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Luño V, Gil L, Jerez RA, Malo C, Galé I, de Blas I. Crystallisation pattern of vestibular mucus and its relation to vestibular electrical resistance in cycling sow. Vet Rec 2012; 171:298. [PMID: 22922708 DOI: 10.1136/vr.100579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Changes in the genital mucus around the oestrus are used by different diagnostic methods to determine optimal fertilisation time. In the current study, the authors evaluated the different arborisation patterns found in vestibular mucus, and also established its relationship with vestibular resistance changes during oestrus. Thirty multiparous sows were checked by transrectal ultrasonography to determine ovulation time every 12 hours. Vestibular resistance was measured with a commercial resistance probe, and vestibular mucus ferning was also evaluated every 12 hours during the oestrus. Significant changes (P < 0.05) in vestibular resistance were detected, registering high variation among individuals. Maximum resistance data was reached between 12 and 24 hours after ovulation time in 83 per cent of the sows. Crystallisation samples were classified into three different patterns according to the fern-like crystal degree. Arborisation peak occurred from 48 to 36 hours before the moment of ovulation, when vestibular resistance values increased gradually. In the optimal insemination moment, vestibular resistance increased significantly (P < 0.05) and vestibular mucus showed a low crystallisation pattern (P < 0.05). Combining several methods to measure genital mucus changes may predict the ovulation time and the best insemination moment.
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Redondo JI, Suesta P, Serra I, Soler C, Soler G, Gil L, Gómez-Villamandos RJ. Retrospective study of the prevalence of postanaesthetic hypothermia in dogs. Vet Rec 2012; 171:374. [PMID: 22922707 DOI: 10.1136/vr.100476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The anaesthetic records of 1525 dogs were examined to determine the prevalence of postanaesthetic hypothermia, its clinical predictors and consequences. Temperature was recorded throughout the anaesthesia. At the end of the procedure, details coded in were: hyperthermia (>39.50°C), normothermia (38.50°C-39.50°C), slight (38.49°C-36.50°C), moderate (36.49°C-34.00°C) and severe hypothermia (<34.00°C). Statistical analysis consisted of multiple regression to identify the factors that are associated with the temperature at the end of the procedure. Before premedication, the temperature was 38.7 ± 0.6°C (mean ± sd). At 60, 120 and 180 minutes from induction, the temperature was 36.7 ± 1.3°C, 36.1 ± 1.4°C and 35.8 ± 1.5°C, respectively. The prevalence of hypothermia was: slight, 51.5 per cent (95 per cent CI 49.0 to 54.0 per cent); moderate, 29.3 per cent (27.1-31.7 per cent) and severe: 2.8% (2.0-3.7%). The variables that associated with a decrease in the temperature recorded at the end of the anaesthesia were: duration of the preanesthetic time, duration of the anaesthesia, physical condition (ASA III and ASA IV dogs showed lower temperatures than ASA I dogs), the reason for anaesthesia (anaesthesia for diagnostic procedures or thoracic surgery reduce the temperature when compared with minor procedures), and the recumbency during the procedure (sternal and dorsal recumbencies showed lower temperatures than lateral recumbency). The temperature before premedication and the body surface (BS) were associated with a higher temperature at the end of the anaesthesia, and would be considered as protective factors.
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Gil L, Poplawski D, Mol A, Nowicki A, Schneider A, Komarnicki M. Neutropenic enterocolitis after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation: incidence, risk factors, and outcome. Transpl Infect Dis 2012; 15:1-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2012.00777.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ruiz-Gomez M, Mercado-Saenz S, López-Diaz B, Gil L, Martínez-Morillo M. 700 A Decreased Mitochondrial Mutant Rate by Pulsed Magnetic Field Exposure. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)71342-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ruiz-Gomez M, Mercado-Saenz S, Lopez-Diaz B, Gil L, Martínez-Morillo M. 699 Role of Rad52 and Hdf1 Genes in the Index of Respiratory Competence of Ageing Cells. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)71341-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ruiz-Gomez M, López-Díaz B, Mercado-Sáenz S, Lumbreras L, Gil L, Martinez-Morillo M. 1182 Dose-response Curves of Bleomycin Activity on in Vitro Genomic DNA for Dosimetric Purposes. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)71776-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gil L, Ben-Ari J, Turgeon R, Wolf S. Effect of CMV infection and high temperatures on the enzymes involved in raffinose family oligosaccharide biosynthesis in melon plants. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 169:965-970. [PMID: 22575056 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 02/21/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Ultrastructural and molecular studies have provided experimental evidence for the classification of cucurbits as symplastic loaders, mainly translocating the raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) raffinose and stachyose. Earlier studies established that cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) infection causes a significant increase in the sucrose-to-RFO ratio in the phloem sap of melon plants. The alteration in phloem sap sugar composition was associated with upregulation of CmSUT1 transcript within the vascular bundles. The current research aimed to explore the effect of CMV infection on the enzymes involved in symplastic phloem loading and RFO biosynthesis. Viral infection did not affect the activity of either raffinose or stachyose synthases in source leaves, but caused upregulation of the respective transcripts. Interestingly, activity of galactinol synthase was higher in CMV-infected leaves, associated with upregulation of CmGAS2. A significant increase in CmGAS2 expression in source leaves of melon plants exposed to high temperatures indicated that this response is common for both biotic and abiotic stresses. However, the effect of CMV or heat stress on phloem sap sugar composition is not due to alteration in RFO biosynthesis.
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Ruiz-Gómez M, López-Díaz B, Mercado-Saenz S, Gil L, Martínez-Morillo M. 944 Study of the Combined Effect of Long-term Exposure to Pulsed Magnetic Field and Bleomycin on in Vitro Genomic DNA. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)71565-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Espinosa E, Josa A, Gil L, Malo C, Mitjana O. Comparing Sex Steroid Levels During the Annual Cycles of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Diploid Female (XX) and Triploid Female (XXX) Genotypic Sex. Reprod Domest Anim 2012; 48:149-55. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02117.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Redondo JI, Suesta P, Gil L, Soler G, Serra I, Soler C. Retrospective study of the prevalence of postanaesthetic hypothermia in cats. Vet Rec 2012; 170:206. [DOI: 10.1136/vr.100184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Styczynski J, Gil L, Ljungman P, Donnelly J, Martino R, Theunissen K, Maertens J, Kalwak K, Hubacek P, Sica S, van der Velden W, Omar H, Nozzoli C, Fagioli F, Matthes S, Diaz M, Migliavacca M, Balduzzi A, Faraci M, Tomaszewska A, de la Camara R, Hoek J, Einsele H, Cesaro S. Epstein-Barr Virus-Related Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Children Treated with Rituximab: The Impact of Viral Load and Non-Lymphoid Tissue Involvement. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.12.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Mozo-Martín R, Gil L, Gómez-Rincón CF, Dahmani Y, García-Tomás M, Úbeda JL, Grandía J. Use of a novel double uterine deposition artificial insemination technique using low concentrations of sperm in pigs. Vet J 2011; 193:251-6. [PMID: 22134185 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2011] [Revised: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Currently, the three most important non-surgical artificial insemination systems used in pigs are the conventional, the post-cervical (IUI), and the deep-intrauterine (DIUI) methods. In this study, a new system, termed double uterine deposition insemination (DUDI), which combines aspects of both IUI and DIUI, was evaluated. This method used a thinner, shorter and more flexible catheter than those normally used for DIUI and resulted in the deposition of semen post-cervically, approximately half-way along the uterine horn, thus potentially by-passing the threat of 'unilateral' insemination or pregnancy when using sperm of low concentration. The experiment was carried out over 8 weeks on a group of 166 sows, which were divided into seven groups, inseminated with semen of varying concentration, using the conventional system (control group) or by DUDI. There were no significant differences in fertility at day 35 post-insemination between the controls and the various DUDI sub-groups. Only sows inseminated with 500 million viable spermatozoa in a total of 30 mL of fluid using the DUDI system demonstrated decreased total litter sizes when compared to conventional insemination (P<0.001). While conventional insemination normally uses 2.5-3.5 billion sperm, the findings of this study suggest that DUDI can be used under 'field' conditions with sperm concentrations as low as 750 million spermatozoa in 50-30 mL without any detrimental effect on fertility or litter size. DUDI may provide a viable, robust alternative to IUI and DIUI, and has the potential to become incorporated into on-farm insemination systems.
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Malo C, Gil L, Cano R, González N, Luño V. Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) provides antioxidant protection for boar semen cryopreservation. Andrologia 2011; 44 Suppl 1:710-5. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01254.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Malo C, Gil L, Cano R, Martínez F, García A, Jerez RA. Dimethylformamide is not better than glycerol for cryopreservation of boar semen. Andrologia 2011; 44 Suppl 1:605-10. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01237.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Malo C, Gil L, Cano R, Martínez F, Galé I. Antioxidant effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) on boar epididymal spermatozoa during cryopreservation. Theriogenology 2011; 75:1735-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Revised: 01/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gil L, Yaron I, Shalitin D, Sauer N, Turgeon R, Wolf S. Sucrose transporter plays a role in phloem loading in CMV-infected melon plants that are defined as symplastic loaders. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 66:366-74. [PMID: 21241389 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2011.04498.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Based on the high density of plasmodesmata interconnecting the intermediary cells and their neighboring phloem parenchyma or bundle-sheath cells, and based on the insensitivity to the sucrose transport inhibitor p-chloromercuribenzenesulfonic acid (PCMBS), cucurbits have been concluded to be symplastic loaders. In the present study, we identified and characterized the full-length sequence of sucrose transporter gene (CmSUT1) from melon (Cucumis melo L. cv. Hale's best jumbo). In vitro experiments confirmed that the identified gene product has sucrose transporter activity in baker's yeast. Healthy and cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)-infected melon plants were employed to examine sucrose transporter activity in planta. Pretreatment with PCMBS inhibited loading of newly fixed ¹⁴CO₂ into minor veins of CMV-infected plants. Moreover, CMV infection caused significant increase in CmSUT1 transcripts expression, mainly in vascular bundles of minor veins, which was associated with elevated sucrose content in phloem sap collected from source-leaf petioles. We propose that cucurbit plants contain the machinery for apoplastic phloem loading and that CMV infection causes a quantitative shift in the mode by which photoassimilates are loaded into the sieve tube.
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Espinosa E, Josa A, Gil L, González N. Sex Steroid Levels in XY Males and Sex-Reversed XX Males, of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), During the Reproductive Cycle. Reprod Domest Anim 2011; 46:8-14. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01512.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Garcia-Martin E, Pinilla I, Pueyo V, Gil L, Martinez-Morales J, Fernandez J. Bilateral Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia in a Patient with Devic's Neuromyelitis Optica. Case Rep Neurol 2010; 2:139-144. [PMID: 21113284 PMCID: PMC2988848 DOI: 10.1159/000322428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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An unusual presentation of Devic's neuromyelitis optica (NMO) disease associated with bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) is described. A 32-year-old pregnant patient was diagnosed with NMO. First symptoms were headache and sudden visual loss in her right eye (RE). Eighteen months ago, she reported other neurologic symptoms such as paresthesia. Based on her visual field, fundoscopy and Ishihara test, she was diagnosed with retrobulbar neuritis of the RE. After delivery, new neurologic symptoms resembling transverse myelitis appeared. She was treated with methylprednisolone and plasmapheresis, which improved her visual acuity; however, a sudden bilateral INO appeared, with adduction defect and nystagmus with abduction in both eyes. No improvement was obtained after treatment with azathioprine and rituximab. Paresis of the legs and the right arm persisted, but double vision and OIN gradually disappeared. At the end, the patient had a residual exophoria in the RE and nystagmus with abduction in the left eye. Prevalence of NMO is lower than one case per one million inhabitants, and it is not likely to affect the encephalic trunk; furthermore, bilateral INO in NMO is rare. Two major criteria and at least two of the three minor ones are required to confirm a NMO diagnosis, and our patient fulfilled these diagnosis criteria.
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Herrero AJ, Menéndez H, Gil L, Martín J, Martín T, García-López D, Gil-Agudo A, Marín PJ. Effects of whole-body vibration on blood flow and neuromuscular activity in spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2010; 49:554-9. [PMID: 21042329 DOI: 10.1038/sc.2010.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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STUDY DESIGN Crossover trial. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on muscular activity and blood flow velocity after different vibration treatments in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING Research Center on Physical Disability (Spain). METHODS Eight individuals with SCI received six 3-min WBV treatments depending on a combination of frequency (10, 20 or 30 Hz) and protocol (constant, that is, three consecutive minutes of WBV, or fragmented, that is, three sets of 1 min of WBV with 1 min of rest between the sets). Femoral artery blood flow velocity was registered at minutes 1, 2 and 3 of WBV, and at minutes 1 and 2 after the end of the stimulus. Electromyography activity (EMG) of vastus lateralis (VL) and vastus medialis (VM) was registered at baseline and during WBV. RESULTS Peak blood velocity (PBV) increased after 1, 2 and 3 min of WBV. The 10 Hz frequency did not alter blood flow, whereas the 20 Hz frequency increased PBV after 2 and 3 min of WBV, and the 30 Hz frequency increased PBV after 1, 2 and 3 min of WBV and during the first minute after the end of the stimulus. No protocol effect was observed for blood parameters. EMG activity of VL and VM increased independently of the applied frequency or protocol. CONCLUSION WBV is an effective method to increase leg blood flow and to activate muscle mass in SCI patients, and could be considered to be incorporated in their rehabilitation programs.
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Malo C, Gil L, Gonzalez N, Martínez F, Cano R, de Blas I, Espinosa E. Anti-oxidant supplementation improves boar sperm characteristics and fertility after cryopreservation: Comparison between cysteine and rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). Cryobiology 2010; 61:142-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2010.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2010] [Revised: 05/19/2010] [Accepted: 06/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Malo C, Gil L, Gonzalez N, Cano R, de Blas I, Espinosa E. Comparing sugar type supplementation for cryopreservation of boar semen in egg yolk based extender. Cryobiology 2010; 61:17-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2010.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Revised: 03/22/2010] [Accepted: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ramírez-Valiente JA, Lorenzo Z, Soto A, Valladares F, Gil L, Aranda I. Natural selection on cork oak: allele frequency reveals divergent selection in cork oak populations along a temperature cline. Evol Ecol 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10682-010-9365-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Grajek S, Popiel M, Gil L, Breborowicz P, Lesiak M, Czepczynski R, Sawinski K, Straburzynska-Migaj E, Araszkiewicz A, Czyz A, Kozlowska-Skrzypczak M, Komarnicki M. Influence of bone marrow stem cells on left ventricle perfusion and ejection fraction in patients with acute myocardial infarction of anterior wall: randomized clinical trial: Impact of bone marrow stem cell intracoronary infusion on improvement of microcirculation. Eur Heart J 2009; 31:691-702. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Gil L, Alonso R, López C, Blanco A, Romero Y, Guillén G, Hermida L. A CFSE-based assay of proliferative response of lymphocytes to stimulation with dengue viruses. Acta Virol 2009; 53:147-52. [PMID: 19941395 DOI: 10.4149/av_2009_03_147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Dengue viruses (DENVs) are human pathogens that constitute a significant threat worldwide. Since they up-regulate MHC class I molecules; the cell-mediated immunity may play an important role in the defense against viruses. In this work, we tested a CFSE-based assay in determining proliferative response of lymphocytes isolated from mice or monkeys previously immunized with various DENV antigens to in vitro stimulation with DENVs. A positive proliferative response was obtained with lymphocytes of animals immunized with either live DENV-2 or its recombinant proteins. A similar result was also obtained with CD8+ T cells from mice immunized with live DENV-1 or DENV-2 following stimulation with homologous viruses. A comparison of the carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE)-based and a 3H-thymidine incorporation-based assays of proliferative response of total lymphocytes showed a fair correlation of results of both assays. However, the CSFE-based assay offers in addition the determination of contribution of the CD8+ or other subsets of T cells to total proliferative response. These results represent the first and successful application of a CFSE-based assay to the evaluation of cell-mediated immunity to DENVs. This assay might be also exploited in testing candidate DENV vaccines.
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Styczynski J, Einsele H, Gil L, Ljungman P. Outcome of treatment of Epstein-Barr virus-related post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in hematopoietic stem cell recipients: a comprehensive review of reported cases. Transpl Infect Dis 2009; 11:383-92. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00411.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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