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García-Pimentel MM, Fernández B, Campillo JA, Castaño-Ortiz JM, Gil-Solsona R, Fernández-González V, Muniategui-Lorenzo S, Rodríguez-Mozaz S, León VM. Floating plastics as integrative samplers of organic contaminants of legacy and emerging concern from Western Mediterranean coastal areas. Sci Total Environ 2023; 905:166828. [PMID: 37690766 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166828] [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: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
Abstract
This study investigates the role of floating plastics as integrative samplers of organic contaminants. To this end, plastics items were collected in two Western Mediterranean coastal areas: the Mar Menor lagoon, and the last transect of Ebro river. Floating plastics were identified and characterized by attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry. Then, organic contaminants were extracted from plastic items by ultrasonic extraction with methanol, and the concentrations of 168 regulated and emerging contaminants were analysed. These compounds were analysed by stir bar sorptive extraction coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), except for bisphenol analogues, which were analysed with a ultraperformance liquid chromatography pump coupled to a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (UHPLC-MS/MS), and pharmaceutical compounds, determined by UPLC coupled to hybrid triple quadrupole-linear ion trap mass spectrometer (UPLC-MS/MS). All the contaminants groups considered were detected in the samples, being particularly relevant the contribution of plastic additives. The most frequently detected contaminants were UV-filters, PAHs, pharmaceuticals and synthetic musks. Apart from plasticizers, the individual contaminants octocrylene, homosalate, galaxolide, salycilic acid and ketoprofen were frequently detected in plastics items. The results pointed out to urban and touristic activities as the main sources of pollution in the coastal areas investigated. The utility of floating plastics as integrative samplers for the detection of organic contaminants in aquatic ecosystems has been demonstrated.
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- M M García-Pimentel
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), 17003 Girona, Spain; University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), 17003 Girona, Spain; University of Girona, Girona, Spain; Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) Severo Ochoa Excellence Centre, Department of Environmental Chemistry, C/ Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Grupo de Química Analítica Aplicada, Instituto Universitario de Medio Ambiente (IUMA), Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, Campus A Coruña, E-15071 A Coruña, Spain
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- Grupo de Química Analítica Aplicada, Instituto Universitario de Medio Ambiente (IUMA), Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, Campus A Coruña, E-15071 A Coruña, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), 17003 Girona, Spain; University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.
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Castaño-Ortiz JM, Courant F, Gomez E, García-Pimentel MM, León VM, Campillo JA, Santos LHMLM, Barceló D, Rodríguez-Mozaz S. Combined exposure of the bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis to polyethylene microplastics and two pharmaceuticals (citalopram and bezafibrate): Bioaccumulation and metabolomic studies. J Hazard Mater 2023; 458:131904. [PMID: 37356174 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131904] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
Abstract
Pharmaceuticals and microplastics constitute potential hazards in aquatic systems, but their combined effects and underlying toxicity mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, a simultaneous characterization of bioaccumulation, associated metabolomic alterations and potential recovery mechanisms was performed. Specifically, a bioassay on Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) was carried out with polyethylene microplastics (PE-MPLs, 1 mg/L) and citalopram or bezafibrate (500 ng/L). Single and co-exposure scenarios lasted 21 days, followed by a 7-day depuration period to assess their potential recovery. PE-MPLs delayed the bioaccumulation of citalopram (lower mean at 10 d: 447 compared to 770 ng/g dw under single exposure), although reaching similar tissue concentrations after 21 d. A more limited accumulation of bezafibrate was observed overall, regardless of PE-MPLs co-exposure (<MQL-3.2 ng/g dw). Metabolic profiles showed a strong effect of pharmaceuticals, generally independent of PE-MPLs co-exposure. Alterations of the citrate cycle (bezafibrate exposure) and steroid and prostaglandin metabolism (citalopram and bezafibrate exposures) were highlighted. PE-MPLs alone also impacted metabolic pathways, such as neurotransmitters or purine metabolism. After depuration, relevant latent or long-lasting effects were demonstrated as, for instance, the effect of citalopram on neurotransmitters metabolism. Altogether, the observed molecular-level responses to pharmaceuticals and/or PE-MPLs may lead to a dysregulation of mussels' reproduction, energy metabolism, and/or immunity.
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- J M Castaño-Ortiz
- University of Girona, Girona, Spain; Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), C/ Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain.
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/Varadero 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/Varadero 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/Varadero 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- University of Girona, Girona, Spain; Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), C/ Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- University of Girona, Girona, Spain; Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), C/ Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain; Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) Severo Ochoa Excellence Centre, Department of Environmental Chemistry, C/ Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Girona, Girona, Spain; Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), C/ Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain
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García-Pimentel M, Campillo JA, Castaño-Ortiz JM, Llorca M, León VM. Occurrence and distribution of contaminants of legacy and emerging concern in surface waters of two Western Mediterranean coastal areas: Mar Menor Lagoon and Ebro Delta. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 187:114542. [PMID: 36669297 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114542] [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: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The occurrence and distribution of UV filters, plastic additives, synthetic musks, other personal care products (Other PCPs), triazines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other current-use pesticides (Other CUPs) were characterised during summer 2018 and winter 2019 in surface waters of two sensitive areas of the Spanish coast located on the Mediterranean Sea (Mar Menor lagoon and Ebro Delta). Sixty-three organic contaminants out of a total of 100 compounds were detected, thus confirming the presence of all groups of pollutants studied in surface water at concentrations of ng/L. Both areas are affected by agricultural, urban and recreational activities, PCPs (mainly UV filters) being the predominant compounds found in both seasons which showed significant increases in concentrations in summer. The contaminants found at the highest concentrations were octocrylene, homosalate and ethylhexyl salicylate, which showed risk quotients higher than 1, indicating a potential risk to aquatic organisms, particularly in summer.
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- M García-Pimentel
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), 17003 Girona, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.
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Salgueiro-González N, Campillo JA, Viñas L, Beiras R, López-Mahía P, Muniategui-Lorenzo S. Occurrence of selected endocrine disrupting compounds in Iberian coastal areas and assessment of the environmental risk. Environ Pollut 2019; 249:767-775. [PMID: 30951960 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.107] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The spatial and temporal distribution of selected endocrine disrupting compounds (4-tert-octylphenol, 4-n-octylphenol, 4-n-nonylphenol, nonylphenol, and bisphenol A) in two coastal areas of the Iberian Peninsula (Ria de Vigo and Mar Menor lagoon) were evaluated for the first time. Seawater and sediment samples collected during spring and autumn of 2015 were analysed using greener extraction techniques and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The presence of branched isomers (4-tert-octylphenol and nonylphenol) and bisphenol A in almost all seawater and sediment samples demonstrated their importance as pollutants in the frame of water policy, while no concentrations of linear isomers (4-n-octylphenol and 4-n-nonylphenol) were found. Higher seawater levels were observed in Mar Menor lagoon, especially in spring, associated with wastewater treatment plant effluents and nautical, agricultural and industrial activities. Similar sediment concentrations were measured in both studied areas, being nonylphenol levels five times higher than those measured for the other EDCs. Experimental sediment-water partition coefficients showed a moderate sorption of target compounds to sediments. Risk quotients for water compartment evidenced a moderate risk posed by nonylphenol, considering the worst-case scenario. For sediments, moderate risk related to 4-tert-octylphenol and high risk to nonylphenol were estimated.
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- N Salgueiro-González
- Grupo Química Analítica Aplicada, Instituto Universitario de Medio Ambiente (IUMA), Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, 15071, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/Varadero 1, 30740, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, IEO, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Subida a Radio Faro, 50, 36390, Vigo, Spain
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- Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36200, Vigo, Galicia, Spain
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- Grupo Química Analítica Aplicada, Instituto Universitario de Medio Ambiente (IUMA), Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, 15071, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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- Grupo Química Analítica Aplicada, Instituto Universitario de Medio Ambiente (IUMA), Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, 15071, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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Planelles D, Vilches C, González-Escribano F, Muro M, González-Fernández R, Sánchez F, Gonzalo Ocejo J, Eiras A, Caro JL, Palou E, Campillo JA, de Juan MD, Montes O, Balas A, Marín L, Torío A, Fernández-Arquero M, González-Roiz C, López-Vázquez A, Cisneros E, Abad-Molina C, López R, Abad-Alastruey ML, Serra C, García-Alonso AM, Vicario JL. Report From the First and Second Spanish Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor Genotyping Workshops: External Quality Control for Natural Killer Alloreactive Donor Selection in Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2017; 48:3043-3045. [PMID: 27932143 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
An important factor affecting the success in the setting of related haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the graft-versus-leukemia effect mediated by natural killer (NK) cells when the donor displays NK alloreactivity versus the recipient. NK cell function is regulated by killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) and it has been described that donor KIR genotype influences transplantation outcome. This has led to a requirement of laboratories to have a quality assurance program for validation and control of their KIR genotyping methods. The goal of the 1st and 2nd Spanish KIR Genotyping Workshops was to provide an external proficiency testing program in KIR genotyping for Spanish immunology and transplant laboratories. These workshops were conducted during the years 2014-2016 and consisted of 17 participating laboratories typing a set of 20 samples. The presence/absence of 16 mandatory KIR loci (2DL1, 2DL2, 2DL3, 2DL4, 2DL5, 2DS1, 2DS2, 2DS3, 2DS4, 2DS5, 2DP1, 3DL1, 3DL2, 3DL3, 3DS1, and 3DP1) was evaluated per sample. Methods for KIR genotyping included polymerase chain reaction with the use of sequence-specific primers and sequence-specific oligoprobes. Consensus typing was reached in all samples, and the performance of laboratories in external proficiency testing was satisfactory in all cases. The polymorphism detected in the small sample studied in both workshops is indicative of an ample variety of KIR gene profiles in the Spanish population.
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- D Planelles
- Histocompatibility, Centro de Transfusión de la Comunidad Valenciana, Valencia, Spain.
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- Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Molecular Biology and Histocompatibility, Centro de Transfusión de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, Banc de Sang i Teixits, Barcelona, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Clínic Universitari, Barcelona, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Immunology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Histocompatibility, Centro de Transfusión de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Molecular Biology-Hematology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
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- Immunology and Genetics, Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Molecular Biology and Histocompatibility, Centro de Transfusión de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Clínic Universitari, Barcelona, Spain
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- Immunology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Histocompatibility, Centro de Transfusión de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Martínez-Gómez C, Fernández B, Robinson CD, Campillo JA, León VM, Benedicto J, Hylland K, Vethaak AD. Assessing environmental quality status by integrating chemical and biological effect data: The Cartagena coastal zone as a case. Mar Environ Res 2017; 124:106-117. [PMID: 27157536 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Cartagena coastal zone (W Mediterranean) was chosen for a practical case study to investigate the suitability of an integrated indicator framework for marine monitoring and assessment of chemicals and their effects, which was developed by ICES and OSPAR. Red mullet (Mullus barbatus) and the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) were selected as target species. Concentrations of contaminants in sediment and biota, and contaminant-related biomarkers were analysed. To assess environmental quality in the Cartagena coastal zone with respect to chemical pollution, data were assessed using available assessment criteria, and then integrated for different environmental matrices. A qualitative scoring method was used to rank the overall assessments into selected categories and to evaluate the confidence level of the final integrated assessment. The ICES/OSPAR integrated assessment framework, originally designed for the North Atlantic, was found to be applicable for Mediterranean species and environmental matrices. Further development of assessment criteria of chemical and biological parameters in sediments and target species from the Mediterranean will, however, be required before this framework can be fully applied for determining Good Environmental Status (GES) of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in these regions.
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- Concepción Martínez-Gómez
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Oceanographic Centre of Murcia, Varadero 1, PO BOX 22, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia), Spain.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Oceanographic Centre of Murcia, Varadero 1, PO BOX 22, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia), Spain.
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- Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, UK.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Oceanographic Centre of Murcia, Varadero 1, PO BOX 22, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia), Spain.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Oceanographic Centre of Murcia, Varadero 1, PO BOX 22, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia), Spain.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Oceanographic Centre of Murcia, Varadero 1, PO BOX 22, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia), Spain.
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, PO Box 1066, Blindern, N0316 Oslo, Norway.
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- VU University Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Deltares, Marine and Coastal Systems, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands.
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León VM, Moreno-González R, García V, Campillo JA. Impact of flash flood events on the distribution of organic pollutants in surface sediments from a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Mar Menor, SE Spain). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2017; 24:4284-4300. [PMID: 25960016 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4628-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The influence of flash flood events on the input and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs) in surface sediments from the Mar Menor lagoon were characterized in this study. These contaminants were analyzed in surface water samples collected during two flash flood events in the main surface watercourse which flow into the Mar Menor lagoon. Surface sediments were sampled semiannually before and after flash flood events. The total input of PAHs, OCPs, and PCBs (sorbed + dissolved) during two flash flood events was estimated at 0.98, 1.32, and 0.34 kg, respectively, the main input corresponding to p,p'-DDE (1.00 kg). The distribution of organic contaminants in surface sediments was not homogeneous as a consequence of the presence of many simultaneous sources and different meteorological, hydrodynamic, and physicochemical conditions. As a consequence of flash flood events, p,p'-DDE concentrations in surface sediments increased significantly in the central and south zones of the lagoon. However, in the case of PCBs, a dilution effect was observed in the south zone after such events, reducing the environmental risk. These changes in the pollutant distribution persisted at least 1 year later (autumn 2010), showing that the impact of flood events in the distribution of persistent organic contaminants in Mediterranean coastal lagoons is of relevance according to the ecological risk assessment carried out. The impact of these events should be also considered in other coastal systems, especially in semiarid and semiconfined areas.
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- V M León
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/ Varadero 1, 30740, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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López-Hernández R, Valdés M, Campillo JA, Martínez-García P, Salama H, Bolarin JM, Martínez H, Moya-Quiles MR, Minguela A, Sánchez-Torres A, Botella C, Salgado G, Miras M, Carballo F, Muro M. Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms in inflammatory bowel disease. Int J Immunogenet 2014; 42:38-45. [PMID: 25359546 DOI: 10.1111/iji.12160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Revised: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Anti-inflammatory cytokines have an important role in disease, tumour and transplant processes. Alterations in the regulation of several cytokines have been implicated in a variety of inflammatory disorders, including IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) [Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)]. Cytokine polymorphisms are also known to affect the level of gene expression. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between cytokine polymorphisms and the IBD pathologies in a Spanish population. Polymorphisms analysis was performed using PCR-SSOP using a microbeads luminex assay. The following polymorphisms were determined: TNFα [-238G/A (rs361525) and -308G/A (rs1800629)], IFNγ [+874A/T (rs62559044)], TGFβ [+869C/T (rs1982073) and +915G/C (rs1800471)], IL10 [-1082A/A (rs1800896), -592A/C (rs1800872), -819C/T (rs1800871)], IL6 [-174C/G (rs1800795)], IL12p40 [3'UTR -1188A/C (rs3212227)], IL1α [-889C/T (rs1800587)], IL1β [-511C/T (rs1143634) and +3962C/T (rs1143633)], IL1R [Pst-1 1970C/T] and IL1RA [Mspa-1 11100C/T]. No statistical differences in TNFα, IFNγ, TGFβ, IL10, IL6, IL1α, IL1β, IL1R and IL1Ra genotypes and allele distributions between the IBD groups and healthy controls were found. However, we observed significant differences in the 3'UTR -1188A/C polymorphism of IL12p40. So -1188A allele was increased in patients with UC and the -1188C allele (high IL12p40 production) was increased in patients with CD with respect to controls. These data are in concordance with the fact that CD has been shown to be associated with a Th1 T-cell-mediated inflammation model and high IL12/IFNγ production at histological affected sites. These data suggest that cytokine polymorphisms in TNFα, IFNγ, TGFβ, IL10, IL6 and IL1α, IL1β, IL1R and IL1Ra cytokine gene do not seem to be relevant in IBD susceptibility and IL12p40 3'UTR -1188A/C polymorphism seems to be associated with a differential IBD development.
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- R López-Hernández
- Immunology Service, University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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León VM, García I, Martínez-Gómez C, Campillo JA, Benedicto J. Heterogeneous distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments and red mullet along the Spanish Mediterranean coast. Mar Pollut Bull 2014; 87:352-363. [PMID: 25173597 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 01/23/2014] [Revised: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The spatial distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations was characterised in surface sediments and red mullet from eleven Iberian Mediterranean coastal areas. Mean PAH concentrations ranged from 28 to 1006 and from 3 to 40 μg kg(-1)d.w. in sediment and red mullet muscle, respectively. The highest PAH concentrations in sediments were detected close to main ports and urban nuclei. However, concentrations of PAHs in red mullet showed little correspondence with PAH concentrations of the sediments due to its metabolic capacity. Phenanthrene was the predominant homologue in red mullet, whereas fluoranthene, pyrene and benzo(b)fluoranthene were the most abundant ones in sediments. Significant correlations between PAHs and organic carbon or fine fraction in sediments were only found in some areas. PAH concentrations in sediments were lower than environmental criteria in the majority of cases, except for benzo(g,h,i)perylene in 25% of samples from the Barcelona coastal area and for several homologues close to the port of Sagunto.
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- V M León
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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Moreno-González R, Campillo JA, León VM. Influence of an intensive agricultural drainage basin on the seasonal distribution of organic pollutants in seawater from a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Mar Menor, SE Spain). Mar Pollut Bull 2013; 77:400-411. [PMID: 24139646 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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: 07/24/2013] [Revised: 09/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The seasonal distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides, organophosphorus pesticides, triazines and other organic pollutants in surface seawater from the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain) was characterized from spring 2009 to winter 2010 by stir bar sorptive extraction and thermal desorption followed by capillary gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (SBSE-GC-MS). The most ubiquitous pollutants were chlorpyrifos, chlortal-dimethyl, terbuthylazine, naphthalene and propyzamide throughout the year. Insecticides and herbicides were predominant in summer and spring, and fungicides were more abundant in autumn and winter. Chlorpyrifos was predominant in autumn and spring; herbicides (propyzamide, terbuthylazine and terbuthylazine-desethyl) in autumn and fungicides (flutolanil, boscalid, cyprodinil) in autumn and winter. The highest concentrations for the majority of pollutants were detected in autumn as consequence of air and surface/ground water inputs, and above all of desorption from terrigenous materials deposited in sediments by two intense flash flood events (September 2009).
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- R Moreno-González
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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Moreno-González R, Campillo JA, García V, León VM. Seasonal input of regulated and emerging organic pollutants through surface watercourses to a Mediterranean coastal lagoon. Chemosphere 2013; 92:247-257. [PMID: 23399306 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2011] [Revised: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 12/15/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Seasonal input of organic pollutants through El Albujón Watercourse to the Mar Menor lagoon was estimated from Spring 2009 to Winter 2010, including regular periods and two flash flood events. 82 semivolatile organic pollutants (persistent organic pollutants, different groups of pesticides and others) were determined by stir bar sorptive extraction and thermal desorption followed by capillary gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry from surface waters with quantification limits of a few ngL(-1). Pesticide concentrations varied significantly along the watercourse due to the presence of different sources (groundwaters, wastewater effluent, tributary contributions, brackish waters, etc.) and physicochemical/biological processes that take place simultaneously. The most commonly detected analytes were propyzamide, triazine compounds and chlorpyrifos. A clear seasonal pattern has been detected, with a predominance of insecticides during Summer and of herbicides during Winter. The input of pesticides through this watercourse is particularly relevant during periods of heavy rain, representing more than 70% of total yearly input for many of them.
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- R Moreno-González
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Apdo. 22, C/Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.
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Llorente S, Boix F, Eguia J, López M, Bosch A, Martinez H, Gonzalez MJ, López-Hernández R, Salgado G, Moya-Quiles MR, Campillo JA, García-Alonso AM, Minguela A, Jimeno L, Alvarez-López MR, Muro M. C1q-fixing human leukocyte antigen assay in immunized renal patients: correlation between Luminex SAB-C1q and SAB-IgG. Transplant Proc 2013; 44:2535-7. [PMID: 23146446 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.09.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is no consensus about the impact of thresholds of complement-fixing antibody assays. Recently, a C1q-SAB assay has been developed to identify complement-fixing HLA antibodies with high sensitivity and specificity. Our aim was to determine the correlation between IgG single antigens beads (SAB) and C1q-SAB assay results among patients on the renal waiting list. PATIENTS AND METHODS Serum samples from immunized renal waiting list patients as well as negative and positive controls were valided by Luminex (LMX). These sera, which were positive for 166 antibody specificities, were tested for HLA class I in parallel by LMX-IgG and LMX-C1q. RESULTS Comparison of antibody detection revealed no correlation based on median fluorescent intensity (MFI), levels between the IgG SAB and the C1qSAB assay (P > .05). IgG-positive sera with MFIs as low as 700 were able to fix C1q, whereas other sera with MFIs as high 14,500 did not. Furthermore, there appeared to be disparities in the profiles of class I antigens able to fix C1q-SAB. In our series, only 34% class I IgG SAB antibodies were also C1qSAB+. In several patients, we detected C1qSAB+ against IgGSAB- that was surely due to IgM antibodies. So, the C1qSAB assay detected IgM antibodies that fix complement. CONCLUSION These data suggested that the C1q-SAB assay could be an important method to evaluate pretransplant virtual crossmatch and to define nonpermitted specificities (C1q-fixing) in kidney transplantation.
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- S Llorente
- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Virgen Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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López-Hernández R, Valdés M, Campillo JA, Martínez-Garcia P, Salama H, Salgado G, Boix F, Moya-Quiles MR, Minguela A, Sánchez-Torres A, Miras M, Garcia A, Carballo F, Álvarez-López MR, Muro M. Genetic polymorphisms of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) promoter gene and response to TNF-α inhibitors in Spanish patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Int J Immunogenet 2013; 41:63-8. [PMID: 23590430 DOI: 10.1111/iji.12059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) has an important role in inflammatory response. Alterations in the regulation of TNF-α have been implicated in a variety of inflammatory disorders, including Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Indeed, a common treatment for IBD is the use of TNF-α inhibitors. Polymorphisms in the TNF-α promoter region are known to affect the level of gene expression. Our aim was to investigate the influence of these single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TNF-α promoter gene play in the risk of IBD in a Spanish population and their individual response to anti-TNF-α treatment. DNA samples from patients with IBD and controls were screened for TNF-α -238G/A (rs361525) and -308G/A (rs1800629) SNPs by PCR-SSOP using a microbeads luminex assay and compared with response to TNF-α inhibitors. There were not statistical differences in -238G/A and -308G/A allele and genotype frequencies between patients. However, we found an increased frequency of -308A allele and -308GA genotype in these nonresponders patients to TNF-α inhibitors with respect to responders patients (Pc < 0.05). This -308GA genotype has been classified as high producer of this cytokine. This fact could actually be interesting to explain the different response of patients with IBD with respect to TNF-α inhibitors. TNF-α promoter gene polymorphism does not seem to play a role in IBD susceptibility, but particular TNF-α genotypes may be involved in the different responses to TNF-α inhibitor treatment in Spanish patients with IBD.
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- R López-Hernández
- Immunology Service, University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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León VM, Martínez-Gómez C, García I, Campillo JA, Benedicto J. Spatial distribution and temporal trends of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Mytilus galloprovincialis from the Iberian Mediterranean coast. Environ Monit Assess 2013; 185:1055-1070. [PMID: 22527454 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2614-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2011] [Accepted: 04/02/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been determined in blue mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from several Iberian Mediterranean coastal areas through the implementation of a monitoring programme from Spain in the framework of the Mediterranean Pollution Programme (MED POL). The selected areas correspond to sites with differing degrees of exposure to the main pollution sources (hot spots, coastal and reference areas). The sampling campaigns were performed from 2004 to 2009, with samples being taken from May to June, the non-spawning period for mussels in this area. Thirteen PAHs were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with specific fluorescence detection. In general, total PAHs concentration was lower than 50 μg kg(-1) d.w., except in areas close to the principal ports and cities (Barcelona, Tarragona, Valencia and Algeciras) where it varies from 75 to 390 μg kg(-1) d.w. Background concentrations have been proposed for PAHs in mussels (23.8 μg kg(-1) d.w.) from Western Mediterranean area. Temporal trends were not statistically significant for PAHs concentrations from 2004 to 2009. Longer monitoring periods would be required to detect a continuous tendency, especially for PAHs because although the efficiency of combustion engines has reduced PAHs emissions, their increasing use could alter this potential reduction. The predominant PAHs were three and four ring congeners in all cases, with the predominance of phenanthrene in mussels sited far from the main PAHs sources. The phenanthrene/anthracene (lower than 10) and fluoranthene/pyrene (higher than 1) ratios indicate that PAHs detected in Spanish Mediterranean coastal mussels are mainly of pyrolytic origin.
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- V M León
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.
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Martínez-Gómez C, Fernández B, Benedicto J, Valdés J, Campillo JA, León VM, Vethaak AD. Health status of red mullets from polluted areas of the Spanish Mediterranean coast, with special reference to Portmán (SE Spain). Mar Environ Res 2012; 77:50-59. [PMID: 22385728 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A suite of general physiological indicators and hepatic biomarker responses were determined in red mullet (Mullus barbatus) from priority pollution areas of W Mediterranean Sea, including the highly metal polluted area of Portmán (Cartagena, SE Spain). Concentrations of metals and persistent organic pollutants in fish muscle tissue and sediment samples were also analysed. Our results showed that fish from Portmán accumulated the highest concentrations of mercury, lead and arsenic and also of some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls congeners. In addition, they had significantly lower condition factor, muscle lipid content and gonadosomatic index, as well as the lowest levels of DNA integrity and the highest ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity in liver of the areas investigated. Contaminant body burden in fish only partly corresponded to chemical characteristics of the sediments in the areas in which they were collected. Our findings indicate that red mullets from Portmán had suboptimal health status that warrant further study.
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- Concepción Martínez-Gómez
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Oceanographic Centre of Murcia, Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia), Spain.
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Blanco-García RM, López-Álvarez MR, Garrido IP, Salgado-Cecilia G, Campillo JA, Bolarín JM, Legaz I, Muro M, García-Alonso AM, Martínez-Sánchez MV, Moral JMDLP, Pascual-Figal DA, Alvarez-López MR, Miras M, Minguela A. CD28 and KIR2D receptors as sensors of the immune status in heart and liver transplantation. Hum Immunol 2011; 72:841-8. [PMID: 21742001 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2011.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2011] [Revised: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Viral infections and cellular acute rejection (AR) condition immunosuppressive therapy and compromise the evolution of allografts. Immune monitoring can be useful for ascertaining rejection and for differentiating allo-reaction from activation induced by infections. This work analyzes the usefulness of monitoring the expression of CD28 and KIR2D receptors in peripheral blood T lymphocytes by flow cytometry, to ascertain the immune response in heart and liver transplant recipients. In both types of transplant, the up-regulation of CD28 in CD4(+) lymphocytes in the periods of greatest AR frequency indicates an effective allo-response, whereas the post-transplantation emergence of circulating CD8(+)CD28(-) and CD8(+)CD28(-)KIR2D(+) T cells correlates with better early clinical results. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, but not hepatitis C virus (HCV) or other infections, abrogated both CD28 up-regulation and CD8(+)CD28(-)KIR2D(+) T-cell expansion. Our results show that monitoring the expression of CD28 and KIR2D receptors on T lymphocytes might be considered as sensors of the immune status of heart and liver recipients.
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- R M Blanco-García
- Immunology Service, University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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Fernández B, Campillo JA, Martínez-Gómez C, Benedicto J. Antioxidant responses in gills of mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) as biomarkers of environmental stress along the Spanish Mediterranean coast. Aquat Toxicol 2010; 99:186-197. [PMID: 20471114 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2009] [Revised: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 04/18/2010] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Antioxidant response was used to assess the effects of the main pollutants in wild mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) along the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Antioxidant enzyme activities - those of catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidases, glutathione reductase, glutathione S-transferase and DT-diaphorase - as well as lipid peroxidation and metallothionein concentrations were measured in gills of mussels from 16 selected sites. Furthermore, concentrations of the main contaminants (Hg, Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, As, PAH, PCB, and DDT) were quantified in mussel tissue, and environmental parameters were measured in water samples collected at each site. Results showed that the glutathione-dependent antioxidant enzymes offered an increased and coordinated response against metal (Hg, Pb and Cd) contamination. These enzymatic activities correlated positively to temperature, suggesting the influence of this environmental parameter on antioxidant responses in gill tissues. Furthermore, although temperature did not reach stressful levels in the study area, it seemed to add a synergistic effect to that produced by metals to induce antioxidant enzymes in the most metal-polluted sites. Catalase activity appeared to be involved in a different antioxidant pathway, more related to organic pollutant bioaccumulation, offering an efficient protection mechanism against reactive oxygen species generation due both to organic exposure and high physiological activity, reflected by high condition indices. In general terms, increased levels of antioxidant enzymes at some sites suffering from metal and organic pollution indicated a situation of oxidative stress that nevertheless did not appear to be harmful, since lipid peroxidation levels showed no peroxidative damage in gill tissues of mussels collected from even the most heavily polluted sites. On the other hand, metallothionein and DT-diaphorase did not reflect pollutant exposure and seemed to be more influenced by environmental variables than by the pollutants.
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- B Fernández
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, IEO, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/Varadero 1, 30740, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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Martínez-Gómez C, Fernández B, Valdés J, Campillo JA, Benedicto J, Sánchez F, Vethaak AD. Evaluation of three-year monitoring with biomarkers in fish following the Prestige oil spill (N Spain). Chemosphere 2009; 74:613-620. [PMID: 19101010 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2008] [Revised: 10/09/2008] [Accepted: 10/22/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A previous study using a suite of hepatic enzymatic biomarker in two demersal fish species (Lepidorhombus boscii and Callionymus lyra) indicated exposure of the fish to the hydrocarbons in the oil spilled by the Prestige five months after the accident. The main objective of this follow-up study is to determine whether the same biomarkers in both fish species show any significant variations in responses over the years following the Prestige oil spill. Detoxification and antioxidant enzyme measurements--of ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR) and catalase (CAT)--were taken from immature specimens. The results show significant lowering of biomarker activity two and three-years after the oil spill, indicating a decreasing level of exposure of the fish to residual hydrocarbons associated with the spillage (p < 0.01) and a recovery to baseline levels existing before the accident. Overall, spatial biomarker patterns over time are in agreement with the oil slick trajectories and the spatial distribution of tar aggregates found on the bottom shelf after the accident. The results also indicate that the Prestige oil spill had an impact on sublethal responses in fish not only in inshore areas, but also in offshore areas along the middle/outer northern Iberian shelf. In both species, EROD activity was found to be the most discriminating biomarker.
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- C Martínez-Gómez
- Spanish Institute of Oceanography, IEO, Murcia Oceanographic Centre, Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain.
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Blanco-Garcia RM, López-Alvarez MR, Pascual-Figal DA, Polo-Garcia L, Guerra N, Campillo JA, Muro M, Garcia-Alonso AM, Marin-Moreno I, Valdes M, Alvarez-López MR, Minguela A. Expression of HLA Molecules on Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes: A Useful Monitoring Parameter in Cardiac Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2007; 39:2362-4. [PMID: 17889190 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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During the rejection process of cardiac allografts, the expression of HLA antigens increases on various graft tissues, ie, the myocardium and the interstitial structures. However, in this type of transplant there is a paucity of knowledge about HLA expression on recipient cells, such as peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In the present study expression of HLA class I and class II antigens was monitored on peripheral blood lymphocytes prior to and during a 12-month follow-up, using flow cytometry. In our series, the frequency of acute rejection episodes was greater from the fourth to the ninth month after transplantation, coinciding with a reduction in cyclosporine blood levels. At the same time, expression of HLA class I and class II antigens significantly increased among recipients suffering from more severe acute rejection episodes compared with those showing acceptance of their grafts (P < .01). In conclusion, acute rejection episodes in cardiac transplantation were associated with up-regulation of HLA molecules on recipient peripheral blood cells. Monitoring the expression of HLA molecules on peripheral blood lymphocytes may represent an easy, noninvasive practice to individualize immunosuppressive therapy.
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- R M Blanco-Garcia
- Immunology, University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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Campillo JA, Peláez B, Angulo I, Bensussan A, Subiza JL. Involvement of IFNβ on IFNγ and nitric oxide (NO) production by bone marrow (BM) cells in response to lipopolysaccharide. Biomed Pharmacother 2006; 60:541-7. [PMID: 16978828 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2006.07.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2006] [Accepted: 07/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bone marrow (BM) cells fractioned in Percoll gradients yield a low-density fraction (Fr3) highly enriched in suppressor activity. Previously, it has been demonstrated that BM associated suppressor activity was mediated by early myeloid cells, through a mechanism dependent on endogenous IFNgamma and nitric oxide production after bacterial stimuli, e.g. lipopolysaccharide (LPS). However, the mechanism(s) through which the IFNgamma is produced in BM has not yet been fully elucidated. Therefore, in the present study we investigated the involvement of IL-12, IL-18 and IFNbeta on the production of IFNgamma and nitric oxide in cultures of BM Fr3 cells, and characterized the IFNgamma-producing cells, in response to LPS. The results show that both IL-12 and IFNbeta, but not IL-18, are involved on IFNgamma production. However, only IFNbeta appears to be critical on nitric oxide production. Furthermore, we found that cells of the Thy1.2+CD3+ phenotype produce IFNgamma and are tightly involved on nitric oxide production by BM Fr3 cells. In conclusion, IFNbeta appears to be critical on IFNgamma- and nitric oxide production by BM cells in response to LPS, through a mechanism that is dependent on Thy1.2+CD3+ IFNgamma-producing cells.
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- J A Campillo
- Immunology Service, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Inserm U659, Faculté de Médicine de Créteil, Université Paris-XII, 8, rue du Général-Sarrail, 94010 Créteil cedex, France.
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Montes-Ares O, Moya-Quiles MR, Montes-Casado M, Guerra-Pérez N, Campillo JA, González C, López-Bermejo A, Tamayo M, Majado MJ, Parrado A, Muro M, Marín L, Alvarez-López MR. Human leucocyte antigen-C in B chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Br J Haematol 2006; 135:517-9. [PMID: 17054674 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06334.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study aimed at characterising the distribution of human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-C alleles in a large group of patients with B chronic lymphocytic leukaemia from Southeastern Spain. Ninety-eight adult patients and 194 geographically and ethnically matched controls were studied. HLA-C was determined by polymerase chain reaction sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) and PCR-sequence-specific oligonucleotides (SSO) methods. The HLA-Cw*16 allele frequency was found to be significantly increased amongst patients compared with controls in our population (27.6% vs. 12.4%, P = 0.0012, Pc = 0.016). HLA-C dimorphism was also analysed but no association was found.
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- Olga Montes-Ares
- Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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Martínez-Gómez C, Campillo JA, Benedicto J, Fernández B, Valdés J, García I, Sánchez F. Monitoring biomarkers in fish (Lepidorhombus boscii and Callionymus lyra) from the northern Iberian shelf after the Prestige oil spill. Mar Pollut Bull 2006; 53:305-14. [PMID: 16698047 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Hepatic biomarker responses were measured in two demersal fish species (Lepidorhombus boscii and Callionymus lyra) from the northern Iberian shelf associated with the massive Prestige oil spill (POS), five months after the accident. The biomarkers selected were 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR), catalase (CAT), and DNA integrity. Interspecies differences and spatial variations in biomarker responses were observed along the shelf. GST, GR and CAT activities were significantly elevated in L. boscii in the most oil impacted area (Finisterre) and positively correlated (p<0.05) with POS tar aggregate densities. The lack of previous data from the area together with the existence of chronic background pollution of the shelf implies that the observed biomarker responses cannot be solely attributed to the petroleum hydrocarbon components of the spilled oil. This first biological effect assessment showed that L. boscii is a potentially suitable target species to be used in future biomonitoring programmes along the northern Iberian shelf.
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- C Martínez-Gómez
- Murcia Oceanographic Centre, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia), Spain.
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Moya-Quiles MR, Martínez-Escribano J, Guerra-Perez N, Muro M, Marín L, Campillo JA, Montes-Ares O, Frias J, Minguela A, García-Alonso AM, Lozano JA, Alvarez-López MR. Lack of association between HLA-E polymorphism and primary cutaneous melanoma in Spanish patients. J Dermatol Sci 2005; 40:62-4. [PMID: 16153808 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2005.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2005] [Revised: 07/18/2005] [Accepted: 07/20/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Peláez B, Campillo JA, López-Asenjo JA, Subiza JL. Cyclophosphamide Induces the Development of Early Myeloid Cells Suppressing Tumor Cell Growth by a Nitric Oxide-Dependent Mechanism. J Immunol 2001; 166:6608-15. [PMID: 11359814 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.11.6608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Adoptive immunotherapy with cyclophosphamide (Cy) increases the host resistance against tumor growth. The precise mechanism(s) by which this therapy enhances tumor suppression is unclear. Cy induces the development of early myeloid cells that may be strongly antiproliferative through NO production. These cells are similar to the natural suppressor cells found in normal bone marrow with a potential antitumor effect. Here we have addressed whether the development of NO-producing cells may be involved in this tumor resistance in Cy-treated mice. The results show a synergism between Cy treatment and tumor-specific lymphocytes transferred systemically (i.v.) or locally (Winn's assay) that results in a strong tumor suppression. Inhibition of NO production by N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine at the site of tumor inoculation results in a loss of the protection achieved by the combined therapy. Cy-treated mice develop splenic early myeloid (CD11b, Gr-1, CD31 (ER-MP12), ER-MP20, ER-MP54) cells producing large amounts of NO upon T cell-derived signals (IFN-gamma plus CD40 ligation) able to inhibit tumor cell growth in vitro. Early myeloid cells (ER-MP54(+)) and cells expressing inducible NO synthase are increased at the site of tumor challenge in mice treated with the combined therapy, but not in those treated with Cy or immune cell transfer alone. Thus, Cy induces the expansion of early myeloid cells, inhibiting tumor cell growth by a mechanism involving NO. Both the recruitment and the activation of these myeloid cells at the site of tumor challenge appear to be dependent on the presence of tumor-specific lymphocytes.
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MESH Headings
- Adoptive Transfer
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating/administration & dosage
- Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor/immunology
- Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor/prevention & control
- Cell Differentiation/drug effects
- Cell Differentiation/immunology
- Cell Movement/drug effects
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Cells, Cultured
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage
- Female
- Growth Inhibitors/administration & dosage
- Growth Inhibitors/biosynthesis
- Growth Inhibitors/metabolism
- Growth Inhibitors/physiology
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Lymphocyte Transfusion
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Myeloid Cells/cytology
- Myeloid Cells/drug effects
- Myeloid Cells/immunology
- Myeloid Cells/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis
- Nitric Oxide/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide/physiology
- Spleen/cytology
- Spleen/metabolism
- Spleen/transplantation
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/transplantation
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- B Peláez
- Departments of Immunology and Pathology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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Angulo I, Rullas J, Campillo JA, Obregón E, Heath A, Howard M, Muñoz-Fernández MA, Subiza JL. Early myeloid cells are high producers of nitric oxide upon CD40 plus IFN-gamma stimulation through a mechanism dependent on endogenous TNF-alpha and IL-1alpha. Eur J Immunol 2000; 30:1263-71. [PMID: 10820371 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-4141(200005)30:5<1263::aid-immu1263>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Bone marrow contains nonadherent low-density wheat germ agglutinin-positive (Fr3-WGA(+)) cells that release large amounts of NO and show natural suppressor activity if stimulated with activated T cells. We have assessed the involvement of CD40-derived signals in NO production and their cytokine requirements. Production of NO by Fr3-WGA(+) cells in co-culture with activated T cells is inhibited by a competing CD40 soluble fusion protein. Fr3-WGA(+) cells express the inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and release NO following CD40 plus IFN-gamma activation. Production of NO through CD40 is strictly dependent on endogenous TNF-alpha and / or IL-1alpha, since it is inhibited by neutralizing these cytokines or blocking the TNF receptor (p55). Both cytokines are transcribed when Fr3-WGA(+) cells are stimulated by CD40 signaling plus IFN-gamma, although TNF-alpha remains below detection limits in stimulated Fr3-WGA(+) cell cultures. Phenotypic studies combined with data on intracellular iNOS expression and cell sorting indicate that NO-producing cells are CD40, CD31 (ER-MP12), CD11b (Mac-1)low, ER-MP20 (Ly-6C) and Gr-1 (Ly-6G) positive, consistent with myeloid progenitors. The results point to early myeloid cells as an important cell source of NO once triggered by activated T cells through CD40 and IFN-gamma-derived signals, in a mechanism involving the production of TNF-alpha and / or IL-1alpha.
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- I Angulo
- Department of Immunology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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de la Concha EG, Arroyo R, Crusius JB, Campillo JA, Martin C, Varela de Seijas E, Peña AS, Clavería LE, Fernandez-Arquero M. Combined effect of HLA-DRB1*1501 and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene allele 2 in susceptibility to relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis. J Neuroimmunol 1997; 80:172-8. [PMID: 9413274 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00153-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with HLA-DRB1*1501. Many reports have suggested associations with other loci but these results remain unconfirmed. We studied the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) gene polymorphism and the HLA-DR and DQ allele frequencies by DNA-based methods in both the primary chronic progressive form (PP MS) and the relapsing/remitting form (R/R MS). The frequency of DRB1*1501 and IL-1ra allele 2 were significantly higher in R/R MS. Association was more marked in the female sex and in patients with benign forms of R/R MS. On the other hand DR4 subtypes carrying a Val at position 86 in the DR beta chain were increased in PP MS. The present study indicates that MS is genetically heterogeneous and shows a combined effect of HLA-DR and IL-1ra genes in susceptibility to the R/R form of the disease.
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- E G de la Concha
- Department of Immunology, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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De la Concha EG, Caldes T, Fernandez-Arquero M, Maluenda C, Cardona F, Campillo JA, Casado E, Figueredo MA. Sequence variability in HLA-DQB1*02 promoter influences susceptibility to coeliac disease. Hum Immunol 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0198-8859(96)84861-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Campillo JA, Lanao JM, Dominguez-Gil A, Rubio F, Martin A. Disposition of Dibekacin in patients undergoing haemodialysis. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 1980; 18:347-50. [PMID: 7439256 DOI: 10.1007/bf00561393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The pharmacokinetics of Dibekacin were studied in 10 patients with terminal renal impairment (creatinine clearance < 5 ml/min) undergoing haemodialysis sessions lasting 4 h. The dialyzers were either the Gambro Lundia Major 13.5 or the Ultra Flo II 1.4., and the patients were divided into two groups according to the dialyzer used. Blood flow varied between 250 and 280 ml/min and dialyzate flow between 450 and 600 ml/min. All patients received a single i. v. dose of Dibekacin 1.5 mg/kg at the beginning of the dialysis session. The concentration of the antibiotic at the input and the output of the dialyzer were determine microbiologically by a plate diffusion method using B. subtilis as the test organism. The intravenously administered antibiotic followed an open two-compartment kinetic model. The type of dialyzer used did not influence the dialysis of Dibekacin. Haemodialysis significantly increased the elimination rate of the antibiotic with respect to the interdialysis periods. The plasma half-life in the slow disposition phase fell from 30 h in the interdialysis period to 4.0 h during dialysis sessions. From the calculated pharmacokinetic parameters, a dosage regimen for this kind of patient is proposed.
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Campillo JA, Dominguez-Gil AA, Cepeda M, Dominguez-Gil A. Pharmacokinetics of cefamandole in rabbits with experimentally induced renal impairment. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1980; 33:322-7. [PMID: 7380743 DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.33.322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The pharmacokinetics of cefamandole have been studied in rabbits with normal renal function and varying degrees of renal impairment caused experimentally, by uranyl nitrate, after i.v. administration of a single dose of 30 mg/kg of the antibiotic. The plasma concentrations of cefamandole 80 minutes after administration were 3 micrograms/ml in normal rabbits reaching 90 micrograms/ml at 9 hours in the case of terminal renal impairment. With respect to the pharmacokinetic parameters established in rabbits with normal renal function, the following modifications may be observed in the case of rabbits with renal impairment: alpha, beta, K12, K21, K13, Vc and Vp are decreased, while there is an increase in t 1/2 alpha, t 1/2 beta and (AUC)infinity 0. Linear relationships have been established between log alpha and log beta, respectively, and serum creatinine. Biliary excretion of cefamandole is increased parallel to the increase in the degree of renal impairment, there being a linear relationship between the percentage excreted of the antibiotic and serum creatinine. The values of KB fall from 0.57 h-1 in rabbits with normal renal function, to 0.26 h-1 in rabbits with severe renal impairment.
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Campillo JA, Lanao JM, Dominguez-Gil A, Tabernero JM, Rubio F. Pharmacokinetics of cefamandole in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Int J Clin Pharmacol Biopharm 1979; 17:416-20. [PMID: 500264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The pharmacokinetics of Cefamandole was studied in 17 patients with terminal renal impairment, 10 of which were undergoing sessions of hemodialysis while 7 were in the period between dialysis sessions. An open two-compartment kinetic model was used to describe the bi-phasic decrease of the plasma concentrations of Cefamandole thus establishing the amounts of the antibiotic in the peripheral and central compartments together with the amount eliminated. All patients received an i.v. bolus injections of 15 mg/kg body weight. During the hemodialysis sessions, the pharmacokinetic parameters of Cefamandole were the following: alpha = 5.006 hr-1 beta = 0.182 hr-1 K12 = 2.598 hr-1 K21 = 2.147 hr-1 K13 = 0.441 hr-1 Vc = 5.700 l Vp = 6.190 l Vdss = 11.94 l It may be seen that there is a decrease in the overall elimination constant compared with that obtained during the periods between the dialysis sessions. A dosage regimen of multiple doses is established as a function of the pharmacokinetic parameters of the antibiotic for patients with terminal renal impairment undergoing periodic sessions of hemodialysis.
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