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Solé M, Figueres E, Mañanós E, Rojo-Solís C, García-Párraga D. Characterisation of plasmatic B-esterases in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and their potential as biomarkers of xenobiotic chemical exposures. Environ Pollut 2022; 313:120149. [PMID: 36115493 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A total of 164 blood samples from 16 clinically healthy bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), were obtained from an aquarium in Spain between 2019 and 2020, as part of their preventive medicine protocol. In addition to conventional haematological and biochemical analyses, plasmatic B-esterase activities were characterised to determine the potential application of such analyses in wild counterparts. The hydrolysis rates for the substrates of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) and carboxylesterase (CE) activity in plasma were measured, the last using two commercial substrates, p-nitrophenyl acetate (pNPA) and p-nitrophenyl butyrate (pNPB). Activity rates (mean ± SEM in nmol/min/mL plasma) were (in descending order): AChE (125.6 ± 3.8), pNPB-CE (65.0 ± 2.2), pNPA-CE (49.7 ± 1.1) and BuChE (12.8 ± 1.3). These values for dolphins are reported in here for the first time in this species. Additionally, the in vitro sensitivity of two B-esterases (AChE and pNPB-CE) to chemicals of environmental concern was determined, and the protective role of plasmatic albumin assessed. Out of the B-esterases measured in plasma of dolphin, AChE activity was more responsive in vitro to pesticides, while CEs had a low response to plastic additives, likely due to the protective presence of albumin. However, the clear in vitro interaction of these environmental chemicals with purified AChE from electric eels and recombinant human hCEs (hCE1 and hCE2) and albumin, predicts their impact in other tissues that require in vivo validation. A relationship between esterase-like activities and health parameters in terrestrial mammals has already been established. Thus, B-esterase measures could be easily included in marine mammal health assessment protocols for dolphins as well, once the relationship between these measures and the animal's fitness has been established.
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- M Solé
- Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC, Psg. Marítim de La Barceloneta 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC, Psg. Marítim de La Barceloneta 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Aquaculture Torre La Sal (IATS),-CSIC, 12595, Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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- Veterinary Services, Oceanogràfic, Ciudad de Las Artes y Las Ciencias, C/Eduardo Primo Yúfera (Científic) 1B, 46013, València, Spain
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- Veterinary Services, Oceanogràfic, Ciudad de Las Artes y Las Ciencias, C/Eduardo Primo Yúfera (Científic) 1B, 46013, València, Spain
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Omedes S, Andrade M, Escolar O, Villanueva R, Freitas R, Solé M. B-esterases characterisation in the digestive tract of the common octopus and the European cuttlefish and their in vitro responses to contaminants of environmental concern. Environ Res 2022; 210:112961. [PMID: 35181305 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cephalopods are a group of marine invertebrates that have received little attention as sentinel species in comparison to other molluscs, such as bivalves. Consequently, their physiological and biochemical xenobiotic metabolism responses are poorly understood. Here we undertake a comparative analysis of the enzymatic activities involved in detoxification reactions and neural transmission in the digestive tract of two commercial cephalopods: the Common octopus, Octopus vulgaris, and the European cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis. For methodological purposes, several common B-esterases (five carboxylesterase (CE) substrates and three cholinesterase (ChE) determinations) were assayed as a proxy of metabolic and neuronal activities, respectively. Four components of the digestive tract in each species were considered: salivary glands, the stomach, the digestive gland and the caecum. The in vitro responses of digestive gland homogenates to model chemicals and contaminants of environmental concern were contrasted between both cephalopod species. The baseline biochemical activities in the four digestive tract components were also determined. Moreover, in order to validate the protocol, purified proteins, recombinant human CE (CE1 and CE2) and purified eel acetylcholinesterase (AChE) were included in the analysis. Overall, carboxylesterase activities were higher in octopus than in cuttlefish, with the activity quantified in the digestive tract components in the following order: digestive gland ≈ caecum > stomach ≈ salivary glands, with higher hydrolysis rates reached with naphthyl-derived substrates. In contrast, cuttlefish hydrolysis rates with ChE substrates were higher than in octopus. This trend was also reflected in a higher sensitivity to CE inhibitors in octopus and to AChE inhibitors in cuttlefish. Given the detoxification character of CEs and its protective role preventing AChE inhibition, octopus could be regarded as more efficiently protected than cuttlefish from neurotoxic exposures. A full characterisation of B-esterases in the digestive tract of the two common cephalopods is also provided.
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- S Omedes
- Institut de Ciències del Mar ICM-CSIC, E-08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institut de Ciències del Mar ICM-CSIC, E-08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciències del Mar ICM-CSIC, E-08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institut de Ciències del Mar ICM-CSIC, E-08003, Barcelona, Spain.
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Ojosnegros S, Godeau A, Aroca E, Solé M, Parriego M, Boada M, Veiga A, Lesman A, Tchaicheeyan O, Goren S, Seriola A. P-412 3D live-imaging reconstruction of the human embryo implantation ex vivo. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac107.389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Study question
How do human embryos implant in physiological conditions and develop beyond blastocyst stage?
Summary answer
Human embryos apply forces during invasion of the matrix, the mural trophectoderm undergoes a quick compaction leading to a fast radial expansion of polar side
What is known already
Human embryos can be cultured beyond blastocyst stage using supplements of animal origin, such as fetal bovine serum. However, two main issues limit our understanding of the implantation of the human embryo. First, human embryos do not express fluorescent proteins, severely limiting the access to advanced live-imaging tools. Second, the animal serums may not represent the physiological peri-implantation conditions of the human embryo, thus limiting the reproducibility of the in vitro experiments. Here we combine label-free multiphoton imaging with media formulations including clinical-grade protein supplements from human plasma unlocking the observation of the human embryo in 3D and physiological conditions
Study design, size, duration
We have cultured 150 human embryos from D3 until blastocyst stage and also more than 600 mouse embryos from zygote until blastocyst stage and then transferred them into a 3D implantation platform. All embryos were supplemented with clinical-grade human-derived serum, which is rich in globulins and growth factors, and commercial basal media. The implantation was monitored for 3-to-5 days up until day 11. Traction-force microscopy and molecular imaging was employed to quantify implantation markers.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
Implantation was measured using our novel version of traction-force microscopy, which reveals the force applied by entire embryos during live-imaging experiments. Multiphoton illumination of autofluorescent molecules allows to reconstruct images of live human embryos on 3D at unprecedented resolution. Key molecular markers for the formation of the epiblast rosette (OCT4), extra-embryonic visceral endoderm (GATA4), extra-embryonic ectoderm and trophoblast (CDX2) and primary yolk sac and pre-amniotic cavity were reconstructed in 3D using high resolution confocal imaging.
Main results and the role of chance
The implantation of human embryos was visualized in 3D movies at high resolution, during time-resolved experiments and compared to implantation in mouse embryos. Human embryos undergo a remarkable compaction upon attachment of the polar trophectoderm and thereafter they implant by engaging the matrix through many different points (>8). The post-implantation compaction leads to a strong invasion of the polar trophectoderm, digging large holes in the matrix and expanding radially. Some trophoblast cells escape the embryo colonizing the matrix. Human embryos expressed the correct pattern of molecular markers by day 11 of culture. Actin staining and OCT4 expression revealed the formation of a central rosette defining the pre-amniotic cavity. GATA6 expression defined the visceral endoderm and the formation of a primordial yolk sac. Mouse embryos conversely, compact upon implantation of the mural trophectoderm and are less invasive, typically anchoring to the matrix through 2-to-3 points. Post-implantation culture of mouse embryos starting at zygote was possible until the formation and large expansion of the amniotic cavity, which constituted 2/3 of the whole embryo size, corresponding with the initial steps of gastrulation, longer than any previous protocol Transfer of mouse blastocysts back to receptive mothers resulted in birth of viable litter.
Limitations, reasons for caution
This study has been performed with human embryos ex vivo using bioengineering technology to implant embryos outside the mother uterus. The bio-compatibility of our serum supplements was validated by live birth of transferred embryos in animal models, but would require further evaluation in clinical trials.
Wider implications of the findings
Our work stresses the safety and efficiency of supplementing embryo culture and particularly embryo transfer, with human plasma-derived serums of clinical-grade. The correct expression of main molecular markers indicates that this type of supplementation promotes implantation physiologically, which opens the possibility to employ these serums in the IVF laboratory.
Trial registration number
Not applicable
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- S Ojosnegros
- Institute for BioEngineering of Catalonia IBEC, Bioengineering in Reproductive Health , Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for BioEngineering of Catalonia IBEC, Bioengineering in Reproductive Health , Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for BioEngineering of Catalonia IBEC, Bioengineering in Reproductive Health , Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Dexeus, Dexeus Mujer , Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Dexeus, Dexeus Mujer , Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Dexeus, Dexeus Mujer , Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge. IDIBELL, Barcelona Stem Cell Bank Regenerative Medicine Programme , Barcelona, Spain
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Mechanical Engineering- Faculty of Engineering , Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Mechanical Engineering- Faculty of Engineering , Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Mechanical Engineering- Faculty of Engineering , Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute for BioEngineering of Catalonia IBEC, Bioengineering in Reproductive Health , Barcelona, Spain
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Manzanares Tesón N, Solé M, Algora M, Cabezas A, Sánchez-Gistau V. Cognitive biases in first psychotic episode with Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder: a controlled study. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9566741 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction Cognitive biases are a core feature of psychotic disorders. Moreover, people with first episode of psychosis (FEP) have more difficulties in social cognition, in particular in theory of mind. On the other hand, deficits in processing speed and distractibility appear to be core features of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and impairment in these basic processes can lead to deficits in more complex functions, that could induced to cognitive biases. Objectives To evaluate whether FEP with and without ADHD differ in the rate and type of cognitive biases. Methods Participants 121 FEP treated at the Early Intervention Service of Reus and aged between 14 and 28 years. Instruments : The Diagnostic Interview for ADHD (DIVA) and the Cognitive Biases Questionnaire for Psychosis (CBQp) measuring 2 themes : anomalous perception (AP) and threatening events (TE) and 5 cognitive biases: Intentionalising (Int) , Catastrophising (Cat), Dichotomous thinking (DT), Jumping to conclusions (JTC) and Emotional reasoning (ER) Results 31 out 121 (25.6%) met criteria for childhood ADHD. Compared with FEP ADHD- , FEP-ADHD+ presented significant higher scores in the CBQp total score (U= 2.538 ; p=0.001), the AP theme (U=2.262; p=0.02) , the TE theme (U= 2.242 ; p=0.02) and DT bias ((U= 2.188 ; p=0.03) Conclusions Our findings support the fact that subjects with FEP-ADHD+ presented more cognitive biases than those ADHD-. So, FEP-ADHD+ subjects could represent a clinical subgroup with a worse prognosis than FEP-ADHD
- subjects, presenting more delusions, distress and a worse cognitive insight. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Solé M, Montemurro N, Pérez S. Biomarker responses and metabolism in Lumbricus terrestris exposed to drugs of environmental concern, an in vivo and in vitro approach. Chemosphere 2021; 277:130283. [PMID: 33774234 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The earthworm Lumbricus terrestris is an anecic species living in natural soils but it is also a sentinel in pollution monitoring. Specimens of L.terrestris were exposed for 48 h though the filter paper contact test at 1 mg/mL of the chemicals: Lamotrigine (LMG), Cocaine (COC), Fipronil (FIP) and the pesticide bis-4-nitrophenyl phosphate (BNPP). After that period, the activities of Acetylcholinesterase, Glutathione S-transferase, Carboxylesterase (CE) using different substrates, and lipid peroxidation levels were evaluated in the exposed whole tissue earthworms. The results revealed differences only in CE activity, with 4-nitrophenyl butyrate (4NPB) and 1-naphthyl butyrate (1NB) the most responsive substrates to COC. The kinetic parameters of CE were characterized, for the first time, in whole tissue of this species. The chemical analysis by LC-MS/MS, confirmed the exposure to the parent compounds, identified metabolites and evidenced biotransformation pathways in earthworms. Metabolic reactions included oxidation (LMG and FIP), hydrolysis (COC and FIP) as well as glycosylation (LMG, COC and FIP). A hitherto unknown metabolite of LMG due to the conjugation with phenylalanine glutamine was formed. The in vivo results on CE activity with the specific inhibitor, BNPP, were confirmed in vitro. Moreover, in the in vitro approach, the inclusion of other contaminants of environmental concern supports the potential of CE as biomarker. This study identifies the main metabolites formed by earthworms for further in vivo exposures under more realistic conditions and the potential use of CE measures as biomarker of emerging contaminants.
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- M Solé
- Renewable Marine Resources Department, Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain.
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- ENFOCHEM, Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
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- ENFOCHEM, Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
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Salvador R, Sebastià M, Cárdenas G, Páez-Carpio A, Paño B, Solé M, Nicolau C. CT differentiation of fat-poor angiomyolipomas from papillary renal cell carcinomas: development of a predictive model. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021; 46:3280-3287. [PMID: 33674961 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-021-02988-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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To identify specific contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) findings and develop a predictive model with logistic regression to differentiate fat-poor angiomyolipomas (fpAML) from papillary renal cell carcinomas (pRCC). METHODS This is a single-institution retrospective study that assess CT features of histologically proven 67 pRCC and 13 fpAML. CECT variables were studied by means of univariate logistic regression. Variables included patients' demographics, tumor attenuation (unenhanced and at arterial, venous and excretory post-contrast phases), type of enhancement, morphological features (axial long and short diameters, long-short axis ratio (LSR) and tumor to kidney angle interface) and presence of visible calcifications or vessels. Those variables with a p ≤ 0.05 underwent standard stepwise logistic regression to find predictive combinations of clinical variables. Best models were evaluated by AUROC curves and were subjected to Leave-one-out cross validation to assess their robustness. RESULTS Odds ratio (OR) between pRCC and fpAML was statistically significant for patient's gender, tumor attenuation in arterial, venous and excretory phases, tumor's long diameter, short diameter, LSR, type of enhancement, presence of intratumoral vessels and tumor-kidney angle interface. The best predictive model resulted in an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.971 and included gender, tumor-kidney angle interface and venous attenuation with the following equation: Log(p/1 - p) = - 2.834 + 4.052 * gender + - 0.066 * AngleInterface + 0.074 * VenousphaseHU. CONCLUSIONS The combination of patients' gender, tumor to kidney angle interface and venous enhancement helps to distinguish fpAML from pRCC.
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- R Salvador
- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Dr. Carlos Lorca Tobar 999, Independencia, Región Metropolitana, Chile
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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Villarreal JZ, Pérez-Anker J, Puig S, Pellacani G, Solé M, Malvehy J, Quintana LF, García-Herrera A. Ex vivo confocal microscopy performs real-time assessment of renal biopsy in non-neoplastic diseases. J Nephrol 2020; 34:689-697. [PMID: 32876939 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-020-00844-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ex vivo confocal microscopy is a technique for tissue examination, which generates images of fresh samples with an optical resolution comparable to those obtained by conventional pathology. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using ex vivo confocal microscopy in fusion mode (reflectance and fluorescence) and the H&E-like digital staining that is obtained for the analysis of non-neoplastic kidney biopsies. METHODS Twenty-four renal samples acquired from autopsies were scanned in a 4th generation ex vivo confocal microscopy device. The imaging process was completed in an average of three minutes. RESULTS Confocal images correlated very well to the corresponding conventional histological sections, both in normal tissue and in chronic lesions (glomerulosclerosis, fibrosis and tubular atrophy). The ex vivo confocal microscopy protocol did not add artifacts to the sample for the ulterior study with light microscopy, nor to the histochemical or immunohistochemical studies. CONCLUSION The ease and speed of grayscale and fluorescence image acquisition, together with the quality of the H&E-like digitally stained images obtained with this approach, suggest that this technique shows promise for use in clinical nephrology and renal transplantation.
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- Jesús Z Villarreal
- Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Melanoma Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Melanoma Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Referencia en Enfermedad Glomerular Compleja del Sistema Nacional de Salud (CSUR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Melanoma Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. .,Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain. .,Centro de Referencia en Enfermedad Glomerular Compleja del Sistema Nacional de Salud (CSUR), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Referencia en Enfermedad Glomerular Compleja del Sistema Nacional de Salud (CSUR), Barcelona, Spain
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Velie BD, Smith PM, Fjordbakk CT, Solé M, Jäderkvist Fegraeus K, Rosengren MK, Røed KH, Ihler CF, Lindgren G, Strand E. Exploring the genetics underpinning dynamic laryngeal collapse associated with poll flexion in Norwegian-Swedish Coldblooded Trotter racehorses. Equine Vet J 2019; 52:174-180. [PMID: 31461557 DOI: 10.1111/evj.13171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dynamic laryngeal collapse (DLC) associated with poll flexion is the most common disorder of the upper respiratory tract (URT) in the Norwegian-Swedish Coldblooded Trotter (NSCT). The disorder, which has also been diagnosed in other breeds of trotters and gaited horses, appears to be related to anatomic phenotypes and only occurs during poll flexion when the horse is exercised 'on the bit'. OBJECTIVES Identify genomic regions associated with DLC in the NSCT by combining a rigorous phenotyping protocol with genomic data from a high-density equine genotyping array. STUDY DESIGN Prospective case/control study. METHODS High-speed treadmill endoscopy was used to phenotype horses (n = 61) for DLC, distinguishing between cases and controls. Genome-wide association (GWA) analysis of DLC status was then performed using a principal component approach (PCA) with haplotype analyses subsequently performed for regions containing single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) above the suggestive genome-wide significance (GWS) threshold (P<1.0 × 10-5 ). RESULTS One region containing 10 SNPs (Equus caballus chromosome [ECA] 7: 89,601,935-94,647,192) was above the suggestive GWS threshold. Two inferred haplotypes in this region demonstrated significant differences (P<0.001) between cases and controls, with the most frequent haplotype resulting in a significantly increased risk of DLC. MAIN LIMITATIONS Small sample size as a result of stringent phenotyping protocols. CONCLUSIONS The current study highlights a candidate genomic region on ECA7 as potentially important with regard to the manifestation of DLC. Further exploration of this region and the genes included within it will bring veterinarians and researchers closer to fully understanding the biological mechanisms underlying DLC in horses.
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- B D Velie
- Faculty of Science, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.,Livestock Genetics, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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Solé M, Monge M, André M, Quero C. A proteomic analysis of the statocyst endolymph in common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis): an assessment of acoustic trauma after exposure to sound. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9340. [PMID: 31249355 PMCID: PMC6597576 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45646-6] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Recent studies, both in laboratory and sea conditions, have demonstrated damage after sound exposure in the cephalopod statocyst sensory epithelium, which secretes endolymph protein. Here, the proteomic analysis of the endolymph was performed before and after sound exposure to assess the effects of exposure to low intensity, low frequency sounds on the statocyst endolymph of the Mediterranean common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), determining changes in the protein composition of the statocyst endolymph immediately and 24 h after sound exposure. Significant differences in protein expression were observed, especially 24 h after exposure. A total of 37 spots were significantly different in exposed specimens, 17 of which were mostly related to stress and cytoskeletal structure. Among the stress proteins eight spots corresponding to eight hemocyanin isoforms were under-expressed possible due to lower oxygen consumption. In addition, cytoskeletal proteins such as tubulin alpha chain and intermediate filament protein were also down-regulated after exposure. Thus, endolymph analysis in the context of acoustic stress allowed us to establish the effects at the proteome level and identify the proteins that are particularly sensitive to this type of trauma.
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- M Solé
- Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona TECH, 08800, Rambla exposició s/n, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain
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- Proteomics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Edifici Collserola, 08035, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona TECH, 08800, Rambla exposició s/n, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Modelling, IQAC (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034, Barcelona, Spain.
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Carbajal A, Tallo-Parra O, Monclús L, Vinyoles D, Solé M, Lacorte S, Lopez-Bejar M. Variation in scale cortisol concentrations of a wild freshwater fish: Habitat quality or seasonal influences? Gen Comp Endocrinol 2019; 275:44-50. [PMID: 30716305 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A significant body of literature suggests that aquatic pollutants can interfere with the physiological function of the fish hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis, and eventually impair the ability to cope with subsequent stressors. For this reason, development of accurate techniques to assess fish stress responses have become of growing interest. Fish scales have been recently recognized as a biomaterial that accumulates cortisol, hence it can be potentially used to assess chronic stress in laboratory conditions. We, therefore, aimed to evaluate the applicability of this novel method for cortisol assessment in fish within their natural environment. Catalan chub (Squalius laietanus) were sampled from two sites; a highly polluted and a less polluted (reference) site, in order to examine if habitat quality could potentially influence the cortisol deposition in scales. We also evaluated the seasonal variation in scale cortisol levels by sampling fish at three different time points during spring-summer 2014. In each sampling, blood was collected to complement the information provided by the scales. Our results demonstrated that blood and scale cortisol levels from individuals inhabiting the reference site were significantly correlated, therefore increasing the applicability of the method as a sensitive-individual measure of fish HPI axis activity, at least in non-polluted habitats. Since different environmental conditions could potentially alter the usefulness of the technique, results highlight that further validation is required to better interpret hormone fluctuations in fish scales. Scale cortisol concentrations were unaffected by habitat quality although fish from the polluted environment presented lower circulating cortisol levels. We detected a seasonal increase in scale cortisol values concurring with an energetically costly period for the species, supporting the idea that the analysis of cortisol in scales reveals changes in the HPI axis activity. Taken together, the present study suggests that cortisol levels in scales are more likely to be influenced by mid-term, intense energetically demanding periods rather than by long-term stressors. Measurement of cortisol in fish scales can open the possibility to study novel spatio-temporal contexts of interest, yet further research is required to better understand its biological relevance.
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- A Carbajal
- Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Veterinary Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Veterinary Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Veterinary Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Evolutive Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Pg. Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, c/Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Veterinary Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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Velie B, Smith P, Fjordbakk C, Solé M, Fegraeus K, Rosengren M, Røed K, Ihler C, Lindgren G, Strand E. Exploring the genetics of dynamic laryngeal collapse associated with poll flexion in Norwegian-Swedish Coldblooded Trotter racehorses. J Equine Vet Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2019.03.066] [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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Sánchez‐Guerrero MJ, Solé M, Azor PJ, Sölkner J, Valera M. Genetic and environmental risk factors for vitiligo and melanoma in Pura Raza Español horses. Equine Vet J 2019; 51:606-611. [DOI: 10.1111/evj.13067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Agro–Forestry Sciences ETSIA University of Seville Seville Spain
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- Division of Livestock Sciences University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna Austria
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- Department of Agro–Forestry Sciences ETSIA University of Seville Seville Spain
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Negro S, Sánchez-Guerrero MJ, Bartolomé E, Solé M, Gómez MD, Membrillo A, Molina A, Valera M. Evidence for the effect of serotoninergic and dopaminergic gene variants on stress levels in horses participating in dressage and harness racing. Anim Prod Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1071/an18358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Eye temperature assessed with infrared thermography is an adequate tool for stress level assessment in sport horses’ competitions having a moderate heritability. Serotonin and dopamine signal transduction-linked gene variants have been associated with anxiety-related traits in several species. In this study we examined the association between 10 gene variants in BDNF, COMT, HTR1A, TPH2 and SLC6A4 genes (and the haplotypes at SLC6A4 gene) with stress level (measured with eye temperature and heart rate) in 270 animals, 135 Spanish Trotter Horses (STH) participating in trotting races and 135 ‘Pura Raza Español’ (PRE) horses in dressage. Association analyses were performed using a unified mixed model (counting for population structure and individual relatedness) for the whole population and for each horse breed. The g.43865600G > A intronic gene variant located 11.0 kb downstream from the transcription start site of SLC6A4 gene was associated with an increase in eye temperature before competition with a relative contribution of this gene variant of 38.8% (P = 0.001), 31.8% just after (P = 0.001) and 29.8% 2 h after the competition (P = 0.003). In STH, the g.43865600G > A gene variant showed the same association with eye temperature before (P = 0.001, contribution 27.2%), just after (P = 0.0003, 29.0%) and after the competition (P = 0.002, 17.5%); and the c.*111G > A gene variant located at the 3′UTR region of COMT gene was associated with eye temperature 2 h after the competition (P = 0.001, 22.3%). These results showed that SLC6A4 and COMT gene variants are associated with stress level measured as eye temperature increase during competitions, and may be promising tools for genetic testing against resistance at high stress levels in trotter horses.
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Anaya G, Fernández ME, Valera M, Molina A, Azcona F, Azor P, Solé M, Moreno-Millán M, Demyda-Peyrás S. Prevalence of twin foaling and blood chimaerism in purebred Spanish horses. Vet J 2018; 234:142-144. [PMID: 29680387 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Twin foaling is associated with chimaerism in several domestic species and is recognised in horses. In this study, 21,097 purebred Spanish (Pura Raza Español) horse births from the 2015 to 2016 breeding season were investigated for chimaerism. Twin foaled and chimaeric individuals were assessed on the basis of foaling records, short-tandem repeat (STR) parentage test results and a sex-linked STR-based technique. Fourteen twin pregnancies with 23 twin foals born alive were identified (0.066% twin foaling prevalence), including five blood chimaeric cases (21.7%; overall prevalence 0.011%), suggesting that this genetic condition is extremely low in horses. Furthermore, no true chimaeras were detected. This is the first large scale study analysing the occurrence of chimaerism in a horse population and the first assessment of twin foaling in purebred Spanish horses.
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- G Anaya
- Laboratorio de Diagnóstico Genético Veterinario, Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, CN IV KM 396, Edificio Gregor Mendel, Campus Rabanales, Córdoba 14071, España
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- Instituto de Genética Veterinaria 'Ing. Fernando N. Dulout' (UNLP-CONICET LA PLATA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Sevilla, España
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- Laboratorio de Diagnóstico Genético Veterinario, Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, CN IV KM 396, Edificio Gregor Mendel, Campus Rabanales, Córdoba 14071, España
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- Instituto de Genética Veterinaria 'Ing. Fernando N. Dulout' (UNLP-CONICET LA PLATA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Sevilla, España
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Sevilla, España
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- Laboratorio de Citogenética Animal Aplicada y Molecular, Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio Gregor Mendel, Campus Rabanales, Córdoba 14071, España
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- Instituto de Genética Veterinaria 'Ing. Fernando N. Dulout' (UNLP-CONICET LA PLATA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
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Cucchiari D, Rovira J, Paredes D, Ventura-Aguiar P, Sanchez-Escuredo A, Solé M, Adalia R, Oppenheimer F, Diekmann F, Revuelta I. Association of Brain-Dead Donors' Terminal Inflammation With Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc 2017; 49:2260-2264. [PMID: 29198657 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Systemic inflammation affects kidney function in a wide range of diseases. Even in kidney transplant recipients, higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) are invariably associated with both worse short- and long-term graft outcomes. However, little is known about systemic inflammation in kidney donors and, notably, brain death causes a strong systemic inflammatory response. OBJECTIVE To analyze the role of systemic inflammation of brain-dead donors on short-term kidney graft outcomes (ie, delayed graft function [DGF], defined as the need of dialysis during the first week after transplantation). MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of clinical and biochemical characteristics of all brain-dead kidney donors generated in the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona in the 2006 to 2015 period (n = 194). Donors who were tested for CRP in the 24 hours before BD declaration were included (n = 97, 50% of initial population). Clinical and biochemical features of their respective recipients (n = 165) were analyzed, comparing recipients who developed DGF (n = 30) with recipients who did not (n = 135). RESULTS Donors whose recipients later developed DGF had much higher CRP values (10.58 [5.1-18.21] vs 4.81 [1.42-12.2] mg/dL, P = .025). Other characteristics associated with the development of DGF were renal biopsy score and recipient dialysis vintage (P = .025 and P = .002, respectively). In logistic regression analysis, PCR maintained significance in the non-expanded criteria donor (ECD) group (odds ratio [OR], 1.102; P = .027), but it lost significance in the ECD group (P = .67). CONCLUSIONS Terminal donor CRP was associated with DGF in kidney transplant recipients and proved to be mostly significant in younger donors.
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- D Cucchiari
- Department of Nephrology and Urology, Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia I Trasplantament (LENIT), CRB CELLEX, Fundació Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Transplant Coordination Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Urology, Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia I Trasplantament (LENIT), CRB CELLEX, Fundació Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Urology, Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Transplant Coordination Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Urology, Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia I Trasplantament (LENIT), CRB CELLEX, Fundació Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Urology, Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia I Trasplantament (LENIT), CRB CELLEX, Fundació Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Urology, Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia I Trasplantament (LENIT), CRB CELLEX, Fundació Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
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Mercadal S, Vidal N, López-Parra M, Ibañez M, Caldú R, Bobillo S, Barceló I, García E, Martinez P, Cacabelos P, Dlouhy I, Sancho J, Muntañola A, Gómez L, Erro E, Gállego J, Salar A, Caballero A, Solé M, Huertas N, Estela J, Baron M, Barbero N, González-Barca E, Graus F, Velasco R. Initial management of primary central nervous system lymphoma in Spain in the last decade. The experience of the GELTAMO and Spanish neuro-oncology groups. Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2439_107] [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: 11/09/2022]
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- S. Mercadal
- Hematology; Catalan Institute of Oncology. Hospital Duran i Reynals., L'Hospitalet de Llobregat; Barcelona Spain
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- Pathology; Hospital de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat; Barcelona Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca; Salamanca Spain
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- Neurology; Hospital Universitario i Politècnic La Fe; Valencia Spain
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- Neurology; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet; Zaragoza Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital Vall d'Hebrón; Barcelona Spain
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- Neurology; Hospital Universitario Son Espases; Palma de Mallorca Spain
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- Neurology; Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca; Murcia Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre; Madrid Spain
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- Neurology; Complejo hospitalario Santiago Compostela; Santiago Compostela Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital Clínic; Barcelona Spain
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- Hematology; ICO. Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol; Badalona Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital Mutua de Terrassa; Terrassa Spain
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- Neurology; Hospital Quirón; Madrid Spain
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- Neurology; Hospital de Navarra; Pamplona Spain
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- Neurology; Clínica Universitaria de Navarra; Pamplona Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital del Mar; Barcelona Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital de Sant Pau; Barcelona Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital Virgen del Rocío; Sevilla Spain
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- Neurology; Hospiatl Severo Ochoa; Leganés Spain
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- Neurology; Hospital Parc Taulí; Sabadell Spain
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- Neurology; Hospital Fundación Alcorcón; Alcorcón Spain
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- Neurology; Hospital Rey Juan Carlos; Móstoles Spain
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- Hematology; Catalan Institute of Oncology. Hospital Duran i Reynals., L'Hospitalet de Llobregat; Barcelona Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital Clínic; Barcelona Spain
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- Neurology; Hospital de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat; Barcelona Spain
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André M, Caballé A, van der Schaar M, Solsona A, Houégnigan L, Zaugg S, Sánchez AM, Castell JV, Solé M, Vila F, Djokic D, Adrián-Martínez S, Albert A, Anghinolfi M, Anton G, Ardid M, Aubert JJ, Avgitas T, Baret B, Barrios-Martí J, Basa S, Bertin V, Biagi S, Bormuth R, Bouwhuis MC, Bruijn R, Brunner J, Busto J, Capone A, Caramete L, Carr J, Celli S, Chiarusi T, Circella M, Coleiro A, Coniglione R, Costantini H, Coyle P, Creusot A, Deschamps A, De Bonis G, Distefano C, Di Palma I, Donzaud C, Dornic D, Drouhin D, Eberl T, El Bojaddaini I, Elsässer D, Enzenhöfer A, Fehn K, Felis I, Fusco LA, Galatà S, Gay P, Geißelsöder S, Geyer K, Giordano V, Gleixner A, Glotin H, Gracia-Ruiz R, Graf K, Hallmann S, van Haren H, Heijboer AJ, Hello Y, Hernandez-Rey JJ, Hößl J, Hofestädt J, Hugon C, Illuminati G, James CW, de Jong M, Jongen M, Kadler M, Kalekin O, Katz U, Kießling D, Kouchner A, Kreter M, Kreykenbohm I, Kulikovskiy V, Lachaud C, Lahmann R, Lefèvre D, Leonora E, Loucatos S, Marcelin M, Margiotta A, Marinelli A, Martínez-Mora JA, Mathieu A, Melis K, Michael T, Migliozzi P, Moussa A, Mueller C, Nezri E, Păvălaş GE, Pellegrino C, Perrina C, Piattelli P, Popa V, Pradier T, Racca C, Riccobene G, Roensch K, Saldaña M, Samtleben DFE, Sanguineti M, Sapienza P, Schnabel J, Schüssler F, Seitz T, Sieger C, Spurio M, Stolarczyk T, Sánchez-Losa A, Taiuti M, Trovato A, Tselengidou M, Turpin D, Tönnis C, Vallage B, Vallée C, Van Elewyck V, Vivolo D, Wagner S, Wilms J, Zornoza JD, Zuñiga J. Sperm whale long-range echolocation sounds revealed by ANTARES, a deep-sea neutrino telescope. Sci Rep 2017; 7:45517. [PMID: 28401960 PMCID: PMC5388847 DOI: 10.1038/srep45517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite dedicated research has been carried out to adequately map the distribution of the sperm whale in the Mediterranean Sea, unlike other regions of the world, the species population status is still presently uncertain. The analysis of two years of continuous acoustic data provided by the ANTARES neutrino telescope revealed the year-round presence of sperm whales in the Ligurian Sea, probably associated with the availability of cephalopods in the region. The presence of the Ligurian Sea sperm whales was demonstrated through the real-time analysis of audio data streamed from a cabled-to-shore deep-sea observatory that allowed the hourly tracking of their long-range echolocation behaviour on the Internet. Interestingly, the same acoustic analysis indicated that the occurrence of surface shipping noise would apparently not condition the foraging behaviour of the sperm whale in the area, since shipping noise was almost always present when sperm whales were acoustically detected. The continuous presence of the sperm whale in the region confirms the ecological value of the Ligurian sea and the importance of ANTARES to help monitoring its ecosystems.
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- M André
- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain
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- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain
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- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain
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- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain
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- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain
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- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain
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- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain
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- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain
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- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain
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- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain
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- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC) - Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, C/Paranimf 1, 46730 Gandia, Spain
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- GRPHE - Université de Haute Alsace - Institut universitaire de technologie de Colmar, 34 rue du Grillenbreit BP 50568 - 68008, Colmar, France
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- INFN - Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institut d'Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC) - Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, C/Paranimf 1, 46730 Gandia, Spain
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
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- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
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- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
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- IFIC - Institut de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València) c/Catedrático José Beltran, 2 E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- LAM - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Pôle de l'Etoile Site de Château-Gombert, rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie 38, 13388 Marseille Cédex 13, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
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- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. So a 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratorium, Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Universiteit van Amsterdam, Instituut voor Hoge-Energie Fysica, Science Park 105, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
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- INFN -Sezione di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita La Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Institute for Space Science, RO-077125 Bucharest, Magurele, Romania
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
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- INFN -Sezione di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita La Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- INFN - Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti-Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- INFN - Sezione di Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
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- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. So a 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
| | - P Coyle
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
| | - A Creusot
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
| | - A Deschamps
- Geoazur, UCA, CNRS, IRD, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
| | - G De Bonis
- INFN -Sezione di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita La Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
| | - C Distefano
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. So a 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
| | - I Di Palma
- INFN -Sezione di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita La Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
| | - C Donzaud
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France.,Univ. Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
| | - D Dornic
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
| | - D Drouhin
- GRPHE - Université de Haute Alsace - Institut universitaire de technologie de Colmar, 34 rue du Grillenbreit BP 50568 - 68008, Colmar, France
| | - T Eberl
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - I El Bojaddaini
- University Mohammed I, Laboratory of Physics of Matter and Radiations, B.P.717, Oujda 6000, Morocco
| | - D Elsässer
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Wärzburg, Emil-Fischer Str. 31, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
| | - A Enzenhöfer
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
| | - K Fehn
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - I Felis
- Institut d'Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC) - Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, C/Paranimf 1, 46730 Gandia, Spain
| | - L A Fusco
- INFN - Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti-Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Universita, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
| | - S Galatà
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
| | - P Gay
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France.,Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire, Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS/IN2P3, BP 10448, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | - S Geißelsöder
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - K Geyer
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - V Giordano
- INFN - Sezione di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
| | - A Gleixner
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - H Glotin
- LSIS, Aix Marseille Université CNRS ENSAM LSIS UMR 7296 13397 Marseille, France.,Université de Toulon CNRS LSIS UMR 7296 83957 La Garde, France.,Institut universitaire de France, 75005 Paris, France
| | - R Gracia-Ruiz
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
| | - K Graf
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - S Hallmann
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - H van Haren
- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Landsdiep 4, 1797 SZ 't Horntje (Texel), The Netherlands
| | - A J Heijboer
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Y Hello
- Geoazur, UCA, CNRS, IRD, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
| | - J J Hernandez-Rey
- IFIC - Institut de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València) c/Catedrático José Beltran, 2 E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
| | - J Hößl
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - J Hofestädt
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - C Hugon
- INFN - Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
| | - G Illuminati
- IFIC - Institut de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València) c/Catedrático José Beltran, 2 E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain.,INFN -Sezione di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita La Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
| | - C W James
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - M de Jong
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratorium, Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - M Jongen
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - M Kadler
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Wärzburg, Emil-Fischer Str. 31, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
| | - O Kalekin
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - U Katz
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - D Kießling
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - A Kouchner
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France.,LSIS, Aix Marseille Université CNRS ENSAM LSIS UMR 7296 13397 Marseille, France.,Université de Toulon CNRS LSIS UMR 7296 83957 La Garde, France.,Institut universitaire de France, 75005 Paris, France
| | - M Kreter
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Wärzburg, Emil-Fischer Str. 31, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
| | - I Kreykenbohm
- Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte and ECAP, Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Sternwartstr. 7, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
| | - V Kulikovskiy
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. So a 62, 95123 Catania, Italy.,Moscow State University, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Leninskie gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
| | - C Lachaud
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
| | - R Lahmann
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - D Lefèvre
- Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Aix-Marseille University, 13288, Marseille, Cédex 9, France.,Université du Sud Toulon-Var, 83957 CNRS-INSU/IRD UM 110, La Garde Cédex, France
| | - E Leonora
- INFN - Sezione di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia dell'Universita, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
| | - S Loucatos
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France.,Direction des Sciences de la Matière - Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l'Univers - Service de Physique des Particules, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France
| | - M Marcelin
- LAM - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Pôle de l'Etoile Site de Château-Gombert, rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie 38, 13388 Marseille Cédex 13, France
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- INFN - Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti-Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Universita, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
| | - A Marinelli
- INFN - Sezione di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - J A Martínez-Mora
- Institut d'Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC) - Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, C/Paranimf 1, 46730 Gandia, Spain
| | - A Mathieu
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
| | - K Melis
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Universiteit van Amsterdam, Instituut voor Hoge-Energie Fysica, Science Park 105, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - T Michael
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - P Migliozzi
- INFN -Sezione di Napoli, Via Cintia 80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - A Moussa
- University Mohammed I, Laboratory of Physics of Matter and Radiations, B.P.717, Oujda 6000, Morocco
| | - C Mueller
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Wärzburg, Emil-Fischer Str. 31, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
| | - E Nezri
- LAM - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Pôle de l'Etoile Site de Château-Gombert, rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie 38, 13388 Marseille Cédex 13, France
| | - G E Păvălaş
- Institute for Space Science, RO-077125 Bucharest, Magurele, Romania
| | - C Pellegrino
- INFN - Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti-Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Universita, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
| | - C Perrina
- INFN -Sezione di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita La Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
| | - P Piattelli
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. So a 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
| | - V Popa
- Institute for Space Science, RO-077125 Bucharest, Magurele, Romania
| | - T Pradier
- Université de Strasbourg, IPHC, 23 rue du Loess 67037 Strasbourg, France.,CNRS, UMR7178, 67037 Strasbourg, France
| | - C Racca
- GRPHE - Université de Haute Alsace - Institut universitaire de technologie de Colmar, 34 rue du Grillenbreit BP 50568 - 68008, Colmar, France
| | - G Riccobene
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. So a 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
| | - K Roensch
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - M Saldaña
- Institut d'Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC) - Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, C/Paranimf 1, 46730 Gandia, Spain
| | - D F E Samtleben
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratorium, Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - M Sanguineti
- INFN - Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
| | - P Sapienza
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. So a 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
| | - J Schnabel
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - F Schüssler
- Direction des Sciences de la Matière - Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l'Univers - Service de Physique des Particules, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France
| | - T Seitz
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - C Sieger
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - M Spurio
- INFN - Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti-Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Universita, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
| | - Th Stolarczyk
- Direction des Sciences de la Matière - Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l'Univers - Service de Physique des Particules, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France
| | - A Sánchez-Losa
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. So a 62, 95123 Catania, Italy.,INFN - Sezione di Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
| | - M Taiuti
- INFN - Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
| | - A Trovato
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. So a 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
| | - M Tselengidou
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - D Turpin
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
| | - C Tönnis
- IFIC - Institut de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València) c/Catedrático José Beltran, 2 E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Spain.,Direction des Sciences de la Matière - Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l'Univers - Service de Physique des Particules, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France
| | - C Vallée
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
| | - V Van Elewyck
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
| | - D Vivolo
- INFN -Sezione di Napoli, Via Cintia 80126 Napoli, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita Federico II di Napoli, Via Cintia 80126, Napoli, Italy
| | - S Wagner
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte and ECAP, Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Sternwartstr. 7, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
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- IFIC - Institut de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València) c/Catedrático José Beltran, 2 E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- IFIC - Institut de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València) c/Catedrático José Beltran, 2 E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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Negro S, Imsland F, Valera M, Molina A, Solé M, Andersson L. Association analysis of KIT
, MITF
, and PAX3
variants with white markings in Spanish horses. Anim Genet 2017; 48:349-352. [DOI: 10.1111/age.12528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- S. Negro
- Department Agro-Forestal Sciences; Seville University; 41013 Sevilla Spain
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- Science for Life Laboratory; Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology; Uppsala University; 75123 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department Agro-Forestal Sciences; Seville University; 41013 Sevilla Spain
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- Department of Genetics; Cordoba University; 14071 Cordoba Spain
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- Department Agro-Forestal Sciences; Seville University; 41013 Sevilla Spain
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- Science for Life Laboratory; Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology; Uppsala University; 75123 Uppsala Sweden
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; 75007 Uppsala Sweden
- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences; Texas A&M University; College Station TX 77843 USA
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Negro S, Solé M, Pelayo R, Gómez M, Azor P, Valera M. Molecular diversity between two cohorts of six Spanish riding-horse breeds: Impact of selection in Crossbred vs Purebred populations. Livest Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2016.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 12/30/2022]
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Solé M, Valera M, Gómez M, Sölkner J, Molina A, Mészáros G. Heritability and factors associated with number of harness race starts in the Spanish Trotter horse population. Equine Vet J 2016; 49:288-293. [DOI: 10.1111/evj.12632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- M. Solé
- Department of Agro-Forestry Sciences; ETSIA; University of Seville; Seville Spain
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- Department of Agro-Forestry Sciences; ETSIA; University of Seville; Seville Spain
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- Department of Agro-Forestry Sciences; ETSIA; University of Seville; Seville Spain
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- Division of Livestock Sciences; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences-Vienna; Wien Austria
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- Department of Genetics; University of Cordoba; Cordoba Spain
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- Division of Livestock Sciences; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences-Vienna; Wien Austria
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González-Mira A, Varó I, Solé M, Torreblanca A. Drugs of environmental concern modify Solea senegalensis physiology and biochemistry in a temperature-dependent manner. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:20937-20951. [PMID: 27488709 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7293-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
The alerted presence in recent decades of pharmaceuticals has become an issue of environmental concern, and most of the mechanisms of biotransformation and biochemical and physiological responses to them in fish are still unknown, as well as the influence of water temperature in their ability to cope with them. This study aims to detect the main effects of two of the most widespread drugs on a set of physiological and biochemical markers in Solea senegalensis. Sole juveniles acclimatized at 15 and 20 °C were administered an intraperitoneal injection of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen (IB; 10 mg/kg) and the anti-convulsant drug carbamazepine (CBZ; 1 mg/kg). Two days after the injection, liver, muscle and plasma were sampled. Liver enzymatic activities of 15 °C acclimated fish were more responsive to pharmaceuticals than those acclimated at 20 °C, especially for CYP450-related activities (7-ethoxyresorufin (EROD), 7-methoxyresorufin (MROD), 3-cyano-7-ethoxycoumarin (CECOD) and 7-benzyloxy-4-[trifluoromethyl]-coumarin-O-debenzyloxylase (BFCOD)) and uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UDPGT). Cytosolic anti-oxidant enzyme activities and glutathione S-transferase (GST) did not show a clear effect of temperature. Glucose and transferase activities in plasma were not affected by the treatments, while ammonium, osmolality and lactate were affected by both pharmaceuticals. Plasma triglycerides were affected in a temperature-dependent manner, and creatinine was only responsive to CBZ injection. HSP70 levels in muscle were only affected by CBZ injection. Some of the physiological identified responses to IB and CBZ are proposed as endpoints in further chronic studies.
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- A González-Mira
- Departamento Biología Funcional y Antropología Física, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), 12595, Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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- Institut de Ciencies del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento Biología Funcional y Antropología Física, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
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Solé M, Mañanós E, Blázquez M. Vitellogenin, sex steroid levels and gonadal biomarkers in wild Solea solea and Solea senegalensis from NW Mediterranean fishing grounds. Mar Environ Res 2016; 117:63-74. [PMID: 27088613 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Specimens of Solea solea and Solea senegalenesis at different developmental stages were obtained from seven fishing grounds along the NW Mediterranean. Gonad development in males was classified into five stages, from early spermatogenesis to recovery, while four stages were considered in females, from growth to maturation. Vitellogenin (VTG) and sex steroid levels including an estrogen (estradiol, E2), two androgens (testosterone, T and 11-ketotestosterone, 11KT) and a progestin (17,20β-dihydroxy pregn-4-en-3-one, 17,20β-P or maturation inducing steroid, MIS) were analysed in plasma. Their levels were more clearly related to the developmental stage of the gonads than to the sampling site characteristics. In addition, enzyme activities in gonads, such as acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and carboxylesterase (CbE) were gender-dependent and higher in males than in females. Gonadal glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity was enhanced in the most anthropogenic impacted sites. VTG was absent in males and very low or undetectable in immature females, while mature females exhibited high VTG levels, clearly related to the gonado-somatic index. Sex steroid levels (ng/ml) varied in males and females regardless of the species. E2 levels in females ranged from 0.22 to 6.98 while in males ranged from 0.11 to 0.27. T varied from 0.12 to 0.93 in females and from 0.56 to 1.36 in males, while 11KT in females fluctuated from 0.03 to 0.57 and from 0.26 to 6.42 in males. Similarly, MIS in females ranged from 0.75 to 3.71 and from 1.12 to 5.61 in males. The lack of endocrine disturbances was confirmed by histological examination of the gonads. This study informs on basal sex hormone levels and enzyme activities during gonadal maturation of wild Solea spp. that can be useful in the identification and further remediation of possible pollution events.
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- M Solé
- Institut de Ciencies del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Instituto de Acuicultura Torre la Sal (IATS-CSIC), Ribera de Cabanes s/n, 12595, Torre de la Sal, Castellón, Spain
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- Institut de Ciencies del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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Solé M, Peña F, Domenech V, Clemente I, Polvillo O, Valera M, Verona JC, Rubí M, Molina A. Carcass and Meat Quality Traits in an Embden×Toulouse Goose Cross Raised in Organic Dehesa. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 2016; 29:838-44. [PMID: 26954156 PMCID: PMC4852251 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.15.0583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 09/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study assessed the influence of genetic type (Embden-Anser anser, EE; Toulouse-Anser anser, TT and F1 cross, ET) for meat characteristics (carcass, meat quality and fatty acid (FA) profiles), of domestic geese "Anser anser domesticus" raised in dehesa as an alternative, organic feeding system. Carcass and breast muscle weight (p<0.01) were greater for the ET group at the same live weight. None of the groups showed differences in the production of fatty liver with this type of feeding. Higher values were found for maximum Warner-Bratzler shear force (between 7.62 and 8.87 kg/cm(2)), which implies the improvement of this parameter. High levels of oleic FAs were obtained, especially for the TT group. The polyunsaturated/saturated FA ratio was highest for the ET group (p<0.001), reflecting the optimum nutritional values as a component of a healthy consumer diet.
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- M. Solé
- Corresponding Author: M. Solé. Tel: +34-954486461, Fax: +34-954486436, E-mail:
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- Department of Animal Production, University of Cordoba, Cordoba 14071,
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- Department of Animal Production, University of Cordoba, Cordoba 14071,
Spain
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- Andalusian Technology Center of Meat Sector (TEICA), Cortegana, Huelva 21230,
Spain
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- Inddeco S.L. Dehesa Iberian Goose, Madrid 28200,
Spain
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- Inddeco S.L. Dehesa Iberian Goose, Madrid 28200,
Spain
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cordoba, Cordoba 14071,
Spain
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Negro Rama S, Valera M, Membrillo A, Gómez MD, Solé M, Menendez-Buxadera A, Anaya G, Molina A. Quantitative analysis of short- and long-distance racing performance in young and adult horses and association analysis with functional candidate genes in Spanish Trotter horses. J Anim Breed Genet 2016; 133:347-56. [PMID: 26991374 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The association of five candidate genes with sporting performance in young and adult Spanish Trotter horses (STHs) was performed according to a previous selection based on quantitative analysis of the trait time per kilometre (TPK). A total of 334 516 records of TPK from 5958 STHs were used to estimate the estimated breeding values (EBVs) at different age groups (young and adults horses) throughout the range of distances (1600-2700 m) using a bicharacter random regression model. The heritability estimated by distance ranged from 0.16 to 0.40, with a different range for the two age groups. Considering the animals with the best and the worst deregressed EBV, 321 STHs were selected for SNP genotyping in MSTN, COX4I2, PDK4, DMRT3 and CKM genes. An association analysis based on ridge and logistic regression revealed that the young trotters with genotype GG in PDK4 (p < 0.05) and AA of DMRT3 (p < 0.001) SNPs show the best potential in short-distance races, while those carrying the genotype AA in DMRT3 (p < 0.001) and CC in CKM (p < 0.05) genes seem to be the best in long-distance races. Adult trotters with genotype AA in DMRT3 also display greater speed (p < 0.05) and endurance (p < 0.001).
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- S Negro Rama
- Department of Agroforestry Sciences, ETSIA, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
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- Department of Agroforestry Sciences, ETSIA, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Department of Agroforestry Sciences, ETSIA, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Agroforestry Sciences, ETSIA, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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Labad J, Barbero JD, Gutiérrez-Zotes A, Montalvo I, Creus M, Cabezas Á, Solé M, Algora MJ, Garcia-Parés G, Vilella E. Free thyroxine levels are associated with cognitive changes in individuals with a first episode of psychosis: A prospective 1-year follow-up study. Schizophr Res 2016; 171:182-6. [PMID: 26805411 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 12/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The results of previous cross-sectional studies suggest that free thyroxine (FT4) levels are associated with cognitive abilities (particularly attention/vigilance) during the early stages of psychosis. We aimed to explore whether hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid hormones predict cognitive changes in a 1-year longitudinal study following first episodes of psychosis (FEP). We studied 36 FEP patients and a control group of 50 healthy subjects (HS). Plasma levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and FT4 were measured. Cognitive assessment was performed with the MATRICS Cognitive Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB). FEP patients were assessed twice (baseline and after 1year), whereas HS were assessed only once. We compared cognitive changes at 1year between three groups based on baseline FT4 levels: 1) lowest quartile (Q1, FT4<1.16ng/dL); 2) medium quartiles (Q2-Q3, FT4 1.16-1.54ng/dL); and 3) highest quartile (Q4, FT4>1.54ng/dL). No differences in TSH or FT4 levels were found between HS and FEP patients. All participants had FT4 levels within the normal range. HS outperformed FEP patients in all cognitive tasks. In relation to the relationship between FT4 levels and cognitive changes, a U-shaped pattern was observed: FEP patients from the middle quartiles (Q2-Q3) improved in attention/vigilance, whereas both extreme quartiles (Q1 and Q4) showed a worsening in this cognitive domain over time. Patients with lower FT4 (Q1) showed poorer baseline attention; therefore, lower baseline FT4 levels predicted a poorer prognosis in terms of attention performance. Our study suggests that baseline FT4 levels are associated with changes in attention and vigilance performance over one year in FEP patients.
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- J Labad
- Department of Psychiatry, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, CIBERSAM, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, CIBERSAM, Reus, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, CIBERSAM, Reus, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, CIBERSAM, Reus, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, CIBERSAM, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Nostra Senyora de Meritxell, Servei Andorrà d'Atenció Sanitària, Andorra
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- Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, CIBERSAM, Reus, Spain
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Beztsinna N, Solé M, Taib N, Bestel I. Bioengineered riboflavin in nanotechnology. Biomaterials 2016; 80:121-133. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Pelayo R, Solé M, Sánchez MJ, Molina A, Valera M. Behavioural linear standardized scoring system of the Lidia cattle breed by testing in herd: estimation of genetic parameters. J Anim Breed Genet 2015; 133:414-21. [PMID: 26676717 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12198] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Docility is very important for cattle production, and many behavioural tests to measure this trait have been developed. However, very few objective behavioural tests to measure the opposite approach 'aggressive behaviour' have been described. Therefore, the aim of this work was to validate in the Lidia cattle breed a behavioural linear standardized scoring system that measure the aggressiveness and enable genetic analysis of behavioural traits expressing fearless and fighting ability. Reproducibility and repeatability measures were calculated for the 12 linear traits of this scoring system to assess its accuracy, and ranged from 85.3 and 94.2%, and from 66.7 to 97.9%, respectively. Genetic parameters were estimated using an animal model with a Bayesian approach. A total of 1202 behavioural records were used. The pedigree matrix contained 5001 individuals. Heritability values (with standard deviations) ranged between 0.13 (0.04) (Falls of the bull) and 0.41 (0.08) (Speed of approach to horse). Genetic correlations varied from 0.01 (0.07) to 0.90 (0.13). Finally, an exploratory factor analysis using the genetic correlation matrix was calculated. Three main factors were retained to describe the traditional genetic indexes aggressiveness, strength and mobility.
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- R Pelayo
- Department Ciencias Agro-Forestales, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
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- Department Ciencias Agro-Forestales, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department Ciencias Agro-Forestales, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department Ciencias Agro-Forestales, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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Siscar R, Varó I, Solé M. Hepatic and branchial xenobiotic biomarker responses in Solea spp. from several NW Mediterranean fishing grounds. Mar Environ Res 2015; 112:35-43. [PMID: 26392351 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Revised: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The common sole, Solea solea and the Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis are two important commercial benthic species that coexist in the NW Mediterranean Sea. Several common biomarkers of chemical exposure were measured in two organs (liver and gills) involved in a different degree in biotransformation and detoxification processes. These parameters were: phase I cytochrome P450 CYP1A-dependent ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase and carboxylesterase activities, phase II glutathione S-transferase activity and the enzymatic antioxidants: catalase, glutathione reductase and glutathione peroxidase. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) considering biometric variables (size and weight) and all liver and gill biomarkers discriminated at a certain extent individuals of both species collected at the different fishing grounds. Esterase inhibition by the organophosphorus pesticides dichlorvos and diazinon was also compared in vitro in muscle, liver and gill of the two species revealing a differential sensitivity. The use of benthic sole in pollution monitoring of Southern Europe is discussed as local sentinel in respect to other benthic fish from more Northern latitudes.
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- R Siscar
- Departamento Biología Funcional y Antropología Física, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50 Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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- Institut de Ciencies del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49 08003, Barcelona, Spain.
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Sun P, Esteban G, Inokuchi T, Marco-Contelles J, Weksler BB, Romero IA, Couraud PO, Unzeta M, Solé M. Protective effect of the multitarget compound DPH-4 on human SSAO/VAP-1-expressing hCMEC/D3 cells under oxygen-glucose deprivation conditions: an in vitro experimental model of cerebral ischaemia. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:5390-402. [PMID: 26362823 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stroke and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are related pathologies in which the cerebrovascular system is involved. Plasma levels of semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase/vascular adhesion protein 1 (SSAO/VAP-1, also known as Primary Amine Oxidase -PrAO) are increased in both stroke and AD patients and contribute to the vascular damage. During inflammation, its enzymatic activity mediates leukocyte recruitment to the injured tissue, inducing damage in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and neuronal tissue. We hypothesized that by altering cerebrovascular function, SSAO/VAP-1 might play a role in the stroke-AD transition. Therefore, we evaluated the protective effect of the novel multitarget-directed ligand DPH-4, initially designed for AD therapy, on the BBB. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH A human microvascular brain endothelial cell line expressing human SSAO/VAP-1 was generated, as the expression of SSAO/VAP-1 is lost in cultured cells. To simulate ischaemic damage, these cells were subjected to oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) and re-oxygenation conditions. The protective role of DPH-4 was then evaluated in the presence of methylamine, an SSAO substrate, and/or β-amyloid (Aβ). KEY RESULTS Under our conditions, DPH-4 protected brain endothelial cells from OGD and re-oxygenation-induced damage, and also decreased SSAO-dependent leukocyte adhesion. DPH-4 was also effective at preventing the damage induced by OGD and re-oxygenation in the presence of Aβ as a model of AD pathology. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS From these results, we concluded that the multitarget compound DPH-4 might be of therapeutic benefit to delay the onset and/or progression of the neurological pathologies associated with stroke and AD, which appear to be linked.
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- P Sun
- Institut de Neurociències i Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular. Edifici M, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Neurociències i Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular. Edifici M, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 3.1.1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Instituto de Química Orgánica General (CSIC), 3 Juan de la Cierva, Madrid, 28006, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR 8104, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut de Neurociències i Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular. Edifici M, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Neurociències i Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular. Edifici M, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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Araujo IK, Solé M, Ginès A. Performance of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) needles. How to handle specimens? Minerva Med 2014; 105:323-331. [PMID: 25028866] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- I K Araujo
- Endoscopy Unit, Gastroenterology Department, ICMDM IDIBAPS, CIBERehd CDB Hospital Clínic Barcelona. Spain -
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Lledó-García E, Riera L, Passas J, Paredes D, Morales JM, Sánchez-Escuredo A, Burgos-Revilla FJ, de Andrés Belmonte A, Oppenheimer F, Rodríguez-Ferrero ML, Solé M, Matesanz R, Valentín M, Pascual J. Spanish consensus document for acceptance and rejection of kidneys from expanded criteria donors. Clin Transplant 2014; 28:1155-66. [PMID: 25109314 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In the recent years, more than 60% of available deceased donors are either older than 50 yr or have significant vascular comorbidities. This makes the acceptance and rejection criteria of renal allografts very rigorous, especially in cases of younger recipients, and at the same time encourages live donations. In our country, there is a lack of homogeneity in the percentages of use of expanded criteria donor (ECD) allografts between the different autonomous communities. Furthermore, the criteria vary greatly, and in some cases, great importance is given to the biopsy while in others very little. In this study, we present a unified and homogenous criteria agreed upon by consensus of a 10-member Panel representing major scientific societies related to renal transplantation in Spain. The criteria are to be used in accepting and/or rejecting kidneys from the so-called ECDs. The goal was to standardize the use of these organs, to optimize the results, and most importantly to provide for the maximum well being of our patients. Finally, we believe that after taking into account the Panel's thorough review of specific scientific literature, this document will be adaptable to other national renal transplant programmes.
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Siscar R, Torreblanca A, del Ramo J, Solé M. Modulation of metallothionein and metal partitioning in liver and kidney of Solea senegalensis after long-term acclimation to two environmental temperatures. Environ Res 2014; 132:197-205. [PMID: 24813577 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.04.020] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Juveniles of Solea senegalensis were fed with commercial pellets under controlled conditions at two environmental Mediterranean temperatures (15 and 20°C) for two months. After this period, the accumulation of essential and non-essential metals and metallothionein (MT) levels was measured in liver and kidney by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and pulse polarography, respectively. The bioaccumulation factor (BAF) for selected metals in both tissues was calculated in relation to levels present in the feed. Tissue partitioning (liver/kidney) and molar ratios, considering the metal protective mechanisms: MT and Selenium (Se), were included for evaluating the detoxification capacity of each tissue. Ag, Cd, Cu and Mn were preferentially accumulated in the liver whereas Co, Fe, Hg, Se and Zn were found in larger concentrations in the kidney, and higher temperature enhanced the accumulation of some of them, but not all. MT content in liver, but not in kidney, was also influenced by temperature changes and by length of exposure. The BAF revealed that Cu was taken up mainly by the liver whereas Se was efficiently taken up by both tissues. The high molar ratios of MT and most metals denoted the kidney's remarkable spare capacity for metal detoxification through MT binding. Moreover, the potential protective role of Se was also more evident in kidney as a higher Se:Cd and Se:Ag molar ratios were reached in this organ. In contrast to other fish, the storage of Cd in kidney was particularly low.
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- R Siscar
- Departamento Biología Funcional y Antropología Física, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50 Burjassot, 46100 València, Spain
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- Departamento Biología Funcional y Antropología Física, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50 Burjassot, 46100 València, Spain
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- Departamento Biología Funcional y Antropología Física, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50 Burjassot, 46100 València, Spain
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- Institut de Ciencies del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Passeig marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
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Siscar R, Torreblanca A, Palanques A, Solé M. Metal concentrations and detoxification mechanisms in Solea solea and Solea senegalensis from NW Mediterranean fishing grounds. Mar Pollut Bull 2013; 77:90-99. [PMID: 24215996 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.026] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The common sole, Solea solea and the Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis are two important commercial species that coexist in the NW Mediterranean Sea. The present field survey was designed to assess the role of kidney in metal handling and detoxification in the two sole species collected at six fishing grounds along the Catalan coast. Metallothionein (MT) and selenium (Se) were analysed in relation to toxic metal loads in kidney as potential protective mechanisms. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities as well as lipid peroxidation (LP) levels were measured in several tissues as general markers of toxicity. AChE was measured in brain muscle and gills, LDH in plasma and LP in muscle and gills. The protective role of MT and Se was indicated by the positive correlations with Hg and Cd levels as well as with the high Se:Hg ratio, in a species-dependent way. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) considering all chemical and biomarker variables discriminated individuals collected at the different fishing grounds.
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- R Siscar
- Departamento Biología Funcional y Antropología Física, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain
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Rinaudo M, Cobos-Trigueros N, Solé M, Castro P, Hernández C, Nicolas JM, Vila J, Morata L, Pumarol J, Soriano A, Mensa J, Martínez JA. Comparison of acquisition of resistant microorganisms and infections in critically-ill patients with and without malignancies. Minerva Anestesiol 2013; 79:1217-1228. [PMID: 23752716] [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: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with malignancies are often considered at risk of acquiring infections by resistant or potentially resistant microorganisms (RPRMs). However, data supporting this contention is scarce. We have compared critically ill patients with haematological malignancies (HM), solid tumours (ST) and without cancer (NC) in terms of acquisition of RPRMs, infections and mortality. METHODS Observational, prospective cohort study of patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit (ICU). Swabbing of nares, pharynx and rectum, and culture of respiratory secretions were obtained within 48 h of admission and thrice weekly thereafter. Clinical samples were obtained as deemed necessary by the attending physician. Clinical variables, severity scores on admission and exposures during ICU stay were also collected. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate ICU mortality. RESULTS Out of 969 included patients 127 (13.1%) had HM and 93 (9.6%) had ST. Patients with malignancies were more frequently exposed to central venous catheterization, methylprednisolone, and any antipseudomonal antibiotic whereas they were less commonly exposed to invasive mechanical ventilation. Patients with HM were more often admitted with an infection. There were no differences among groups in terms of RPRMs acquisition during ICU stay or prevalence of ICU-acquired infections due to any microorganism, including RPRMs. Having a HM was an independent predictor of mortality regardless of APACHE II score. CONCLUSION Critically ill cancer patients did not show a higher rate of RPRMs acquisition nor ICU-acquired infections. Mortality was higher in the HM group and it was not accurately predicted on admission by APACHE II score.
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB, Universitat de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain -
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Cobos-Trigueros N, Rinaudo M, Solé M, Castro P, Pumarol J, Hernández C, Fernández S, Nicolás JM, Mallolas J, Vila J, Morata L, Gatell JM, Soriano A, Mensa J, Martínez JA. Acquisition of resistant microorganisms and infections in HIV-infected patients admitted to the ICU. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2013; 33:611-20. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-013-1995-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Received: 07/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Solé M, Santos R, Gómez M, Galisteo A, Valera M. Evaluation of conformation against traits associated with dressage ability in unridden Iberian horses at the trot. Res Vet Sci 2013; 95:660-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Revised: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Barth A, Souza VA, Solé M, Costa MA. Molecular cytogenetics of nucleolar organizer regions in Phyllomedusa and Phasmahyla species (Hylidae, Phyllomedusinae): a cytotaxonomic contribution. Genet Mol Res 2013; 12:2400-8. [PMID: 23979880 DOI: 10.4238/2013.july.15.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Chromosome numbers, morphology, and nucleolus organizer region (NOR) locations are useful cytological characters for taxonomic and evolutionary studies. In this study, we provide the first cytogenetic analysis of Phyllomedusa bahiana and Phasmahyla spectabilis, and report new cytogenetic data on variation in NOR numbers and positions in Phyllomedusa rohdei and Phyllomedusa nordestina using conventional staining, AgNOR-banding, and 45S rDNA fluorescence in situ hybridization. All 4 species showed 2n = 26 chromosomes. P. spectabilis and P. bahiana had only 1 pair of NOR-carrying chromosomes. P. bahiana showed an NOR length polymorphism, and a rare homomorphic self-compatibility for both NOR lengths in anurans. Variation in the number of NOR-bearing chromosomes was found between the sampled populations of P. nordestina, ranging from 3 to 4. This study also clarified previous conflicting results concerning the occurrence of inter- and intra-population NOR variation in P. rohdei. The variation, confirmed by 45S rDNA fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis, was congruent with results obtained from AgNOR-banding in all species.
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- A Barth
- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, BA, Brasil
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Sànchez-Nogué B, Varó I, Solé M. Comparative analysis of selected biomarkers and pesticide sensitivity in juveniles of Solea solea and Solea senegalensis. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2013; 20:3480-3488. [PMID: 23212268 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1355-5] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 11/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The common sole, Solea solea (Linneus, 1758), and the Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis (Kaup, 1858), are two important commercial species that coexist in the NW Mediterranean. In order to assess the species' ability to respond to chemical insults, a comparison of activities on enzymes involved in xenobiotic metabolism was carried out. Juveniles of both species were sampled in winter 2011 from the Ebro Delta region, and activities of selected enzymes such as acetylcholinesterase (AChE), carboxylesterase (CbE), ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) were determined in several tissues. Lipid peroxidation (LP) levels in plasma were measured as a sign of oxidative stress. In vitro exposures to selected pesticides were contrasted, analysing AChE and CbE activities in several tissue homogenates. Overall, enzymatic activities were higher in S. solea except for gill GST and CbE and kidney GST, while plasmatic LP levels were similar. In vitro contrasts revealed lower IC50 values for CbE activities in S. solea, suggesting a greater buffer capacity of this enzyme to potentially reduce pesticide toxicity over AChE.
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- B Sànchez-Nogué
- Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Solé M, Manzanera M, Bartolomé A, Tort L, Caixach J. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in sediments from fishing grounds in the NW Mediterranean: ecotoxicological implications for the benthic fish Solea sp. Mar Pollut Bull 2013; 67:158-165. [PMID: 23219395 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.018] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Revised: 10/23/2012] [Accepted: 11/08/2012] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Sediment polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorinated pesticides (OCls) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were measured during winter 2011 at seven sites on the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean). Also at these sites, the benthic fish Solea solea and Solea senegalensis were fished for biomarker analysis. Chemical concentrations did not exceed the values considered safe by sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) for PAHs. However, levels of DDT (94.5 ng/g d.w.) and PCBs (15.1 ng/g d.w.) were significant in the Ebre Delta. Nonspecific immune parameters in S. solea showed a positive correlation between lysozyme activity in plasma and PAH content in sediment (r=0.982, p<0.01) and the opposite trend occurred with the complement test (ACH50) (r=-0.837; p<0.05). Cell counts (monocytes, lymphocytes and granulocytes) were elevated at most PAH-affected sites. A high concentration of bile FACs (fluorescent aromatic compounds) occurred at the northern station.
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- M Solé
- Institut de Ciencies del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
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Solé M, Valera M, Gómez M, Cervantes I, Fernández J. Implementation of Optimum Contributions Selection in endangered local breeds: the case of the Menorca Horse population. J Anim Breed Genet 2012; 130:218-26. [DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 11/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- M. Solé
- University of Seville; Seville Spain
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- University of Seville; Seville Spain
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- University of Seville; Seville Spain
- A.C.P.C. Raza Menorquina; Ciutadella de Menorca Spain
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Parriego M, Solé M, Boada M, Vidal F, Coroleu B, Veiga A. P34 Oocyte accumulation: an efficient tool to improve preimplantation genetic diagnosis in cases of low response. Reprod Biomed Online 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(12)60251-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: 11/15/2022]
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Silvariño R, Sant F, Espinosa G, Pons-Estel G, Solé M, Cervera R, Arrizabalaga P. Nephropathy associated with antiphospholipid antibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2011; 20:721-9. [PMID: 21486929 DOI: 10.1177/0961203310397410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nephropathy associated with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) has been proposed as a risk factor of worse renal prognosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the prevalence of aPL-associated nephropathy (aPLN) among patients with lupus nephritis and to describe their functional renal outcome. METHODS A total of 79 renal biopsies from 77 patients followed at the Hospital Clinic, Spain were analysed. Each renal biopsy was evaluated by a pathologist who was blinded to the aPL status. Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), fibrous intimal hyperplasia (FIH), fibrocellular arterial occlusion (FAO), focal cortical atrophy (FCA), and tubular thyroidization as lesions suggestive of aPLN were identified. RESULTS aPLN was found in nine (11.4%) biopsies. TMA was found in three (33.3%) cases whereas chronic aPLN, represented by FIH and FCA, was found in four (44.4%) and three (33.3%) cases, respectively. A significant association between the presence of aPL and aPLN was found (p = 0.003). Patients with lupus anticoagulant (LA) plus IgG anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) showed an increased prevalence of aPLN (OR: 3.61, 95% CI 1.28-5.14; p = 0.002). Creatinine levels were significantly increased in patients with aPLN compared with those with aPL without aPLN (p = 0.038). However, no significant difference in complete remission, partial remission, not response, and established renal damage between groups was observed at the end of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS The aPL have an important role in the pathogenesis of renal lesions in SLE patients. Prospective studies are needed to address the role of aPLN in the long-term outcome of SLE patients with positive aPL.
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- R Silvariño
- Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Santos MM, Solé M, Lima D, Hambach B, Ferreira AM, Reis-Henriques MA. Validating a multi-biomarker approach with the shanny Lipophrys pholis to monitor oil spills in European marine ecosystems. Chemosphere 2010; 81:685-691. [PMID: 20797766 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.07.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2010] [Revised: 07/21/2010] [Accepted: 07/28/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Oil spills are an importance source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the aquatic environment. Intertidal communities are particularly sensitive since most organisms from these ecosystems are sessile or present reduced mobility. Hence, it is important to validate the use of resident species as sentinels to characterize the impact of oil spills on the rocky shores and the improvement during the restoration process. Recently the advantages of using the shanny Lipophrys pholis in pollution monitoring within the northwestern Atlantic coast has been pointed out. Therefore, with the aim of further validating the use of L. pholis in pollution monitoring associated with petrogenic hydrocarbon contamination, a multi-biomarker approach study was carried out 1 week after a moderate oil spill from the waste treatment plant (WTP) of the major Portuguese refinery in the north of Portugal (Petrogal). Fish collected at 2 km from the accident displayed a significant induction of ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase activity (EROD) and fluorescent aromatic compounds (FACs) in bile (up to a 5-fold induction) in comparison with the pre-spill scenario, and a 15% induction in erythrocytic nuclear abnormalities (ENA), a biomarker of genotoxicity. In contrast, no significant differences were recorded in the reference site. In order to better characterize the time-course accumulation of FACs in bile after a PAH insult, laboratory exposure of L. pholis to benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) was performed. A clear dose-response accumulation of B[a]P metabolites was observed that closely reflected nominal exposure concentrations already after 3d. Overall, the findings of the present study highlight the potential of L. pholis in pollution monitoring dealing not only with chronic contamination, but also with oil spill accidents of a moderate scale. Taking into consideration that EROD and FACs determinations in L. pholis are cost effective, rapid and easy to use, they offer a great potential to be incorporated into risk assessment of PAHs in the scope of national monitoring programs and the European Water Policy legislation.
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- M M Santos
- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 177, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal.
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Fernández-Esparrach G, Sendino O, Solé M, Pellisé M, Colomo L, Pardo A, Martínez-Pallí G, Argüello L, Bordas J, Llach J, Ginès A. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and trucut biopsy in the diagnosis of gastric stromal tumors: a randomized crossover study. TumorDiagn u Ther 2010; 31:276-283. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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The pigmented strain Serratia marcescens ATCC 274 had a higher buffering capacity and a higher membrane H conductance than S. marcescens GP, a spontaneous nonpigmented mutant of ATCC 274. The data suggest that mutations which apparently affect only the synthesis of a secondary metabolite can modify buffering capacity and passive H conductance.
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- Departament de Microbiologia i Parasitologia Sanitàries, Divisió de Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Fernández-Esparrach G, Sendino O, Solé M, Pellisé M, Colomo L, Pardo A, Martínez-Pallí G, Argüello L, Bordas JM, Llach J, Ginès A. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and trucut biopsy in the diagnosis of gastric stromal tumors: a randomized crossover study. Endoscopy 2010; 42:292-9. [PMID: 20354939 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1244074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) has important prognostic and therapeutic implications. The specific diagnosis of GIST has to be based on immunocytochemistry. This study aimed to prospectively compare in a crossover manner the accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and EUS-guided trucut biopsy (EUS-TCB) in the specific diagnosis of gastric GISTs. We hypothesized that EUS-TCB is superior to EUS-FNA in this respect. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty patients with gastric subepithelial tumors suspected on the basis of EUS of being a GIST underwent both EUS-FNA and EUS-TCB. The sequence in which the techniques were employed was randomly assigned to avoid bias. RESULTS Forty tumors were sampled (mean number of passes: 2.1 +/- 0.9 with EUS-TNB and 1.9 +/- 0.8 with EUS-FNA; P = not significant, NS). Final diagnoses were: GIST (n = 27), carcinoma (n = 2), leiomyoma (n = 1), schwannoma (n = 1), and no diagnosis possible (n = 9). Device failure occurred in 6 patients with EUS-TCB. A cytohistological diagnosis of mesenchymal tumor (n = 29) and carcinoma (n = 2) was made in 70 % of cases by EUS-FNA and in 60 % of cases by EUS-TCB ( P = NS). Among the samples that were adequate, immunohistochemistry could be performed in 74 % of EUS-FNA samples and in 91 % of EUS-TCB samples ( P = 0.025). When inadequate samples were included, the overall diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA was 52 % and that of EUS-TCB was 55 % ( P = NS). There were no complications. CONCLUSIONS EUS-TCB is not superior to EUS-FNA in GISTs because of the high rate of technical failure of trucut. However, when an adequate sample is obtained with EUS-TCB, immunohistochemical phenotyping is almost always possible. EUS-TCB can be safely performed in this set of patients.
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- Endoscopy Unit, Institut de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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Barata C, Fabregat MC, Cotín J, Huertas D, Solé M, Quirós L, Sanpera C, Jover L, Ruiz X, Grimalt JO, Piña B. Blood biomarkers and contaminant levels in feathers and eggs to assess environmental hazards in heron nestlings from impacted sites in Ebro basin (NE Spain). Environ Pollut 2010; 158:704-710. [PMID: 19892448 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2009] [Revised: 09/07/2009] [Accepted: 10/13/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Blood biomarkers and levels of major pollutants in eggs and feathers were used to determine pollution effects in nestlings of the Purple Heron Ardea purpurea and the Little Egret Egretta garzetta, sampled on three Ebro River (NE Spain) areas: a reference site, a site affected by the effluents of a chlor-alkali industry and the river Delta. The two impacted heron populations showed mutually different pollutant and response patterns, suggesting different sources of contamination. In the population nesting near the chlor-alkali plant, elevated levels of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in eggs, and mercury in feathers in A. purpurea chicks were related with reduced blood antioxidant defenses and increased levels of micronuclei. In Ebro Delta, high levels of plasmatic lactate dehydrogenase in A. purpurea chicks and high frequency of micronuclei in blood of both species were tentatively associated with intensive agricultural activities taking place in the area. These results provide the first evidence of a biological response in heron chicks to the release of pollutants at a chlor-alkali plant.
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- C Barata
- Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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Solé M, Baena M, Arnau S, Carrasson M, Maynou F, Cartes J. Muscular biomarker responses in several marine fish species from the NW Mediterranean and their relationship with ecological markers. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.05.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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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Adán A, Solé M, Corcostegui B, Navarro R, Burés A. Cytological vitreous findings in a patient with infantile neurological cutaneous and articular (CINCA) syndrome. BMJ Case Rep 2009; 2009:bcr09.2008.0992. [PMID: 21686518 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The CINCA syndrome is an inflammatory disease characterised by persistent rash and chronic aseptic meningitis, with extensive infiltration of polymorphonuclear and macrophage cells at the sites of inflammation. The CINCA syndrome belongs to the group of systemic autoinflammatory diseases characterised by episodic or fluctuating degrees of inflammation, without evidence of high-titre autoantibodies or antigen-specific T cells. The disease is caused by mutations in the CIAS1 gene that encodes a protein cryopyrin, NALP3 or PYPAF1. Mutations in cryopyrin have a profound pro-inflammatory effect. Cryopyrin is a caspase 1 activator, which in turn causes the activation of interleukin (IL)1ß. The activating mutations of cryopyrin induce an excessive activation of IL1ß, which causes an influx of macrophages and polymorphonuclear cells to the site of inflammation, in our patient, in his eye.
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- Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Solé M, Rodríguez S, Papiol V, Maynou F, Cartes JE. Xenobiotic metabolism markers in marine fish with different trophic strategies and their relationship to ecological variables. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2009; 149:83-9. [PMID: 18708160 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Revised: 07/16/2008] [Accepted: 07/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nine fish species of commercial interest from six teleost families and two species of elasmobranchs were selected for characterisation of hepatic biomarkers used in early-warning assessment of pollutant exposure. The sampling was carried out in front of the Barcelona coast (NW Mediterranean) during December 2006 at shelf (53 m) and slope (660 m) depths. The enzymes considered included the antioxidant defence catalase (CAT) and glutathione reductase (GR), phase I ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) and phase II glutathione S-transferase (GST). Protein yield (PY) was used as a general marker of hepatic protein synthesis. Significant interspecies differences were evidenced, although each marker varied independently. Enzymatic activities in teleosts were higher than in elasmobranchs; they were very low in Scyliorhinus canicula (mainly a benthic feeder), but not so low in Galeus melastomus (pelagic feeder). In relation to depth, shallow water, shelf-living species had higher metabolic activities. Trophic variables were significantly related to PY and EROD activity, and were especially high in benthic/suprabenthic feeders. Trophic level (deduced from stable isotopy) and stomach fullness were associated with all hepatic markers, except GR. Swimming capacity was related to all hepatic enzymes. Our findings can be applied, not only from the perspective of conservation ecology regarding pollution, but also in fisheries, due to the economic interest of the species involved.
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- M Solé
- Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain.
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