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Blamires S, Lozano-Picazo P, Bruno AL, Arnedo M, Ruiz-León Y, González-Nieto D, Rojo FJ, Elices M, Guinea GV, Pérez-Rigueiro J. The Spider Silk Standardization Initiative (S3I): A powerful tool to harness biological variability and to systematize the characterization of major ampullate silk fibers spun by spiders from suburban Sydney, Australia. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2023; 140:105729. [PMID: 36801780 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105729] [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: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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The true stress-true strain curves of 11 Australian spider species from the Entelegynae lineage were tensile tested and classified based on the values of the alignment parameter, α*, in the framework of the Spider Silk Standardization Initiative (S3I). The application of the S3I methodology allowed the determination of the alignment parameter in all cases, and were found to range between α* = 0.03 and α* = 0.65. These data, in combination with previous results on other species included in the Initiative, were exploited to illustrate the potential of this approach by testing two simple hypotheses on the distribution of the alignment parameter throughout the lineage: (1) whether a uniform distribution may be compatible with the values obtained from the studied species, and (2) whether any trend may be established between the distribution of the α* parameter and phylogeny. In this regard, the lowest values of the α* parameter are found in some representatives of the Araneidae group, and larger values seem to be found as the evolutionary distance from this group increases. However, a significant number of outliers to this apparent general trend in terms of the values of the α* parameter are described.
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- Sean Blamires
- Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia; NMR Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia; School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Centro de Tecnología Biomédica, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, ETSI Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Tecnología Biomédica, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, ETSI Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciencies Ambientals, and Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Support Unit, Real Jardín Botánico, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 28014, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Tecnología Biomédica, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Tecnología Fotónica y Bioingeniería, ETSI Telecomunicaciones, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
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- Centro de Tecnología Biomédica, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, ETSI Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain; Grupo de Biomateriales y Medicina Regenerativa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Calle Prof. Martín Lagos s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, ETSI Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Tecnología Biomédica, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, ETSI Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain; Grupo de Biomateriales y Medicina Regenerativa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Calle Prof. Martín Lagos s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Tecnología Biomédica, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, ETSI Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain; Grupo de Biomateriales y Medicina Regenerativa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Calle Prof. Martín Lagos s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Ferrín M, Márquez L, Petersen H, Salmon S, Ponge J, Arnedo M, Emmett B, Beier C, Schmidt IK, Tietema A, Angelis P, Liberati D, Kovács‐Láng E, Kröel‐Dulay G, Estiarte M, Bartrons M, Peñuelas J, Peguero G. Trait‐mediated responses to aridity and experimental drought by springtail communities across Europe. Funct Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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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- Miquel Ferrín
- CSIC Global Ecology Unit CREAF‐CSIC‐UAB 08913 Bellaterra Catalonia Spain
- CREAF 08913 Cerdanyola del Vallès Catalonia Spain
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- CSIC Global Ecology Unit CREAF‐CSIC‐UAB 08913 Bellaterra Catalonia Spain
- CREAF 08913 Cerdanyola del Vallès Catalonia Spain
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- Natural History Museum Mols Laboratory Strandkaervej 6‐8 Femmøller DK8400 Denmark
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- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle CNRS UMR 7179 4 Avenue du Petit‐Château 91800 Brunoy France
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- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle CNRS UMR 7179 4 Avenue du Petit‐Château 91800 Brunoy France
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences and Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) Universitat de Barcelona Avinguda Diagonal 643 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road Bangor LL57 2UW UK
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management University of Copenhagen Rolighedsvej 23 1958 Frederiksberg C Denmark
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management University of Copenhagen Rolighedsvej 23 1958 Frederiksberg C Denmark
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics University of Amsterdam 94240, 1090 GE Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department for Innovation in Biological Agro‐food and Forest systems University of Tuscia Via San Camillo de Lellis snc 01100 Viterbo Italy
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- Department for Innovation in Biological Agro‐food and Forest systems University of Tuscia Via San Camillo de Lellis snc 01100 Viterbo Italy
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- Institute of Ecology and Botany MTA Centre for Ecological Research Alkotmany u. 2‐4 2163 Vacratot Hungary
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- Institute of Ecology and Botany MTA Centre for Ecological Research Alkotmany u. 2‐4 2163 Vacratot Hungary
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- CSIC Global Ecology Unit CREAF‐CSIC‐UAB 08913 Bellaterra Catalonia Spain
- CREAF 08913 Cerdanyola del Vallès Catalonia Spain
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- Aquatic Ecology Group Universitat de Vic‐ Universitat Central de Catalunya Vic 08500 Barcelona Spain
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- CSIC Global Ecology Unit CREAF‐CSIC‐UAB 08913 Bellaterra Catalonia Spain
- CREAF 08913 Cerdanyola del Vallès Catalonia Spain
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- CSIC Global Ecology Unit CREAF‐CSIC‐UAB 08913 Bellaterra Catalonia Spain
- CREAF 08913 Cerdanyola del Vallès Catalonia Spain
- Departament de Biologia Animal Biologia Vegetal i Ecologia Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 08193 Bellaterra Spain
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Crespo LC, Silva I, Enguídanos A, Cardoso P, Arnedo M. Island hoppers: Integrative taxonomic revision of Hogna wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) endemic to the Madeira islands with description of a new species. Zookeys 2022; 1086:84-135. [PMID: 35221746 PMCID: PMC8866340 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1086.68015] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Because of their ability for aerial dispersal using silk and preference for open habitats, many wolf spiders are formidable colonisers. Pioneering arachnologists were already aware of the large and colourful wolf spiders in the Madeira archipelago, currently included in the genus Hogna Simon, 1885. The origins were investigated and species boundaries of Madeiran Hogna examined by integrating target-gene and morphological information. A multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of a thorough sampling across wolf-spider diversity suggested a single origin of Madeiran endemics, albeit with low support. Divergence time estimation traced back their origin to the late Miocene, a time of major global cooling that drove the expansion of grasslands and the associated fauna. Morphological examination of types and newly collected material revealed a new species, hereby described as H.isambertoi Crespo, sp. nov. Additionally, H.blackwalli is revalidated and three new synonymies are proposed, namely H.biscoitoi Wunderlich, 1992, junior synonym of H.insularum Kulczynski, 1899, H.schmitzi Wunderlich, 1992, junior synonym of H.maderiana (Walckenaer, 1837), and Arctosamaderana Roewer, 1960 junior synonym of H.ferox (Lucas, 1838). Species delimitation analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear markers provided additional support for morphological delineations. The species pair H.insularum and H.maderiana, however, constituted an exception: the lack of exclusive haplotypes in the examined markers, along with the discovery of intermediate forms, pointed to hybridisation between these two species as reported in other congeneric species on islands. Finally, the conservation status of the species is discussed and candidates for immediate conservation efforts are identified.
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- Luís C Crespo
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences (Arthropods), Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona Spain.,Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research (LIBRe), Finnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 17, 00014 Helsinki, Finland University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
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- Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza IP-RAM, Jardim Botânico da Madeira, Caminho do Meio, Bom Sucesso, 9064-512, Funchal, Portugal Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza IP-RAM, Jardim Botânico da Madeira Funchal Portugal
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences (Arthropods), Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research (LIBRe), Finnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 17, 00014 Helsinki, Finland University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences (Arthropods), Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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Dimitrov D, Bolzern A, Arnedo M. Bringing Tegenaria boitanii stat. rev. back to life with a review of the Tegenaria percuriosa-complex (Araneae: Agelenidae), description of a new species and insight into their phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history. SYST BIODIVERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2021.2012297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Dragomir Dimitrov
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 645, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, Basel, 4001, Switzerland
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 645, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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Florencio M, Patiño J, Nogué S, Traveset A, Borges PAV, Schaefer H, Amorim IR, Arnedo M, Ávila SP, Cardoso P, de Nascimento L, Fernández-Palacios JM, Gabriel SI, Gil A, Gonçalves V, Haroun R, Illera JC, López-Darias M, Martínez A, Martins GM, Neto AI, Nogales M, Oromí P, Rando JC, Raposeiro PM, Rigal F, Romeiras MM, Silva L, Valido A, Vanderpoorten A, Vasconcelos R, Santos AMC. Macaronesia as a Fruitful Arena for Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.718169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and outline promising research avenues enhancing conservation. Some of these discoveries indicate that the Macaronesian flora and fauna are composed of rather young lineages, not Tertiary relicts, predominantly of European origin. Macaronesia also seems to be an important source region for back-colonisation of continental fringe regions on both sides of the Atlantic. This group of archipelagos (Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, Canary Islands, and Cabo Verde) has been crucial to learn about the particularities of macroecological patterns and interaction networks on islands, providing evidence for the development of the General Dynamic Model of oceanic island biogeography and subsequent updates. However, in addition to exceptionally high richness of endemic species, Macaronesia is also home to a growing number of threatened species, along with invasive alien plants and animals. Several innovative conservation and management actions are in place to protect its biodiversity from these and other drivers of global change. The Macaronesian Islands are a well-suited field of study for island ecology and evolution research, mostly due to its special geological layout with 40 islands grouped within five archipelagos differing in geological age, climate and isolation. A large amount of data is now available for several groups of organisms on and around many of these islands. However, continued efforts should be made toward compiling new information on their biodiversity, to pursue various fruitful research avenues and develop appropriate conservation management tools.
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Pablo MJ, Pamplona P, Haddad M, Benavente I, Latorre-Pellicer A, Arnedo M, Trujillano L, Bueno-Lozano G, Kerr LM, Huisman SA, Kaiser FJ, Ramos F, Kline AD, Pie J, Puisac B. High rate of autonomic neuropathy in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2021; 16:458. [PMID: 34717699 PMCID: PMC8556971 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-02082-y] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by typical facial features, growth failure, limb abnormalities, and gastroesophageal dysfunction that may be caused by mutations in several genes that disrupt gene regulation early in development. Symptoms in individuals with CdLS suggest that the peripheral nervous system (PNS) is involved, yet there is little direct evidence. Method Somatic nervous system was evaluated by conventional motor and sensory nerve conduction studies and autonomic nervous system by heart rate variability, sympathetic skin response and sudomotor testing. CdLS Clinical Score and genetic studies were also obtained. Results Sympathetic skin response and sudomotor test were pathological in 35% and 34% of the individuals with CdLS, respectively. Nevertheless, normal values in large fiber nerve function studies. Conclusions Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is found in many individuals with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and could be related to premature aging. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13023-021-02082-y.
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- M J Pablo
- Unit of Clinical Genetics and Functional Genomics, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain.,Unit of Neurophysiology, San Jorge University Hospital, Huesca, Spain
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- Unit of Clinical Genetics and Functional Genomics, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain.,Unit of Neurophysiology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unit of Clinical Genetics and Functional Genomics, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain.,Unit of Neurophysiology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unit of Neurophysiology, San Jorge University Hospital, Huesca, Spain
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- Unit of Clinical Genetics and Functional Genomics, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unit of Clinical Genetics and Functional Genomics, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unit of Clinical Genetics and Functional Genomics, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain.,Unit of Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clinico Universitario "Lozano Blesa", CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unit of Clinical Genetics and Functional Genomics, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain.,Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clinico Universitario "Lozano Blesa", Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development (GENUD) Research Group, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Prinsenstichting, Purmerend, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Essen University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Unit of Clinical Genetics and Functional Genomics, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain.,Unit of Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clinico Universitario "Lozano Blesa", CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Harvey Institute of Human Genetics, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Unit of Clinical Genetics and Functional Genomics, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Unit of Clinical Genetics and Functional Genomics, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, CIBERER-GCV02 and IIS-Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain.
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Mejia-Chang M, Reyes-Garcia C, Seibt U, Royles J, Meyer MT, Jones GD, Winter K, Arnedo M, Griffiths H. Leaf water δ 18O reflects water vapour exchange and uptake by C 3 and CAM epiphytic bromeliads in Panama. Funct Plant Biol 2021; 48:732-742. [PMID: 34099101 DOI: 10.1071/fp21087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The distributions of CAM and C3 epiphytic bromeliads across an altitudinal gradient in western Panama were identified from carbon isotope (δ13C) signals, and epiphyte water balance was investigated via oxygen isotopes (δ18O) across wet and dry seasons. There were significant seasonal differences in leaf water (δ18Olw), precipitation, stored 'tank' water and water vapour. Values of δ18Olw were evaporatively enriched at low altitude in the dry season for the C3 epiphytes, associated with low relative humidity (RH) during the day. Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) δ18Olw values were relatively depleted, consistent with water vapour uptake during gas exchange under high RH at night. At high altitude, cloudforest locations, C3 δ18Olw also reflected water vapour uptake by day. A mesocosm experiment with Tillandsia fasciculata (CAM) and Werauhia sanguinolenta (C3) was combined with simulations using a non-steady-state oxygen isotope leaf water model. For both C3 and CAM bromeliads, δ18Olw became progressively depleted under saturating water vapour by day and night, although evaporative enrichment was restored in the C3 W. sanguinolenta under low humidity by day. Source water in the overlapping leaf base 'tank' was also modified by evaporative δ18O exchanges. The results demonstrate how stable isotopes in leaf water provide insights for atmospheric water vapour exchanges for both C3 and CAM systems.
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- Monica Mejia-Chang
- Physiological Ecology Group, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- Physiological Ecology Group, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK; and Unidad de Recursos Naturales, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Calle 43 Num. 130 Churburná de Hidalgo, Mérida, 97200, México
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- Physiological Ecology Group, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK; and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Physiological Ecology Group, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- Physiological Ecology Group, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- Physiological Ecology Group, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Republic of Panama
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Fac. Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Physiological Ecology Group, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK; and Corresponding author.
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Řezáč M, Pekár S, Arnedo M, Macías-Hernández N, Řezáčová V. Evolutionary insights into the eco-phenotypic diversification of Dysdera spiders in the Canary Islands. ORG DIVERS EVOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13127-020-00473-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Platania L, Pavlek M, Arnedo M. Testing the monophyly of the ground-dweller spider genus Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 (Araneae, Dysderidae) with the description of three new species. SYST BIODIVERS 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2020.1776786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Leonardo Platania
- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37, Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, & Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 643, Barcelona, Spain
- Croatian Biospeleological Society, Demetrova 1, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, & Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 643, Barcelona, Spain
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Ferretti NE, Soresi DS, González A, Arnedo M. An integrative approach unveils speciation within the threatened spider Calathotarsus simoni (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Migidae). SYST BIODIVERS 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2019.1643423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Nelson E. Ferretti
- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur (INBIOSUR-CONICET-UNS), San Juan 670, Bahía Blanca, 8000, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida (CERZOS-CONICET-UNS), Camino La Carrindanga Km 7, Bahía Blanca, 8000, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE-CCT-CONICET-La Plata), Boulevard 120 s/n (e/60-64), La Plata, 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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Peguero G, Sol D, Arnedo M, Petersen H, Salmon S, Ponge JF, Maspons J, Emmett B, Beier C, Schmidt IK, Tietema A, De Angelis P, Kovács-Láng E, Kröel-Dulay G, Estiarte M, Bartrons M, Holmstrup M, Janssens IA, Peñuelas J. Fast attrition of springtail communities by experimental drought and richness-decomposition relationships across Europe. Glob Chang Biol 2019; 25:2727-2738. [PMID: 31206913 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Soil fauna play a fundamental role on key ecosystem functions like organic matter decomposition, although how local assemblages are responding to climate change and whether these changes may have consequences to ecosystem functioning is less clear. Previous studies have revealed that a continued environmental stress may result in poorer communities by filtering out the most sensitive species. However, these experiments have rarely been applied to climate change factors combining multiyear and multisite standardized field treatments across climatically contrasting regions, which has limited drawing general conclusions. Moreover, other facets of biodiversity, such as functional and phylogenetic diversity, potentially more closely linked to ecosystem functioning, have been largely neglected. Here, we report that the abundance, species richness, phylogenetic diversity, and functional richness of springtails (Subclass Collembola), a major group of fungivores and detritivores, decreased within 4 years of experimental drought across six European shrublands. The loss of phylogenetic and functional richness was higher than expected by the loss of species richness, leading to communities of phylogenetically similar species sharing evolutionary conserved traits. Additionally, despite the great climatic differences among study sites, we found that taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional richness of springtail communities alone were able to explain up to 30% of the variation in annual decomposition rates. Altogether, our results suggest that the forecasted reductions in precipitation associated with climate change may erode springtail communities and likely other drought-sensitive soil invertebrates, thereby retarding litter decomposition and nutrient cycling in ecosystems.
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- Guille Peguero
- Research Group of Plant and Vegetation Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Bellaterra, Spain
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- CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
- CSIC, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, and Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS UMR, Brunoy, France
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor, UK
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-food and Forest Systems, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Institute of Ecology and Botany, MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Vacratot, Hungary
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- Institute of Ecology and Botany, MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Vacratot, Hungary
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- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Bellaterra, Spain
- CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Bellaterra, Spain
- BETA Technological Centre (Tecnio), Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Silkeborg, Denmark
- Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Research Group of Plant and Vegetation Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Bellaterra, Spain
- CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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Macías-Hernández N, Athey K, Tonzo V, Wangensteen OS, Arnedo M, Harwood JD. Molecular gut content analysis of different spider body parts. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0196589. [PMID: 29847544 PMCID: PMC5976152 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Molecular gut-content analysis has revolutionized the study of food webs and feeding interactions, allowing the detection of prey DNA within the gut of many organisms. However, successful prey detection is a challenging procedure in which many factors affect every step, starting from the DNA extraction process. Spiders are liquid feeders with branched gut diverticula extending into their legs and throughout the prosoma, thus digestion takes places in different parts of the body and simple gut dissection is not possible. In this study, we investigated differences in prey detectability in DNA extracts from different parts of the spider´s body: legs, prosoma and opisthosoma, using prey-specific PCR and metabarcoding approaches. We performed feeding trials with the woodlouse hunter spider Dysdera verneaui Simon, 1883 (Dysderidae) to estimate the time at which prey DNA is detectable within the predator after feeding. Although we found that all parts of the spider body are suitable for gut-content analysis when using prey-specific PCR approach, results based on metabarcoding suggested the opisthosoma is optimal for detection of predation in spiders because it contained the highest concentration of prey DNA for longer post feeding periods. Other spiders may show different results compared to D. verneaui, but given similarities in the physiology and digestion in different families, it is reasonable to assume this to be common across species and this approach having broad utility across spiders.
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- Nuria Macías-Hernández
- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Ferretti NE, Arnedo M, González A. Impact of Climate Change on Spider Species Distribution Along the La Plata River Basin, Southern South America: Projecting Future Range Shifts for the GenusStenoterommata(Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae). ANN ZOOL FENN 2018. [DOI: 10.5735/086.055.0112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Nelson E. Ferretti
- Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores CEPAVE (CCT-CONICET-La Plata), Boulevard 120 s/n (e/60-64), AR-1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores CEPAVE (CCT-CONICET-La Plata), Boulevard 120 s/n (e/60-64), AR-1900 La Plata, Argentina
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Rojas J, Lonca M, Imaz A, Estrada V, Asensi V, Miralles C, Domingo P, Montero M, del Rio L, Fontdevila J, Perez I, Cruceta A, Gatell JM, Arnedo M, Martínez E. Improvement of lipoatrophy by switching from efavirenz to lopinavir/ritonavir. HIV Med 2015; 17:340-9. [PMID: 27089862 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether changes in antiretroviral drugs other than thymidine nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) may have a body fat impact in HIV-infected patients with lipoatrophy. METHODS Ninety-six-week phase IV, open-label, multicentre, pilot randomized trial. HIV-infected patients with moderate/severe lipoatrophy at one or more body sites despite long-term thymidine NRTI-free therapy were randomized to continue their efavirenz (EFV)-based antiretroviral regimen or to switch from EFV to lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r). The primary endpoint was the absolute change in limb fat mass measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry from baseline to 96 weeks. Changes in other body fat measurements, subjective perception of lipoatrophy, subcutaneous fat gene expression and plasma lipids were also assessed. RESULTS Thirty-three patients (73% men, median age 52 years) were recruited. At 96 weeks, absolute limb fat mass increased in the LPV/r arm vs. the EFV arm (estimated difference +1082.1 g; 95% CI +63.7 to +2103.5; P = 0.04); this difference remained significant after adjustment by gender, age, fat mass, body mass index and CD4 cell count at baseline. Subjective lipoatrophy perception scores also improved in the LPV/r arm relative to the EFV arm. Adipogenesis, glucose and lipid metabolism, and mitochondrial gene expression increased in the LPV/r arm compared with the EFV arm at 96 weeks. HDL cholesterol decreased in the LPV/r arm relative to the EFV arm. CONCLUSIONS Switching from EFV to LPV/r in HIV-infected patients with lipoatrophy may offer further limb fat gain beyond thymidine NRTI discontinuation, although this strategy decreased plasma HDL cholesterol and caused changes in subcutaneous fat gene expression that may be associated with increased insulin resistance.
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- J Rojas
- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Hospital de Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Peraire J, López-Dupla M, Alba V, Beltrán-Debón R, Martinez E, Domingo P, Asensi V, Leal M, Viladés C, Inza MI, Escoté X, Arnedo M, Mateo G, Valle-Garay E, Ferrando-Martinez S, Veloso S, Vendrell J, Gatell JM, Vidal F. HIV/antiretroviral therapy-related lipodystrophy syndrome (HALS) is associated with higher RBP4 and lower omentin in plasma. Clin Microbiol Infect 2015; 21:711.e1-8. [PMID: 25882366 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Revised: 03/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Very little information is available on the involvement of newly characterized adipokines in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/antiretroviral therapy (ART)-associated lipodystrophy syndrome (HALS). Our aim was to determine whether apelin, apelin receptor, omentin, RBP4, vaspin and visfatin genetic variants and plasma levels are associated with HALS. We performed a cross-sectional multicentre study that involved 558 HIV type 1-infected patients treated with a stable highly active ART regimen, 240 of which had overt HALS and 318 who did not have HALS. Epidemiologic and clinical variables were determined. Polymorphisms in the apelin, omentin, RBP4, vaspin and visfatin genes were assessed by genotyping. Plasma apelin, apelin receptor, omentin, RBP4, vaspin and visfatin levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 163 patients (81 with HALS and 82 without HALS) from whom stored plasma samples were available. Student's t test, one-way ANOVA, chi-square test, Pearson and Spearman correlations and linear regression analysis were used for statistical analyses. There were no associations between the different polymorphisms assessed and the HALS phenotype. Circulating RBP4 was significantly higher (p < 0.001) and plasma omentin was significantly lower (p 0.001) in patients with HALS compared to those without HALS; differences in plasma levels of the remaining adipokines were nonsignificant between groups. Circulating RBP4 concentration was predicted independently by the presence of HALS. Apelin and apelin receptor levels were independently predicted by body mass index. Visfatin concentration was predicted independently by the presence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HALS is associated with higher RBP4 and lower omentin in plasma. These two adipokines, particularly RBP4, may be a link between HIV/ART and fat redistribution syndromes.
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- J Peraire
- Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infecciosas y Bioquimica y Biología Molecular, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Inmunovirologia, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiologia y Medicina Preventiva, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain; CIBER Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERdem), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Tarragona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infecciosas y Bioquimica y Biología Molecular, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Inmunovirologia, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiologia y Medicina Preventiva, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain; CIBER Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERdem), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Tarragona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
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Egaña-Gorroño L, Martínez E, Pérez I, Escribà T, Domingo P, Gatell JM, Arnedo M. Contribution of genetic background and antiretroviral therapy to body fat changes in antiretroviral-naive HIV-infected adults. J Antimicrob Chemother 2014; 69:3076-84. [PMID: 25185137 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the association of host genetics with changes in limb or trunk fat in a group of antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive HIV-infected patients prospectively followed up according to the initiation and the type of ART. METHODS Fifty single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 26 genes, associated with obesity, insulin resistance, lipid metabolism or lipodystrophy in previously published genetic studies, were assessed in ART-naive HIV-infected Caucasian patients divided into three groups: 24 (27%) did not start ART, 29 (32.6%) received zidovudine or stavudine and 36 (40.4%) received neither zidovudine nor stavudine in their initial regimen. Patients underwent body fat measurements (using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) at baseline and Month 12. A multivariate model using backward stepwise elimination was used to assess the influence of SNPs and baseline levels of non-genetic covariates on changes in limb or trunk fat. RESULTS The baseline characteristics were: 73% men, 17% coinfected with hepatitis C virus and/or hepatitis B virus, median age 37 years, median CD4+ T cell count 228/mm(3), median HIV-RNA 5.2 log copies/mL, median plasma glucose 85 mg/dL, median plasma insulin 9.1 IU/mL, median limb fat 5.6 kg and median trunk fat 7.0 kg. There were no baseline differences among the three groups except for the CD4+ T cell count. The decrease in limb fat was greater in the no-ART group relative to the other two groups (P < 0.05). The multivariate model showed associations of rs1801278 in IRS1 (P = 0.029, OR = 0.13), baseline viral load (P = 0.006; OR = 4.453) and baseline glucose levels (P = 0.008, OR = 0.926) with loss of limb fat, and rs2228671 in LDLR (P = 0.012, OR = 0.108), rs405509 in APOE (P = 0.048, OR = 0.205), baseline viral load (P = 0.005, OR = 0.186) and baseline CD4+ T cell count (P = 0.01, OR = 1.008) with gain of trunk fat. CONCLUSIONS Specific polymorphisms in IRS1 (limb fat loss) and LDLR and APOE (trunk fat gain) were identified as independent markers of fat changes irrespective of the initiation of ART and the type of ART and deserve further validation.
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- L Egaña-Gorroño
- Group of Genomics and Pharmacogenomics, Retrovirology and Viral Immunopathology Laboratory, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Genomics and Pharmacogenomics, Retrovirology and Viral Immunopathology Laboratory, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Genomics and Pharmacogenomics, Retrovirology and Viral Immunopathology Laboratory, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Genomics and Pharmacogenomics, Retrovirology and Viral Immunopathology Laboratory, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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Macías-Hernández N, Bidegaray-Batista L, Emerson BC, Oromí P, Arnedo M. The Imprint of Geologic History on Within-Island Diversification of Woodlouse-Hunter Spiders (Araneae, Dysderidae) in the Canary Islands. J Hered 2013; 104:341-56. [DOI: 10.1093/jhered/est008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Arnedo M, Gasparo F, Opatova V. Systematics and phylogeography of the Dysdera erythrina species complex (Araneae, Dysderidae) in Sardinia. Zookeys 2009. [DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mallolas J, Blanco J, Labarga P, Vergara A, Ocampo A, Sarasa M, Arnedo M, López-Púa Y, García J, Juega J, Guelar A, Terrón A, Dalmau D, García I, Zárraga M, Martínez E, Carné X, Pumarola T, Escayola R, Gatell J. Inhibitory quotient as a prognostic factor of response to a salvage antiretroviral therapy containing ritonavir-boosted saquinavir. The CIVSA Study. HIV Med 2007; 8:226-33. [PMID: 17461850 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2007.00464.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The addition of a low dose of ritonavir to protease inhibitors (PIs) has become a widespread strategy to improve PI pharmacokinetics. As resistance is a major barrier to long-term suppression, in salvage therapy genotype and/or phenotype scoring is currently used to predict the response. We evaluated the relationship between the saquinavir (SQV) inhibitory quotient (IQ) (virtual and genotypic) and virological response. METHODS Eligible patients were on a PI-containing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen excluding SQV and had a viral load >5000 HIV-1 RNA copies/mL. The PI was switched to SQV/ritonavir (RTV) 1000/100 mg twice a day (bid) and the same two backbone nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) were maintained at least until week 4, when the resistance test results became available. Genotype and virtual phenotype were determined at baseline, while the SQV trough plasma concentration was determined at week 4. RESULTS Fifty-three patients were included in the study. Mean baseline viral load and CD4 count were 137,693 copies/mL and 263 cells/microL, respectively, the mean number of previous PIs was 2.3 and the mean number of protease gene mutations (PGMs) was 4.1. Using an on-treatment analysis, at week 16 the mean increase in CD4 count was 70.9 cells/microL, viral load was <200 copies/mL in 17 out of 37 patients (45.9%), and 30 out of 45 patients (66.7%) were considered virological responders (VRs) (viral load <200 copies/mL or viral load declined > or =1 log(10) at week 16). Median virtual phenotype was 1.3 (0.6-6.9). Baseline differences were detected between VR and non-VR populations: the mean numbers of PGMs were 3.2 and 5.8 (P<0.05), the mean numbers of SQV-associated mutations were 2 and 3.8 (P<0.05), and the mean CD4 counts were 365.9 and 184.3 cells/microL (P<0.05), respectively. Mean SQV trough concentrations at week 4 were 1.1 and 1.0 microg/mL (not significant), and mean virtual IQs were 0.7 and 0.1 (P<0.01), respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that baseline PGMs >5 or SQV-associated mutations>5, virtual phenotype, baseline viral load >50,000 copies/mL, and virtual IQ <0.5, but not genotypic IQ, were the variables independently associated with non-VR. CONCLUSION In heavily pretreated patients, the use of SQV virtual IQ or alternatively virtual phenotype, as well as PGMs, is a useful tool for the prediction of virological response.
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Arnedo M, Espinosa M, Ruiz R, Sánchez-Alvarez JC. [Neuropsychological intervention in patients with epilepsy]. Rev Neurol 2006; 43 Suppl 1:S83-8. [PMID: 17061201] [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: 05/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Neuropsychological evaluation is part of the protocols that are performed in epilepsy surgery units with the aim of selecting suitable candidates for the surgical intervention. DEVELOPMENT Yet, neuropsychology can be useful for a wider range of purposes in patients with epilepsy. Identifying the cognitive, emotional and behavioural impairments that cause both the epileptic seizures and the possible underlying neuropathologies that trigger them can provide further knowledge of the functional deterioration suffered by epilepsy patients, whether they are candidates for surgery or not, and help guide their possible rehabilitation. The results of this evaluation can also make it easier to carry out the differential diagnosis to distinguish epileptic seizures from other non-epileptic episodes, such as psychogenic seizures. CONCLUSIONS Neuropsychological evaluation in epileptic patients has increased our knowledge of the higher processes, the brain circuits involved in them and the repercussions that brain injury has on them.
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- M Arnedo
- Universidad de Granada. Facultad de Psicologia, 18071 Granada, Espana.
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Hormiga G, Arnedo M, Gillespie RG. Speciation on a conveyor belt: sequential colonization of the hawaiian islands by Orsonwelles spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Syst Biol 2003; 52:70-88. [PMID: 12554442 DOI: 10.1080/10635150390132786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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: 10/26/2022] Open
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Spiders of the recently described linyphiid genus Orsonwelles (Araneae, Linyphiidae) are one of the most conspicuous groups of terrestrial arthropods of Hawaiian native forests. There are 13 known Orsonwelles species, and all are single- island endemics. This radiation provides an excellent example of insular gigantism. We reconstructed the cladistic relationships of Orsonwelles species using a combination of morphological and molecular characters (both mitochondrial and nuclear sequences) within a parsimony framework. We explored and quantified the contribution of different character partitions and their sensitivity to changes in the traditional parameters (gap, transition, and transversion costs). The character data show a strong phylogenetic signal, robust to parameter changes. The monophyly of the genus Orsonwelles is strongly supported. The parsimony analysis of all character evidence combined recovered a clade with of all the non-Kauai Orsonwelles species; the species from Kauai form a paraphyletic assemblage with respect to the latter former clade. The biogeographic pattern of the Hawaiian Orsonwelles species is consistent with colonization by island progression, but alternative explanations for our data exist. Although the geographic origin of the radiation remains unknown, it appears that the ancestral colonizing species arrived first on Kauai (or an older island). The ambiguity in the area cladogram (i.e., post-Oahu colonization) is not derived from conflicting or unresolved phylogenetic signal among Orsonwelles species but rather from the number of taxa on the youngest islands. Speciation in Orsonwelles occurred more often within islands (8 of the 12 cladogenic events) than between islands. A molecular clock was rejected for the sequence data. Divergence times were estimated by using the nonparametric rate smoothing method of Sanderson (1997, Mol. Biol. Evol. 14:1218-1231) and the available geological data for calibration. The results suggest that the oldest divergences of Orsonwelles spiders (on Kauai) go back about 4 million years.
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- Gustavo Hormiga
- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
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Martínez E, Arnedo M, Giner V, Gil C, Caballero M, Alós L, García F, Holtzer C, Mallolas J, Miró JM, Pumarola T, Gatell JM. Lymphoid tissue viral burden and duration of viral suppression in plasma. AIDS 2001; 15:1477-82. [PMID: 11504979 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200108170-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess virological response in lymphoid tissue and its impact on the durability of response in plasma in HIV-1-infected persons who achieved sustained suppression of plasma viraemia with different antiretroviral regimens. METHODS Consecutive patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy were included if they had a plasma HIV-1 RNA viraemia < 20 copies/ml within the last 6 months and tonsillar tissue accessible for biopsy. First-line therapy contained two nucleoside analogues: alone (2NRTI group, n = 3); plus a HIV-1 protease inhibitor (PI group, n = 11) or plus nevirapine (NVP group; n = 16). Patients were followed until virus was detectable in plasma, they changed therapy or were lost to follow-up. RESULTS Tonsillar HIV-1 RNA could be detected (> 100 copies/mg) in 10 patients: one in the PI group (9%), six (38%) in the NVP group and in all three patients in the 2NRTI group. Primary resistance mutations could be detected in only 2 of these 10 patients. After a median of 9 months after the biopsies, viral suppression in plasma had failed in 6 of these 10 patients whereas failure had only occurred in 1 out of 20 with initially undetectable viral load in lymphoid tissue (P = 0.01; log rank test). CONCLUSIONS In patients with sustained viral suppression in plasma, triple therapy including a HIV-1 protease inhibitor was more potent than triple therapy containing nevirapine or dual therapy with nucleoside analogues to reduce viral burden in lymphoid tissue. A worse response in lymphoid tissue could not be explained by local selection of resistance and was associated with a less durable virological response in plasma.
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- E Martínez
- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Clinical Institute of Infectious Diseases and Immunology IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic Universitari, Barcelona, Spain
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García F, Plana M, Ortiz GM, Bonhoeffer S, Soriano A, Vidal C, Cruceta A, Arnedo M, Gil C, Pantaleo G, Pumarola T, Gallart T, Nixon DF, Miró JM, Gatell JM. The virological and immunological consequences of structured treatment interruptions in chronic HIV-1 infection. AIDS 2001; 15:F29-40. [PMID: 11416735 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200106150-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Some individuals with chronic HIV-1 infection have discontinued their drug therapy with consequent plasma virus rebound. In a small number of patients, a delayed or absent rebound in plasma virus load has been noted after drug cessation, apparently associated with prior drug interruptions and autologous boosting of HIV-1 specific immune responses. We hypothesized that cyclic structured treatment interruptions structured treatment interruptions (STI) could augment HIV-1 specific immune responses in chronic HIV-1 infection, which might help to control HIV-1 replication off therapy. METHODS We initiated an STI pilot study in 10 antiretroviral treatment-naive HIV-1 chronically infected subjects with baseline CD4 T-cell counts > 500 x 10(6) cells/l and plasma viral load > 5000 copies/ml who received highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for 1 year with good response (plasma viral load < 20 copies/ml for at least 32 weeks). Three cycles of HAART interruption were performed. RESULTS In all of the patients viral load rebounded, but doubling times increased significantly between the first and third stops (P = 0.008), and by the third stop, six out of nine subjects had a virological set-point after a median 12 months off therapy that was lower than baseline before starting HAART (ranging from 0.6 log(10) to 1.3 log(10) lower than baseline) and in four it remained stable below 5000 copies/ml. Those subjects who controlled viral replication developed significantly stronger HIV-1 specific cellular immune responses than subjects lacking spontaneous decline (P < 0.05). During viral rebounds no genotypic or phenotypic changes conferring resistance to reverse trancriptase inhibitors or protease inhibitors was detected, but mean absolute CD4 T-cell counts declined significantly, although never below 450 x 10(6)/l and the mean value at 12 months off therapy was significantly higher than the pre-treatment level (P = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that STI in chronic HIV-1 infection might augment HIV-1-specific cellular immune responses associated with a spontaneous and sustained drop in plasma viral load in some subjects but at the potential cost of lower CD4 T-cell counts.
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- F García
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer, Hospital Clínic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain
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Moya-Albiol L, Salvador A, Costa R, Martínez-Sanchis S, González-Bono E, Ricarte J, Arnedo M. Psychophysiological responses to the Stroop Task after a maximal cycle ergometry in elite sportsmen and physically active subjects. Int J Psychophysiol 2001; 40:47-59. [PMID: 11166107 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8760(00)00125-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [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] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Physical fitness moderates the psychophysiological responses to stress. This study attempts to determine whether the degree of fitness could affect the response to physical and psychological stress after comparing two groups of men with good physical fitness. Saliva samples from 18 elite sportsmen, and 11 physically active subjects were collected to determine hormonal levels after carrying out a maximal cycle ergometry. Heart rate and skin conductance level were continuously recorded before, during, and after a modified version of the Stroop Color-Word Task. With similar scores in trait anxiety and mood, elite sportsmen had lower basal salivary testosterone, testosterone/cortisol ratio, and HR before an ergometric session than physically active subjects, but no differences were found in salivary cortisol and blood pressure. Salivary testosterone and cortisol responses were lower and testosterone/cortisol ratio responses higher in elite sportsmen. During the Stroop Task, elite subjects showed lower heart rate and skin conductance level over the entire measurement period, and greater heart rate recovery with respect to the baseline values than physically active subjects. The effects of two standardised laboratory stressors on a set of psychophysiological variables were different when elite sportsmen and physically active subjects were compared.
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- L Moya-Albiol
- Area de Psicobiología, Facultad de Psicología, Apartado 22109, Universidad de Valencia, 46071, Valencia, Spain
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Garcia F, Plana M, Soriano A, Vidal C, Arnedo M, Gil C, Cruceta A, Pumarola T, Gallart T, Miro JM, Gatell JM. Predictors of progression in chronically infected naive patients with plasma viraemia below 5000 copies/ml and CD4 T lymphocytes greater than 500 x 10(6)/I. AIDS 2001; 15:131-3. [PMID: 11192859 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200101050-00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- F Garcia
- Infectious Disease Unit, Institut d' Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I. Sunyer, Hospital Clínic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain
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Agüero A, Gallo M, Arnedo M, Molina F, Puerto A. The functional relevance of medial parabrachial nucleus in intragastric sodium chloride-induced short-term (concurrent) aversion learning. Neurobiol Learn Mem 1997; 67:161-6. [PMID: 9075244 DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1996.3749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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: 02/04/2023]
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The functional meaning of the visceral information processing in the medial parabrachial nucleus (PBNm) was analyzed in this study through a short-term aversion learning task. In this short-term task the animals (Wistar rats) had to learn to discriminate between two different gustatory-olfactory stimuli presented simultaneously (two graduated burettes); one of the stimuli was associated with the concurrent intragastric administration of an aversive chemical agent (hypertonic NaCl) and the other stimulus was paired with no injection. In the first experiment, the PBNm-lesioned animals are unable to learn the task using gustatory stimuli (saccharin and quinine) that surpassed the detection threshold of parabrachial-lesioned rats. Moreover, in a second experiment, the PBNm-lesioned animals were unable to learn the task when there was no initial preference for either of the gustatory-olfactory stimuli presented (strawberry or coconut). However, this short-term task is learned by lateral parabrachial nucleus (PBNl) lesioned animals. The possibility that the PBNm and the PBNl are involved in distinct mechanisms of visceral processing is discussed.
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- A Agüero
- Departamento de Psicología Experimental y Fisiología del Comportamiento, Universidad de Granada, Spain.
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Lesions to the lateral parabrachial nucleus (PBN), one of the subnuclei that make up the pontine parabrachial complex, impairs the acquisition of taste aversion learning (TAL) with LiCl as the toxic stimulus. In this experiment, PBNl-lesioned and control rats were trained to learn a delayed task with a 15-min interval between presentation of the gustatory and the aversive stimulus. The impairment in learning observed after lesions of the PBNl is discussed in terms of disruption of the transmission of toxic stimuli (LiCl) processed by the humoral pathway and the area postrema (AP).
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- A Agüero
- Departamento de Psicología Experimental y Fisiología del Comportamiento, Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Arnedo M, Gallo M, Agüero A, Molina F, Puerto A. Medullary afferent vagal axotomy disrupts NaCl-induced short-term taste aversion learning. Behav Neural Biol 1993; 59:69-75. [PMID: 8442735 DOI: 10.1016/0163-1047(93)91187-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The effect of medullary afferent vagal axotomy on NaCl-induced short-term and long-term taste aversion learning (TAL) was examined to assess the relevance of the vagus nerve in drug-induced TAL. The results show that medullary afferent vagal axotomy disrupts NaCl-induced short-term (nondelayed) TAL, while having no effect on learning acquired with the same product in long-term (delayed) TAL protocols. Acquisition of learning in delayed discrimination tasks may be mediated by alternative mechanisms of nonvagal nature, e.g., the humoral system. The possibility that short-term and long-term TAL may be mediated by different neurobiological substrates is discussed.
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- M Arnedo
- Departamento Psicología Experimental y Fisiología del Comportamiento, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, Granada, Spain
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Agüero A, Arnedo M, Gallo M, Puerto A. Lesions of the lateral parabrachial nuclei disrupt aversion learning induced by electrical stimulation of the area postrema. Brain Res Bull 1993; 30:585-92. [PMID: 8457907 DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(93)90086-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [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: 01/30/2023]
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The research about the neural basis of taste aversion learning (TAL) has pointed out the area postrema (AP) as a fundamental structure implied in the processing of certain toxic stimuli. Likewise, recent studies demonstrated that electric stimulation of the AP is an efficient substitute of the aversive stimulus. The lateral parabrachial nucleus (PBN1), one of the subnuclei of the parabrachial complex, is the main anatomic rostral connection of the AP. In the experiment presented here, we demonstrate that TAL induced by electric stimulation of the AP is interrupted when the PBN1 is lesioned, thus giving support to the functional role of this anatomic system (AP-PBN1) in the codification of aversive stimuli processed by the AP.
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- A Agüero
- Departamento de Psicología Experimental y Fisiología del Comportamiento, Universidad de Granada, Spain
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The vagus nerve has been proposed in numerous studies as one of the peripheral mechanisms involved in drug-induced taste aversion learning, although available data have been controversial. The differential results obtained in the present series of experiments with vagotomy and NaCl-induced short-term and long-term aversion learning suggest that the vagal system plays a decisive role in tasks requiring the rapid detection of an aversive substance in the gastrointestinal tract (short-term tasks). In contrast, this mechanism appears to be unnecessary in long-term tasks, where learning may be mediated by alternative slower-acting peripheral mechanisms such as the humoral system.
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- M Arnedo
- Departamento de Psicología Experimental y Fisiología del Comportmiento, Granada, Spain
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Existing data on the effects of area postrema (AP) lesions on body rotation-induced emesis as well as on the participation of this zone in the acquisition of taste aversion learning (TAL) with other emetic agents suggest a possible role for the AP in learned aversions induced by body rotation. Nevertheless, earlier studies have shown that AP lesions do not prevent learned aversions induced by body rotation. The present experiments were performed in male Wistar rats in order to explore the effects of AP lesions on body rotation-induced flavor aversions as a function of the paradigm employed. Flavor aversions were induced by 30 min of circular body rotation (90 r.p.m.) using two different paradigms: a standard one including one trial learning, delay and single stimulus test and a three trials paradigm (with and without interstimulus delay) including both single stimulus test and choice test. AP lesions disrupt acquisition provided that the paradigm used includes interstimulus delay, i.e. when body rotation is applied 15 min after flavor intake. However, the AP seems to play no essential role when body rotation is applied immediately after flavor intake in a three-trial paradigm, as no effects were observed following AP lesions. In addition, subdiaphragmatic vagotomy plus simultaneous AP lesions leads to no interference in the acquisition of learned aversions induced by body rotation applied immediately after intake. It is concluded that body rotation may trigger a variety of aversive effects capable of inducing learned aversions, each apparently involving independent neural systems.
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- M Gallo
- Lab. Psicobiología, Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Arnedo M, Gallo M, Agüero A, Puerto A. Effects of medullary afferent vagal axotomy and area postrema lesions on short-term and long-term NaCl-induced taste aversion learning. Physiol Behav 1990; 47:1067-74. [PMID: 2395911 DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(90)90354-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [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: 12/31/2022]
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This series of experiments demonstrates a functional dissociation between the area postrema (AP) and the vagus nerve in short-term taste aversion learning (TAL). Although medullary axotomy of the afferent component of the vagus disrupted the learning observed with NaCl-induced short-term (nondelayed) TAL, lesioning the AP failed to interfere with the discriminative process employed by the animals under the same conditions. However, involvement of neither the vagus nerve nor the AP seemed to be indispensable for learning in NaCl-induced long-term (delayed) TAL. The possibility that the vagus nerve and the AP are involved in temporally distinct visceral processing is discussed.
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- M Arnedo
- Departamento de Psicología Experimental y Fisiología del Comportamiento, Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Research into the neural mechanisms involved in the acquisition of learned aversions induced by drug points toward the area postrema (AP) as one of the structures implicated in the detection of drug aversive consequences. The evidence suggest that although the AP is indeed involved in drug-induced learned aversions, its functional integrity is not always a necessary requisite for learning to take place. The aim in this study was to determine whether the AP is essentially or selectively involved in all learned aversions induced by scopolamine methyl nitrate (SMN) using different number of trials with the aversive stimulus. In Experiment 1, AP-lesioned rats were injected with SMN fifteen minutes after consuming a flavoured solution during three consecutive trials. A single-stimulus test failed to detect learned aversions, which were, however, evident in two subsequent choice-tests. In one-trial paradigms, however, choice-tests as well as single-stimulus tests failed to detect learned aversions in AP-lesioned rats, both when SMN was injected immediately after stimulus intake (Experiment 2) and when a fifteen-minute delay was introduced (Experiment 3). The results suggested that the AP is not essential for the acquisition of SMN-induced aversion learning with three consecutive trials if learning is detected with a choice-test, although effective single-trial learning does apparently require a functional AP.
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- M Gallo
- Laboratory of Psychobiology, University of Granada, Spain
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The structural characteristics of the area postrema, its anatomical connections, participation in the detection of emesis-provoking substances and the effects of area postrema lesions on taste aversion learning acquisition, are all factors which speak in favor of a role as a chemoreceptor zone involved in the detection of aversive agents which act as effective inducers of taste aversion learning. The feasibility of substituting electrical intracerebral stimulation of the area postrema for the aversive stimulus was investigated in a taste aversion learning paradigm. In Expt. 1, 0.1-ms rectangular pulses of 50 Hz, delivered intermittently or continuously for 4 h after a 15-min delay following ingestion of the gustatory stimulus, produced reliable learning. Expt. 2 showed the learning thus induced to reflect all the characteristics features attributed to taste aversion learning: one-trial learning, long interstimulus delay and cue-consequence specificity. These results suggest that the area postrema could participate in the detection of the aversive consequences of particular taste aversion learning-inducing agents.
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- M Gallo
- Departamento Psicología Experimental y Fisiología del Comportamiento, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, Granada, Spain
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