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López-García S, Sanz JL, Murcia L, García-Bernal D, Lozano A, Forner L, Rodríguez-Lozano FJ, Oñate-Sánchez RE. Assessment of the anti-inflammatory and biological properties of Bioroot Flow: A novel bioceramic sealer. Tissue Cell 2024; 88:102391. [PMID: 38657320 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2024.102391] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2024] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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INTRODUCTION BioRoot Flow (BRF) is a novel premixed bioceramic sealer indicated for endodontic treatments, but the biological and immunomodulatory effects of this endodontic sealer on human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs) have not been elucidated. METHODS To ascertain the biological impact of BRF, TotalFill BC Sealer (TFbc), and AH Plus (AHP) on human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells (hPDLSCs), assessments were conducted to evaluate the cytocompatibility, cellular proliferation, migratory capacity, osteo/cementogenic differentiation potential, the ability to form mineralized nodules, and the immunomodulatory characteristics of hPDLSCs following treatment with these endodontic sealers. RESULTS Biological assays showed adequate cell metabolic activity and cell migration in BRF, while SEM assay evidenced that TFbc and BRF groups demonstrated a superior cell adhesion process, including substrate adhesion, cytoskeleton development, and spreading on the niche-like structures of the cement as compared to the AHP group. TFbc and BRF-treated groups exhibited a significantly lower IL6 and IL8 production than AHP (* p <.05). The bioceramic sealers stimulated heightened expression of BSP, CEMP-1, and CAP genes within a 7-14 day period. Notably, BRF and TFbc demonstrated a significant enhancement in the mineralization of hPDLSCs when compared to the negative control. Among these, cells treated with BRF showed a more substantial accumulation of calcium (*** p < .001). CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these findings indicate that BRF can potentially enhance cell differentiation by promoting the expression of essential genes related to bone and cement formation. In addition, BRF and TFbc displayed anti-inflammatory effects.
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- Sergio López-García
- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia 46010, Spain
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- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia 46010, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia, Murcia 30107, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology B and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, IMIB Pascual Parrilla, Murcia 30120, Spain
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- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia 46010, Spain
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- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia 46010, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, IMIB Pascual Parrilla, Murcia 30008, Spain.
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- Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, IMIB Pascual Parrilla, Murcia 30008, Spain
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López-García S, Sánchez-Bautista S, García-Bernal D, Lozano A, Forner L, Sanz JL, Murcia L, Rodríguez-Lozano FJ, Oñate-Sánchez RE. Premixed calcium silicate-based ceramic sealers promote osteogenic/cementogenic differentiation of human periodontal ligament stem cells: A microscopy study. Microsc Res Tech 2024. [PMID: 38433562 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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To evaluate the effects of premixed calcium silicate based ceramic sealers on the viability and osteogenic/cementogenic differentiation of human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs). The materials evaluated were TotalFill BC Sealer (TFbc), AH Plus Bioceramic Sealer (AHPbc), and Neosealer Flo (Neo). Standardized discs and 1:1, 1:2, and 1:4 eluates of the tested materials were prepared. The following in vitro experiments were carried out: ion release, cell metabolic activity 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, cell migration, immunofluorescence experiment, cell attachment, gene expression, and mineralization assay. Statistical analyses were performed using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's post hoc test (p < .05). Increased Ca2+ release was detected in TFbc compared to AHPbc and Neo (*p < .05). Biological assays showed a discrete cell metabolic activity and cell migration in Neo-treated cell, whereas scanning electronic microscopy assay exhibited that TFbc group had a better cell adhesion process of substrate attachment, spreading, and cytoskeleton development on the niche-like structures of the cement than AHPbc and Neo. The sealers tested were able to induce overexpression of the CEMP-1, ALP, and COL1A1 genes in the first days of exposure, particularly in the case of TFbc (***p < .001). All materials tested significantly increased the mineralization of hPDLSCs when compared to the negative control, although more pronounced calcium deposition was observed in the TFbc-treated cells (***p < .001). Our results suggested that TFbc promotes cell differentiation, both by increasing the expression of key osteo/odontogenic genes and by promoting mineralization of the extracellular matrix, whereas this phenomenon was less evident in Neo and AHPbc. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: TFbc group had a better cell adhesion process of substrate attachment, spreading, and cytoskeleton development on the niche-like structures of the cement than AHPbc and Neo. The sealers tested were able to induce overexpression of the CEMP-1, ALP, and COL1A1 genes in the first days of exposure, particularly in the case of TFbc. All materials tested significantly increased the mineralization of hPDLSCs when compared to the negative control, although more pronounced calcium deposition was observed in the TFbc-treated cells.
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- Sergio López-García
- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology B and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, IMIB Pascual Parrilla, Murcia, Spain
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- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, IMIB Pascual Parrilla, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, IMIB Pascual Parrilla, Murcia, Spain
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López-García S, Aznar-Cervantes SD, Pagán A, Llena C, Forner L, Sanz JL, García-Bernal D, Sánchez-Bautista S, Ceballos L, Fuentes V, Melo M, Rodríguez-Lozano FJ, Oñate-Sánchez RE. 3D Graphene/silk fibroin scaffolds enhance dental pulp stem cell osteo/odontogenic differentiation. Dent Mater 2024; 40:431-440. [PMID: 38114344 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2023.12.009] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The current in vitro study aims to evaluate silk fibroin with and without the addition of graphene as a potential scaffold material for regenerative endodontics. MATERIAL AND METHODS Silk fibroin (SF), Silk fibroin/graphene oxide (SF/GO) and silk fibroin coated with reduced graphene oxide (SF/rGO) scaffolds were prepared (n = 30). The microarchitectures and mechanical properties of scaffolds were evaluated using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), pore size and water uptake, attenuated total reflectance fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), Raman spectroscopy and mechanical compression tests. Next, the study analyzed the influence of these scaffolds on human dental pulp stem cell (hDPSC) viability, apoptosis or necrosis, cell adhesion, odontogenic differentiation marker expression and mineralized matrix deposition. The data were analyzed with ANOVA complemented with the Tukey post-hoc test (p < 0.005). RESULTS SEM analysis revealed abundant pores with a size greater than 50 nm on the surface of tested scaffolds, primarily between 50 nm and 600 µm. The average value of water uptake obtained in pure fibroin scaffolds was statistically higher than that of those containing GO or rGO (p < 0.05). ATR-FTIR evidenced that the secondary structures did not present differences between pure fibroin and fibroin coated with graphene oxide, with a similar infrared spectrum in all tested scaffolds. Raman spectroscopy showed a greater number of defects in the links in SF/rGO scaffolds due to the reduction of graphene. In addition, adequate mechanical properties were exhibited by the tested scaffolds. Regarding biological properties, hDPSCs attached to scaffolds were capable of proliferating at a rate similar to the control, without affecting their viability over time. A significant upregulation of ALP, ON and DSPP markers was observed with SF/rGO and SF/GO groups. Finally, SF/GO and SF/rGO promoted a significantly higher mineralization than the control at 21 days. SIGNIFICANCE Data obtained suggested that SF/GO and SF/rGO scaffolds promote hDPSC differentiation at a genetic level, increasing the expression of key osteo/odontogenic markers, and supports the mineralization of the extracellular matrix. However, results from this study are to be interpreted with caution, requiring further in vivo studies to confirm the potential of these scaffolds.
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- Sergio López-García
- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia 46010, Spain
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- Biotechnology, Genomics and PlantBreedingDepartment, Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Ambiental (IMIDA), La Alberca 30150, Murcia, Spain
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- Biotechnology, Genomics and PlantBreedingDepartment, Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Ambiental (IMIDA), La Alberca 30150, Murcia, Spain
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- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia 46010, Spain
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- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia 46010, Spain
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- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia 46010, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology B and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Biomedical Research Institute (IMIB), Murcia 30120, Spain
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- IDIBO Research Group, Area of Stomatology, Health Sciences Faculty, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- IDIBO Research Group, Area of Stomatology, Health Sciences Faculty, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Departament d'Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, Valencia 46010, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute (IMIB), Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia 30008, Spain.
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- Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute (IMIB), Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia 30008, Spain
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Fairén AG, Rodríguez N, Sánchez-García L, Rojas P, Uceda ER, Carrizo D, Amils R, Sanz JL. Ecological successions throughout the desiccation of Tirez lagoon (Spain) as an astrobiological time-analog for wet-to-dry transitions on Mars. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1423. [PMID: 36755119 PMCID: PMC9908944 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28327-3] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Tirez was a small and seasonal endorheic athalassohaline lagoon that was located in central Spain. In recent years, the lagoon has totally dried out, offering for the first time the opportunity to analyze its desiccation process as a "time-analog" to similar events occurred in paleolakes with varying salinity during the wet-to-dry transition on early Mars. On the martian cratered highlands, an early period of water ponding within enclosed basins evolved to a complete desiccation of the lakes, leading to deposition of evaporitic sequences during the Noachian and into the Late Hesperian. As Tirez also underwent a process of desiccation, here we describe (i) the microbial ecology of Tirez when the lagoon was still active 20 years ago, with prokaryotes adapted to extreme saline conditions; (ii) the composition of the microbial community in the dried lake sediments today, in many case groups that thrive in sediments of extreme environments; and (iii) the molecular and isotopic analysis of the lipid biomarkers that can be recovered from the sediments today. We discuss the implications of these results to better understanding the ecology of possible Martian microbial communities during the wet-to-dry transition at the end of the Hesperian, and how they may inform about research strategies to search for possible biomarkers in Mars after all the water was lost.
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- Alberto G Fairén
- Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), 28850, Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain. .,Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
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- Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), 28850, Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), 28850, Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
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- Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), 28850, Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain.,Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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Cuesta E, Vidal D, Ortega F, Shibata M, Sanz JL. Pelecanimimus (Theropoda: Ornithomimosauria) postcranial anatomy and the evolution of the specialized manus in Ornithomimosaurs and sternum in maniraptoriforms. Zool J Linn Soc 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Pelecanimimus polyodon was discovered in 1993 in the Spanish Barremian fossil site of Las Hoyas, being the first ornithomimosaur described from Europe. So far, there has been no detailed description of the holotype of Pelecanimimus, which is composed of the anterior-half of an articulated skeleton. Here we report a new, detailed, revised and more accurate osteological description of its postcranial skeleton, comparing this new data to information about Ornithomimosauria from the last three decades. This osteological and phylogenetic analysis of Pelecanimimus shows several ornithomimosaur synapomorphies and a unique combination of characters that emend its original diagnosis. Pelecanimimus diverged early in Ornithomimosauria and reveals an enlargement trend of the manus, shared with derived ornithomimosaurians, due to a long metacarpal I and elongated distal phalanges. This evolutionary novelty, and other synapomorphies, has led to the definition of a new clade, Macrocheiriformes, including Pelecanimimus and more derived ornithomimosaurs. Pelecanimimus has the only ossified sternal plates among ornithomimosaurs and the first evidence of uncinate processes in a non-maniraptoran theropod, indicating a convergent appearance of these structures in Coelurosauria. The character combination in an early-diverging ornithomimosaur like Pelecanimimus found in this analysis provides a key step in the evolution of the manus and pectoral girdle in Ornithomimosauria.
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- Elena Cuesta
- Institute of Dinosaur Research, Fukui Prefectural University, Kenjojima, Matsuoka, Eiheiji-Cho, 910-119, Fukui, Japan
- Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie, Richard-Wagner-Straße 10, 80333 Munich, Germany
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- Grupo de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Paseo Senda del Rey 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Paseo Senda del Rey 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Dinosaur Research, Fukui Prefectural University, Kenjojima, Matsuoka, Eiheiji-Cho, 910-119, Fukui, Japan
- Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Muroko, Terao, Katsuyama, 911-8601, Fukui, Japan
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- Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales, Calle de Valverde, 24, 28004 Madrid, Spain
- Unidad de Paleontología, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Darwin, 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Rodríguez-Lozano FJ, López-García S, García-Bernal D, Sanz JL, Lozano A, Pecci-Lloret MP, Melo M, López-Ginés C, Forner L. Cytocompatibility and bioactive properties of the new dual-curing resin-modified calcium silicate-based material for vital pulp therapy. Clin Oral Investig 2021; 25:5009-5024. [PMID: 33638052 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-021-03811-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro biocompatibility of Theracal PT, Theracal LC, and MTA Angelus, considered as bioactive materials used for vital pulp treatment, on human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS Human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) were isolated from third molars, and material eluates were prepared (undiluted, 1:2, and 1:4 ratios). The hDPSC cytotoxicity, adhesion, morphology, viability, and cell migration were assessed. The mineralization nodule formation was determined by Alizarin red S staining (ARS). The odonto/osteogenic differentiation potential was assessed by osteo/odontogenic marker expression real-time qPCR. The chemical composition and ion release of the vital pulp materials were determined by energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), respectively. Statistical differences were assessed by ANOVA and Tukey's test (p < 0.05). RESULTS The three vital pulp materials showed variable levels of calcium, tungsten, silicon, and zirconium release and in their chemical composition. Cytocompatibility assays revealed higher hDPSC viability and migration rates when treated with Theracal PT than with Theracal LC. The lowest cell adhesion and spreading were observed in all Theracal LC-treated groups, whereas the highest were observed when treated with MTA. Theracal PT and MTA promoted the upregulation of DSPP and RUNX2 gene expression (p < 0.05). After 21 days, both MTA Angelus and Theracal PT-treated cells exhibited a significantly higher mineralized nodule formation than the negative control (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the favorable in vitro cytocompatibility and bioactive properties of the recently introduced Theracal PT and the well-established MTA Angelus on hDPSCs, as opposed to Theracal LC. More studies, including in vivo animal testing are suggested before these new formulations might be used in the clinical setting. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Theracal PT is a new material that could be clinically suitable for vital pulp therapy. Further studies considering its biocompatibility and bioactivity are necessary.
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- Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Lozano
- Cellular Therapy and Hematopoietic Transplant Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinical University Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, University of Murcia, 30120, Murcia, Spain.
- Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
- School of Dentistry, Hospital Morales Meseguer 2 pl., University of Murcia, Av. Marqués de los Vélez, s/n, 30008, Murcia, Spain.
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- Cellular Therapy and Hematopoietic Transplant Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinical University Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, University of Murcia, 30120, Murcia, Spain
- Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Cellular Therapy and Hematopoietic Transplant Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinical University Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, University of Murcia, 30120, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Universitat de València, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Universitat de València, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Universitat de València, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Universitat de València, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- Cellular Therapy and Hematopoietic Transplant Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinical University Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, University of Murcia, 30120, Murcia, Spain
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García-Bernal D, López-García S, Sanz JL, Guerrero-Gironés J, García-Navarro EM, Moraleda JM, Forner L, Rodríguez-Lozano FJ. Melatonin Treatment Alters Biological and Immunomodulatory Properties of Human Dental Pulp Mesenchymal Stem Cells via Augmented Transforming Growth Factor Beta Secretion. J Endod 2020; 47:424-435. [PMID: 33359532 DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2020.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Melatonin is an endogenous neurohormone with well-reported anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, but the direct biological and immunomodulatory effects of melatonin on human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) has not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of melatonin on the cytocompatibility, proliferation, cell migration, odontogenic differentiation, mineralized nodule formation, and immunomodulatory properties of hDPSCs. METHODS To address the melatonin biological effects on hDPSCs, the cytocompatibility, proliferation, cell migration, odontogenic differentiation, mineralized nodule formation, and immunomodulatory properties of hDPSCs after melatonin treatment were evaluated. The statistical differences were evaluated using 1-way analysis of variance with the Tukey multiple comparison test. RESULTS We found that melatonin did not alter hDPSC immunophenotype or cell viability, even at the highest concentrations used. However, using intermediate melatonin concentrations (10-300 μmol/L), a significantly higher proliferation rate (P < .05 and P < .01) and migration of hDPSCs (P < .01) were observed. Importantly, melatonin treatment (100 μmol/L) significantly increased the secretion of the anti-inflammatory cytokine transforming growth factor beta (P < .05 and P < .01) and provoked a more robust antiproliferative effect on mitogen-stimulated T cells (P < .05). Finally, and unlike previous results found with mesenchymal stem cells from other sources, melatonin fails to induce or accelerate the spontaneous osteogenic differentiation of hDPSCs. CONCLUSIONS Together, these findings provide key data on the bioactivity of melatonin and its effects on hPDSC biological and immunomodulatory properties.
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- David García-Bernal
- Hematopoietic Transplant and Cellular Therapy Unit, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Hematopoietic Transplant and Cellular Therapy Unit, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematopoietic Transplant and Cellular Therapy Unit, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Hematopoietic Transplant and Cellular Therapy Unit, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematopoietic Transplant and Cellular Therapy Unit, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
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Sanz JL, López-García S, Lozano A, Pecci-Lloret MP, Llena C, Guerrero-Gironés J, Rodríguez-Lozano FJ, Forner L. Microstructural composition, ion release, and bioactive potential of new premixed calcium silicate-based endodontic sealers indicated for warm vertical compaction technique. Clin Oral Investig 2020; 25:1451-1462. [PMID: 32651645 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-020-03453-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the microstructural composition, ion release, cytocompatibility, and mineralization potential of Bio-C Sealer ION+ (BCI) and EndoSequence BC Sealer HiFlow (BCHiF), compared with AH Plus (AHP), in contact with human periodontal ligament cells (hPDLCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS The sealers' ionic composition and release were assessed using energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), respectively. For the biological assays, hPDLCs were isolated from third molars, and sealer extracts were prepared (undiluted, 1:2, and 1:4 ratios). An MTT assay, wound-healing assay, and cell morphology and adhesion analysis were performed. Activity-related gene expression was determined using RT-qPCR, and mineralization potential was assessed using Alizarin Red staining (ARS). Statistical analyses were performed using one-way ANOVA and Tukey's post hoc test (α < 0.05). RESULTS The three sealers exhibited variable levels of silicon, calcium, zirconium, and tungsten release and in their composition. Both BCI and BCHiF groups showed positive results in cytocompatibility assays, unlike AHP. The BCHiF group showed an upregulation of CAP (p < 0.01), CEMP1, ALP, and RUNX2 (p < 0.001) compared with the negative control, while the BCI group showed an upregulation of CEMP1 (p < 0.01), CAP, and RUNX2 (p < 0.001). Both groups also exhibited a greater mineralization potential than the negative and positive controls (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The calcium silicate-based sealers considered in the present in vitro study exhibited a high calcium ion release, adequate cytocompatibility, upregulated osteo/cementogenic gene expression, and increased mineralized nodule formation in contact with hPDLCs. CLINICAL RELEVANCE From a biological perspective, BCI and BCHiF could be clinically suitable for root canal filling.
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- J L Sanz
- Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Universitat de València, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- Cellular Therapy and Hematopoietic Transplant Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinical University Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, University of Murcia, 30120, Murcia, Spain.,Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Universitat de València, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Universitat de València, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Cellular Therapy and Hematopoietic Transplant Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinical University Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, University of Murcia, 30120, Murcia, Spain. .,Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
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- Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Universitat de València, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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Vidal D, Mocho P, Aberasturi A, Sanz JL, Ortega F. High browsing skeletal adaptations in Spinophorosaurus reveal an evolutionary innovation in sauropod dinosaurs. Sci Rep 2020; 10:6638. [PMID: 32313018 PMCID: PMC7171156 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63439-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Sauropods were among the most diverse lineages of dinosaurs, with an ample geographic distribution throughout the Mesozoic. This evolutionary success is largely attributed to neck elongation and its impact on feeding efficiency. However, how neck elongation influenced exactly on feeding strategies is subject of debate. The process of mounting a nearly complete virtual skeleton of Spinophorosaurus nigerensis, from the Middle (?) Jurassic of Niger, has revealed several previously unknown osteological adaptations in this taxon. Wedged sacral and posterior dorsal vertebrae cause the presacral column to deflect antero-dorsally. This, together with elongated scapulae and humeri make the anterior region of the skeleton vertically lengthened. Also, elongated prezygapophyseal facets on the cervical vertebrae and a specialized first dorsal vertebra greatly increase the vertical range of motion of the neck. These characters support this early eusauropod as a more capable high browser than more basally branching sauropods. While limb proportions and zygapophyseal facets vary among Eusauropoda, the sacrum retained more than 10° of wedging in all Eusauropoda. This implied a functional constraint for sauropod species which evolved lower browsing feeding strategies: the antero-dorsal sloping caused by the sacrum had to be counteracted with further skeletal modifications, e.g. a ventrally curved mid to anterior presacral spine to hinder the dorsal slope of the whole presacral series caused by the wedged sacrum. This suggests that at least the last common ancestor of Eusauropoda developed high browsing capabilities, partially due to the modified wedged sacrum, likely a potential synapomorphy of the clade and key in the evolutionary history of the group.
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- D Vidal
- Grupo de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED, Paseo Senda Del Rey, 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Grupo de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED, Paseo Senda Del Rey, 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Dom Luiz, Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco C6, 38Piso, sala 6.3.57, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal
- The Dinosaur Institute, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., 90007, CA, Los Angeles, USA
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- Museo Paleontológico de Elche, Carrer Sant Joan, 3, 03203, Elche, Spain
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- Unidad de Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Darwin, 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain
- Real Academia Española de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Calle Valverde, 24, 28004, Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED, Paseo Senda Del Rey, 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Veras STS, Rojas P, Florencio L, Kato MT, Sanz JL. Production of 1,3-propanediol from pure and crude glycerol using a UASB reactor with attached biomass in silicone support. Bioresour Technol 2019; 279:140-148. [PMID: 30716606 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.125] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) yield and productivity from glycerol were studied over a 155-day period. A UASB reactor that also contained silicone support for biomass attachment was used to evaluate the optimal operational conditions and microbiota development. The highest average 1,3-PDO yield was 0.54 and 0.48 mol.mol-gly-1 when reactor pH was 5.0-5.5 and the applied loading rate was 18 and 20 g-gly.L-1.d-1 using the pure and crude substrate, respectively. The productivity was close to 7.5 g.L-1.d-1 for both substrates; therefore, the direct use of crude glycerol can be valorized in practice. Clostridium was the predominant genus for 1,3-PDO production and C. pasteurianum was dominant in the biofilm. Using crude glycerol, C. beijerinckii dropped strongly; some Clostridium population was then replaced by Klebsiella pneumoniae and Lactobacillus spp. The good process performance and the advances in the microbiota knowledge are steps forward to obtain a more cost-effective system in practice.
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- S T S Veras
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Molecular Biology, Madrid 28049, Spain; Federal University of Pernambuco, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Laboratory of Environmental Sanitation, Recife, PE 50740-530, Brazil
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- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Molecular Biology, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Federal University of Pernambuco, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Laboratory of Environmental Sanitation, Recife, PE 50740-530, Brazil
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- Federal University of Pernambuco, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Laboratory of Environmental Sanitation, Recife, PE 50740-530, Brazil
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- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Molecular Biology, Madrid 28049, Spain.
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Rojas P, Rodríguez N, de la Fuente V, Sánchez-Mata D, Amils R, Sanz JL. Microbial diversity associated with the anaerobic sediments of a soda lake (Mono Lake, California, USA). Can J Microbiol 2018; 64:385-392. [DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2017-0657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Soda lakes are inhabited by important haloalkaliphilic microbial communities that are well adapted to these extreme characteristics. The surface waters of the haloalkaline Mono Lake (California, USA) are alkaline but, in contrast to its bottom waters, do not present high salinity. We have studied the microbiota present in the shoreline sediments of Mono Lake using next-generation sequencing techniques. The statistical indexes showed that Bacteria had a higher richness, diversity, and evenness than Archaea. Seventeen phyla and 8 “candidate divisions” were identified among the Bacteria, with a predominance of the phyla Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Among the Proteobacteria, there was a notable presence of Rhodoplanes and a high diversity of sulfate-reducing Deltaproteobacteria, in accordance with the high sulfate-reducing activity detected in soda lakes. Numerous families of bacterial fermenters were identified among the Firmicutes. The Bacteroides were represented by several environmental groups that have not yet been isolated. Since final organic matter in anaerobic environments with high sulfate contents is mineralized mainly by sulfate-reducing bacteria, very little methanogenic archaeal biodiversity was detected. Only 2 genera, Methanocalculus and Methanosarcina, were retrieved. The species similarities described indicate that a significant number of the operational taxonomic units identified may represent new species.
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- Patricia Rojas
- Department of Molecular Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Botany, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Astrobiología (INTA–CSIC), Spain
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (UAM–CSIC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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Cardinali-Rezende J, Rojas-Ojeda P, Nascimento AMA, Sanz JL. Proteolytic bacterial dominance in a full-scale municipal solid waste anaerobic reactor assessed by 454 pyrosequencing technology. Chemosphere 2016; 146:519-525. [PMID: 26741558 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Biomethanization entails a good means to reduce the organic fraction (OF) derived from municipal solid wastes (MSW). The bacterial diversity of a full scale MSW anaerobic reactor located in Madrid (Spain) was investigated using high-throughput 454 pyrosequencing. Even though the proteolytic bacteria prevailed throughout all of the process, community shifts were observed from the start-up to the steady-state conditions, with an increasing biodiversity displayed over time. The Bacteroidetes and the Firmicutes were the majority phyla: 55.1 and 40.2% (start-up) and 18.7 and 78.7 (steady-state) of the total reads. The system's lack of evenness remains noteworthy as the sequences affiliated to the proteolytic non-saccharolytic Proteiniphylum, Gallicola and Fastidiosipila genera, together with the saccharolytic Saccharofermentans, were predominant on the system and this predominance appears to correlate with the presence of a high ammonium concentration. The 454 pyrosequencing revealed a great diversity of rare organisms which seemingly do not sustain any metabolic roles in the course of the OF-MSW degradation. However, this scarce and unique microbiota can confer great resilience to the system as a buffer against nutritional and environmental changing conditions, thus opening the door to increase the current knowledge about the bacterial community dynamics taking place during MSW treatment processes.
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- Juliana Cardinali-Rezende
- Department of Molecular Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/ Darwin 2, Madrid 28049, Spain; Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG 31.270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/ Darwin 2, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG 31.270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/ Darwin 2, Madrid 28049, Spain.
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Cardinali-Rezende J, Araújo JC, Almeida PGS, Chernicharo CAL, Sanz JL, Chartone-Souza E, Nascimento AMA. Organic loading rate and food-to-microorganism ratio shape prokaryotic diversity in a demo-scale up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor treating domestic wastewater. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:993-1003. [PMID: 24000090 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-013-0018-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We investigated the microbial community in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor treating domestic wastewater (DW) during two different periods of organic loading rate (OLR) and food-to-microorganism (F/M) ratio. 16S rDNA clone libraries were generated, and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) analyses were performed. Fluctuations in the OLR and F/M ratio affected the abundance and the composition of the UASB prokaryotic community, mainly at the species level, as well as the performance of the UASB reactor. The qPCR analysis suggested that there was a decrease in the bacterial cell number during the rainy season, when the OLR and F/M ratio were lower. However, the bacterial diversity was higher during this time, suggesting that the community degraded more diversified substrates. The diversity and the abundance of the archaeal community were higher when the F/M ratio was lower. Shifts in the methanogenic community composition might have influenced the route of methane production, with methane produced by acetotrophic methanogens (dry season), and by hydrogenotrophic, methylotrophic and acetotrophic methanogens (rainy season). This study revealed higher levels of bacterial diversity, metabolic specialization and chemical oxygen demand removal efficiency of the DW UASB reactor during the rainy season.
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- Juliana Cardinali-Rezende
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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Cardinali-Rezende J, Colturato LFDB, Colturato TDB, Chartone-Souza E, Nascimento AMA, Sanz JL. Prokaryotic diversity and dynamics in a full-scale municipal solid waste anaerobic reactor from start-up to steady-state conditions. Bioresour Technol 2012; 119:373-83. [PMID: 22750748 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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] [Received: 03/01/2012] [Revised: 05/27/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The prokaryotic diversity of an anaerobic reactor for the treatment of municipal solid waste was investigated over the course of 2 years with the use of 16S rDNA-targeted molecular approaches. The fermentative Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes predominated, and Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Tenericutes and the candidate division WWE1 were also identified. Methane production was dominated by the hydrogenotrophic Methanomicrobiales (Methanoculleus sp.) and their syntrophic association with acetate-utilizing and propionate-oxidizing bacteria. qPCR demonstrated the predominance of the hydrogenotrophic over aceticlastic Methanosarcinaceae (Methanosarcina sp. and Methanimicrococcus sp.), and Methanosaetaceae (Methanosaeta sp.) were measured in low numbers in the reactor. According to the FISH and CARD-FISH analyses, Bacteria and Archaea accounted for 85% and 15% of the cells, respectively. Different cell counts for these domains were obtained by qPCR versus FISH analyses. The use of several molecular tools increases our knowledge of the prokaryotic community dynamics from start-up to steady-state conditions in a full-scale MSW reactor.
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- Juliana Cardinali-Rezende
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG 31.270-901, Brazil
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Río Tinto (Iberian Pyritic Belt, SW Spain) is well known for its low pH (mean pH 2.3), high redox potential (> +400 mV) and high concentration of heavy metals. In this work we describe and analyse the presence of methanogenic archaea in the extreme acidic and oxidizing environment of the Tinto basin. Methane formation was measured in microcosms inoculated with sediments from the Rio Tinto basin. Methanol, formate, volatile fatty acids and lactate stimulated the production of methane. Methane formation was associated with a decrease of redox potential and an increase in pH. Cores showed characteristic well-defined black bands in which a high acetate concentration was measured among the otherwise reddish-brown sediments with low acetate concentration. Methanosaeta concilii was detected in the black bands. In enrichment cultures, M. concilii (enriched with a complex substrate mixture), Methanobacterium bryantii (enriched with H(2)) and Methanosarcina barkeri (enriched with methanol) were identified. Our results suggest that methanogens thrive in micro-niches with mildly acidic and reducing conditions within Rio Tinto sediments, which are, in contrast, immersed in an otherwise extremely acidic and oxidizing environment.
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- José L Sanz
- Department of Molecular Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Puyol D, Monsalvo VM, Mohedano AF, Sanz JL, Rodriguez JJ. Cosmetic wastewater treatment by upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. J Hazard Mater 2011; 185:1059-1065. [PMID: 21041023 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2010] [Revised: 10/01/2010] [Accepted: 10/05/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Anaerobic treatment of pre-settled cosmetic wastewater in batch and continuous experiments has been investigated. Biodegradability tests showed high COD and solid removal efficiencies (about 70%), being the hydrolysis of solids the limiting step of the process. Continuous treatment was carried out in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. High COD and TSS removal efficiencies (up to 95% and 85%, respectively) were achieved over a wide range of organic load rate (from 1.8 to 9.2g TCODL(-1)day(-1)). Methanogenesis inhibition was observed in batch assays, which can be predicted by means of a Haldane-based inhibition model. Both COD and solid removal were modelled by Monod and pseudo-first order models, respectively.
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- D Puyol
- Seccion de Ingenieria Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Puyol D, Rajhi H, Mohedano AF, Rodríguez JJ, Sanz JL. Anaerobic biodegradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol in expanded granular sludge bed and fluidized bed biofilm reactors bioaugmented with Desulfitobacterium spp. Water Sci Technol 2011; 64:293-299. [PMID: 22053488 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.556] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The biodegradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (246TCP) was studied using expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactors and a fluidized bed biofilm reactor (FBBR) filled with activated carbon. One of the EGSB reactor and the FBBR were bioaugmented with Desulfitobacterium strains. 246TCP loading rate was gradually incremented from 10 to 250 mg L(-1) day(-1). The main pathway of dechlorination was in ortho-position, generating 4-chlorophenol and 2,4-dichlorophenol. The maintenance of both COD degradation efficiency (higher than 80%) and methanogenic efficiency (between 0.3 and 0.6 g CH4-COD g(-1) COD consumed) in EGSB reactor implies a great stability of the process. Through isotherm studies in FBBR, it could be deduced that around 52% of 246TCP was completely dechlorinated, whereas the adsorption involved around 16%. By means of FISH studies it was proved that the methanogenic Archaea community was maintained in the bioaugmented EGSB reactor, whereas in the FBBR this community was gradually developed until reaching stability. Desulfitobacterium community was also maintained in the reactors, although D. chlororespirans proportion rise in the FBBR at the higher 246TCP loading rates, implying that this species can withstand the 246TCP toxicity better than D. hafniense.
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- D Puyol
- Sección de Ingeniería Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049, Madrid.
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Puyol D, Mohedano AF, Sanz JL, Rodríguez JJ. Comparison of UASB and EGSB performance on the anaerobic biodegradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol. Chemosphere 2009; 76:1192-1198. [PMID: 19577792 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2009] [Revised: 06/03/2009] [Accepted: 06/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The anaerobic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) and expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactors using glucose as main carbon source was studied. The performance of both systems was compared in terms of 2,4-DCP and COD removal efficiencies, methane production, stability, granular sludge adaptability as well as reversion of the bacterial inhibition. Both organic and 2,4-DCP loading rates were incrementally varied through the experiments. With loading rates of 1.9 gCODL(-1)d(-1) and 100mg 2,4-DCP L(-1)d(-1), 75% and 84% removal efficiencies of this compound, accompanied by COD consumption efficiencies of 61% and 80% were achieved in the UASB and EGSB reactors, respectively. In these conditions, methane production reached 0.088 L CH(4)g(-1) COD in the EGSB reactor whereas in the UASB reactor was almost negligible. Decreasing the 2,4-DCP loading rate to 30 mgL(-1)d(-1) an improvement in the methane production was observed in both reactors (methanogenic activity of 0.148 and 0.192 L CH(4)g(-1) COD in UASB and EGSB reactors, respectively). Efficiency of dechlorination was improved in both reactors from around 30% to 80% by reducing to one-half the COD due to a decreasing of the 4-chlorophenol concentration accumulated in the effluents of both reactors. The dechlorination efficiency of the UASB reactor was dramatically inhibited at a 2,4-DCP feed concentration above around 210 mgL(-1) because of 2,4-DCP accumulation in the effluent. SEM studies revealed no significant morphological changes in the sludge granules.
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- D Puyol
- Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Puyol D, Mohedano AF, Sanz JL, Rodríguez JJ. Anaerobic biodegradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol by methanogenic granular sludge: role of co-substrates and methanogenic inhibition. Water Sci Technol 2009; 59:1449-1456. [PMID: 19381012 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The influence of several co-substrates in the anaerobic biodegradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (246TCP) by methanogenic granular sludge as well as in methanogenesis inhibition by 246TCP has been studied. 4 g-COD.L(-1) of lactate, sucrose, volatile fatty acids (VFA) acetate:propionate:butyrate 1:1:1, ethanol, methanol, yeast extract (YE), and 2 g-COD.L(-1) of formate and methylamine were tested. Two concentrations of 246TCP: 80 mg.L(-1) and 113 mg.L(-1) (this last corresponding to the EC(50) for acetotrophic methanogenesis) were tested. Three consecutive co-substrate and nutrient feedings were accomplished. 246TCP was added in the second feed, and the 246TCP removal rate increased considerably after the third feed. Accumulated metabolites after ortho-dechlorination, either 4-chlorophenol (4CP) (when methanol, ethanol or VFA were used as co-substrates) or 2,4-dichlorophenol (24DCP) (with lactate) avoided the complete dechlorination of 246TCP. With methylamine and formate this compound was degraded only partially. Monochlorophenols biodegradation was partially achieved with YE, but both 24DCP and 2,6-dichlorophenol (26DCP) were accumulated. In the presence of sucrose para-dechlorination was observed. 246TCP was better tolerated by methanogens when ethanol and methanol were added because of the highest specific methanogenic activity achieved with these co-substrates. Methanol and ethanol were the best co-substrates in the anaerobic biodegradation of 246TCP.
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- D Puyol
- Sección de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain.
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Fernández N, Sierra-Alvarez R, Amils R, Field JA, Sanz JL. Compared microbiology of granular sludge under autotrophic, mixotrophic and heterotrophic denitrification conditions. Water Sci Technol 2009; 59:1227-1236. [PMID: 19342820 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Water contamination by nitrate is a wideworld extended phenomena. Biological autotrophic denitrification has a real potential to face this problem and presents less drawbacks than the most extended heterotrophic denitrification. Three bench-scale UASB reactors were operated under autotrophic (R1, H2S as electron donor), mixotrophic (R2, H2S plus p-cresol as electron donors) and heterotrophic (R3, p-cresol as electron donor) conditions using nitrate as terminal electron acceptor. 16S rDNA genetic libraries were built up to compare their microbial biodiversity. Six different bacteria phyla and three archaeal classes were observed. Proteobacteria was the main phyla in all reactors standing out the presence of denitrifiers. Microorganisms similar to Thiobacillus denitrificans and Acidovorax sp. performed the autotrophic denitification. These OTUs were displaced by chemoheterotrophic denitrifiers, especially by Limnobacter-like and Ottowia-like OTUs. Other phyla were Bacteroidetes, Chloroflexi, Firmicutes and Actinobacteria that--as well as Archaea members--were implicated in the degradation of organic matter, as substrate added as coming from endogenous sludge decay under autotrophic conditions. Archaea diversity remained low in all the reactors being Methanosaeta concilii the most abundant one.
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- N Fernández
- Molecular Biology Department, Autonomous University of Madrid, Darwin 1, Madrid 28049, Spain.
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Sánchez I, Fernández N, Amils R, Sanz JL. Assessment of the addition of Thiobacillus denitrificans and Thiomicrospira denitrificans to chemolithoautotrophic denitrifying bioreactors. Int Microbiol 2008; 11:179-184. [PMID: 18843596] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of adding cultures of Thiobacillus denitrificans and Thiomicrospira denitrificans to two upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactors: one inoculated with granular sludge and the other filled only with activated carbon (AC). The performances of the bioreactors and the changes in biomass were compared with a non-bioaugmented control UASB reactor inoculated with granular sludge. The reactors inoculated with granular sludge achieved efficiencies close to 90% in nitrate and thiosulfate removal for loading rates as high as 107 mmol-NO3 -/l per day and 68 mmol-S2O3 2-/l per day. Bioaugmentation with Tb. denitrificans and Tm. denitrificans did not enhance the efficiency compared to that achieved with non-bioaugmented granular sludge. The loading rates and efficiencies were 30-40% lower in the AC reactor. In all the reactors tested, Tb. denitrificans became the predominant species. The results strongly suggest that this bacterium was responsible for denitrification and sulfoxidation within the reactors. We additionally observed that granules partially lost their integrity during operation under chemolithoautotrophic conditions, suggesting limitations for long-term operation if bioaugmentation is applied in practice.
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- Irene Sánchez
- Department of Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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Fernández N, Díaz EE, Amils R, Sanz JL. Analysis of microbial community during biofilm development in an anaerobic wastewater treatment reactor. Microb Ecol 2008; 56:121-132. [PMID: 18034358 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-007-9330-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2007] [Accepted: 10/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The formation, structure, and biodiversity of a multispecies anaerobic biofilm inside an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed (UASB) reactor fed with brewery wastewater was examined using complementary microbial ecology methods such us fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), and cloning. The biofilm development can be roughly divided into three stages: an initial attachment phase (0-36 h) characterized by random adhesion of the cells to the surface; a consolidation phase (from 36 h to 2 weeks) defined by the appearance of microcolonies; and maturation phase (from 2 weeks to 2 months). During the consolidation period, proteobacteria with broad metabolic capabilities, mainly represented by members of alpha-Proteobacteria class (Oleomonas, Azospirillum), predominated. Beta-, gamma-, delta- (both syntrophobacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria) and epsilon- (Arcobacter sp.) Proteobacteria were also noticeable. Archaea first appeared during the consolidation period. A Methanospirillum-like methanogen was detected after 36 h, and this was followed by the detection of Methanosarcina, after 4 days of biofilm development. The mature biofilm displayed a hill and valley topography with cells embedded in a matrix of exopolymers where the spatial distribution of the microorganisms became well-established. Compared to the earlier phases, the biodiversity had greatly increased. Although alpha-Proteobacteria remained as predominant, members of the phyla Firmicutes, Bacteroidete, and Thermotogae were also detected. Within the domain Archaea, the acetoclastic methanogen Methanosaeta concilii become dominant. This study provides insights on the trophic web and the shifts in population during biofilm development in an UASB reactor.
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- Nuria Fernández
- Department of Molecular Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Díaz EE, Stams AJM, Amils R, Sanz JL. Phenotypic properties and microbial diversity of methanogenic granules from a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor treating brewery wastewater. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:4942-9. [PMID: 16820491 PMCID: PMC1489364 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02985-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Methanogenic granules from an anaerobic bioreactor that treated wastewater of a beer brewery consisted of different morphological types of granules. In this study, the microbial compositions of the different granules were analyzed by molecular microbiological techniques: cloning, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. We propose here that the different types of granules reflect the different stages in the life cycle of granules. Young granules were small, black, and compact and harbored active cells. Gray granules were the most abundant granules. These granules have a multilayer structure with channels and void areas. The core was composed of dead or starving cells with low activity. The brown granules, which were the largest granules, showed a loose and amorphous structure with big channels that resulted in fractured zones and corresponded to the older granules. Firmicutes (as determined by FISH) and Nitrospira and Deferribacteres (as determined by cloning and sequencing) were the predominant Bacteria. Remarkably, Firmicutes could not be detected in the brown granules. The methanogenic Archaea identified were Methanosaeta concilii (70 to 90% by FISH and cloning), Methanosarcina mazei, and Methanospirillum spp. The phenotypic appearance of the granules reflected the physiological condition of the granules. This may be valuable to easily select appropriate seed sludges to start up other reactors.
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- Emiliano E Díaz
- Department of Molecular Biology, Autonoma University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Fernández N, Gómez R, Amils R, Sierra-Alvarez R, Field JA, Sanz JL. Microbiological and structural aspects of granular sludge from autotrophic denitrifying reactors. Water Sci Technol 2006; 54:11-7. [PMID: 16939078 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Denitrification is applied in the tertiary treatment of wastewater to reduce N-pollutants. Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH), CARD (catalyzed reporter deposition)-FISH, cloning, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were applied to follow the evolution of the microbial composition and structure of granular sludge in autotrophic denitrifying bioreactors fed with nitrate and thiosulfate. With this goal, FISH oligonucleotide probes for the autotrophic denitrifiers, Thiobacillus denitrificans and Thiomicrospira denitrificans, were designed and their utility tested. CARD-FISH and cloning data showed that bacterial diversity changed with bioreactor operation time. After 110 days of operation, the abundance of Thiobacillus denitrificans cells increased considerably: from 1 to 35% of total DAPI-stained cells and from no isolated clones to 30% of the total positives clones. This fact strongly suggests that this microorganism played a dominant role in the autotrophic denitrification. The Archaeal diversity remained almost unchanged and it was mainly represented by Methanosaeta soehngenii. Scanning electron microscopy results indicated a considerable loss in the integrity of the sludge granules during the operation, with risk of sludge buoyancy.
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- N Fernández
- Centro de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain.
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Sanz JL, Culubret E, de Ferrer J, Moreno A, Berna JL. Anaerobic biodegradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors. Biodegradation 2004; 14:57-64. [PMID: 12801101 DOI: 10.1023/a:1023557915653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 11/12/2022]
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The anaerobic biodegradation of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate (LAS) was studied in Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactors (UASB). One reactor was fed with easily degradable substrates and commercial LAS solution during a period of 3 months (Reactor 1), meanwhile a second reactor was fed with a commercial LAS solution without co-substrate (Reactor 2) during 4 months. Both reactors were operated with an organic loading rate of 4-5 mg-LAS/l x day and a hydraulic retention time of one day. The LAS biodegradation was determined by full mass balance. LAS was analysed by HPLC in the liquid phase (influent and effluent streams of the reactors) as well as in the solid phase (granular sludge used as biomass). The results indicate a high level of removal (primary biodegradation: 64-85%). Biodegradation was higher in the absence of external co-substrates than in the presence of additional sources of carbon. This indicates that the surfactant can be partially used as carbon and energy source by anaerobic bacteria. Under the operating conditions used, inhibition of the methanogenic activity or any other negative effects on the biomass due to the presence of LAS were not observed. The methanogenic activity remained high and stable throughout the experiment.
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- José L Sanz
- Unit of Applied Microbiology, Centre of Molecular Biology, Autónoma University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Díaz E, Amils R, Sanz JL. Molecular ecology of anaerobic granular sludge grown at different conditions. Water Sci Technol 2003; 48:57-64. [PMID: 14640200] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Qualitative and quantitative diversity of microorganisms present in anaerobic granular sludges fed with different substrates, as well as the structure of these granules have been studied using fluorescent 16S rRNA-targeted in situ hybridization and electron microscopy. The granules showed a multi-layered structure, in which both densely packed and loose micro-colonies, channels and holes could be observed. Only bacteria were found in the outer shell of the granules, while both archaea and bacteria were detected in the inner core. Although high cell density was found in the granules (more than 10(11) cells/gram, determined by DAPI-stain) only a low percentage of cells was able to hybridize with the rRNA-targeted probes. Significant quantitative and qualitative differences were observed in the composition of granules fed with different substrates (formate, acetate at high and low concentrations, propionate, sucrose, starch and peptone). Bacterial cells were mostly gram-positives. Active proteobacteria were scarce in the granules exposed to VFA. Syntrophobacteria became dominant in the propionate-grown biomass. Concerning methanogenic archaea, Methanosaeta was the predominant species using complex substrates or low acetate concentration fed granules, while Methanosarcina and members of Methanobacteriales were predominant in the granules grown at high concentration of acetate or formate, respectively. Other Methanomicrobiales and Methanococcales, have been detected in the anaerobic granular sludge in the conditions used in this work.
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- Centro de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 España.
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Elías A, Barona A, Ríos FJ, Arreguy A, Munguira M, Peñas J, Sanz JL. Application of biofiltration to the degradation of hydrogen sulfide in gas effluents. Biodegradation 2001; 11:423-7. [PMID: 11587447 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011615906278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/12/2022]
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A laboratory scale bioreactor has been designed and set up in order to degrade hydrogen sulfide from an air stream. The reactor is a vertical column of 7 litre capacity and 1 meter in height. It is divided into three modules and each module is filled with pellets of agricultural residues as packing bed material. The gas stream fed into the reactor through the upper inlet consists of a mixture of hydrogen sulfide and humidified air. The hydrogen sulfide content in the inlet gas stream was increased in stages until the degradation efficiency was below 90%. The parameters to be controlled in order to reach continuous and stable operation were temperature, moisture content and the percentage of the compound to be degraded at the inlet and outlet gas streams (removal or elimination efficiency). When the H2S mass loading rate was between 10 and 40 g m(-3) h(-1), the removal efficiency was greater than 90%. The support material had a good physical performance throughout operation time, which is evidence that this material is suitable for biofiltration purposes.
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- A Elías
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Engineering School, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain.
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- J L Sanz
- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
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Culubret EN, Luz M, Amils R, Sanz JL. Biodegradation of 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane under methanogenic conditions. Water Sci Technol 2001; 44:117-122. [PMID: 11575074] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons are widely used as solvents and as intermediates in chemical synthesis, so they can be found in industrial wastewaters and released to the environment where they became a serious health risk due to their toxic properties and high chemical stability. Most of these compounds are xenobiotic and recalcitrant to biodegradation. In this article we report the effect of different co-substrates in the 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane (1,1,1,2-TeCA) degradation by anaerobic granular sludge, and its degradative pathway. Our results show that this compound is easy and rapidly biodegradable under methanogenic conditions, even in the absence of external electron donors. 1,1,1,2-TeCA is equimolecularly degraded to 1,1-dichloroethene (1,1-DCE) by reductive dichloroelimination. 1,1-DCE is only completely biodegraded in the presence of lactic acid as co-substrate. Although 1,1,1,2-TeCA can be apparently removed by autoclaved granular sludge, the compound is not transformed but retained inside the granules. The primary biodegradation of 1,1,1,2-TeCE to 1,1-DCE is a biotic process mediated by anaerobic bacteria.
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- E N Culubret
- Centro de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Benítez N, Sanz JL. Measuring Omega/b with Weak Lensing. Astrophys J 1999; 525:L1-L4. [PMID: 10511499 DOI: 10.1086/312329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A correlation between the surface density of foreground galaxies tracing the large-scale structure and the position of distant galaxies and quasars is expected from the magnification bias effect. We show that this foreground-background correlation function wfb can be used as a straightforward and almost model-free method to measure the cosmological ratio Omega/b. For samples with appropriate redshift distributions, wfb~Omegadeltag, where delta and g are respectively the foreground dark matter and galaxy surface density fluctuations. Therefore, Omega&solm0;b~wfb&solm0;w, where w identical withgg is the foreground galaxy angular two-point correlation function, b is the biasing factor, and the proportionality factor is independent of the dark matter power spectrum. Simple estimations show that the application of this method to the galaxy and quasar samples generated by the upcoming Sloan Sky Digital Survey will achieve a highly accurate and well-resolved measurement of the ratio Omega/b.
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Cervera B, Sanz JL, Ibáñez MJ, Vila G, LLoret F, Julve M, Ruiz R, Ottenwaelder X, Aukauloo A, Poussereau S, Journaux Y, Muñoz MC. Stabilization of copper(III) complexes by substituted oxamate ligands. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1039/a706964b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Antibiotics can disturb the production of biogas during anaerobic digestion. This study shows a systematic approach to understanding how the different bacterial populations involved in the final conversion of organic matter into methane are inhibited by 15 antimicrobial agents with different specificities and modes of action. The results obtained show the following trends: (i) some inhibitors, such as the macrolide erythromycin, lack any inhibitory effect on biogas production; (ii) some antibiotics, with different specificities, have partial inhibitory effects on anaerobic digestion and decrease methane production by interfering with the activity of propionic-acid- and butyric-acid-degrading bacteria, (e.g. antibiotics that interfere with cell wall synthesis, RNA polymerase activity and protein synthesis, especially the aminoglycosides); (iii) the protein synthesis inhibitors chlortetracycline (IC50 40 mg l-1) and chloramphenicol (IC50 15-20 mg l-1) are very powerful inhibitors of anaerobic digestion. The majority of the antibiotics tested lacked activity against acetoclastic methanogens, being active only on the acetogenic bacteria. However, chloramphenicol and chlortetracycline could cause the complete inhibition of the acetoclastic methanogenic archaea.
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- J L Sanz
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
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Sanz JL, Chiappe LM, Pérez-Moreno BP, Buscalioni AD, Moratalla JJ, Ortega F, Poyato-Ariza FJ. An Early Cretaceous bird from Spain and its implications for the evolution of avian flight. Nature 1996. [DOI: 10.1038/382442a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Macías A, Martín F, Riera A, Sanz JL. Projectile dependence of single-excitation cross sections at intermediate velocities. Phys Rev A 1996; 53:2869-2872. [PMID: 9913205 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.53.2869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The sensitivity of the cell-free protein synthesis systems from Acidanus brierleyi, Acidianus infernus, and Metallosphaera sedula, members of the archaeal order Sulfolobales, to 40 antibiotics with different specificities has been studied. The sensitivity patterns were compared to those of Sulfolobus solfataricus and other archaeal, bacterial, and eukaryotic systems. The comparative analysis shows that ribosomes from the sulfolobales are the most refractory to inhibitors of protein synthesis described so far. The sensitivity results have been used to ascertain in phylogenetic relationships among the members of the order Sulfolobales. The evolutionary significance of these results are analyzed in the context of the phylogenetic position of this group of extreme thermophilic microorganisms.
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- J L Sanz
- Centro de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Spain
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The sensitivity of seven extremely halophilic archaeal protein synthesis systems to 42 inhibitors with different domain (kingdom), functional, and structural specificity has been studied. The results obtained underline the functional variability of archaeal ribosomes when compared with bacterial and eukaryotic reference systems. Halophilic ribosomes are sensitive to some of the specific inhibitors of bacteria, such as thiostrepton, carbomycin A, and griseoviridin, or of eukaryotes, such as anisomycin and bruceantin, and extremely sensitive to some of the universal inhibitors, such as puromycin and sparsomycin. Suitable control experiments allow us to postulate that some negative inhibitory results may be caused by competition between positively charged antibiotics and the high ionic conditions required for halophilic protein synthesis.Key words: protein synthesis inhibitors, halophilic archaea, ribosomes.
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Martínez-González E, Sanz JL, Silk J. Minimal anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background. Phys Rev D Part Fields 1992; 46:4193-4197. [PMID: 10014799 DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.46.4193] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Amils R, Ramírez L, Sanz JL, Marín I, Pisabarro AG, Ureña D. The use of functional analysis of the ribosome as a tool to determine archaebacterial phylogeny. Can J Microbiol 1989; 35:141-7. [PMID: 2470480 DOI: 10.1139/m89-021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Forty different antibiotics with diverse kingdom and functional specificities were used to measure the functional characteristics of the archaebacterial translation apparatus. The resulting inhibitory curves, which are characteristic of the cell-free system analyzed, were transformed into quantitative values that were used to cluster the different archaebacteria analyzed. This cluster resembles the phylogenetic tree generated by 16S rRNA sequence comparisons. These results strongly suggest that functional analysis of an appropriate evolutionary clock, such as the ribosome, is of intrinsic phylogenetic value. More importantly, they indicate that the study of the nexus between genotypic and phenotypic (functional) information may shed considerable light on the evolution of the protein synthetic machinery.
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- R Amils
- Centro de Biología Molecular UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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The effect of selected aminoglycoside antibiotics on the translational accuracy of poly(U) programmed ribosomes derived from the thermophilic archaebacteria Thermoplasma acidophilum, Sulfolobus solfataricus, Thermococcus celer and Desulfurococcus mobilis has been determined. Under optimum temperature and ionic conditions for polyphenylalanine synthesis, the four species investigated are found to be markedly diverse in their response to the miscoding-inducing action of aminoglycoside antibiotics. T. acidophilum is sensitive to all of the compounds tested except streptomycin; S. solfataricus responds to paromomycin and to hygromycin B; T. celer is only affected by neomycin, and D. mobilis is refractory to all drugs. The only feature shared by the four species under study, and by all archaebacteria so far investigated, is their complete insensitivity to streptomycin. The structural and phylogenetic implications of the remarkable diversity encountered among archaebacterial ribosomes in their susceptibility to aminoglycosides are discussed.
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- P Londei
- Dipartimento di Biopatologia Umana, Università di Roma, Policlinico Umberto I, Italy
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Using PFG electrophoresis techniques, we have examined the organization of rRNA gene in halobacterium species. The results show that the organization of rRNA genes among closely related halobacteria is quite heterogeneous. This contrasts with the high degree of conservation of rRNA sequence (1). The possible mechanism of such rRNA gene amplification and its evolutionary implications are discussed.
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- J L Sanz
- Centro de Biología Molecular, UAM, Madrid, Spain
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Sanz JL, Amils R. Archaebacteria: their phylogenetic relationship with the eubacterial and eukaryotic kingdoms. Microbiologia 1988; 4:5-27. [PMID: 2481476] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In microbiology the discovery of archaebacteria ten years ago has wrought a profound change in the concepts of physiology, taxonomy, ecology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics and phylogeny. This review offers a concise summary of the state of the art in this field with special reference to taxonomy and ecology as well as to the different methodologies used to study the phylogeny of this unusual group of microorganisms that question many well established biological concepts.
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- J L Sanz
- Centro de Biologia Molecular, CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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Sanz JL, Dinstein I. Projection-based geometrical feature extraction for computer vision: algorithms in pipeline architectures. IEEE Trans Pattern Anal Mach Intell 1987; 9:160-168. [PMID: 21869388 DOI: 10.1109/tpami.1987.4767883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this correspondence, some image transforms and features such as projections along linear patterns, convex hull approximations, Hough transform for line detection, diameter, moments, and principal components will be considered. Specifically, we present algorithms for computing these features which are suitable for implementation in image analysis pipeline architectures. In particular, random access memories and other dedicated hardware components which may be found in the implementation of classical techniques are not longer needed in our algorithms. The effectiveness of our approach is demonstrated by running some of the new algorithms in conventional short-pipelines for image analysis. In related papers, we have shown a pipeline architecture organization called PPPE (Parallel Pipeline Projection Engine), which unleashes the power of projection-based computer vision, image processing, and computer graphics. In the present correspondence, we deal with just a few of the many algorithms which can be supported in PPPE. These algorithms illustrate the use of the Radon transform as a tool for image analysis.
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- J L Sanz
- Department of Computer Science, IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120
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Londei P, Sanz JL, Altamura S, Hummel H, Cammarano P, Amils R, Böck A, Wolf H. Unique antibiotic sensitivity of archaebacterial polypeptide elongation factors. J Bacteriol 1986; 167:265-71. [PMID: 3087957 PMCID: PMC212870 DOI: 10.1128/jb.167.1.265-271.1986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The antibiotic sensitivity of the archaebacterial factors catalyzing the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to ribosomes (elongation factor Tu [EF-Tu] for eubacteria and elongation factor 1 [EF1] for eucaryotes) and the translocation of peptidyl-tRNA (elongation factor G [EF-G] for eubacteria and elongation factor 2 [EF2] for eucaryotes) was investigated by using two EF-Tu and EF1 [EF-Tu(EF1)]-targeted drugs, kirromycin and pulvomycin, and the EF-G and EF2 [EF-G(EF2)]-targeted drug fusidic acid. The interaction of the inhibitors with the target factors was monitored by using polyphenylalanine-synthesizing cell-free systems. A survey of methanogenic, halophilic, and sulfur-dependent archaebacteria showed that elongation factors of organisms belonging to the methanogenic-halophilic and sulfur-dependent branches of the "third kingdom" exhibit different antibiotic sensitivity spectra. Namely, the methanobacterial-halobacterial EF-Tu(EF1)-equivalent protein was found to be sensitive to pulvomycin but insensitive to kirromycin, whereas the methanobacterial-halobacterial EF-G(EF2)-equivalent protein was found to be sensitive to fusidic acid. By contrast, sulfur-dependent thermophiles were unaffected by all three antibiotics, with two exceptions; Thermococcus celer, whose EF-Tu(EF1)-equivalent factor was blocked by pulvomycin, and Thermoproteus tenax, whose EF-G(EF2)-equivalent factor was sensitive to fusidic acid. On the whole, the results revealed a remarkable intralineage heterogeneity of elongation factors not encountered within each of the two reference (eubacterial and eucaryotic) kingdoms.
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Cammarano P, Teichner A, Londei P, Acca M, Nicolaus B, Sanz JL, Amils R. Insensitivity of archaebacterial ribosomes to protein synthesis inhibitors. Evolutionary implications. EMBO J 1985; 4:811-6. [PMID: 3924597 PMCID: PMC554261 DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1985.tb03702.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The effect on Sulfolobus solfataricus (an extremely thermoacidophilic archaebacterium) of selected inhibitors affecting reactions of the polypeptide elongation cycle has been tested by using poly(U) and poly(UG) directed cell-free systems. The results reveal a unique pattern of antibiotic sensitivity of Sulfolobus ribosomes with an inhibitory effect observed for only three of 60 compounds tested. Through comparison with suitable eubacterial and eukaryotic cell-free systems the insensitivity of Sulfolobus ribosomes to most inhibitors of protein synthesis appears to reflect a phylogenetic distinction of ribosome structure, rather than the high temperature conditions of the Sulfolobus assay system. In this respect ribosomes of thermoacidophilic archaebacteria differ not only from their eubacterial and eukaryotic counterparts, but also from ribosomes of archaebacteria belonging to the methanogenic-halophilic branch of the 'third' kingdom. The evolutionary implications of these findings are discussed.
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The protein synthesis machinery of Sulfolobus solfataricus , a thermoacidophilic archaebacterium, is insensitive to most of the known antibiotics that interfere with elongation. alpha-Sarcin, a cytotoxic protein, inhibits protein synthesis on eukaryotic systems by cleaving a specific sequence of the large rRNA. alpha-Sarcin is capable of inhibiting protein synthesis on S. solfataricus producing a fragment under conditions similar to those which produce it in yeast ribosomes. This result suggests the presence on S. solfataricus of the sequence necessary for the enzymatic hydrolysis promoted by alpha-sarcin.
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Huang TS, Sanz JL, Fan H, Shafii J, Tsai BM. Numerical comparison of several algorithms for band-limited signal extrapolation. Appl Opt 1984; 23:307. [PMID: 18204558 DOI: 10.1364/ao.23.000307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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