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Núñez M, Núñez E, del Val JL, Ortega R, Segur JM, Hernández MV, Lozano L, Sastre S, Maculé F. Health-related quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis after total knee replacement: factors influencing outcomes at 36 months of follow-up. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2007; 15:1001-7. [PMID: 17428689 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2007.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2006] [Accepted: 02/10/2007] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES (1) To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with severe osteoarthritis (OA) undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) and (2) to identify the influence of sociodemographic, clinical, intra-operative and postoperative variables on HRQL at 36 months after TKR. DESIGN Prospective study with a 36-month follow-up. Preoperative interviews were carried out with 90 in-patients. The disease-specific Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire was used to measure the health status. Sociodemographic, clinical, intra-operative degree of difficulty, in-patient and postoperative data were collected. Associations were analyzed using linear regression models. RESULTS Of the 90 potentially eligible patients, 67 (54 females, mean age 74.83, standard deviation [SD] 5.57) completed follow-up assessment. There were significant differences between preoperative and postoperative WOMAC pain, stiffness and function scores (P<0.001, P=0.005 and P<0.001, respectively). Variables retained in each of the models explained between 15% and 23% (R(2) adjusted) of the variability of each WOMAC dimension. Higher preoperative WOMAC scores were associated with greater postoperative improvement (P<0.001). Chronic musculoskeletal pain unrelated to knee OA was associated with higher WOMAC pain, stiffness and function dimension scores (P=0.004, P=0.029 and P=0.005, respectively). Severe (Class III) obesity (body mass index [BMI] 35-39.9) was associated with more pain (P=0.049). CONCLUSIONS In patients with severe OA, HRQL significantly improved at 36 months after TKR, especially in the pain dimension. Lower preoperative WOMAC scores, chronic pain unrelated to knee OA, and severe obesity negatively influenced postoperative WOMAC scores. This disease-specific questionnaire may help to identify patients at increased risk of negative outcomes after surgery.
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Ortega R, Fayard B, Salomé M, Devès G, Susini J. Chromium oxidation state imaging in mammalian cells exposed in vitro to soluble or particulate chromate compounds. Chem Res Toxicol 2007; 18:1512-9. [PMID: 16533014 DOI: 10.1021/tx049735y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hexavalent chromium compounds are known carcinogens for the respiratory tract in humans. The mechanism of cell transformation by hexavalent chromium compounds is not fully understood although a role for intracellular reduction is sought. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of Cr valence states in human cells after in vitro exposure to soluble or particulate chromium compounds. A synchrotron X-ray-based microprobe was used to investigate the cellular reduction of Cr(VI) and to image chromium oxidation states in cells. It was shown that soluble Cr(VI) compounds are fully reduced to Cr(III) in cells. Cr(III) is homogeneously distributed within the cell volume and therefore present within the nucleus. In the case of low solubility particulate chromate compounds, Cr(VI) can coexist in the cell environment, as particles in the perinuclear region, together with intracellular and intranuclear Cr(III). Chemical distribution maps also suggest that intracellular Cr(III) originates from extracellular dissolution and reduction of lead chromate rather than from intracellular engulfed particles. The possible stronger carcinogenicity of low solubility chromate vs soluble chromate compounds may derive from the combinative genotoxic effects of intranuclear Cr(III) and the persistent exposure to a strong oxidant, Cr(VI).
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Ortiz-Aparicio J, Meas Y, Trejo G, Ortega R, Chapman T, Chainet E, Ozil P. Electrodeposition of zinc–cobalt alloy from a complexing alkaline glycinate bath. Electrochim Acta 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2007.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ballesteros J, Díaz-Arista P, Meas Y, Ortega R, Trejo G. Zinc electrodeposition in the presence of polyethylene glycol 20000. Electrochim Acta 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2006.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Moyano MJ, Gómez de Tejada MJ, García Lozano R, Moruno R, Ortega R, Martí V, Sánchez Palencia R, Miranda MJ, Palma A, Pérez Cano R. [Alterations in bone mineral metabolism in patients with calcium kidney stone disease and polymorphism of vitamin D receptor. Preliminary results]. Nefrologia 2007; 27:694-703. [PMID: 18336098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Bone health, within calcium kidney stone disease is a matter of controversy. On the other hand, some genetic studies have shown an association between some Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and calcium kidney stone disease. MAIN OBJECTIVE To study the possible association between calcium kidney stone disease with bone metabolism and some Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a case-control study, with seventy-two subjects of both genders divided into two groups: Group I: cases, composed by 51 patients suffering from calcium kidney stone disease. Twenty-four of them had no hypercalciuria, 16 had absortive hypercalciuria and 11 had renal hypercalciuria. Group II: controls, composed by 21 people, without either urolithiasis or hypercalciuria. We performed a complete study including biochemical markers of bone mineral remodelling, bone mineral density (BMD) was estimated both in the lumbar spine (L2-L4) and femoral neck, and also VDR polymorphism for the loci b, a and t. RESULTS Patients with urolithiasis had lower values of BMD both in the lumbar spine and femoral neck, compared to controls. Z-score were lower in the lumbar spine and femoral neck (p =0,045 y 0,031, respectively). Those patients with absorptive hypercalciuria had higher BMD in the femoral neck than those with renal hypercalciuria and non-hypercalciuria. Because they had more weight and height all the statistical study was performed alter adjusting by these two variables and statistical significance was then only stated between patients with hypercalciuria and without it. Patients with urolithiasis had higher values of 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D (p=0,002), and lower of PTH (p=0,049), without any relationship to hypercalciuria and its subtypes. Seventy six percent of the patients had a daily calcium intake lower than 800 mg/day. The distribution of VDR alleles in patients with urolithiasis was similar to controls, although after grouping genotypes, a lower distribution of BB and tt polymorphisms were observed in patients suffering from urolithiasis. CONCLUSIONS Calcium kidney stone disease by itself produces a decrease in BMD, more intense in femoral neck, independently the presence or absence of hypercalciuria. Patients suffering from urolitihiasis have higher values of 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D than non-hypercalciuric patients and lower values of PTH probably due to a low dietary calcium intake. In our population studied there is no relationship between VDR polymorphisms and the presence of calcium kidney stone disease. Because the reduced number of patients of our study, more studies are needed to obtain definitely conclusions.
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Ruiz-Torres MP, Perez-Rivero G, Diez-Marques ML, Griera M, Ortega R, Rodriguez-Puyol M, Rodríguez-Puyol D. Role of activator protein-1 on the effect of arginine-glycine-aspartic acid containing peptides on transforming growth factor-β1 promoter activity. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2007; 39:133-45. [PMID: 16978906 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2006] [Revised: 07/19/2006] [Accepted: 07/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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While arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-based peptidomimetics have been employed for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders and cancer, their use in other contexts remains to be explored. Arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-serine induces Transforming growth factor-beta1 transcription in human mesangial cells, but the molecular mechanisms involved have not been studied extensively. We explored whether this effect could be due to Activator protein-1 activation and studied the potential pathways involved. Addition of arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-serine promoted Activator protein-1 binding to its cognate sequence within the Transforming growth factor-beta1 promoter as well as c-jun and c-fos protein abundance. Moreover, this effect was suppressed by curcumin, a c-Jun N terminal kinase inhibitor, and was absent when the Activator protein-1 cis-regulatory element was deleted. Activator protein-1 binding was dependent on the activity of integrin linked kinase, as transfection with a dominant negative mutant suppressed both Activator protein-1 binding and c-jun and c-fos protein increment. Integrin linked kinase was, in turn, dependent on Phosphoinositol-3 kinase activity. Arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-serine stimulated Phosphoinositol-3 kinase activity, and Transforming growth factor-beta1 promoter activation was abrogated by the use of Phosphoinositol-3 kinase specific inhibitors. In summary, we propose that arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-serine activates Integrin linked kinase via the Phosphoinositol-3 kinase pathway and this leads to activation of c-jun and c-fos and increased Activator protein-1 binding and Transforming growth factor-beta1 promoter activity. These data may contribute to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in the cellular actions of arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-related peptides and enhance their relevance as these products evolve into clinical therapeutic use.
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Lobinski R, Moulin C, Ortega R. Imaging and speciation of trace elements in biological environment. Biochimie 2006; 88:1591-604. [PMID: 17064836 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2006.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 10/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mineral elements, often at the trace level, play a considerable role in physiology and pathology of biological systems. Metallogenomics, metalloproteomics, and metallomics are among the emerging disciplines which are critically dependent on spatially resolved concentration maps of trace elements in a cell or tissue, on information on chemical speciation, and on that on metal-binding coordination sites. The mini-review discusses recent progress in analytical techniques for element profiling on the genome scale, biological trace element imaging, and probing, identification and quantification of chemical species in the biological environment. Imaging of the element distribution in cells and tissue sections is becoming possible with sub-micrometer spatial resolution and picogram-level sensitivity owing to advances in laser ablation MS, ion beam and synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence microprobes. Progress in nanoflow chromatography and capillary electrophoresis coupled with element specific ICP MS and molecule-specific electrospray MS/MS and MALDI enables speciation of elements in microsamples in a complex biological environment. Laser ablation ICP MS, micro-SXRF, and micro-PIXE allow mapping of trace element distribution in 1D and 2D proteomics gels. The increasing sensitivity of EXAFS and XANES owing to the use of more intense synchrotron beams and efficient focusing optics provide information about oxidation state, fingerprint speciation of metal sites and metal-site structures.
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Isaure MP, Fraysse A, Devès G, Le Lay P, Fayard B, Susini J, Bourguignon J, Ortega R. Micro-chemical imaging of cesium distribution in Arabidopsis thaliana plant and its interaction with potassium and essential trace elements. Biochimie 2006; 88:1583-90. [PMID: 16987577 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2006.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 08/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cesium as an alkali element exhibits a chemical reactivity similar to that of potassium, an essential element for plants. It has been suggested that Cs phytotoxicity might be due either to its competition with potassium to enter the plant, resulting in K starvation, or to its intracellular competition with K binding sites in cells. Such elemental interactions can be evidenced by chemical imaging, which determines the elemental distributions. In this study, the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana was exposed to 1 mM cesium in the presence (20 mM) or not of potassium. The quantitative imaging of Cs and endogenous elements (P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, and Zn) was carried out using ion beam micro-chemical imaging with 5 microm spatial resolution. Chemical imaging was also evidenced by microfocused synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence (microXRF) which presents a better lateral resolution (<1 microm) but is not quantitative. Cesium distribution was similar to potassium which suggests that Cs can compete with K binding sites in cells. Cesium and potassium were mainly concentrated in the vascular system of stems and leaves. Cs was also found in lower concentration in leaves mesophyll/epidermis. This late representing the larger proportion in mass, mesophyll/epidermis can be considered as the major storage site for cesium in A. thaliana. Trichomes were not found to accumulate cesium. Interestingly, increased Mn, Fe, and Zn concentrations were observed in leaves at high chlorosis. Mn and Fe increased more in the mesophyll than in veins, whereas zinc increased more in veins than in the mesophyll suggesting a tissue specific interaction of Cs with these trace elements homeostasis. This study illustrates the sensitivity of ion beam microprobe and microfocused synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence to investigate concentrations and distributions of major and trace elements in plants. It also shows the suitability of these analytical imaging techniques to complement biochemical investigations of metallic stress in plants.
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López V, López-Calderón J, Ortega R, Kreither J, Carrasco X, Rothhammer P, Rothhammer F, Rosas R, Aboitiz F. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder involves differential cortical processing in a visual spatial attention paradigm. Clin Neurophysiol 2006; 117:2540-8. [PMID: 17000133 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.07.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2005] [Revised: 07/20/2006] [Accepted: 07/24/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Inattention is undoubtedly one of the main characteristics of Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Nevertheless, a growing corpus of evidence shows that not all attentional processes are affected in this condition. This study aimed to explore the distribution of attentional resources in children with ADHD via a spatially shifted double-oddball visual task. METHODS We recorded event-related potentials (ERPs) for all visual stimuli. Subjects were instructed to allocate attention in a specific area of visual space while ignoring all stimuli presented outside. Ten male children (age: 9-14; mean = 11.6 +/- 2.1) who met DSM-IV criteria for the ADHD combined subtype participated in the study, along with ten age- and sex-matched healthy controls (9-14; mean = 11.2 +/- 2.3). RESULTS ADHD subjects showed late differential cortical responses to initially suppressed irrelevant stimuli. The amplitude of early N1-P1 components were mainly modulated by stimulus location and showed no significant differences between groups, but a late P300-like positivity was clearly evoked in the ADHD group by peripheral stimuli. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that ADHD may not compromise the early attentional spatial filter but rather entails a different distribution of attentional resources at later stages of cortical processing. Perhaps these differences may be attributable to individual differences in attentional mechanisms. SIGNIFICANCE ADHD may not affect initial focusing of visual attention but rather the allocation of processing resources in later stages.
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Ortega R, Gómez de Travecedo I, Hermoso J. Absceso mamario tardío tras la colocación de un implante. CLINICA E INVESTIGACION EN GINECOLOGIA Y OBSTETRICIA 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0210-573x(06)74114-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bresson C, Lamouroux C, Sandre C, Tabarant M, Gault N, Poncy JL, Lefaix JL, Den Auwer C, Spezia R, Gaigeot MP, Ansoborlo E, Mounicou S, Fraysse A, Deves G, Bacquart T, Seznec H, Pouthier T, Moretto P, Ortega R, Lobinski R, Moulin C. An interdisciplinary approach to investigate the impact of cobalt in a human keratinocyte cell line. Biochimie 2006; 88:1619-29. [PMID: 17007991 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2006.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 09/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Since in nuclear power plants, risks of skin contact contamination by radiocobalt are significant, we focused on the impact of cobalt on a human cutaneous cell line, i.e. HaCaT keratinocytes. The present paper reports an interdisciplinary approach aimed at clarifying the biochemical mechanisms of metabolism and toxicity of cobalt in HaCaT cells. Firstly, a brief overview of the used instrumental techniques is reported. The following parts present description and discussion of results concerning: (i) toxicological studies concerning cobalt impact towards HaCaT cells (ii) structural and speciation fundamental studies of cobalt-bioligand systems, through X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), ab initio and thermodynamic modelling (iii) preliminary results regarding intracellular cobalt speciation in HaCaT cells using size exclusion chromatography/inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (SEC/ICP-AES) and direct in situ analysis by ion beam micropobe analytical techniques.
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Cloetens P, Bohic S, Borel C, Hignette O, Johnson G, Ludwig W, Mokso R, Morawe C, Ortega R, Tucoulou R. Kirkpatrick-Baez mirrors used in high resolution X-ray microscopy, tomography and fluorescence analysis. Acta Crystallogr A 2006. [DOI: 10.1107/s010876730609814x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Fudio S, Carcas A, Piñana E, Ortega R. Epileptic seizures caused by low valproic acid levels from an interaction with meropenem. J Clin Pharm Ther 2006; 31:393-6. [PMID: 16882111 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2006.00743.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A 55-year-old woman was diagnosed with pneumonia and was treated with meropenem; 5 days later she developed epileptic seizures. She had been treated with valproic acid for 16 years to control her epileptic seizures. Her serum valproic acid concentration was low during treatment with meropenem than previously recorded despite an increase of valproic dose. As soon as administration of meropenem was withdrawn, valproic acid concentration increased to previous levels and her seizures stopped. Meropenem decreases valproic acid concentration, and may promote the development of epileptic seizures in previously controlled epileptic patients. The acute lowering of serum valproate produced by meropenem probably precludes their concomitant use.
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Chopra N, Spong M, Ortega R, Barabanov N. On tracking performance in bilateral teleoperation. IEEE T ROBOT 2006. [DOI: 10.1109/tro.2006.878942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Gómez de la Riva A, Isla A, Pérez-López C, Ortega R, Fernández-Miranda JC, Heredero J. [Causes of reoperations in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis treated with instrumentations]. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2006; 17:232-9; discussion 239. [PMID: 16855781 DOI: 10.4321/s1130-14732006000300003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In present study we analyze the causes leading to reoperation patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis with laminectomy and lumbar instrumentation. MATERIAL AND METHODS 74 patients operated between January of 1996 and December of 2000 with a minimum 4 year follow-up were seleted for the study. RESULTS 16 patients (21.1%) underwent a new surgical intervention. The main cause for reoperation was stenosis of the adjacent level superiorly to the instrumentation (in 50%). Other causes were radicular fibrosis, persistence of stenosis after the surgery, neuropatic pain, failure of the instrumentation system, transpedicular screws misplacement and break of screws. CONCLUSIONS Complications related with the initial surgical procedure are low, as half of the reoperations were due to stenosis of the segment superior to the fixation.
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Díaz-Arista P, Antaño-López R, Meas Y, Ortega R, Chainet E, Ozil P, Trejo G. EQCM study of the electrodeposition of manganese in the presence of ammonium thiocyanate in chloride-based acidic solutions. Electrochim Acta 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2005.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Adamová D, Agakichiev G, Antończyk D, Appelshäuser H, Belaga V, Bielcíková J, Braun-Munzinger P, Busch O, Cherlin A, Damjanovic S, Dietel T, Dietrich L, Drees A, Esumi SI, Filimonov K, Fomenko K, Fraenkel Z, Garabatos C, Glässel P, Hering G, Holeczek J, Krobath G, Kushpil V, Ludolphs W, Maas A, Marín A, Milosević J, Miśkowiec D, Ortega R, Panebrattsev Y, Petchenova O, Petrácek V, Radomski S, Rak J, Ravinovich I, Rehak P, Sako H, Schmitz W, Schukraft J, Sedykh S, Shimansky S, Stachel J, Sumbera M, Tilsner H, Tserruya I, Tsiledakis G, Wessels JP, Wienold T, Wurm JP, Yurevich S, Yurevich V. Leptonic and charged kaon decay modes of the phi meson measured in heavy-ion collisions at the CERN super proton synchrotron. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:152301. [PMID: 16712151 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.152301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2005] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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We report on results of a measurement of meson production in central Pb-Au collisions at E(lab) = 158A GeV. For the first time in the history of high energy heavy-ion collisions, phi mesons were reconstructed both in the K+K- and the dilepton decay channels in the same experiment. This measurement yields rapidity densities near midrapidity, from the two decay channels, of 2.05 +/- 0.14(stat) +/- 0.25(syst) and 2.04 +/- 0.49(stat) +/- 0.32(syst), respectively. The shape of the measured transverse momentum spectrum is also in close agreement in both decay channels. The data rule out a possible enhancement of the phi yield in the leptonic over the hadronic decay channel of a factor 1.6 or larger at the 95% C.L. This rules out the discrepancy reported in the literature between measurements of the hadronic and dimuon decay channels by two different experiments.
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Pizarro-Lucero J, Celedón MO, Navarro C, Ortega R, González D. Identification of a pestivirus isolated from a free-ranging pudu (Pudu puda
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Frisbie SH, Mitchell EJ, Yusuf AZ, Siddiq MY, Sanchez RE, Ortega R, Maynard DM, Sarkar B. The development and use of an innovative laboratory method for measuring arsenic in drinking water from western Bangladesh. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2005; 113:1196-204. [PMID: 16140627 PMCID: PMC1280401 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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All of Bangladesh's approximately 10 million drinking-water tube wells must be periodically tested for arsenic. The magnitude of this task and the limited resources of Bangladesh have led to the use of low-cost, semiquantitative field kits that measure As to a relatively high 50 microg/L national drinking water standard. However, there is an urgent need to supplement and ultimately replace these field kits with an inexpensive laboratory method that can measure As to the more protective 10 microg/L World Health Organization (WHO) health-based drinking water guideline. Unfortunately, Bangladesh has limited access to atomic absorption spectrometers or other expensive instruments that can measure As to the WHO guideline of 10 microg/L. In response to this need, an inexpensive and highly sensitive laboratory method for measuring As has been developed. This new method is the only accurate, precise, and safe way to quantify As < 10 microg/L without expensive or highly specialized laboratory equipment. In this method, As is removed from the sample by reduction to arsine gas, collected in an absorber by oxidation to arsenic acid, colorized by a sequential reaction to arsenomolybdate, and quantified by spectrophotometry. We compared this method with the silver diethyldithiocarbamate [AgSCSN(CH2CH3)2] and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS) methods for measuring As. Our method is more accurate, precise, and environmentally safe than the AgSCSN(CH2CH3)2 method, and it is more accurate and affordable than GFAAS. Finally, this study suggests that Bangladeshis will readily share drinking water with their neighbors to meet the more protective WHO guideline for As of 10 microg/L.
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Dal-Ré R, Ortega R, Morejón E. Multicentre trials review process by research ethics committees in Spain: where do they stand before implementing the new European regulation? JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS 2005; 31:344-50. [PMID: 15923484 PMCID: PMC1734168 DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.007492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To review the performance of research ethics committees (RECs) in Spain in assessing multicentre clinical trial (MCT) drug protocols, and to evaluate if they would comply with the requirements of the new EU Directive to be implemented by May 2004. DESIGN AND SETTING Prospective study of applications of MCT submitted to RECs. MAIN MEASUREMENTS Protocol related features and evaluation process dynamics. RESULTS 187 applications (24 protocols, 18 study drugs) to be performed in 114 centres, were reviewed by 62 RECs. RECs had a median number of 14 members, of which three were lay members. All applications were approved except four which were however approved by the other RECs involved. The median times from submission to approval and from submission to reception at the sponsor's offices were 48 and 62 days, respectively. In 55% (101/183) of all applications approved, 41 RECs raised 307 queries, 40% of these were protocol related issues, and 38% related to the patients' information sheets. RECs charging an evaluation fee in advance and applications with no queries raised were statistically significantly associated with shorter evaluation times. However, there is a gap of at least 1.5 weeks between the date of the meeting and the reception of the approval letter in the sponsor's office. CONCLUSIONS Evaluating MCT protocols by RECs is a time consuming process. Needing 1.5 weeks for communicating the decision taken by RECs to the sponsor suggests serious administrative shortcomings within most RECs. By significantly reducing the time for communication of their decisions, the majority of RECs would comply with the Directive requirement of a maximum 60 day period for the assessment of MCT.
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Méndez P, López J, Meas Y, Ortega R, Salgado L, Trejo G. Effect of Cl− ions and benzylideneacetone/ethanol on the underpotential deposition of zinc in acidic media: cyclic voltammetry and EQCM studies. Electrochim Acta 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2004.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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D�az-Arista P, Meas Y, Ortega R, Trejo G. Electrochemical and AFM study of Zn electrodeposition in the presence of benzylideneacetone in a chloride-based acidic bath. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-004-6304-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Narváez JA, De Lama E, Portabella F, Ortega R, Condom E. Subperiosteal leiomyosarcoma of the tibia. Skeletal Radiol 2005; 34:42-6. [PMID: 15635482 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-004-0838-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2004] [Revised: 07/10/2004] [Accepted: 07/13/2004] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Primary leiomyosarcoma of bone is a rare malignant tumor of smooth muscle. We report a case of low-grade subperiosteal primary bone leiomyosarcoma in the tibial diaphysis, which radiologically appeared to be osteoid osteoma. A 35-year-old man presented with a several-year history of a palpable hard nodule in the distal left leg, which had enlarged and become painful over the previous 2 years. Radiographs showed solid periosteal reaction with a well-defined lytic lesion in the posteromedial cortical border of the left tibial diaphysis. Computed tomography demonstrated a small, well-defined lytic lesion, not calcified, in a subperiosteal location, surrounded by solid periosteal bone formation. The lesion was excised en bloc and the histological diagnosis of a low-grade leiomyosarcoma was made. To the best of our knowledge, the surface location of primary bone leiomyosarcoma has not been previously described in the literature.
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Kingman DM, Yoder AM, Hodge NS, Ortega R, Field WE. Utilizing Expert Panels in Agricultural Safety and Health Research. J Agric Saf Health 2005; 11:61-74. [PMID: 15782889 DOI: 10.13031/2013.17897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This article reports on the use of expert panels by Purdue University's Agricultural Safety and Health Program staff to address three separate research questions related to: (1) developing strategies for the prevention of flowing grain engulfments, (2) evaluation of commercial lifts used by operators with restricted mobility to gain access to agricultural tractors and equipment, and (3) identifying essential competencies for youth enrolled in federally mandated tractor and machinery certification programs. Advantages and disadvantages associated with the use of expert panels are addressed, and specific examples of outcomes are presented. Recommendations for using expert panels during research projects are also included.
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Ortega R, Bohic S, Tucoulou R, Somogyi A, Devès G. Microchemical element imaging of yeast and human cells using synchrotron X-ray microprobe with Kirkpatrick-Baez optics. Anal Chem 2004; 76:309-14. [PMID: 14719876 DOI: 10.1021/ac035037r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Trace element imaging and speciation analysis in cells and subcellular compartments is a challenging and important objective for modern analytical chemistry in order to better understand the biological chemistry of essential and toxic elements. A focusing system based on Kirkpatrick-Baez design optics mounted on a synchrotron radiation scanning X-ray microscope has been developed at the ESRF and was used for trace element quantitative imaging in single cells. The focused microbeam (1.3 x 3.2 microm(2)) obtained in that way led to a photon flux as bright as 1.5 x 10(11) photons/s at 14 keV. The absolute detection limit of this analytical probe, as measured on standard reference materials, was shown to be 2 x 10(-)(17) g for most elements. Chemical maps of human carcinoma and of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells were obtained for minor (P, S, Cl, K) and trace elements (Fe, Zn). Within human cancer cells, chemical elements are homogeneously distributed at the current spatial resolution and correlated with the sample's mass, except Fe, which shows micrometer-sized structures around the cell nucleus, and Zn, which slightly concentrates in the nucleus, while chemical maps of S. cerevisiae show homogeneous pattern distribution at the cellular level.
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