence. Email
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Restauración, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (CSIC), Avda. Montañana, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ilkovičova, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Archaeology, The University, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre de Documentació de Biodiversitat Vegetal, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratoire Diversité et Conservation des Systèmes Biologiques (LDICOSYB), Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tétouan, Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi, BP, Tétouan, Morocco
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, The University, Sheffield, UK
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CP, Morelia, Michoacán, México
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- Laboratoire Diversité et Conservation des Systèmes Biologiques (LDICOSYB), Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tétouan, Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi, BP, Tétouan, Morocco
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- Department of Archaeology, The University, Sheffield, UK
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- Unit of Comparative Plant Ecology, The University, Sheffield, UK
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- Unit of Comparative Plant Ecology, The University, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Archaeology, The University, Sheffield, UK
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Toral M, Robles-Vera I, de la Visitación N, Romero M, Sánchez M, Gómez-Guzmán M, Rodriguez-Nogales A, Yang T, Jiménez R, Algieri F, Gálvez J, Raizada MK, Duarte J. Role of the immune system in vascular function and blood pressure control induced by faecal microbiota transplantation in rats. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2019; 227:e13285. [PMID: 31004464 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AIM High blood pressure (BP) is associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether changes in gut microbiota induced by exchanging the gut microbiota between spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) alter the gut-immune system interaction inducing changes in vascular function and BP. METHODS Twenty-week-old recipient WKY and SHR were orally gavaged with donor faecal contents from WKY or SHR. In additional experiments, we used a design to determine whether blockade of B7-dependent costimulation with CTLA4-Ig or blockade of IL-17 with IL-17-neutralizing antibody could prevent hypertension caused by faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from SHR to WKY. RESULTS Correlation analyses identified the bacterial abundance of Turicibacter and S24-7_g that, respectively, positively and negatively correlated with systolic BP. FMT from WKY rats to SHR rats reduced basal systolic BP, restored the imbalance between Th17/Treg in mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) and aorta, and improved endothelial dysfunction and vascular oxidative status found in SHR transplanted with SHR faeces. FMT from SHR to WKY increased CD80 and CD86 mRNA levels and T cells activation in MLNs, circulating T cells, aortic T cell infiltration, impaired endothelial function and increased basal SBP. These effects were abolished by blockade of B7-dependent costimulation with CTLA4-Ig. IL-17a neutralizing antibody reduced SBP and improved endothelial dysfunction induced by FMT from SHR to WKY. CONCLUSION Gut microbiota is an important factor involved in the control of BP, as a consequence of its effect in T-cell activation in gut immune system and vascular T-cells accumulation.
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- Marta Toral
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
- CIBERCV, Center for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
- CIBER-EHD, Center for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
- CIBERCV, Center for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Gálvez S, Mérida-García R, Camino C, Borrill P, Abrouk M, Ramírez-González RH, Biyiklioglu S, Amil-Ruiz F, Dorado G, Budak H, Gonzalez-Dugo V, Zarco-Tejada PJ, Appels R, Uauy C, Hernandez P. Hotspots in the genomic architecture of field drought responses in wheat as breeding targets. Funct Integr Genomics 2018; 19:295-309. [PMID: 30446876 PMCID: PMC6394720 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-018-0639-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Wheat can adapt to most agricultural conditions across temperate regions. This success is the result of phenotypic plasticity conferred by a large and complex genome composed of three homoeologous genomes (A, B, and D). Although drought is a major cause of yield and quality loss in wheat, the adaptive mechanisms and gene networks underlying drought responses in the field remain largely unknown. Here, we addressed this by utilizing an interdisciplinary approach involving field water status phenotyping, sampling, and gene expression analyses. Overall, changes at the transcriptional level were reflected in plant spectral traits amenable to field-level physiological measurements, although changes in photosynthesis-related pathways were found likely to be under more complex post-transcriptional control. Examining homoeologous genes with a 1:1:1 relationship across the A, B, and D genomes (triads), we revealed a complex genomic architecture for drought responses under field conditions, involving gene homoeolog specialization, multiple gene clusters, gene families, miRNAs, and transcription factors coordinating these responses. Our results provide a new focus for genomics-assisted breeding of drought-tolerant wheat cultivars.
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- Sergio Gálvez
- Departamento de Lenguajes y Ciencias de la Computación, ETSI Informática, Campus de Teatinos, Universidad de Málaga, 29071, Málaga, Spain.
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- Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Alameda del Obispo s/n, 14004, Córdoba, Spain
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- Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Alameda del Obispo s/n, 14004, Córdoba, Spain
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Biological and Environmental Science & Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717-3150, USA
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- Bioinformatics Unit, SCAI, Campus Rabanales, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (ceiA3), Universidad de Córdoba, Campus Rabanales C6-1-E17, 14071, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717-3150, USA
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- Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Alameda del Obispo s/n, 14004, Córdoba, Spain
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- Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Alameda del Obispo s/n, 14004, Córdoba, Spain.
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- Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Gratten St, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
- Department of Economic Development, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Jobs, Transport and Resources, La Trobe University, 5 Ring Rd, Bundoora, Victoria, 3083, Australia
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.
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- Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Alameda del Obispo s/n, 14004, Córdoba, Spain.
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Bagnaschi E, Borsato M, Sakurai K, Buchmueller O, Cavanaugh R, Chobanova V, Citron M, Costa JC, De Roeck A, Dolan MJ, Ellis JR, Flächer H, Heinemeyer S, Isidori G, Lucio M, Luo F, Santos DM, Olive KA, Richards A, Weiglein G. Likelihood analysis of the minimal AMSB model. Eur Phys J C Part Fields 2017; 77:268. [PMID: 28515671 PMCID: PMC5409153 DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4810-0] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We perform a likelihood analysis of the minimal anomaly-mediated supersymmetry-breaking (mAMSB) model using constraints from cosmology and accelerator experiments. We find that either a wino-like or a Higgsino-like neutralino LSP, [Formula: see text], may provide the cold dark matter (DM), both with similar likelihoods. The upper limit on the DM density from Planck and other experiments enforces [Formula: see text] after the inclusion of Sommerfeld enhancement in its annihilations. If most of the cold DM density is provided by the [Formula: see text], the measured value of the Higgs mass favours a limited range of [Formula: see text] (and also for [Formula: see text] if [Formula: see text]) but the scalar mass [Formula: see text] is poorly constrained. In the wino-LSP case, [Formula: see text] is constrained to about [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] to [Formula: see text], whereas in the Higgsino-LSP case [Formula: see text] has just a lower limit [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text]) and [Formula: see text] is constrained to [Formula: see text] in the [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text]) scenario. In neither case can the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, [Formula: see text], be improved significantly relative to its Standard Model (SM) value, nor do flavour measurements constrain the model significantly, and there are poor prospects for discovering supersymmetric particles at the LHC, though there are some prospects for direct DM detection. On the other hand, if the [Formula: see text] contributes only a fraction of the cold DM density, future LHC [Formula: see text]-based searches for gluinos, squarks and heavier chargino and neutralino states as well as disappearing track searches in the wino-like LSP region will be relevant, and interference effects enable [Formula: see text] to agree with the data better than in the SM in the case of wino-like DM with [Formula: see text].
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- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Science Laboratories, Department of Physics, Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE UK
- Faculty of Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw, ul. Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- High Energy Physics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ UK
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
- Physics Department, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7059 USA
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- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- High Energy Physics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ UK
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- High Energy Physics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ UK
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- Experimental Physics Department, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Antwerp University, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010 Australia
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- Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology Group, Department of Physics, King’s College London, London, WC2R 2LS UK
- Theoretical Physics Department, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL UK
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- Campus of International Excellence UAM+CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM-CSIC, C/ Nicolas Cabrera 13-15, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Física de Cantabria (CSIC-UC), Avda. de Los Castros s/n, 39005 Cantabria, Spain
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- Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Kavli IPMU (WPI), UTIAS, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8583 Japan
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- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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- High Energy Physics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ UK
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- DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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Bagnaschi E, Costa JC, Sakurai K, Borsato M, Buchmueller O, Cavanaugh R, Chobanova V, Citron M, De Roeck A, Dolan MJ, Ellis JR, Flächer H, Heinemeyer S, Isidori G, Lucio M, Martínez Santos D, Olive KA, Richards A, de Vries KJ, Weiglein G. Likelihood analysis of supersymmetric SU(5) GUTs. Eur Phys J C Part Fields 2017; 77:104. [PMID: 28260982 PMCID: PMC5312117 DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4639-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
We perform a likelihood analysis of the constraints from accelerator experiments and astrophysical observations on supersymmetric (SUSY) models with SU(5) boundary conditions on soft SUSY-breaking parameters at the GUT scale. The parameter space of the models studied has seven parameters: a universal gaugino mass [Formula: see text], distinct masses for the scalar partners of matter fermions in five- and ten-dimensional representations of SU(5), [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], and for the [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] Higgs representations [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], a universal trilinear soft SUSY-breaking parameter [Formula: see text], and the ratio of Higgs vevs [Formula: see text]. In addition to previous constraints from direct sparticle searches, low-energy and flavour observables, we incorporate constraints based on preliminary results from 13 TeV LHC searches for jets + [Formula: see text] events and long-lived particles, as well as the latest PandaX-II and LUX searches for direct Dark Matter detection. In addition to previously identified mechanisms for bringing the supersymmetric relic density into the range allowed by cosmology, we identify a novel [Formula: see text] coannihilation mechanism that appears in the supersymmetric SU(5) GUT model and discuss the role of [Formula: see text] coannihilation. We find complementarity between the prospects for direct Dark Matter detection and SUSY searches at the LHC.
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- High Energy Physics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Physics, Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, University of Durham, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE UK
- Faculty of Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw, ul. Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- High Energy Physics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ UK
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
- Physics Department, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7059 USA
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- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- High Energy Physics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ UK
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- Experimental Physics Department, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Antwerp University, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010 Australia
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- Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology Group, Department of Physics, King’s College London, London, WC2R 2LS UK
- Theoretical Physics Department, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL UK
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- Campus of International Excellence UAM+CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM-CSIC, C/Nicolas Cabrera 13-15, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Física de Cantabria (CSIC-UC), Avda. de Los Castros s/n, 39005 Santander, Spain
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- Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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- High Energy Physics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ UK
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- High Energy Physics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ UK
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- DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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