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García Tuero A, Bartolomé M, Gonçalves D, Viesca J, Fernández-González A, Seabra J, Hernández Battez A. Phosphonium-based ionic liquids as additives in calcium/lithium greases. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ibabe A, Miralles L, Carleos CE, Soto-López V, Menéndez-Teleña D, Bartolomé M, Montes HJ, González M, Dopico E, Garcia-Vazquez E, Borrell YJ. Building on gAMBI in ports for a challenging biological invasions scenario: Blue-gNIS as a proof of concept. Mar Environ Res 2021; 169:105340. [PMID: 33930798 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105340] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The status of aquatic ecosystems has historically been monitored by the use of biotic indices. However, few biotic measures consider the presence of non-indigenous species as a sign of anthropogenic pollution and habitat disturbance even when this may seriously affect the metric scores and ecological status classifications of an environment. Today, biological invasions are currently one of the greatest threats to biodiversity and sustainable blue economies around the world. In this work, environmental assessments were conducted in the Port of Gijon, Northern Spain, using eDNA metabarcoding, and the gAMBI (genetics based AZTI Marine Biotic Index) was estimated. Results indicate a high/good ecological status within the port. However, nine non-indigenous species and five invasive species were found, and a modification of the gAMBI that includes species invasiveness was proposed: Blue-gNIS. The index was preliminary tested against existing validated indices such as gAMBI, BENTIX (based on the ecology of macroinvertebrates) and ALEX (based on the invasiveness of the species). Blue-gNIS classified the port in a good ecological status and showed its potential usefulness to achieve more complete water quality assessments of ports.
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- A Ibabe
- Genetics, Department of Functional Biology, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n, 33006, Oviedo, Spain
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- Genetics, Department of Functional Biology, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n, 33006, Oviedo, Spain; Ecohydros S.L., Polígono Industrial de Cros, Edif. 5-Nave 8, 39600, Maliaño, Cantabria, Spain
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- Department of Statistics and Operations Research and Mathematics Didactics, University of Oviedo, Facultad de Ciencias, C/ Federico García Lorca, s/n, 33007, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, University of Oviedo, Escuela Superior de Marina Civil, Campus de Gijón C/Blasco de Garay s/n, 33203, Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, University of Oviedo, Escuela Superior de Marina Civil, Campus de Gijón C/Blasco de Garay s/n, 33203, Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, University of Oviedo, Escuela Superior de Marina Civil, Campus de Gijón C/Blasco de Garay s/n, 33203, Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, University of Oviedo, Escuela Superior de Marina Civil, Campus de Gijón C/Blasco de Garay s/n, 33203, Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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- CEO of Environmental Sustainability, Port Authority of Gijon, Spain
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- Department of Educational Sciences, C/ Aniceto Sela s/n, 33005, Oviedo, Spain
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- Genetics, Department of Functional Biology, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n, 33006, Oviedo, Spain
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- Genetics, Department of Functional Biology, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n, 33006, Oviedo, Spain.
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Serra-Prat M, Lorenzo I, Papiol M, Palomera E, Bartolomé M, Pleguezuelos E, Burdoy E. Intracellular Water Content in Lean Mass as an Indicator of Muscle Quality in an Older Obese Population. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9051580. [PMID: 32455974 PMCID: PMC7290582 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9051580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background: In aged populations, muscle strength depends more on muscle quality than on muscle quantity, while all three are criteria for the diagnosis of sarcopenia. Intracellular water content (ICW) in lean mass (LM) has been proposed as an indicator of muscle quality related to muscle strength in older people. Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between the ICW/LM ratio, muscle strength and indicators of functional performance in obese older adults, and to assess the value of the ICW/LM ratio as an indicator of muscle quality. Methodology: Design: cross-sectional study. Population: persons aged 65–75 years with a body mass index of 30–39 kg/m2. ICW and LM were estimated by bioelectrical impedance. Hand grip, gait speed, unipedal stance test, timed up-and-go (TUG) test, Barthel score and frailty (Fried criteria) were assessed. Sarcopenia was established according to EWGSOP2 criteria. Results: Recruited were 305 subjects (66% women), mean age 68 years. The ICW/LM ratio correlated with the TUG test, gait speed and grip strength, and was also associated with sex, the unipedal stance test and frailty. Independently of age, sex and muscle mass, the ICW/LM ratio was related with gait speed, the TUG test and unipedal stance capacity. One person (0.3%) had sarcopenia defined as low muscle strength and low muscle mass, while 25 people (8.2%) had sarcopenia defined as low muscle strength and poor muscle quality (ICW/LM). With this last definition, sarcopenia was related to frailty, gait speed and the TUG test. Conclusions: ICW content in LM could be a useful muscle quality indicator for defining sarcopenia. However, more studies are required to confirm our findings for other populations.
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- Mateu Serra-Prat
- Research Unit, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, 08304 Barcelona, Spain; (I.L.); (E.P.)
- Institut de Recerca Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, 08916 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), ISCIII, 08304 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-(93)-741-7730
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- Research Unit, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, 08304 Barcelona, Spain; (I.L.); (E.P.)
- Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya, 08500 Barcelona, Spain
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- ABS Argentona, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Argentona, 08310 Barcelona, Spain; (M.P.); (E.B.)
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- Research Unit, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, 08304 Barcelona, Spain; (I.L.); (E.P.)
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- ABS Mataró Centre, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, 08304 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Rehabilitation Service, Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, 08304 Barcelona, Spain;
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- ABS Argentona, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Argentona, 08310 Barcelona, Spain; (M.P.); (E.B.)
- ABS Mataró Centre, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, 08304 Barcelona, Spain;
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González R, Viesca J, Battez AH, Hadfield M, Fernández-González A, Bartolomé M. Two phosphonium cation-based ionic liquids as lubricant additive to a polyalphaolefin base oil. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Castaño A, Pedraza-Díaz S, Cañas AI, Pérez-Gómez B, Ramos JJ, Bartolomé M, Pärt P, Soto EP, Motas M, Navarro C, Calvo E, Esteban M. Mercury levels in blood, urine and hair in a nation-wide sample of Spanish adults. Sci Total Environ 2019; 670:262-270. [PMID: 30903899 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Mercury (Hg) is among the top 10 environmental chemicals of major public health concern (WHO). The Minamata Convention on Mercury (United Nations Environment Program, 2017), commits signing countries to control anthropogenic mercury emissions and reduce human exposure. Human biomonitoring (HBM) programs, are the most straight-forward approaches to get information on the actual exposure levels in the population and assess over time. We report here the results of a HBM study in a nationwide cross-section of Spanish adults (18-65y) as baseline values obtained before the Minamata Convention entered into force. Subsequent follow-ups will show if the Convention has been successful. The study includes 1880 blood samples, 1704 urine samples and 577 hair samples from all Spanish regions collected and analysed under a strictly quality controlled and quality assured protocol. The EU-DEMOCOPHES project demonstrated that fish and seafood are the major sources of mercury exposure and that the Spanish as well as the Portuguese populations have higher levels than other European countries. The data from the present study confirms this pattern at national level and that inhabitants in coastal regions have higher values than from inland regions. The geometric mean (GM) for blood is 6.35 μg Hg/l, in urine is 1.11 μg Hg/l and for hair is 1.91 μg Hg/g. In an international comparison these values are not exceptional. Spanish concentrations fall into the group of Easter Mediterranean populations. Although information on gender, age, occupational sector, geographical area, sampling period and frequency of fish consumption is reported in the tables, the purpose of this paper has not been to analyse the determinants of exposure in detail but to provide baseline data for future assessments and for regional authorities.
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- A Castaño
- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish Agricultural University, Sweden
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- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Ibermutuamur, Ramirez de Arellano 27, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Mas A, Martínez A, de las Heras V, Bartolomé M, de la Concha EG, Arroyo R, Urcelay E. The 795CT polymorphism in osteopontin gene is not associated with multiple sclerosis in a Spanish population. Mult Scler 2017; 13:250-2. [PMID: 17439891 DOI: 10.1177/1352458506070944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system. The dysregulation of the cytokine network is an important component of its pathogenesis. One of the cytokines produced by activated T-cells is osteopontin (OPN). OPN enhances the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin-12 and interferon-gamma, while reducing interleukin-10 levels. Therefore, OPN is considered a pro-inflammatory cytokine, and could play a key role in MS pathogenesis. The OPN gene contains several common polymorphisms, distributed in two main haplotypes, which may modulate its production or activity. A total of 326 MS patients and 484 healthy controls were typed for 795CT OPN polymorphism. In order to perform a familial study, 51 progenitor pairs were also included. No difference was found in the case-control or family study. This negative finding is inconsistent with a previous haplotype study in an Italian population, where the haplotype associated carried the low-frequency allele in position 795. In a Japanese population, a similar study yielded no association with this polymorphism. In conclusion, our data suggest that the 795 polymorphism does not play an etiological role per se and the haplotype structure may differ from one population to another. Multiple Sclerosis 2007; 13: 250–252. http://msj.sagepub.com
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- A Mas
- Department of Immunology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, C Prof Martín Lagos, s/n 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Blanco D, Bartolomé M, Ramajo B, Viesca JL, González R, Hernández Battez A. Wetting Properties of Seven Phosphonium Cation-Based Ionic Liquids. Ind Eng Chem Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b00821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- D. Blanco
- Department
of Construction and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department
of Marine Science and Technology, University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department
of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department
of Construction and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Department
of Design and Engineering, Bournemouth University, Poole BH12 5BB, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Marine Science and Technology, University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Department
of Design and Engineering, Bournemouth University, Poole BH12 5BB, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Construction and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Department
of Design and Engineering, Bournemouth University, Poole BH12 5BB, United Kingdom
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Serrano M, Bartolomé M, Gallego-Picó A, Garcinuño R, Bravo J, Fernández P. Synthesis of a molecularly imprinted polymer for the isolation of 1-hydroxypyrene in human urine. Talanta 2015; 143:71-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.04.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Almirall J, Serra-Prat M, Bolíbar I, Palomera E, Roig J, Boixeda R, Bartolomé M, de la Torre M, Parra O, Torres A. Professions and Working Conditions Associated With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Arch Bronconeumol 2014; 51:627-31. [PMID: 25544548 DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 08/13/2014] [Revised: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is not considered a professional disease, and the effect of different occupations and working conditions on susceptibility to CAP is unknown. The aim of this study is to determine whether different jobs and certain working conditions are risk factors for CAP. METHODOLOGY Over a 1-year period, all radiologically confirmed cases of CAP (n=1,336) and age- and sex-matched controls (n=1,326) were enrolled in a population-based case-control study. A questionnaire on CAP risk factors, including work-related questions, was administered to all participants during an in-person interview. RESULTS The bivariate analysis showed that office work is a protective factor against CAP, while building work, contact with dust and sudden changes of temperature in the workplace were risk factors for CAP. The occupational factor disappeared when the multivariate analysis was adjusted for working conditions. Contact with dust (previous month) and sudden changes of temperature (previous 3 months) were risk factors for CAP, irrespective of the number of years spent working in these conditions, suggesting reversibility. CONCLUSION Some recent working conditions such as exposure to dust and sudden changes of temperature in the workplace are risk factors for CAP. Both factors are reversible and preventable.
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- Jordi Almirall
- Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, CIBERES, España.
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- Unidad de Investigación, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, CIBEREHD, Mataró, Barcelona, España.
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- Departamento de Epidemiologia Clínica y Salud Pública, Institut de Recerca Biomédica (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Ciber de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España.
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- Unidad de Investigación, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, CIBEREHD, Mataró, Barcelona, España.
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- Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital Nostra Senyora de Meritxell, Escaldes-Engordany, Principat d'Andorra.
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- Servei de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, Barcelona, España.
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- ABS Mataró Centre, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Barcelona, España.
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- Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, CIBERES, España.
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- Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Universitat de Barcelona, CIBERES, Barcelona, España.
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- Institut Clínic del Tórax, Servei de Pneumologia, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, CIBERES, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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Huetos O, Bartolomé M, Aragonés N, Cervantes-Amat M, Esteban M, Ruiz-Moraga M, Pérez-Gómez B, Calvo E, Vila M, Castaño A. Serum PCB levels in a representative sample of the Spanish adult population: the BIOAMBIENT.ES project. Sci Total Environ 2014; 493:834-844. [PMID: 25000579 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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: 02/21/2014] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This manuscript presents the levels of six indicator polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners (IUPAC nos. 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180) in the serum of 1880 individuals from a representative sample of the Spanish working population recruited between March 2009 and July 2010. Three out of the six PCBs studied (180, 153 and 138) were quantified in more than 99% of participants. PCB 180 was the highest contributor, followed by PCBs 153 and 138, with relative abundances of 42.6%, 33.2% and 24.2%, respectively. In contrast, PCBs 28 and 52 were detected in only 1% of samples, whereas PCB 101 was detectable in 6% of samples. The geometric mean (GM) for ΣPCBs138/153/180 was 135.4 ng/g lipid (95% CI: 121.3-151.2 ng/g lipid) and the 95th percentile was 482.2 ng/g lipid. Men had higher PCB blood concentrations than women (GMs 138.9 and 129.9 ng/g lipid respectively). As expected, serum PCB levels increased with age and frequency of fish consumption, particularly in those participants younger than 30 years of age. The highest levels we found were for participants from the Basque Country, whereas the lowest concentrations were found for those from the Canary Islands. The Spanish population studied herein had similar levels to those found previously in Greece and southern Italy, lower levels than those in France and central Europe, and higher PCB levels than those in the USA, Canada and New Zealand. This paper provides the first baseline information regarding PCB exposure in the Spanish adult population on a national scale. The results will allow us to establish reference levels, follow temporal trends and identify high-exposure groups, as well as monitor implementation of the Stockholm Convention in Spain.
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- O Huetos
- Environmental Toxicology, Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- Environmental Toxicology, Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Environmental Toxicology, Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Ibermutuamur, Ramirez de Arellano 27, Madrid, Spain
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- Ibermutuamur, Ramirez de Arellano 27, Madrid, Spain
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- Environmental Toxicology, Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (CNSA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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Hernández-Clares R, Di Capua D, Bartolomé M, de las Heras V, Arroyo R. Balo's concentric sclerosis. Neurología (English Edition) 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s2173-5808(11)70027-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Rubio-Cabezas O, Regueras L, Muñoz-Calvo M, Bartolomé M, Pozo J, Argente J. Hipoaldosteronismo primario e hipoacusia bilateral moderada en un niño con una mutación sin sentido en homocigosis (Thr318Met) en el gen CYP11B2. An Pediatr (Barc) 2010; 73:31-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2010.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2010] [Revised: 04/09/2010] [Accepted: 04/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Márquez A, Cénit MC, Núñez C, Mendoza JL, Taxonera C, Díaz-Rubio M, Bartolomé M, Arroyo R, Fernández-Arquero M, de la Concha EG, Urcelay E. Effect of BSN-MST1 locus on inflammatory bowel disease and multiple sclerosis susceptibility. Genes Immun 2009; 10:631-5. [PMID: 19657358 DOI: 10.1038/gene.2009.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Genome-wide studies highlighted the effect in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) susceptibility of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 3p21, where BSN (bassoon), MST1 (macrophage stimulating-1) and MST1R (MST1 Receptor) genes map. MST1R expression was significantly downregulated in multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with control brains, resembling findings in the MS mouse model. We pursued to replicate the effect of this locus on inflammatory bowel diseases and to evaluate its contribution to MS risk. Polymorphisms rs9858542, rs2131109 and rs1128535 were analysed by TaqMan assays in Spanish patients (370 CD, 405 UC and 415 MS) and 800 ethnically matched controls. Allele frequencies of these SNPs were significantly different in CD patients compared with controls [rs9858542: P=0.001, Odds ratio (OR)=1.35; rs2131109: P=0.0005, OR=1.37; rs1128535: P=0.007, OR=0.78] and, specifically, in the ileal phenotype [rs9858542: P=0.0004, OR=1.47; rs2131109: P=0.00009, OR=1.52; rs1128535: P=0.02, OR=0.69]. No differences were detected between UC or MS patients and control individuals. The effect of this locus on CD predisposition was replicated, but no influence on UC or MS predisposition could be detected. This susceptibility locus seems to affect mainly to the ileal CD subphenotype, although this point awaits further corroboration in independent cohorts.
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- A Márquez
- Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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Cénit MDC, Blanco-Kelly F, de las Heras V, Bartolomé M, de la Concha EG, Urcelay E, Arroyo R, Martínez A. Glypican 5 is an interferon-beta response gene: a replication study. Mult Scler 2009; 15:913-7. [PMID: 19556317 DOI: 10.1177/1352458509106509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Interferon-beta is the most usual therapy in relapsing-remiting MS. However, approximately 50% of the treated patients do not respond adequately. Very recently, a genome-wide association study on interferon-beta pharmacogenetics has described polymorphisms at several genes that are associated with response to this treatment. Our aim is to replicate the results obtained at the two loci most strongly implicated in the response to interferon-beta treatment, HAPLN1 and GPC5. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a case-control study, analyzing 199 patients with MS treated with interferon-beta for at least 2 years and at least two documented relapses over the 2 years, previous to treatment onset. Responders had neither relapses nor increase in expanded disability status scale (EDSS) over the 2-year follow-up period, whereas nonresponders had at least two relapses or an increase in EDSS of at least 1 point. We studied three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the GPC5 locus and three SNPs in the HAPLN1 locus by TaqMan technology. Allelic frequencies between responders and nonresponders were compared by a chi-square test. RESULTS An association was found between GPC5 polymorphisms and the response to interferon-beta therapy in patients with MS, in agreement with earlier data (responder vs nonresponder patients: rs10492503, P = 0.0005). The other locus studied (HAPLN1) did not show association with treatment response to interferon-beta (all SNPs P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS We confirm the association of polymorphisms within GPC5 with response to interferon-beta therapy in patients with MS.
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- M D C Cénit
- Clinical Immunology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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Jiménez M, Pérez-Torrente J, Bartolomé M, Oro L. Convenient Methods for the Synthesis of a Library of Hemilabile Phosphines. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1088060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Núñez C, Dema B, Cénit MC, Polanco I, Maluenda C, Arroyo R, de las Heras V, Bartolomé M, de la Concha EG, Urcelay E, Martínez A. IL23R: a susceptibility locus for celiac disease and multiple sclerosis? Genes Immun 2008; 9:289-93. [PMID: 18368064 DOI: 10.1038/gene.2008.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Recent studies have shown association of the IL23R gene with inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis. We aimed at studying the involvement of IL23R in celiac disease (CD) and multiple sclerosis (MS). We performed a case-control study including 598 patients with CD, 414 with MS and 546 healthy controls, all of them white Spaniards. All samples were genotyped for two single nucleotide polymorphisms: rs7517847 and rs11209026 (Arg381Gln). Statistical analyses were performed using chi(2-)tests or the Fisher's exact test. The minor allele (Gln) of the coding variant Arg381Gln was significantly increased in CD and MS patients when compared to controls (8% in CD vs 6% in controls, P=0.02; 9% in MS, P=0.006). In MS, a stronger effect was observed in patients showing primary-progressive disease (16%, P=0.004). Moreover, heterozygotes for rs7517847 were significantly increased in this group of MS patients (81% in MS vs 48% in controls, P=0.0002). In conclusion, contrary to what has been described previously, the less frequent allele of the functional polymorphism Arg381Gln (rs11209026) seems to be increasing susceptibility to CD and MS, although in this last group of patients a stronger effect is observed in patients affected of a primary-progressive form.
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- C Núñez
- Servicio de Inmunología Clínica, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
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Alvarez-Lafuente R, García-Montojo M, De Las Heras V, Bartolomé M, Arroyo R. Interferon-beta treatment and active replication of the JC virus in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients. Eur J Neurol 2007; 14:233-6. [PMID: 17250736 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01638.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/27/2022]
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We analyzed the effect of beta-interferon (beta-IFN) treatment over the active replication of JC virus (JCV) through the evaluation of JCV DNA prevalence and viral load in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and serum samples, and mRNA prevalence and viral load, in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients. DNA extracted from PBMCs and serum, and mRNA extracted from PBMCs were analyzed in 146 RRMS patients (73 treated with beta-IFN, and 73 untreated patients), and 73 matched healthy blood donors for the presence of JCV genomes by quantitative real-time PCR assay. We found the same DNA prevalence in PBMC samples in RRMS patients treated with beta-IFN and in untreated ones: 6.8% (5/73). When we analyzed the viral active replication in both groups through the analysis of DNA prevalence in serum samples and the mRNA extracted from PBMCs, we did not find any positive sample. Regarding the viral load of those positive samples, we did not find any statistical significant difference between treated and untreated RRMS patients: 28.6 +/- 7.2 and 32.3 +/- 8.4 copies/microg of DNA, respectively. These results lead us to conclude that beta-IFN treatment in monotherapy has not any effect on JCV active replication.
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Martínez A, de las Heras V, Mas Fontao A, Bartolomé M, de la Concha EG, Urcelay E, Arroyo R. An IFNG polymorphism is associated with interferon-beta response in Spanish MS patients. J Neuroimmunol 2006; 173:196-9. [PMID: 16430971 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2005] [Accepted: 12/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Interferon-beta is a biological treatment widely used in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, not every patient responds equally well to this therapy. In this study, our aim was to evaluate the influence of a dinucleotide microsatellite located in the first intron of the interferon-gamma gene on relapse eradication in a group of interferon-beta-treated patients. Our results show a very different allelic distribution when patients with relapses were compared with relapse-free patients.
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- A Martínez
- Clinical Immunology Department, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, C/ Martín Lagos s/n 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Bartolomé M, Almirall J, Morera J, Pera G, Ortún V, Bassa J, Bolíbar I, Balanzó X, Verdaguer A. A population-based study of the costs of care for community-acquired pneumonia. Eur Respir J 2004; 23:610-6. [PMID: 15083763 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00076704] [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: 11/05/2022]
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In a population-based study, the consumption of resources for treating adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia was determined. During a 2-yr period, all cases with a clinical and radiological suspicion of community-acquired pneumonia that occurred in patients aged > 14 yrs in a community of 74,610 inhabitants were investigated prospectively. Of 292 cases with a suspicion of community-acquired pneumonia, 224 were included (18.5% misdiagnoses). The mean number of visits per patient was 4.5 (72% in the primary care setting). Inpatient care was recommended in 59.8% of cases; after discharge, 44% of patients were managed in outpatient clinics. The mean direct cost of pneumonia treated in the hospital setting was [symbol: see text] (euros) 1,553, whereas the mean cost of cases treated as outpatients was [symbol: see text] 196. A total of 15.7% of admissions were considered inappropriate and the length of stay could have been reduced by 3.5 days in the most severe cases. A reduction in inappropriate admissions and lengths of hospital stay would result in a decrease in cost of 17.4%. Community-acquired pneumonia in Maresme, Spain, occurs at a low incidence, although with a high percentage of hospitalisations (in part inappropriate), resulting in considerable costs.
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Bartolomé M, Cervera J, Mardones G, Valdeón F, Molina E. Radiology forum: imaging quiz case 1. Diagnosis: unsuspected laryngotracheal foreign body (FB). Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001; 127:453, 455-6. [PMID: 11296058 DOI: 10.1001/archotol.127.4.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Almirall J, Bolíbar I, Vidal J, Sauca G, Coll P, Niklasson B, Bartolomé M, Balanzó X. Epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia in adults: a population-based study. Eur Respir J 2000; 15:757-63. [PMID: 10780770 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15d21.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this prospective study, the authors assessed the incidence, aetiology, and outcome of patients with community-acquired pneumonia in the general population. From December 1993 to November 1995, a study was performed in a mixed residential-industrial urban population of the "Maresme" region in Barcelona, Spain. All subjects > or =14 yrs of age (annual average population size 74,368 inhabitants) with clinically suspected community-acquired pneumonia were registered. All cases were re-evaluated by chest radiographs on the 5th day of illness and at monthly intervals until complete recovery. Urine and blood samples were obtained for culture and antigen detection. When lower respiratory tract secretions were obtained, these were also cultured. There were 241 patients with community-acquired pneumonia, with an annual incidence rate of 1.62 cases (95% confidence interval, 1.42-1.82) per 1,000 inhabitants. Incidence rates increased by age groups and were higher in males than in females. Of 232 patients with aetiological data, 104 had an identifiable aetiology. A total of 114 pathogens were found (single pathogen 94, two pathogens 10). There were 81 episodes of bacterial infection and 33 of viral infection. The most common pathogens were Streptococcus pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and influenza A and B viruses. No case of Hantavirus infection was found. The rate of hospital admission was 61.4% with a mean+/-SD length of 11.7+/-10.1 days, a mean period of 23.0+/-14.3 days inactivity, and an overall mortality rate of 5%. The high rate of hospital admission, prolonged stay in hospital, and long period of inactivity all continue to constitute a social and health care burden of community-acquired pneumonia.
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- J Almirall
- Critical Care Unit, Hospital de Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
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A 7-year-old girl had non-bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (NBCIE) in treatment with retinoids. She also suffered continuous desquamation of the external ears, recurrent external otitis, chronic adenoiditis, tubaric dysfunction and intermittent episodes of otitis media and developed a cholesteatoma in her left ear. Chronic scaling disorders, such as NBCIE and other ichthyosis, can be entities at risk for the development of cholesteatoma in childhood.
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- M Bartolomé
- Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
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In this paper the authors describe a case of central hyperventilation syndrome associated with a neural crest tumor. The girl had several apneic spells at the age of three years. She had a tracheostomy and mechanically assisted ventilation while asleep. Routine hematologic studies and chest x-ray were within normal limits. Computerized tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left paraspinal mass suggestive of a neural crest tumor. This mass was excised and histopathologic findings of this tumor revealed a ganglioneuroblastoma.
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- R Diez García
- Pediatric Surgery Service, University Hospital, Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Sinués B, Pérez J, Bernal ML, Sáenz MA, Lanuza J, Bartolomé M. Urinary mutagenicity and N-acetylation phenotype in textile industry workers exposed to arylamines. Cancer Res 1992; 52:4885-9. [PMID: 1516045] [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: 12/27/2022]
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Primary aromatic amines have been identified epidemiologically as human carcinogens. It has been suggested that the target organ affected by aromatic amines is dependent on the rate of metabolic activation. Epidemiological studies have shown an association between low acetyl transferase activity and bladder cancer risk. On this basis, our working hypothesis was that the slow acetylators could follow in a higher extent the metabolic pathway independent of N-acetylation, leading to the excretion of conjugates of electrophyles with glucuronic acid. The instability of these glucuronides could be responsible for the association between arylamine-induced bladder cancer and slow acetylator phenotype. A total of 153 individuals were included in this study: 70 exposed to arylamines (working in textile industry) and 83 nonexposed. The following parameters were determined in urine: mutagenic index in the absence of metabolic activation, S9; mutagenic index in the presence of S9; and the mutagenic index after incubation of the urine with beta-glucuronidase. All individuals were phenotyped according to their capacity of N-acetylation by using isoniazid as drug test. The results show that the mutagenic index after incubation of the urine with beta-glucuronidase is statistically higher in exposed subjects when compared with nonexposed individuals (P less than 0.001), this parameter being statistically higher among exposed subjects who were slow acetylators than among rapid metabolizers, independent of the fact that they were smokers or nonsmokers. There were no significant differences between groups for the mutagenicity in urine not incubated with beta-glucuronidase.
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- B Sinués
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Zaragoza, Spain
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Canas I, Camacho J, Bartolomé M, Cortedana J. [An approach to narcolepsy]. Rev Enferm 1991; 14:71-4. [PMID: 1925335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Mallol J, Sarraga MC, Bartolomé M, Ghandour MS, Gombos G. Muscarinic receptor during postnatal development of rat cerebellum: an index of cholinergic synapse formation? J Neurochem 1984; 42:1641-9. [PMID: 6726231 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1984.tb12754.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Quantitative and qualitative modifications of the specific binding sites for [3H]quinuclidinyl benzylate (QNB), a muscarinic antagonist, were studied during rat cerebellar postnatal development. Specific binding sites for QNB (QNB-sbs), regardless of whether they correspond to muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, are present with the highest density in the archicerebellar cortex, but the total amount per region is about the same in the archi -, paleo-, and neocerebellar cortex regions. Large amounts of QNB-sbs are also present in a cerebellar fraction including central white matter and deep cerebellar nuclei. QNB-sbs are low but present at birth and then accumulate during ontogenic development according to a curve which duplicates, with a delay of a few days, the curve of DNA accumulation. Dissection studies indicated that this curve does not depend on the preferential localization of QNB-sbs in a specific cerebellar region nor on the particular development of this region. The similarity of the QNB-sbs and the DNA developmental curves might indicate that the QNB-sbs are present on granule cells; however, a comparative analysis of the data in the literature suggests that a great many QNB-sbs are located on the Purkinje cell dendrites in the molecular layer, where all or some of them might correspond to the extrajunctional muscarinic acetylcholine receptor detected there by electrophysiology. It would appear that only a small percentage of cerebellar QNB-sbs corresponds to the cholinergic synapses present in cerebellar cortex; hence, the question of muscarinic receptors in the cerebellum should be re-examined.
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Sinués B, Martínez P, Palomar A, Barrera V, Bartolomé M. [Levels of gentamycin in aqueous humor and plasma depending on the route of administration]. Arch Farmacol Toxicol 1982; 8:219-26. [PMID: 7183256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Sinués B, Martínez P, Tamparillas M, Bartolomé M. [Cytogenetic study of diphenylhydantoin therapy using SCE]. Arch Farmacol Toxicol 1982; 8:165-70. [PMID: 7183246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Forastero MA, Bartolomé M, Mallol J. [Comparative study of 5 alpha-reductase activity in the prostate and the human scalp]. Arch Farmacol Toxicol 1979; 5:238-40. [PMID: 94780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lau C, Bartolomé M, Slotkin TA. Development of central and peripheral catecholaminergic systems in rats addicted perinatally to methadone. Neuropharmacology 1977; 16:473-8. [PMID: 21355 DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(77)90003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Slotkin TA, Lau C, Bartolomé M, Seidler FJ. Catecholamine synthesis, storage and release in adrenal medulla and whole brain during acute and chronic methadone administration. Biochem Pharmacol 1976; 25:2523-7. [PMID: 10926 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(76)90459-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bartolomé J, Bartolomé M, Seidler J, Anderson TR, Slotkin TA. Effects of early postnatal guanethidine administration on adrenal medulla and brain of developing rats. Biochem Pharmacol 1976; 25:2387-90. [PMID: 999726 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(76)90033-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Slotkin TA, Lau C, Bartolomé M. Effects of neonatal or maternal methadone administration on ornithine decarboxylase activity in brain and heart of developing rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1976; 199:141-8. [PMID: 978475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Methadone was administered daily to pregnant or nursing rats, or directly to neonates, and the effects on brain and heart weights and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activities were determined during postnatal development. Exposure to methadone in the postnatal period either directly or via the mother resulted in delays in maturational decreases in brain ODC accompanied by deficits in brain weight. Prenatal exposure alone had less effect on brain weight or ODC but appeared to enhance the effect of subsequent methadone exposure during the postnatal period. In the heart, direct methadone exposure or prenatal plus postnatal maternal administration led to a pattern of altered ODC activity consistent with delayed development, accompanied by heart weight deficits. The disturbance of heart ODC development after purely prenatal or purely postnatal maternal exposures differed from that obtained after direct administration to the neonate. These data show that exposure to methadone during fetal and/or neonatal life produces alterations in polyamine metabolism which may result in abnormal organ development. The type of change is dependent upon the period and route of exposure and may reflect both direct effects on the pup and indirect effect from drug-induced alterations in maternal metabolism or behavior.
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Slotkin TA, Lau C, Bartolomé M, Seidler FJ. Alteration by methadone of catecholamine uptake and release in isolated rat adrenomedullary storage vesicles. Life Sci 1976; 19:483-91. [PMID: 957884 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(76)90226-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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