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Galindo A. Unveiling the TRAPP: The role of plant TRAPPII in adaptive growth decisions. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202404039. [PMID: 38652246 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202404039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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The regulation of intracellular membrane traffic is coupled with the cell's need to respond to environmental stimuli, which ultimately is critical for different processes such as cell growth and development. In this issue, Wiese et al. (https://www.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202311125) explore the role of the trans-Golgi network (TGN) in stress response, exposing its role in mediating adaptive growth decisions.
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- Antonio Galindo
- Division of Cell Biology, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
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Villalaín C, D'Antonio F, Flacco ME, Gómez-Montes E, Herraiz I, Deiros-Bronte L, Maskatia SA, Phillips AA, Contro E, Fricke K, Bhawna A, Beattie MJ, Moon-Grady AJ, Durand I, Slodki M, Respondek-Liberska M, Patel C, Kawamura H, Rizzo G, Pagani G, Galindo A. Diagnostic accuracy of prenatal ultrasound in coarctation of aorta: systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2024; 63:446-456. [PMID: 38197327 DOI: 10.1002/uog.27576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic accuracy of prenatal ultrasound in detecting coarctation of the aorta (CoA). METHODS An individual participant data meta-analysis was performed to report on the strength of association and diagnostic accuracy of different ultrasound signs in detecting CoA prenatally. MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL were searched for studies published between January 2000 and November 2021. Inclusion criteria were fetuses with suspected isolated CoA, defined as ventricular and/or great vessel disproportion with right dominance on ultrasound assessment. Individual participant-level data were obtained by two leading teams. PRISMA-IPD and PRISMA-DTA guidelines were used for extracting data, and the QUADAS-2 tool was used for assessing quality and applicability. The reference standard was CoA, defined as narrowing of the aortic arch, diagnosed after birth. The most commonly evaluated parameters on ultrasound, both in B-mode and on Doppler, constituted the index test. Summary estimates of sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) and likelihood ratios were computed using the hierarchical summary receiver-operating-characteristics model. RESULTS The initial search yielded 72 studies, of which 25 met the inclusion criteria. Seventeen studies (640 fetuses) were included. On random-effects logistic regression analysis, tricuspid valve/mitral valve diameter ratio > 1.4 and > 1.6, aortic isthmus/arterial duct diameter ratio < 0.7, hypoplastic aortic arch (all P < 0.001), aortic isthmus diameter Z-score of < -2 in the sagittal (P = 0.003) and three-vessel-and-trachea (P < 0.001) views, pulmonary artery/ascending aorta diameter ratio > 1.4 (P = 0.048) and bidirectional flow at the foramen ovale (P = 0.012) were independently associated with CoA. Redundant foramen ovale was inversely associated with CoA (P = 0.037). Regarding diagnostic accuracy, tricuspid valve/mitral valve diameter ratio > 1.4 had a sensitivity of 72.6% (95% CI, 48.2-88.3%), specificity of 65.4% (95% CI, 46.9-80.2%) and DOR of 5.02 (95% CI, 1.82-13.9). The sensitivity and specificity values were, respectively, 75.0% (95% CI, 61.1-86.0%) and 39.7% (95% CI, 27.0-53.4%) for pulmonary artery/ascending aorta diameter ratio > 1.4, 47.8% (95% CI, 14.6-83.0%) and 87.6% (95% CI, 27.3-99.3%) for aortic isthmus diameter Z-score of < -2 in the sagittal view and 74.1% (95% CI, 58.0-85.6%) and 62.0% (95% CI, 41.6-78.9%) for aortic isthmus diameter Z-score of < -2 in the three-vessel-and-trachea view. Hypoplastic aortic arch had a sensitivity of 70.0% (95% CI, 42.0-88.6%), specificity of 91.3% (95% CI, 78.6-96.8%) and DOR of 24.9 (95% CI, 6.18-100). The diagnostic yield of prenatal ultrasound in detecting CoA did not change significantly when considering multiple categorical parameters. Five of the 11 evaluated continuous parameters were independently associated with CoA (all P < 0.001) but all had low-to-moderate diagnostic yield. CONCLUSIONS Several prenatal ultrasound parameters are associated with an increased risk for postnatal CoA. However, diagnostic accuracy is only moderate, even when combinations of parameters are considered. © 2024 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- C Villalaín
- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación del Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network), RD21/0012/0024, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación del Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network), RD21/0012/0024, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación del Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network), RD21/0012/0024, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, La Paz Children's Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fetal Medicine Unit, S. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Pediatric Cardiology, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Medicine Faculty, Mazovian University in Plock, Plock, Poland
- Department of Prenatal Cardiology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute in Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department for Diagnosis and Prevention of Congenital Malformations, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Fetal Cardiology Department Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital, Lodz, Poland
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fondazione Policinico Tor Vergata, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASST-Papa Giovanni XXIII, Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit, Bergamo, Italy
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación del Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network), RD21/0012/0024, Madrid, Spain
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Mazarico E, Meler E, Mendoza M, Herraiz I, Llurba E, De Diego R, Comas M, Boada D, González A, Bonacina E, Armengol-Alsina M, Moline E, Hurtado I, Torre N, Gomez-Roig MD, Galindo A, Figueras F. Mortality and severe neurological morbidity in extremely preterm growth-restricted fetuses. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023; 62:788-795. [PMID: 37325877 DOI: 10.1002/uog.26290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop a model for the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome in growth-restricted fetuses requiring delivery before 28 weeks in order to provide individualized patient counseling. METHODS This was a retrospective multicenter cohort study of singleton pregnancies with antenatal suspicion of fetal growth restriction requiring delivery before 28 weeks' gestation between January 2010 and January 2020 in six tertiary public hospitals in the Barcelona area, Spain. Separate predictive models for mortality only and mortality or severe neurological morbidity were created using logistic regression from variables available antenatally. For each model, predictive performance was evaluated using receiver-operating-characteristics (ROC)-curve analysis. Predictive models were validated externally in an additional cohort of growth-restricted fetuses from another public tertiary hospital with the same inclusion and exclusion criteria. RESULTS A total of 110 cases were included. The neonatal mortality rate was 37.3% and, among the survivors, the rate of severe neurological morbidity was 21.7%. The following factors were retained in the multivariate analysis as significant predictors of mortality: magnesium sulfate neuroprotection, gestational age at birth, estimated fetal weight, male sex and Doppler stage. This model had a significantly higher area under the ROC curve (AUC) compared with a model including only gestational age at birth (0.810 (95% CI, 0.730-0.889) vs 0.695 (95% CI, 0.594-0.795); P = 0.016). At a 20% false-positive rate, the model showed a sensitivity, negative predictive value and positive predictive value of 66%, 80% and 66%, respectively. For the prediction of the composite adverse outcome (mortality or severe neurological morbidity), the model included: gestational age at birth, male sex and Doppler stage. This model had a significantly higher AUC compared with a model including only gestational age at birth (0.810 (95% CI, 0.731-0.892) vs 0.689 (95% CI, 0.588-0.799); P = 0.017). At a 20% false-positive rate, the model showed a sensitivity, negative predictive value and positive predictive value of 55%, 63% and 74%, respectively. External validation of both models yielded similar AUCs that did not differ significantly from those obtained in the original sample. CONCLUSIONS Estimated fetal weight, fetal sex and Doppler stage can be combined with gestational age to improve the prediction of death or severe neurological sequelae in growth-restricted fetuses requiring delivery before 28 weeks. This approach may be useful for parental counseling and decision-making. © 2023 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- E Mazarico
- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, BCNatal, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Ciències Clíniques, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin Network (RICORS), RD21/0012/0003, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Seu Maternitat, BCNatal, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin Network (RICORS), RD21/0012/0024, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin Network (RICORS), RD21/0012/0003, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (U3PT), Sabadell, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Seu Maternitat, BCNatal, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, BCNatal, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin Network (RICORS), RD21/0012/0003, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (U3PT), Sabadell, Spain
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- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, BCNatal, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Ciències Clíniques, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin Network (RICORS), RD21/0012/0003, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin Network (RICORS), RD21/0012/0024, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Seu Maternitat, BCNatal, Barcelona, Spain
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Villalaín C, Moon-Grady AJ, Herberg U, Strainic J, Cohen JL, Shah A, Levi DS, Gómez-Montes E, Herraiz I, Galindo A. Prediction of postnatal circulation in pulmonary atresia/critical stenosis with intact ventricular septum: systematic review and external validation of models. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023; 62:14-22. [PMID: 36776132 DOI: 10.1002/uog.26176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE A favorable postnatal prognosis in cases of pulmonary atresia/critical stenosis with intact ventricular septum (PA/CS-IVS) is generally equated with the possibility of achieving biventricular (BV) repair. Identification of fetuses that will have postnatal univentricular (UV) circulation is key for prenatal counseling, optimization of perinatal care and decision-making regarding fetal therapy. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of published models for predicting postnatal circulation in PA/CS-IVS using a large internationally derived validation cohort. METHODS This was a systematic review of published uni- and multiparametric models for the prediction of postnatal circulation based on echocardiographic findings at between 20 and 28 weeks of gestation. Models were externally validated using data from the International Fetal Cardiac Intervention Registry. Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, area under the receiver-operating-characteristics curves (AUCs) and proportion of cases with true vs predicted outcome were calculated. RESULTS Eleven published studies that reported prognostic parameters of postnatal circulation were identified. Models varied widely in terms of the main outcome (UV (n = 3), non-BV (n = 3), BV (n = 3), right-ventricle-dependent coronary circulation (n = 1) or tricuspid valve size at birth (n = 1)) and in terms of the included predictors (single parameters only (n = 6), multiparametric score (n = 4) or both (n = 1)), and were developed on small sample sizes (range, 15-38). Nine models were validated externally given the availability of the required parameters in the validation cohort. Tricuspid valve diameter Z-score, tricuspid regurgitation, ratios between right and left cardiac structures and the presence of ventriculocoronary connections (VCC) were the most commonly evaluated parameters. Multiparametric models including up to four variables (ratios between right and left structures, right ventricular inflow duration, presence of VCC and tricuspid regurgitation) had the best performance (AUC, 0.80-0.89). Overall, the risk of UV outcome was underestimated and that of BV outcome was overestimated by most models. CONCLUSIONS Current prenatal models for the prediction of postnatal outcome in PA/CS-IVS are heterogeneous. Multiparametric models for predicting UV and non-BV circulation perform well in identifying BV patients but have low sensitivity, underestimating the rate of fetuses that will ultimately have UV circulation. Until better discrimination can be achieved, fetal interventions may need to be limited to only those cases in which non-BV postnatal circulation is certain. © 2023 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- C Villalaín
- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network), RD21/0012/0024, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, CA, USA
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- Klinik für Kinderkardiologie Universitätsklinikum, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Congenital Heart Collaborative, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California Los Angeles Medical School, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network), RD21/0012/0024, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network), RD21/0012/0024, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network), RD21/0012/0024, Madrid, Spain
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Bravo-Plaza I, Tagua VG, Arst HN, Alonso A, Pinar M, Monterroso B, Galindo A, Peñalva MA. The Uso1 globular head interacts with SNAREs to maintain viability even in the absence of the coiled-coil domain. eLife 2023; 12:e85079. [PMID: 37249218 PMCID: PMC10275640 DOI: 10.7554/elife.85079] [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: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Uso1/p115 and RAB1 tether ER-derived vesicles to the Golgi. Uso1/p115 contains a globular-head-domain (GHD), a coiled-coil (CC) mediating dimerization/tethering, and a C-terminal region (CTR) interacting with golgins. Uso1/p115 is recruited to vesicles by RAB1. Genetic studies placed Uso1 paradoxically acting upstream of, or in conjunction with RAB1 (Sapperstein et al., 1996). We selected two missense mutations in uso1 resulting in E6K and G540S in the GHD that rescued lethality of rab1-deficient Aspergillus nidulans. The mutations are phenotypically additive, their combination suppressing the complete absence of RAB1, which emphasizes the key physiological role of the GHD. In living hyphae Uso1 recurs on puncta (60 s half-life) colocalizing partially with the Golgi markers RAB1, Sed5, and GeaA/Gea1/Gea2, and totally with the retrograde cargo receptor Rer1, consistent with Uso1 dwelling in a very early Golgi compartment from which ER residents reaching the Golgi recycle back to the ER. Localization of Uso1, but not of Uso1E6K/G540S, to puncta is abolished by compromising RAB1 function, indicating that E6K/G540S creates interactions bypassing RAB1. That Uso1 delocalization correlates with a decrease in the number of Gea1 cisternae supports that Uso1-and-Rer1-containing puncta are where the protein exerts its physiological role. In S-tag-coprecipitation experiments, Uso1 is an associate of the Sed5/Bos1/Bet1/Sec22 SNARE complex zippering vesicles with the Golgi, with Uso1E6K/G540S showing a stronger association. Using purified proteins, we show that Bos1 and Bet1 bind the Uso1 GHD directly. However, Bet1 is a strong E6K/G540S-independent binder, whereas Bos1 is weaker but becomes as strong as Bet1 when the GHD carries E6K/G540S. G540S alone markedly increases GHD binding to Bos1, whereas E6K causes a weaker effect, correlating with their phenotypic contributions. AlphaFold2 predicts that G540S increases the binding of the GHD to the Bos1 Habc domain. In contrast, E6K lies in an N-terminal, potentially alpha-helical, region that sensitive genetic tests indicate as required for full Uso1 function. Remarkably, this region is at the end of the GHD basket opposite to the end predicted to interact with Bos1. We show that, unlike dimeric full-length and CTR∆ Uso1 proteins, the GHD lacking the CC/CTR dimerization domain, whether originating from bacteria or Aspergillus extracts and irrespective of whether it carries or not E6K/G540S, would appear to be monomeric. With the finding that overexpression of E6K/G540S and wild-type GHD complement uso1∆, our data indicate that the GHD monomer is capable of providing, at least partially, the essential Uso1 functions, and that long-range tethering activity is dispensable. Rather, these findings strongly suggest that the essential role of Uso1 involves the regulation of SNAREs.
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- Ignacio Bravo-Plaza
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, CSIC Centro de Investigaciones BiológicasMadridSpain
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- Instituto de Tecnologías Biomédicas, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de CandelariaSanta Cruz de TenerifeSpain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Flowers Building, Imperial CollegeLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, CSIC Centro de Investigaciones BiológicasMadridSpain
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, CSIC Centro de Investigaciones BiológicasMadridSpain
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- Department of Structural and Chemical Biology, CSIC Centro de Investigaciones BiológicasMadridSpain
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- Division of Cell Biology, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick AvenueCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, CSIC Centro de Investigaciones BiológicasMadridSpain
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Rodríguez‐Calvo J, Villalaín C, Gómez‐Arriaga PI, Quezada MS, Herraiz I, Galindo A. Prediction of perinatal survival in early-onset fetal growth restriction: role of placental growth factor. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023; 61:181-190. [PMID: 36370447 PMCID: PMC10107431 DOI: 10.1002/uog.26116] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the ability to predict perinatal survival and severe neonatal morbidity of cases with early-onset fetal growth restriction (eoFGR) using maternal variables, ultrasound parameters and angiogenic markers at the time of diagnosis. METHODS This was a prospective observational study in a cohort of singleton pregnancies with a diagnosis of eoFGR (< 32 weeks of gestation). At diagnosis of eoFGR, complete assessment was performed, including ultrasound examination (anatomy, biometry and Doppler assessment) and maternal serum measurement of the angiogenic biomarkers, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and placental growth factor (PlGF). Logistic regression models for the prediction of perinatal survival (in cases diagnosed at < 28 weeks) and severe neonatal morbidity (in all liveborn cases) were calculated. RESULTS In total, 210 eoFGR cases were included, of which 185 (88.1%) survived perinatally. The median gestational age at diagnosis was 27 + 0 weeks. All cases diagnosed at ≥ 28 weeks survived. In cases diagnosed < 28 weeks, survivors (vs non-survivors) had a higher gestational age (26.1 vs 24.4 weeks), estimated fetal weight (EFW; 626 vs 384 g), cerebroplacental ratio (1.1 vs 0.9), PlGF (41 vs 18 pg/mL) and PlGF multiples of the median (MoM; 0.10 vs 0.06) and lower sFlt-1/PlGF ratio (129 vs 479) at the time of diagnosis (all P < 0.001). The best combination of two variables for predicting perinatal survival was provided by EFW and PlGF MoM (area under the receiver-operating-characteristics curve (AUC), 0.84 (95% CI, 0.75-0.92)). These were also the best variables for predicting severe neonatal morbidity (AUC, 0.73 (95% CI, 0.66-0.80)). CONCLUSIONS A model combining EFW and maternal serum PlGF predicts accurately perinatal survival in eoFGR cases diagnosed before 28 weeks of gestation. Prenatal prediction of severe neonatal morbidity in eoFGR cases is modest regardless of the model used. © 2022 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- J. Rodríguez‐Calvo
- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyHospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)MadridSpain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network)Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadridSpain
- Universidad Complutense de MadridMadridSpain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyHospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)MadridSpain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network)Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadridSpain
- Universidad Complutense de MadridMadridSpain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyHospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)MadridSpain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network)Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadridSpain
- Universidad Complutense de MadridMadridSpain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyHospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)MadridSpain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network)Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadridSpain
- Universidad Complutense de MadridMadridSpain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyHospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)MadridSpain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network)Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadridSpain
- Universidad Complutense de MadridMadridSpain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyHospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)MadridSpain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS network)Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadridSpain
- Universidad Complutense de MadridMadridSpain
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Stepan H, Galindo A, Hund M, Schlembach D, Sillman J, Surbek D, Vatish M. Clinical utility of sFlt-1 and PlGF in screening, prediction, diagnosis and monitoring of pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023; 61:168-180. [PMID: 35816445 DOI: 10.1002/uog.26032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Pre-eclampsia (PE) is characterized by placental and maternal endothelial dysfunction, and associated with fetal growth restriction (FGR), placental abruption, preterm delivery and stillbirth. The angiogenic factors soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and placental growth factor (PlGF) are altered in pregnancies complicated by placenta-related disorders. In this Review, we summarize the existing knowledge, examining the performance of maternal PlGF, sFlt-1 and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio for screening PE, predicting development of PE in the short term, diagnosing PE, monitoring established PE and predicting other placenta-related disorders in singleton pregnancy. We also discuss the performance of PlGF and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio for predicting PE in twin pregnancy. For first-trimester screening in singleton pregnancy, a more accurate way of identifying high-risk women than current practice is to combine maternal PlGF levels with clinical risk factors and ultrasound markers. Later in pregnancy, the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio has advantages over PlGF because it has a higher pooled sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing and monitoring PE. It has clinical value because it can rule out the development of PE in the 1-4-week period after the test. Once a diagnosis of PE is established, repeat measurement of sFlt-1 and PlGF can help monitor progression of the condition and may inform clinical decision-making regarding the optimal time for delivery. The sFlt-1/PlGF ratio is useful for predicting FGR and preterm delivery, but the association between stillbirth and the angiogenic factors is unclear. The sFlt-1/PlGF ratio can be used to predict PE in twin pregnancy, although different sFlt-1/PlGF ratio cut-offs from those for singleton pregnancy should be applied for optimal performance. In summary, PlGF, sFlt-1 and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio are useful for screening, diagnosing, predicting and monitoring placenta-related disorders in singleton and twin pregnancy. We propose that tests for these angiogenic factors are integrated more fully into clinical practice.© 2022 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- H Stepan
- University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Roche Diagnostics International Ltd, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
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- Roche Diagnostics International Ltd, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
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- University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Galindo A, Munro S. The
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Rab1 and Rab11. FEBS Lett 2022; 597:734-749. [PMID: 36477798 PMCID: PMC10152722 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The Transport Protein Particle (TRAPP) complexes are highly conserved multisubunit complexes that act as nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) for Rab GTPases. They act in both protein secretion and autophagy and have also been proposed to have a role in other processes such as cytokinesis and ciliogenesis. There are two TRAPP complexes in metazoans: TRAPPII, which activates Rab11; and TRAPPIII, which activates Rab1. Both complexes share a core of small subunits that form the active site for the exchange of GDP for GTP. In addition, each TRAPP complex has distinct large subunits that determine the specificity of each complex towards its substrate Rab and are essential for activity in vivo. Crystal structures have revealed the organisation of the TRAPP core and the mechanism of Rab1 activation, whilst recent cryo-EM structures have unveiled the arrangement of the specific subunits around the core to form each complex. Combining these findings with functional experiments has allowed the proposal of mechanisms for how the specificity of each complex towards their cognate Rab is determined and for the arrangement of these large complexes on the membrane.
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- Antonio Galindo
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue CB2 0QH Cambridge United Kingdom
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue CB2 0QH Cambridge United Kingdom
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Pinar M, Alonso A, de los Ríos V, Bravo-Plaza I, de la Gandara Á, Galindo A, Arias-Palomo E, Peñalva MÁ. The type V myosin-containing complex HUM is a RAB11 effector powering movement of secretory vesicles. iScience 2022; 25:104514. [PMID: 35754728 PMCID: PMC9213775 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In the apex-directed RAB11 exocytic pathway of Aspergillus nidulans, kinesin-1/KinA conveys secretory vesicles (SVs) to the hyphal tip, where they are transferred to the type V myosin MyoE. MyoE concentrates SVs at an apical store located underneath the PM resembling the presynaptic active zone. A rod-shaped RAB11 effector, UDS1, and the intrinsically disordered and coiled-coil HMSV associate with MyoE in a stable HUM (HMSV-UDS1-MyoE) complex recruited by RAB11 to SVs through an interaction network involving RAB11 and HUM components, with the MyoE globular tail domain (GTD) binding both HMSV and RAB11-GTP and RAB11-GTP binding both the MyoE-GTD and UDS1. UDS1 bridges RAB11-GTP to HMSV, an avid interactor of the MyoE-GTD. The interaction between the UDS1-HMSV sub-complex and RAB11-GTP can be reconstituted in vitro. Ablating UDS1 or HMSV impairs actomyosin-mediated transport of SVs to the apex, resulting in spreading of RAB11 SVs across the apical dome as KinA/microtubule-dependent transport gains prominence.
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- Mario Pinar
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Proteomics Facility, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Structural Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Cell Biology, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, CB2 0QH Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Structural Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Corresponding author
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Kournopoulos S, Haslam AJ, Jackson G, Galindo A, Schoen M. Molecular theory of the static dielectric constant of dipolar fluids. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:154111. [PMID: 35459323 DOI: 10.1063/5.0079511] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The link between the static dielectric constant and the microscopic intermolecular interactions is the Kirkwood g1 factor, which depends on the orientational structure of the fluid. Over the years, there have been several attempts to provide an accurate description of the orientational structure of dipolar fluids using molecular theories. However, these approaches were either limited to mean-field approximations for the pair correlation function or, more recently, limited to adjusting the orientational dependence to simulation data. Here, we derive a theory for the dielectric constant of dipolar hard-sphere fluids using the augmented modified mean-field approximation. Qualitative agreement is achieved throughout all relevant thermodynamic states, as demonstrated by a comparison with simulation data from the literature. Excellent quantitative agreement can be obtained using a single empirical scaling factor, the physical origin of which is analyzed and accounted for. In order to predict the dielectric constant of the Stockmayer fluid (Lennard-Jones plus dipole potential), we use an adjusted version of the expression for the dipolar hard-sphere fluid. Comparing theoretical predictions with newly generated simulation data, we show that it is possible to obtain excellent agreement with simulation by performing the calculations at a corresponding state using the same scaling factor. Finally, we compare the theoretical orientational structure of the Stockmayer fluid with that obtained from simulations. The simulated structure is calculated following a post-processing methodology that we introduce by deriving an original expression that relates the proposed theory to the histogram of relative dipole angles.
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- S Kournopoulos
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Process Systems Engineering and Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Process Systems Engineering and Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Process Systems Engineering and Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Process Systems Engineering and Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Process Systems Engineering and Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Galindo A, Planelles-Herrero VJ, Degliesposti G, Munro S. Cryo-EM structure of metazoan TRAPPIII, the multi-subunit complex that activates the GTPase Rab1. EMBO J 2021; 40:e107608. [PMID: 34018214 PMCID: PMC8204870 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2020107608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The TRAPP complexes are nucleotide exchange factors that play essential roles in membrane traffic and autophagy. TRAPPII activates Rab11, and TRAPPIII activates Rab1, with the two complexes sharing a core of small subunits that affect nucleotide exchange but being distinguished by specific large subunits that are essential for activity in vivo. Crystal structures of core subunits have revealed the mechanism of Rab activation, but how the core and the large subunits assemble to form the complexes is unknown. We report a cryo‐EM structure of the entire Drosophila TRAPPIII complex. The TRAPPIII‐specific subunits TRAPPC8 and TRAPPC11 hold the catalytic core like a pair of tongs, with TRAPPC12 and TRAPPC13 positioned at the joint between them. TRAPPC2 and TRAPPC2L link the core to the two large arms, with the interfaces containing residues affected by disease‐causing mutations. The TRAPPC8 arm is positioned such that it would contact Rab1 that is bound to the core, indicating how the arm could determine the specificity of the complex. A lower resolution structure of TRAPPII shows a similar architecture and suggests that the TRAPP complexes evolved from a single ur‐TRAPP.
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
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Di Mascio D, Buca D, Berghella V, Khalil A, Rizzo G, Odibo A, Saccone G, Galindo A, Liberati M, D'Antonio F. Counseling in maternal-fetal medicine: SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021; 57:687-697. [PMID: 33724545 PMCID: PMC8251147 DOI: 10.1002/uog.23628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a zoonotic coronavirus that crossed species to infect humans, causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Despite a potentially higher risk of pregnant women acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with the non-pregnant population (particularly in some ethnic minorities), no additional specific recommendations to avoid exposure are needed in pregnancy. The most common clinical symptoms and laboratory signs of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy are fever, cough, lymphopenia and elevated C-reactive protein levels. Pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with the non-pregnant population, including pneumonia, admission to the intensive care unit and death, even after adjusting for potential risk factors for severe outcomes. The risk of miscarriage does not appear to be increased in women with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Evidence with regards to preterm birth and perinatal mortality is conflicting, but these risks are generally higher only in symptomatic, hospitalized women. The risk of vertical transmission, defined as the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from the mother to the fetus or the newborn, is generally low. Fetal invasive procedures are considered to be generally safe in pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection, although the evidence is still limited. In pregnant women with COVID-19, use of steroids should not be avoided if clinically indicated; the preferred regimen is a 2-day course of dexamethasone followed by an 8-day course of methylprednisolone. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be used if there are no contraindications. Hospitalized pregnant women with severe COVID-19 should undergo thromboprophylaxis throughout the duration of hospitalization and at least until discharge, preferably with low molecular weight heparin. Hospitalized women who have recovered from a period of serious or critical illness with COVID-19 should be offered a fetal growth scan about 14 days after recovery from their illness. In asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic women who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection at full term (i.e. ≥ 39 weeks of gestation), induction of labor might be reasonable. To date, there is no clear consensus on the optimal timing of delivery for critically ill women. In women with no or few symptoms, management of labor should follow routine evidence-based guidelines. Regardless of COVID-19 status, mothers and their infants should remain together and breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, kangaroo mother care and rooming-in throughout the day and night should be practiced, while applying necessary infection prevention and control measures. Many pregnant women have already undergone vaccination, mostly in the USA where the first reports show no significant difference in pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women receiving SARS-CoV-2 vaccination during pregnancy compared with the background risk. Vaccine-generated antibodies were present in the umbilical cord blood and breast milk samples of pregnant and lactating women who received the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Based on the available limited data on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy, it seems reasonable to offer the option of vaccination to pregnant women after accurate counseling on the potential risk of a severe course of the disease and the unknown risk of fetal exposure to the vaccine. © 2021 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- D. Di Mascio
- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences“Sapienza” University of RomeRomeItaly
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- Center for High‐Risk Pregnancy and Fetal Care, Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of ChietiChietiItaly
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal‐Fetal Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical CollegeThomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Fetal Medicine UnitSt George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of LondonLondonUK
- Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research InstituteSt George's University of LondonLondonUK
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- Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo ReUniversity of Rome Tor VergataRomeItaly
- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyThe First I.M. Sechenov Moscow State Medical UniversityMoscowRussia
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- Division of Maternal Fetal MedicineUniversity of South FloridaTampaFLUSA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of MedicineUniversity of Naples Federico IINaplesItaly
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- Fetal Medicine Unit – Maternal and Child Health and Development Network, Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity Hospital 12 de Octubre, 12 de Octubre Research Institute, Complutense University of MadridMadridSpain
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- Center for High‐Risk Pregnancy and Fetal Care, Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of ChietiChietiItaly
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- Center for High‐Risk Pregnancy and Fetal Care, Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of ChietiChietiItaly
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Quezada MS, Rodríguez-Calvo J, Villalaín C, Gómez-Arriaga PI, Galindo A, Herraiz I. sFlt-1/PlGF ratio and timing of delivery in early-onset fetal growth restriction with antegrade umbilical artery flow. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2020; 56:549-556. [PMID: 31840879 DOI: 10.1002/uog.21949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To analyze the value of the soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1/placental growth factor (sFlt-1/PlGF) ratio in predicting the time to delivery in early-onset fetal growth restriction (FGR) with preserved antegrade umbilical artery (UA) flow at diagnosis. METHODS This was a prospective observational single-center cohort study of pregnancies with early-onset (< 32 + 0 weeks) FGR and antegrade UA flow, in which maternal serum sFlt-1/PlGF ratio was determined at diagnosis. FGR was defined as estimated fetal weight < 3rd centile or < 10th centile with UA pulsatility index > 95th centile, fetal middle cerebral artery pulsatility index < 5th centile or cerebroplacental ratio < 5th centile. The previously described sFlt-1/PlGF ratio cut-off value of 85 for facilitating the diagnosis of pre-eclampsia was assessed in the prediction of the need to deliver in < 1 week and ≥ 4 weeks. RESULTS In total, 120 cases were included. There were 116 (96.7%) liveborn neonates and 108 (90.0%) perinatal survivors. Median (interquartile range (IQR)) gestational age at diagnosis of early-onset FGR was 27.1 (25.7-29.4) weeks. Median (IQR) sFlt-1/PlGF ratio at diagnosis was 196 (84-474). Ninety (75.0%) cases had a sFlt-1/PlGF ratio ≥ 85. Among pregnancies with a liveborn neonate, median (IQR) interval to delivery in the groups with sFlt-1/PlGF ratio < 85 and ≥ 85 was 41 (22-54) days and 11 (4-20) days, respectively (P < 0.01). The probability of having to deliver within 1 week after diagnosis was 0% and 35.6% in those with sFlt-1/PlGF ratio < 85 and ≥ 85, respectively (P = 0.03), and the probability of delaying delivery for ≥ 4 weeks was 72.4% and 19.5%, respectively (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION sFlt-1/PlGF ratio < 85 at diagnosis of early-onset FGR with antegrade UA flow identifies a group of pregnancies in which the need to deliver within 1 week is very low and the interval to delivery is expected to be prolonged for ≥ 4 weeks in > 70% of cases. Copyright © 2019 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- M S Quezada
- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Poon LC, Galindo A, Surbek D, Chantraine F, Stepan H, Hyett J, Tan KH, Verlohren S. From first-trimester screening to risk stratification of evolving pre-eclampsia in second and third trimesters of pregnancy: comprehensive approach. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2020; 55:5-12. [PMID: 31503374 DOI: 10.1002/uog.21869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- L C Poon
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Fetal Medicine Unit - Maternal and Child Health and Development Network, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inselspital Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHR Citadelle, CHU Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Women and Babies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Rothman A, Jaiswal V, Evans WN, Restrepo H, Galindo A. Percutaneous retrieval of fractured intravascular catheters in premature infants. J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2019; 13:413-417. [PMID: 31771073 DOI: 10.3233/npm-180159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Premature infants often require long-term indwelling intravascular catheters. Occasionally, catheters fracture and migrate into cardiovascular structures, risking perforation, infection, thrombosis, and interference with cardiac and valve function. This case series describes our experience with percutaneous retrieval of broken intravascular catheters. METHODS A gooseneck micro-snare was used to retrieve fractured catheters in four premature infants, weighing between 840 and 1930 grams. RESULTS All procedures were successful without complications. CONCLUSIONS Gooseneck-snare retrieval of broken indwelling intravascular catheters can be performed safely and successfully in premature infants even those that weigh less than 1000 grams.
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- A Rothman
- Children's Heart Center Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Children's Heart Center Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Children's Heart Center Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Children's Heart Center Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- S. A. Febra
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Casillas S, Galindo A, Camarillo-Reyes LA, Varon J, Surani SR. Effectiveness of Hyperbaric Oxygenation Versus Normobaric Oxygenation Therapy in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Systematic Review. Cureus 2019; 11:e5916. [PMID: 31788375 PMCID: PMC6855999 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.5916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is a gas product of combustion, considered highly poisonous. Prolonged CO exposure is responsible for more than half of fatal poisonings and is also one of the leading causes of poisoning in Western countries. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of therapy with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) versus normobaric oxygen (NBO) in the setting of carbon monoxide poisoning (COP). We independently searched the National Library of Medicine's Medline (PubMed™), ScienceDirect™, and Scielo™ for any relevant studies published from 1989 to 2017, using the following keywords: hyperbaric therapy, hyperbaric oxygenation, normobaric therapy, carbon monoxide poisoning, carboxyhemoglobin, Haldane effect. We analyzed the studies that suggested the effectiveness of HBO or NBO. Also, we searched for studies related to COP; including history, epidemiology (risk factors, incidence, demographics), pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment. Sixty-eight articles were found, sixteen of which dealt with either HBO or NBO or both. Twelve suggested HBO as the treatment of choice in COP; four studies indicated that NBO was an adequate treatment due to its cost-effectiveness and availability in the emergency department (ED). HBO has been shown in several studies to be effective in moderate to high-risk COP situations, being the therapy of choice to avoid sequelae, especially neurologically. NBO can be considered as a reasonable alternative due to its cost-effectiveness. The availability and understanding of different therapeutic interventions are critical in the management of patients with COP in ED and the Critical Care unit.
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- Critical Care, United General Hospital, Houston, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, USA
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Villalaín C, Valle L, Mendoza M, Vázquez-Fernández M, Fernández Oliva A, Caamiña S, Delgado J, Melchor I, Uriarte J, Herraiz I, Galindo A. Maternal adverse outcomes associated with extremely high values of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio. Pregnancy Hypertens 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2019.08.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Villalaín C, Valle L, Mendoza M, Vázquez-Fernández M, Fernández Oliva A, Caamiña S, Delgado J, Melchor I, Uriarte J, Herraiz I, Galindo A. Fetal growth restriction and perinatal adverse outcomes associated with extremely high values of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio. Pregnancy Hypertens 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2019.08.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ribera I, Ruiz A, Sánchez O, Eixarch E, Antolín E, Gómez-Montes E, Pérez-Cruz M, Cruz-Lemini M, Sanz-Cortés M, Arévalo S, Ferrer Q, Vázquez E, Vega L, Dolader P, Montoliu A, Boix H, Simões RV, Masoller N, Sánchez-de-Toledo J, Comas M, Bartha JM, Galindo A, Martínez JM, Gómez-Roig L, Crispi F, Gómez O, Carreras E, Cabero L, Gratacós E, Llurba E. Multicenter prospective clinical study to evaluate children short-term neurodevelopmental outcome in congenital heart disease (children NEURO-HEART): study protocol. BMC Pediatr 2019; 19:326. [PMID: 31506079 PMCID: PMC6737686 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-019-1689-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most prevalent congenital malformation affecting 1 in 100 newborns. While advances in early diagnosis and postnatal management have increased survival in CHD children, worrying long-term outcomes, particularly neurodevelopmental disability, have emerged as a key prognostic factor in the counseling of these pregnancies. Methods Eligible participants are women presenting at 20 to < 37 weeks of gestation carrying a fetus with CHD. Maternal/neonatal recordings are performed at regular intervals, from the fetal period to 24 months of age, and include: placental and fetal hemodynamics, fetal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional echocardiography, cerebral oxymetry, electroencephalography and serum neurological and cardiac biomarkers. Neurodevelopmental assessment is planned at 12 months of age using the ages and stages questionnaire (ASQ) and at 24 months of age with the Bayley-III test. Target recruitment is at least 150 cases classified in three groups according to three main severe CHD groups: transposition of great arteries (TGA), Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (LVOTO). Discussion The results of NEURO-HEART study will provide the most comprehensive knowledge until date of children’s neurologic prognosis in CHD and will have the potential for developing future clinical decisive tools and improving preventive strategies in CHD. Trial registration NCT02996630, on 4th December 2016 (retrospectively registered).
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- I Ribera
- Department of Obstetrics, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Spain Maternal and Child Health Development Network, RETICS funded by the PN I+D+I 2013-2016 (Spain), ISCIII- Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), ref. RD16/0022, Madrid, Spain
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- BCNatal, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Spain Maternal and Child Health Development Network, RETICS funded by the PN I+D+I 2013-2016 (Spain), ISCIII- Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), ref. RD16/0022, Madrid, Spain.,Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Spain Maternal and Child Health Development Network, RETICS funded by the PN I+D+I 2013-2016 (Spain), ISCIII- Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), ref. RD16/0022, Madrid, Spain.,Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Universidad Computense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Spain Maternal and Child Health Development Network, RETICS funded by the PN I+D+I 2013-2016 (Spain), ISCIII- Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), ref. RD16/0022, Madrid, Spain.,BCNatal, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- BCNatal, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology,
- Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neuropsicology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- BCNatal, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- BCNatal, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Spain Maternal and Child Health Development Network, RETICS funded by the PN I+D+I 2013-2016 (Spain), ISCIII- Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), ref. RD16/0022, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Cardiology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Universitary Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
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- Spain Maternal and Child Health Development Network, RETICS funded by the PN I+D+I 2013-2016 (Spain), ISCIII- Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), ref. RD16/0022, Madrid, Spain.,Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Spain Maternal and Child Health Development Network, RETICS funded by the PN I+D+I 2013-2016 (Spain), ISCIII- Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), ref. RD16/0022, Madrid, Spain.,Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Universidad Computense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- BCNatal, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Spain Maternal and Child Health Development Network, RETICS funded by the PN I+D+I 2013-2016 (Spain), ISCIII- Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), ref. RD16/0022, Madrid, Spain.,BCNatal, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- BCNatal, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- BCNatal, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- BCNatal, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Spain Maternal and Child Health Development Network, RETICS funded by the PN I+D+I 2013-2016 (Spain), ISCIII- Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), ref. RD16/0022, Madrid, Spain. .,Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, St Creu and St Pau Hospital, Sant Antoni Mª Claret, 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain.
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Nouri H, Stokvis B, Galindo A, Blatchford M, Hoekstra AY. Water scarcity alleviation through water footprint reduction in agriculture: The effect of soil mulching and drip irrigation. Sci Total Environ 2019; 653:241-252. [PMID: 30412869 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Water scarcity has received global attention in the last decade as it challenges food security in arid and semi-arid regions, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. This research assesses the possible alleviation of water scarcity by reducing the water footprint in crop production through the application of soil mulching and drip irrigation. The study is the first to do so at catchment scale, taking into account various crops, multi-cropping, cropping patterns, and spatial differences in climate, soil, and field management factors, using field survey and local data. The AquaCrop-OS model and the global water footprint assessment (WFA) standard were used to assess the green and blue water footprint (WF) of ten major crops in the Upper Litani Basin (ULB) in Lebanon. The blue water saving and blue water scarcity reduction under these two alternative practices were compared to the current situation. The results show that the WF of crop production is more sensitive to climate than soil type. The annual blue WF of summer crops was largest when water availability was lowest. Mulching reduced the blue WF by 3.6% and mulching combined with drip irrigation reduced it by 4.7%. The blue water saving from mulching was estimated about 6.3 million m3/y and from mulching combined with drip irrigation about 8.3 million m3/y. This is substantial but by far not sufficient to reduce the overall blue WF in summer to a sustainable level at catchment scale.
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- H Nouri
- Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands; Division of Agronomy, University of Göttingen, Von-Siebold-Strasse 8, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of ITC, University of Twente, Hengelosestraat 99, 7514 AE, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands; Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Herraiz I, Quezada MS, Rodriguez-Calvo J, Gómez-Montes E, Villalaín C, Galindo A. Longitudinal change of sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in singleton pregnancy with early-onset fetal growth restriction. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018; 52:631-638. [PMID: 28876491 DOI: 10.1002/uog.18894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2017] [Revised: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the evolution of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 to placental growth factor (sFlt-1/PlGF) ratio in the last 5 weeks prior to delivery in singleton pregnancy complicated by early-onset fetal growth restriction (FGR), with or without pre-eclampsia (PE). METHODS This was a prospective observational cohort study of early-onset FGR cases that underwent serial assessment of maternal serum sFlt-1/PlGF ratio from diagnosis to delivery. Measurements were made at weekly intervals and within the last 48 h before birth. Absolute values and percentage increase between time intervals were computed, and previously described cut-off values of 38 (suspicion of PE), 85 (aids diagnosis of PE) and 655 (high risk for imminent delivery) were used for analysis of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio. We compared findings between cases with early-onset FGR only (n = 37) and those that additionally developed PE (n = 36). RESULTS Overall perinatal survival was 63/73 (86.3%). A sFlt-1/PlGF ratio above 38 was observed 4 weeks before delivery in most FGR-only and FGR with PE cases (73% and 100%, respectively), but absolute values of sFlt-1/PlGF were significantly higher in FGR cases with PE. Extremely elevated values of the ratio (≥ 655) within the last 48 h before delivery were found in 65% of cases of FGR with PE, but in only 8% of isolated FGR cases (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Elevated sFlt-1/PlGF was observed in most early-onset FGR pregnancies from 4 weeks before delivery, and values were even higher if there was concurrent PE. However, serial measurements of the ratio were of limited value, being useful only to anticipate the need for imminent delivery in cases of FGR with PE when sFlt-1/PlGF values ≥ 655 were reached. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- I Herraiz
- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Herraiz I, Simón E, Gómez-Arriaga PI, Quezada MS, García-Burguillo A, López-Jiménez EA, Galindo A. Clinical implementation of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio to identify preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction: A prospective cohort study. Pregnancy Hypertens 2018; 13:279-285. [PMID: 30177066 DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2018.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the usefulness of a clinical protocol for early detection of preeclampsia and/or fetal growth restriction (PE/FGR) using, in previously selected pregnancies, the measurement of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio at 24-28 weeks of gestation. STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study carried out in a single tertiary hospital in Spain. 5601 consecutive singleton pregnancies with complete follow-up were included. High-risk women for PE/FGR were selected by combining data from maternal history and second trimester uterine artery Doppler. Subsequently these patients underwent intensive monitoring, including the measurement of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio at 24-28 weeks to predict PE/FGR. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Early, intermediate and late PE/FGR (delivery <32 + 0, 32 + 0 - <36 + 0 and ≥36 + 0 weeks, respectively). RESULTS Overall incidence of early, intermediate and late PE/FGR was 0.3%, 0.7% and 3.2%, respectively, being higher in the 4.3% of women selected for intensive monitoring: 5.8%, 8.7% and 15.4%, respectively (all p < 0.001). The area under the curve (AUC) with 95%CI of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio for detecting early PE/FGR was 0.98 (0.97-1.00), and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio >95th centile showed a sensitivity (%) of 100 (95%CI, 78.5-100) and specificity (%) of 80.6 (95%CI, 75.0-85.2). The AUC of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio for detecting intermediate and late PE/FGR was of 0.87 (95%CI, 0.77-0.97) and 0.68 (95%CI, 0.58-0.79), respectively. CONCLUSION A contingent strategy of measuring the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio at 24-28 weeks in women previously selected by clinical factors and uterine artery Doppler enables an accurate prediction of PE/FGR. This performance is optimal to predict PE/FGR requiring delivery before 32 weeks.
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- I Herraiz
- Fetal Medicine Unit-Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (SAMID), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (SAMID), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (SAMID), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (SAMID), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (SAMID), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (SAMID), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Bellido C, Barbero P, Forcén L, Blanco M, Alonso-Riaño M, Galindo A. Lung adenocarcinoma during pregnancy: clinical case and literature review. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018; 32:3300-3302. [PMID: 29618241 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1461830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Lung cancer during pregnancy is a very rare disease with less than 70 cases published to date. Information about specific lung cancer as adenocarcinoma is even more limited. Genetic techniques can detect oncogene mutations which seem to be more frequent among cases of lung cancer in pregnant women and could determine both the treatment and prognosis. We present a recent case seen at our hospital and a literature review.
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- C Bellido
- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- b Department of Pathology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- b Department of Pathology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (Red SAMID-RD12/0026/0016), 12 de Octubre Research Institute (imas12), Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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Rodríguez-Almaraz ME, Herraiz I, Gómez-Arriaga PI, Vallejo P, Gonzalo-Gil E, Usategui A, López-Jiménez EA, Galindo A, Galindo M. The role of angiogenic biomarkers and uterine artery Doppler in pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus or antiphospholipid syndrome. Pregnancy Hypertens 2018. [PMID: 29523283 DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of the uterine artery mean pulsatility index (mPI-UtA) and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) for the prediction of placental dysfunction-related adverse outcomes (AO), namely pre-eclampsia (PE) and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), and for differential diagnosis between PE and SLE flares. STUDY DESIGN Observational prospective cohort study of 57 pregnant women with SLE or APS. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES mPI-UtA and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in maternal serum were obtained at four gestational age periods (11-14, 19-22, 24-29 and 32-34 weeks). Comparisons among pregnancies with normal outcome, SLE flare and AO were performed. RESULTS Overall, we had 44 ongoing pregnancies (36 with SLE and 8 with APS) of which most (n = 35, 80%) were uncomplicated. The overall rate of AO was 9% (n = 4), that was diagnosed at a mean (SD) gestational age of 34.1 (7.5) weeks. Five SLE patients (14%) suffered a SLE flare. No differences for these markers were found between normal pregnancies and those affected by SLE flare. mUtA-PI values were significantly higher in the AO group when compared with normal and SLE flare groups, at 19-22 weeks (1.52, 0.95 and 0.76) and 32-34 weeks (1.13, 0.68 and 0.65), respectively. The sFlt-1/PlGF ratio was significantly higher in the AO group at 24-29 weeks (191.1, 3.1 and 9.2), respectively. CONCLUSION Our preliminary results indicate that mPI-UtA and sFlt1/PlGF ratio may be useful to predict AO in women with SLE, and to make the differential diagnosis with a lupus flare.
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- M E Rodríguez-Almaraz
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Riedel F, Galindo A, Muschalik N, Munro S. The two TRAPP complexes of metazoans have distinct roles and act on different Rab GTPases. J Cell Biol 2017; 217:601-617. [PMID: 29273580 PMCID: PMC5800803 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201705068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In yeast, the TRAPP complexes activate Rab1 with TRAPPII also activating Rab11, but less is known about the two TRAPPs in metazoans. Riedel et al. show that in Drosophila melanogaster, TRAPPIII is an essential Rab1 activator, and TRAPPII activates Rab1 and Rab11 and becomes essential when an unrelated Rab11 activator is deleted. Originally identified in yeast, transport protein particle (TRAPP) complexes are Rab GTPase exchange factors that share a core set of subunits. TRAPPs were initially found to act on Ypt1, the yeast orthologue of Rab1, but recent studies have found that yeast TRAPPII can also activate the Rab11 orthologues Ypt31/32. Mammals have two TRAPP complexes, but their role is less clear, and they contain subunits that are not found in the yeast complexes but are essential for cell growth. To investigate TRAPP function in metazoans, we show that Drosophila melanogaster have two TRAPP complexes similar to those in mammals and that both activate Rab1, whereas one, TRAPPII, also activates Rab11. TRAPPII is not essential but becomes so in the absence of the gene parcas that encodes the Drosophila orthologue of the SH3BP5 family of Rab11 guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs). Thus, in metazoans, Rab1 activation requires TRAPP subunits not found in yeast, and Rab11 activation is shared by TRAPPII and an unrelated GEF that is metazoan specific.
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- Falko Riedel
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, UK
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, UK
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, UK
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, UK
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Domínguez-Manzano P, Herraiz I, Mendoza A, Aguilar JM, Escribano D, Toral B, Gómez-Montes E, Galindo A. Impact of prenatal diagnosis of transposition of the great arteries on postnatal outcome. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2016; 30:2858-2863. [DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1265934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- P. Domínguez-Manzano
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Heart Institute, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fetal Medicine Unit, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Heart Institute, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Heart Institute, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fetal Medicine Unit, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Heart Institute, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fetal Medicine Unit, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fetal Medicine Unit, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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The use of Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism has been pivotal to understanding the developmental processes of metazoans. However, the use of flies for studying subcellular organization is hampered by a paucity of reliable reagents to label specific organelles. Here, we describe the generation of mouse monoclonal antibodies against a set of markers of the secretory and endocytic pathways, along with goat polyclonal antibodies against two Golgi proteins. We show that the monoclonal antibodies are highly specific and sufficiently sensitive to detect endogenous proteins in crude extracts by immunoblotting with little background staining. By immunofluorescence the major compartments of the membrane traffic system (including the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi, and early and late endosomes) are labeled by at least one antibody. Moreover, the antibodies can be used to label organelles in fly tissues including salivary glands and wing imaginal discs. We anticipate that these antibodies will provide a useful tool kit to facilitate the investigation of how the endomembrane system functions and varies in the diverse tissue types of metazoans. Summary: We report the generation and characterization of set of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies for labeling the major compartments of the secretory and endocytic pathways in Drosophila melanogaster.
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- Falko Riedel
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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Lucena-Agell D, Hervás-Aguilar A, Múnera-Huertas T, Pougovkina O, Rudnicka J, Galindo A, Tilburn J, Arst HN, Peñalva MA. Mutational analysis of the Aspergillus ambient pH receptor PalH underscores its potential as a target for antifungal compounds. Mol Microbiol 2016; 101:982-1002. [PMID: 27279148 PMCID: PMC5026065 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The pal/RIM ambient pH signalling pathway is crucial for the ability of pathogenic fungi to infect hosts. The Aspergillus nidulans 7‐TMD receptor PalH senses alkaline pH, subsequently facilitating ubiquitination of the arrestin PalF. Ubiquitinated PalF triggers downstream signalling events. The mechanism(s) by which PalH transduces the alkaline pH signal to PalF is poorly understood. We show that PalH is phosphorylated in a signal dependent manner, resembling mammalian GPCRs, although PalH phosphorylation, in contrast to mammalian GPCRs, is arrestin dependent. A genetic screen revealed that an ambient‐exposed region comprising the extracellular loop connecting TM4‐TM5 and ambient‐proximal residues within TM5 is required for signalling. In contrast, substitution by alanines of four aromatic residues within TM6 and TM7 results in a weak ‘constitutive’ activation of the pathway. Our data support the hypothesis that PalH mechanistically resembles mammalian GPCRs that signal via arrestins, such that the relative positions of individual helices within the heptahelical bundle determines the Pro316‐dependent transition between inactive and active PalH conformations, governed by an ambient‐exposed region including critical Tyr259 that potentially represents an agonist binding site. These findings open the possibility of screening for agonist compounds stabilizing the inactive conformation of PalH, which might act as antifungal drugs against ascomycetes.
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- Daniel Lucena-Agell
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Section of Microbiology, Imperial College London, Flowers Building, Armstrong Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Section of Microbiology, Imperial College London, Flowers Building, Armstrong Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Section of Microbiology, Imperial College London, Flowers Building, Armstrong Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid, 28040, Spain.,Section of Microbiology, Imperial College London, Flowers Building, Armstrong Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid, 28040, Spain.
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Galindo A, Soler N, McLaughlin SH, Yu M, Williams RL, Munro S. Structural Insights into Arl1-Mediated Targeting of the Arf-GEF BIG1 to the trans-Golgi. Cell Rep 2016; 16:839-50. [PMID: 27373159 PMCID: PMC4956616 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The GTPase Arf1 is the major regulator of vesicle traffic at both the cis- and trans-Golgi. Arf1 is activated at the cis-Golgi by the guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) GBF1 and at the trans-Golgi by the related GEF BIG1 or its paralog, BIG2. The trans-Golgi-specific targeting of BIG1 and BIG2 depends on the Arf-like GTPase Arl1. We find that Arl1 binds to the dimerization and cyclophilin binding (DCB) domain in BIG1 and report a crystal structure of human Arl1 bound to this domain. Residues in the DCB domain that bind Arl1 are required for BIG1 to locate to the Golgi in vivo. DCB domain-binding residues in Arl1 have a distinct conformation from those in known Arl1-effector complexes, and this plasticity allows Arl1 to interact with different effectors of unrelated structure. The findings provide structural insight into how Arf1 GEFs, and hence active Arf1, achieve their correct subcellular distribution.
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- Antonio Galindo
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
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Rodriguez E, Galindo M, Gonzalo-Gil E, Usategui A, Herráiz I, Gόmez-Arriaga P, Vallejo P, Lόpez-Jiménez A, Galindo A. SAT0299 Angiogenesis Biomarkers and Doppler Ultrasound of Uterine Arteries in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and/or Antiphospholipid Syndrome Can Be Helpful in Differential Diagnosis between Preeclampisa and Disease Activity. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.5869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Ramrattan N, Avendaño C, Müller E, Galindo A. A corresponding-states framework for the description of the Mie family of intermolecular potentials. Mol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2015.1025112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Stepan H, Herraiz I, Schlembach D, Verlohren S, Brennecke S, Chantraine F, Klein E, Lapaire O, Llurba E, Ramoni A, Vatish M, Wertaschnigg D, Galindo A. Implementation of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio for prediction and diagnosis of pre-eclampsia in singleton pregnancy: implications for clinical practice. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015; 45:241-6. [PMID: 25736847 PMCID: PMC4369131 DOI: 10.1002/uog.14799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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- H Stepan
- University Hospital Leipzig, Department of ObstetricsLeipzig, Germany
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de OctubreUniversidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Vivantes Clinic Berlin-Neukölln, Department of ObstetricsBerlin, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics, Campus Virchow-Clinic, Charité University Medicine BerlinBerlin, Germany
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- The Royal Women's Hospital, University of MelbourneMelbourne, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of LiègeCHR Citadelle, Liège, Belgium
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- Women's Clinic and Polyclinic, Munich Technical University HospitalMunich, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital BaselBasel, Switzerland
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- Department of Obstetrics, Maternal-Foetal Medicine Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Innsbruck Medical UniversityInnsbruck, Austria
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- Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of OxfordOxford, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburg, Austria
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de OctubreUniversidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Dröge L, Herraìz I, Zeisler H, Schlembach D, Stepan H, Küssel L, Henrich W, Galindo A, Verlohren S. Maternal serum sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in twin pregnancies with and without pre-eclampsia in comparison with singleton pregnancies. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015; 45:286-293. [PMID: 25491901 DOI: 10.1002/uog.14760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In singleton pregnancies, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1), placental growth factor (PlGF) and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio have shown utility as a diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia (PE). The objective of this study was to characterize the maternal serum levels of sFlt-1, PlGF and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in normal and pre-eclamptic twin pregnancies. METHODS In a European multicenter case-control study, 49 women with a twin pregnancy were enrolled, including 31 uneventful and 18 pre-eclamptic pregnancies. sFlt-1 and PlGF were measured and receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) analysis was performed. The median sFlt-1 and PlGF serum concentrations and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio were compared with those of a singleton cohort, matched for gestational age, with PE (n = 54) and with an uncomplicated pregnancy outcome (n = 238). RESULTS In twin pregnancies with PE, sFlt-1 levels and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio were increased and PlGF levels were decreased as compared with those of twin gestations with an uneventful pregnancy outcome (20 011.50 ± 2330.35 pg/mL vs 4503.00 ± 2012.05 pg/mL (P ≤ 0.001), 164.22 ± 31.35 vs 13.29 ± 319.64 (P ≤ 0.001), and 138.80 ± 20.04 pg/mL vs 403.00 ± 193.10 pg/mL (P ≤ 0.001), respectively). The sFlt-1/PlGF ratio did not differ between twin pregnancies with PE and singleton pregnancies with PE. In twin pregnancies with an uneventful outcome, sFlt-1 levels and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio were increased, but no differences in PlGF concentration were found when compared with that of singleton controls. ROC analysis determined 53 as an optimal cut-off of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio for diagnosing PE in twin gestations, yielding a sensitivity of 94.4% and a specificity of 74.2%. The cut-off values established for singleton pregnancies, of 33 and 85, led to sensitivities of 100% and 83.3%, and specificities of 67.7% and 80.6%, when used to detect PE in twin pregnancies. CONCLUSIONS Significant differences in the serum marker levels in singleton vs twin pregnancies were detected. Reference ranges of sFlt-1, PlGF and their ratio in singleton pregnancies are therefore not transferable to twin pregnancies.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Burke O, Benton S, Szafranski P, von Dadelszen P, Buhimschi C, Cetin I, Chapell L, Figueras F, Galindo A, Herraiz I, Holzman C, Hubel C, Knudsen U, Kronborg C, Laivuori H, McElrath T, Moertl M, Meyers J, Ness RB, Oliviera L, Olson G, Poston L, Ris-Stalpers C, Roberts J, Schistermann E, Steegers E, Stepan H, Lapaire O, Schlemback D, Timmermans S, Tsatsaris V, van der Post J, Verlohren S, Villa P, Williams D, Zeisler H, Zhang C, Redman C, Staff A. [94-OR]. Pregnancy Hypertens 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2014.10.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Peñalva MA, Galindo A, Abenza JF, Pinar M, Calcagno-Pizarelli AM, Arst HN, Pantazopoulou A. Searching for gold beyond mitosis: Mining intracellular membrane traffic in Aspergillus nidulans. Cell Logist 2014; 2:2-14. [PMID: 22645705 PMCID: PMC3355971 DOI: 10.4161/cl.19304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The genetically tractable filamentous ascomycete fungus Aspergillus nidulans has been successfully exploited to gain major insight into the eukaryotic cell cycle. More recently, its amenability to in vivo multidimensional microscopy has fueled a potentially gilded second age of A. nidulans cell biology studies. This review specifically deals with studies on intracellular membrane traffic in A. nidulans. The cellular logistics are subordinated to the needs imposed by the polarized mode of growth of the multinucleated hyphal tip cells, whereas membrane traffic is adapted to the large intracellular distances. Recent work illustrates the usefulness of this fungus for morphological and biochemical studies on endosome and Golgi maturation, and on the role of microtubule-dependent motors in the long-distance movement of endosomes. The fungus is ideally suited for genetic studies on the secretory pathway, as mutations impairing secretion reduce apical extension rates, resulting in phenotypes detectable by visual inspection of colonies.
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Rodríguez-Almaraz E, Galindo M, Gonzalo-Gil E, Herraiz I, Gόmez-Arriaga P, Vallejo P, Lόpez-Jiménez E, Galindo A. FRI0399 Predictive Markers of Preeclampsia during Pregnancy in Patients with Systemic Erithematosus Lupus And/Or Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.2983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Gómez-Arriaga PI, Herraiz I, López-Jiménez EA, Escribano D, Denk B, Galindo A. Uterine artery Doppler and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio: prognostic value in early-onset pre-eclampsia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014; 43:525-532. [PMID: 24185845 DOI: 10.1002/uog.13224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of the mean uterine artery pulsatility index (UtA-PI) and the automated measurement of the soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1)/placental growth factor (PlGF) ratio for the prognostic assessment of both maternal and perinatal outcomes, and the time-to-delivery interval in early-onset (≤ 34 + 0 weeks) pre-eclampsia (PE) cases with attempted expectant management. METHODS Fifty-one singleton pregnancies with early-onset PE were enrolled in the study. Mean UtA-PI and sFlt/PlGF ratio were measured at diagnosis. The association of each marker and their combinations with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes was assessed by univariable comparisons and multivariable logistic regression analysis and time-to-delivery interval by survival analysis. RESULTS Twenty-six (51%) had adverse maternal outcome and 14 (27%) had adverse perinatal outcome. At the time of onset of PE, only gestational age was significantly related to maternal complications. Gestational age at onset, mean UtA-PI and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio were significantly associated with perinatal complications, their combination reaching a sensitivity of 64% with 95% specificity, and an area under the receiver-operating characteristics curve of 0.89 (95% CI, 0.79-0.99). Regarding the time until delivery, 92% (12/13) of cases with sFlt-1/PlGF ratio > 655 and 39% (15/38) of cases with a ratio ≤ 655 delivered within the first 48 h, 8% (1/13) and 19% (7/38), respectively, delivered between 48 h and 7 days and 0% (0/13) and 42% (16/38), respectively, delivered after 7 days. CONCLUSION Mean UtA-PI and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in combination with gestational age are useful for the prognostic assessment of perinatal complications at the time of diagnosis of early-onset PE, but this combination has limited value for the prediction of maternal complications. Moreover, sFlt-1/PlGF ratio > 655 is closely related to the need to deliver within 48 h. [[ArtCopyrightmsg]].
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- P I Gómez-Arriaga
- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario '12 de Octubre', Madrid, Spain
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Collado-González J, Cruz ZN, Rodríguez P, Galindo A, Díaz-Baños FG, García de la Torre J, Ferreres F, Medina S, Torrecillas A, Gil-Izquierdo A. Effect of water deficit and domestic storage on the procyanidin profile, size, and aggregation process in pear-jujube (Z. jujuba) fruits. J Agric Food Chem 2013; 61:6187-6197. [PMID: 23750994 DOI: 10.1021/jf4013532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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No information exists on the proanthocyanidin content of pear-jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill) fruit, their polymeric types and sizes, and their self-aggregation, or on the effect of different water deficit levels during the fruit maturation period on these compounds. Two trimers, two tetramers, and six B type procyanidin pentamers were identified and quantified for the first time. Water deficit increased the content of procyanidins of low molecular mass, improving their potential bioavailability and possible physiological effects on human health. The tendency of procyanidins to self-aggregate was similar in the edible portion and pit, and was not affected by water deficit. The procyanidin content of fruit from well watered trees increased during domestic cold storage, whereas the fruits from trees suffering severe water stress lost some of their procyanidin content.
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- J Collado-González
- Department of Food Science and Technology, CEBAS-CSIC, P.O. Box 164, Espinardo, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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Gómez-Arriaga PI, Herraiz I, López-Jiménez EA, Gómez-Montes E, Denk B, Galindo A. Uterine artery Doppler and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio: usefulness in diagnosis of pre-eclampsia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013; 41:530-537. [PMID: 23303638 DOI: 10.1002/uog.12400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/09/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of the mean pulsatility index of the uterine arteries (mPI-UtA) and automated measurement of the soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1)/placental growth factor (PlGF) ratio on suspicion or at diagnosis of pre-eclampsia (PE). METHODS Patients with singleton pregnancies with PE (n = 60) diagnosed according to current recommendations, or with suspected PE (n = 32) defined by (1) blood pressure (BP) ≥ 160/100 mmHg, (2) BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg or proteinuria, together with suggestive clinical symptoms or (3) intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) at < 34 + 0 weeks, were enrolled and mPI-UtA and the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio were measured. Values > 95(th) centile were considered abnormal. All cases were classified according to occurrence of PE and/or IUGR and subclassified, depending on gestational age at delivery, as early (< 34 + 0 weeks) or late (≥ 34 + 0 weeks). RESULTS PE was confirmed in 72 cases, in which 32 early deliveries occurred. Isolated IUGR was diagnosed in nine early cases and one late case, while the remaining 10 cases were late deliveries without PE or IUGR. In pregnancies in which PE and IUGR were excluded, mPI-UtA was abnormal in 40% but the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio was normal in 100%. In early PE, mPI-UtA at diagnosis was abnormal in 100% of cases with IUGR and in 91% without IUGR, while sFlt-1/PlGF was abnormal in 100% and 96%, respectively. In late PE, mPI-UtA was abnormal in 50% and 37% of cases with and without IUGR while the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio was abnormal in 50% and 26%, respectively. CONCLUSION Abnormal mPI-UtA and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio are common in early PE. In late PE, mPI-UtA is normal in most cases and thus not diagnostically useful. The sFlt-1/PlGF ratio shows high specificity but low sensitivity to confirm PE when suspected.
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- P I Gómez-Arriaga
- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid 28041, Spain
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Rial R, Hervas LS, Monux G, Galindo A, Martin A, Hernando M, Martinez I, Hernando A, Serrano FJ. Polidocanol foam stability in terms of its association with glycerin. Phlebology 2013; 29:304-9. [DOI: 10.1177/0268355513477858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objectives: Foam sclerotherapy effectiveness mainly depends on the concentration of the sclerosing agent and foam stability. The objective of this study was to determine if the addition of glycerol at different concentrations contributes to the stability of polidocanol foam. Materials and methods: Control Group: 3% polidocanol. Group 1: polidocanol 3% + glycerin 1.66%. Group 2: polidocanol 3% + glycerin 3.3%. Group 3: polidocanol 3% + Glycerin 5%. Tessari standard method. Five recordings were made for each mixture. Early visual liquefaction time and half liquid time decay were recorded in seconds. Microscopic measurement of the foams. Mixtures surface tension measurement (N/m). Results: Early visual liquefaction: Control Group: 27 (± 3.11); Group 1: 67.8 (± 6.49); Group 2:48.6 (± 8.2); and Group 3: 35.8 (± 4.49). Half-liquid time: Control: 129.2 (± 11.00); Group 1: 260.4 (±18.99); Group 2: 224.6 (±13.03); and Group 3: 189.2 (±8.52). Bubbles/mm2–diameter–wall thickness: Control: 68–98 μm-7 μm; Group 1: 189–60 μm-9 μm; Group 2: 76–92 μm-12 μm; and Group 3: 49–112 μm-20 μm. Surface tension: Control = 5.54 N/m; Group 1 = 5.45 N/m; Group 2 = 5.35 N/m; and Group 3 = 5.21 N/m. Conclusions: Small amounts of glycerin highly increase the stability and quality of polidocanol foam. This simple chemical method is easily reproducible and applicable.
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Physics Department, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Jover J, Haslam AJ, Galindo A, Jackson G, Müller EA. Pseudo hard-sphere potential for use in continuous molecular-dynamics simulation of spherical and chain molecules. J Chem Phys 2013; 137:144505. [PMID: 23061853 DOI: 10.1063/1.4754275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We present a continuous pseudo-hard-sphere potential based on a cut-and-shifted Mie (generalized Lennard-Jones) potential with exponents (50, 49). Using this potential one can mimic the volumetric, structural, and dynamic properties of the discontinuous hard-sphere potential over the whole fluid range. The continuous pseudo potential has the advantage that it may be incorporated directly into off-the-shelf molecular-dynamics code, allowing the user to capitalise on existing hardware and software advances. Simulation results for the compressibility factor of the fluid and solid phases of our pseudo hard spheres are presented and compared both to the Carnahan-Starling equation of state of the fluid and published data, the differences being indistinguishable within simulation uncertainty. The specific form of the potential is employed to simulate flexible chains formed from these pseudo hard spheres at contact (pearl-necklace model) for m(c) = 4, 5, 7, 8, 16, 20, 100, 201, and 500 monomer segments. The compressibility factor of the chains per unit of monomer, m(c), approaches a limiting value at reasonably small values, m(c) < 50, as predicted by Wertheim's first order thermodynamic perturbation theory. Simulation results are also presented for highly asymmetric mixtures of pseudo hard spheres, with diameter ratios of 3:1, 5:1, 20:1 over the whole composition range.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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de la Portilla F, Alba F, García-Olmo D, Herrerías JM, González FX, Galindo A. Expanded allogeneic adipose-derived stem cells (eASCs) for the treatment of complex perianal fistula in Crohn's disease: results from a multicenter phase I/IIa clinical trial. Int J Colorectal Dis 2013; 28:313-23. [PMID: 23053677 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-012-1581-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/16/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The management of perianal fistula in patients with Crohn's disease is an extremely challenging medical problem as many fistulas do not respond to available treatments. The objectives were to assess the safety and efficacy of a suspension of expanded adipose-derived allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (eASCs) for the treatment of complex perianal fistula in Crohn's disease METHODS An open-label, single-arm clinical trial was conducted at six Spanish hospitals. Twenty-four patients were administered intralesionally with 20 million eASCs in one draining fistula tract. A subsequent administration of 40 million eASCs was performed if fistula closure was incomplete at week 12. Subjects were followed until week 24 after the initial administration. RESULTS Treatment-related adverse events did not indicate any clinical safety concerns after 6 months follow-up. The full analysis of efficacy data at week 24 showed 69.2 % of the patients with a reduction in the number of draining fistulas, 56.3 % of the patients achieved complete closure of the treated fistula achieved, and 30 % of the cases presenting complete closure of all existing fistula tracts. Of note, closure was strictly defined as: absence of suppuration through the external orifice and complete re-epithelization, plus absence of collections measured by magnetic resonance image scan (MRI). Furthermore, MRI Score of Severity showed statistically significant differences at week 12 with a marked reduction at week 24. CONCLUSIONS Locally injected eASCs appear to be a simple, safe, and beneficial therapy for perianal fistula in Crohn's disease patients. Additional studies are needed to further confirm the efficacy of the eASCs.
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- F de la Portilla
- Coloproctology Unit, Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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Gómez-Montes E, Herraiz I, Mendoza A, Escribano D, Galindo A. Prediction of coarctation of the aorta in the second half of pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013; 41:298-305. [PMID: 22744957 DOI: 10.1002/uog.11228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine which combination of cardiac parameters provides the best prediction of postnatal coarctation of the aorta (CoAo) in fetuses with cardiac asymmetry. METHODS We selected all cases of disproportion of the ventricles and great vessels prenatally diagnosed between 2003 and 2010 at the Hospital Universitario '12 de Octubre', Madrid, Spain. Only appropriate-for-gestational age liveborn fetuses with isolated cardiac asymmetry and with complete postnatal follow-up were included in the study. Eighty-five cases were retrieved and analyzed. Logistic regression analysis was used to select the best predictors of CoAo. Optimal cut-offs for these parameters were identified and the corresponding likelihood ratios used to calculate the post-test probability of CoAo in each fetus. RESULTS CoAo was confirmed in 41/85 neonates (48%). The parameters selected by logistic regression and their cut-off values were: gestational age at diagnosis ≤ 28 weeks, Z-score of diameter of the ascending aorta ≤ -1.5, pulmonary valve/aortic valve diameters ratio ≥ 1.6 and Z-score of the aortic isthmus diameter in the three vessels and trachea view ≤ -2. We divided the study group into two subgroups: Group A, in whom the diagnosis was made at ≤ 28 weeks' gestation (80% CoAo (32/40)); and Group B, in whom the diagnosis was made at > 28 weeks (20% CoAo (9/45)). The mean post-test probabilities of CoAo were higher in fetuses with CoAo than in normal fetuses in both subgroups (Group A, 82 vs 55%; P = 0.002 and Group B, 51 vs 20%; P < 0.001). In addition, a rate of growth of the aortic valve of ≤ 0.24 mm/week provided 80% sensitivity and 100% specificity for predicting CoAo in Group A. CONCLUSIONS We have derived a multiparametric scoring system, combining size-based cardiac parameters and gestational age at diagnosis, which may improve the accuracy of fetal echocardiography for the stratification of the risk of CoAo. The objectivity and simplicity of its components may allow its implementation in fetal cardiology units.
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- E Gómez-Montes
- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Cruz ZN, Rodríguez P, Galindo A, Torrecillas E, Ondoño S, Mellisho CD, Torrecillas A. Leaf mechanisms for drought resistance in Zizyphus jujuba trees. Plant Sci 2012; 197:77-83. [PMID: 23116674 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Revised: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/16/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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No information exists on the mechanisms developed at the level of leaf water relations by pear-jujube trees (Zizyphus jujuba Mill.) to confront drought. For this reason, the purpose of the present study was to analyse its leaf water relations in order to clarify the resistance mechanisms (avoidance and tolerance) developed in response to a water stress and during recovery. Field-grown 7-year-old pear-jujube trees (cv. Grande de Albatera) were subjected to three irrigation treatments. Control (T0) plants were drip irrigated (112% ETo) in order to guarantee non-limiting soil water conditions, T1 plants (deficit irrigation, 64% ETo) were drip irrigated according to the criteria used by the grower and T2 plants irrigated as T0 but subjected to water withholding for 36 days and a subsequent re-irrigation at the levels used in T0 for 14 days, during the summer of 2011. The results indicated that pear-jujube plants confront water stress by developing stress avoidance and stress tolerance mechanisms. From the beginning of deficit irrigation (T1) and water withholding (T2) to when maximum water stress levels were achieved, leaf turgor was maintained allowing substantial gas exchange levels and, consequently, good leaf productivity. This leaf turgor maintenance was mainly due to two simultaneous and complementary mechanisms. Leaf conductance and the duration of maximum stomatal opening in water stressed plants decreased in order to control water loss via transpiration, contributing to maintain leaf turgor (stress avoidance mechanisms). Also, the gradual recovery of g(l) observed after rewatering the plants can be considered as a mechanism for promoting leaf rehydration. In addition, from the beginning of the stress period, active osmotic adjustment operated, also contributing to the maintenance of leaf turgor (stress tolerance mechanism). The high RWC(a) levels and the possibility of increasing the accumulation of water in the apoplasm in response to water stress, supporting a steeper gradient in water potential between the leaf and the soil, which can be considered another drought tolerance characteristic in pear-jujube.
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- Dpto. Fisiología y Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas (INCA), Ctra. de Tapaste, km 3.5, San José de Las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba
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Galindo A, Herraiz I. Re: First-trimester combined screening for trisomy 21 with different combinations of placental growth factor, free β-human chorionic gonadotropin and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A. K. O. Kagan, M. Hoopmann, H. Abele, R. Alkier and K. Lüthgens. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2012; 40: 530-535. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2012; 40:504. [PMID: 23168973 DOI: 10.1002/uog.12317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- A Galindo
- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avda, Córdoba s/n., Madrid, 28041, Spain.
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Herraiz I, Escribano D, Gómez-Arriaga PI, Herníndez-García JM, Herraiz MA, Galindo A. Predictive value of sequential models of uterine artery Doppler in pregnancies at high risk for pre-eclampsia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2012; 40:68-74. [PMID: 22102516 DOI: 10.1002/uog.10147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of models described previously for the prediction of pre-eclampsia (PE), based on the sequential evaluation of uterine artery resistance at 11-13 weeks and 19-22 weeks, in a high-risk population. METHODS This was a prospective study in 135 women with singleton pregnancies and at least one of the following high-risk conditions: PE and/or intrauterine growth restriction in a previous pregnancy, chronic hypertension, pregestational diabetes, renal disease, body mass index > 30 kg/m(2) , autoimmune disease (systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome or rheumatoid arthritis) and thrombophilia. Mean uterine artery pulsatility index (mUtA-PI) at 11-13 and at 19-22 weeks' gestation was measured and analyzed according to quantitative and semi-quantitative models, to predict late PE (resulting in delivery ≥ 34 weeks) and early PE (delivery < 34 weeks). RESULTS Late PE developed in 21 (15.6%) pregnancies and early PE in six (4.4%). Using mUtA-PI, the detection rates of late and early PE for a false-positive rate of 10% were 14.3% and 33.3%, respectively, at 11-13 weeks, and 19.0% and 66.7%, respectively, at 19-22 weeks. Using a semi-quantitative approach, the group of pregnant women with mUtA-PI ≥ 90(th) percentile at both 11-13 and 19-22 weeks had a greater risk for early PE (odds ratio, 21.4 (95% CI, 2.5-184.7)) compared with the group with mUtA-PI < 90(th) percentile at both periods. Using a quantitative approach, there was relative worsening in the mUtA-PI (multiples of the median) from the first to the second trimester in all cases of early PE. CONCLUSION The application of semi-quantitative and especially quantitative models to evaluate sequential changes in uterine artery Doppler findings between the first and second trimesters could be of additional value in assessing high-risk women regarding their true risk of developing early PE.
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- Fetal Medicine Unit-SAMID, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Rodriguez J, Mac Dowell N, Llovell F, Adjiman C, Jackson G, Galindo A. Modelling the fluid phase behaviour of aqueous mixtures of multifunctional alkanolamines and carbon dioxide using transferable parameters with the SAFT-VR approach. Mol Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2012.665504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Monte Carlo computer simulations are carried out for a model system of like-charged colloidal platelets in the isothermal-isobaric ensemble (NpT). The aim is to elucidate the role of electrostatic interactions on the structure of synthetic clay systems at high particle densities. Short-range repulsions between particles are described by a suitable hard-core model representing a discotic particle. This potential is supplemented with an electrostatic potential based on a Yukawa model for the screened Coulombic potential between infinitely thin disklike macro-ions. The particle aspect-ratio and electrostatic parameters were chosen to mimic an aqueous dispersion of thin, like-charged, rigid colloidal platelets at finite salt concentration. An examination of the fluid phase diagram reveals a marked shift in the isotropic-nematic transition compared to the hard cut-sphere reference system. Several statistical functions, such as the pair correlation function for the center-of-mass coordinates and structure factor, are obtained to characterize the structural organization of the platelets phases. At low salinity and high osmotic pressure we observe anomalous hexagonal columnar structures characterized by interpenetrating columns with a typical intercolumnar distance corresponding to about half of that of a regular columnar phase. Increasing the ionic strength leads to the formation of glassy, disordered structures consisting of compact clusters of platelets stacked into finite-sized columns. These so-called "nematic columnar" structures have been recently observed in systems of charge-stabilized gibbsite platelets. Our findings are corroborated by an analysis of the static structure factor from a simple density functional theory.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Física, División de Ciencias e Ingenierías Campus León, Universidad de Guanajuato, Colonia Lomas del Campestre, León 37150, México
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