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  1. Article: Enhance Wine Production Potential by Using Fresh and Dried Red Grape and Blueberry Mixtures with Different Yeast Strains for Fermentation.

    Martín-Gómez, Juan / García-Martínez, Teresa / Varo, M Ángeles / Mérida, Julieta / Serratosa, María P

    Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 21

    Abstract: Red grapes and blueberries are known for their high content of bioactive compounds and antioxidant properties. In Mediterranean winemaking, traditional sun-drying can be replaced by controlled-airflow-chamber-drying, which provides better quality, higher ...

    Abstract Red grapes and blueberries are known for their high content of bioactive compounds and antioxidant properties. In Mediterranean winemaking, traditional sun-drying can be replaced by controlled-airflow-chamber-drying, which provides better quality, higher phenolic content, and increased antioxidants. This study aimed to increase the sugar content and phenolic compounds of the must by drying the fruits to fifty per cent of their original moisture content. Two musts were prepared: the first one was prepared by combining fresh red grapes and dried blueberries (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-26
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2704223-6
    ISSN 2304-8158
    ISSN 2304-8158
    DOI 10.3390/foods12213925
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  2. Article ; Online: Efficacy and safety of adjunctive cenobamate: Post-hoc analysis of study C017 in patients grouped by mechanism of action of concomitant antiseizure medications.

    Brandt, Christian / Sánchez-Álvarez, Juan Carlos / Steinhoff, Bernhard J / Milanov, Ivan / Serratosa, Jose M

    Seizure

    2022  Volume 96, Page(s) 86–93

    Abstract: Purpose: To assess how efficacy and safety outcomes were affected when cenobamate was co-administered with antiseizure medications (ASMs) that use either sodium channel blocker (SCB) or non-sodium channel blocker (non-SCB) mechanisms of action (MoAs) in ...

    Abstract Purpose: To assess how efficacy and safety outcomes were affected when cenobamate was co-administered with antiseizure medications (ASMs) that use either sodium channel blocker (SCB) or non-sodium channel blocker (non-SCB) mechanisms of action (MoAs) in patients with uncontrolled focal seizures.
    Methods: An exploratory post-hoc analysis of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study (YKP3089C017) was conducted. Baseline concomitant ASMs were grouped as either those that employed an SCB or non-SCB MoA. Efficacy was examined by cenobamate dose (100 mg, 200 mg, and 400 mg/day) and concomitant ASM group using responder rates (≥50%, ≥75%, ≥90% seizure reduction; 100% seizure reduction/seizure freedom) during the maintenance phase and median percentage seizure reduction during the double-blind period. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were examined in the double-blind period.
    Results: When co-administered with SCBs or non-SCBs, significantly higher percentages of patients achieved ≥50%, ≥75%, and ≥90% responder rates with cenobamate 200 mg/day and/or 400 mg/day versus placebo. Additionally, significantly higher percentages of patients achieved seizure freedom with cenobamate 400 mg/day versus placebo (SCB group, 17.5% versus 1.2%; non-SCB group, 40.0% versus 0.0%). Patients receiving 200 mg/day and 400 mg/day and concomitant SCBs and all patients taking cenobamate combined with non-SCB concomitant ASMs had significantly greater median percentage reductions in focal seizure frequency versus placebo. TEAEs were similar across groups; however, dizziness was more frequently reported in the SCB group.
    Conclusion: Cenobamate is a highly effective new treatment option for patients with uncontrolled focal seizures when co-administered with SCB or non-SCB ASMs.
    MeSH term(s) Anticonvulsants/adverse effects ; Carbamates/adverse effects ; Chlorophenols/adverse effects ; Double-Blind Method ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Humans ; Tetrazoles ; Treatment Outcome
    Chemical Substances Anticonvulsants ; Carbamates ; Chlorophenols ; Tetrazoles ; Cenobamate (P85X70RZWS)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
    ZDB-ID 1137610-7
    ISSN 1532-2688 ; 1059-1311
    ISSN (online) 1532-2688
    ISSN 1059-1311
    DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2022.02.003
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  3. Article: Consumer Perceptions of Precision Livestock Farming-A Qualitative Study in Three European Countries.

    Krampe, Caspar / Serratosa, Jordi / Niemi, Jarkko K / Ingenbleek, Paul T M

    Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 5

    Abstract: Scholars in the fields of animal science and technology have investigated how precision livestock farming (PLF) can contribute to the quality and efficiency of animal husbandry and to the health and welfare of farm animals. Although the results of such ... ...

    Abstract Scholars in the fields of animal science and technology have investigated how precision livestock farming (PLF) can contribute to the quality and efficiency of animal husbandry and to the health and welfare of farm animals. Although the results of such studies provide promising avenues for the development of PLF technologies and their potential for the application in animal husbandry, the perspectives of consumers with regard to PLF technologies have yet to be the subject of much investigation. To address this research gap, the current study explores consumer perceptions of PLF technologies within the pork and dairy value chains. The investigation is based on results from six focus group discussions conducted in three European countries, each reflecting a different market environment: Finland, the Netherlands and Spain. The results indicate that consumers expect the implementation of different PLF technologies to enhance the health and welfare of farm animals, while generating environmental improvements and increasing the transparency of value-chain processes. The analysis further reveals three over-arching consumer concerns: (1) the fear that the integration of PLF technologies will introduce more industrialisation into livestock farming production; (2) the concern that PLF technologies and data are vulnerable to misuse and cyber-crime; and (3) the concern that PLF information is not communicated adequately to allow informed purchase decisions. The research findings provide directions for members of the animal-based food value chain to make informed decisions to improve their sustainability, social responsibility and credibility by endorsing the acceptance of PLF (technologies) amongst European consumers.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2606558-7
    ISSN 2076-2615
    ISSN 2076-2615
    DOI 10.3390/ani11051221
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  4. Article ; Online: Influence of Fermentation Time on the Phenolic Compounds, Vitamin C, Color and Antioxidant Activity in the Winemaking Process of Blueberry (

    Varo, M Angeles / Serratosa, Maria P / Martín-Gómez, Juan / Moyano, Lourdes / Mérida, Julieta

    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 27, Issue 22

    Abstract: Flavonoid compounds, including anthocyanins and flavan-3-ol derivatives, total tannins, total vitamin C and resveratrol were analyzed by HPLC in blueberry fruits, their skin and pulp, as well as in wines produced from them. Two wines were elaborated, ... ...

    Abstract Flavonoid compounds, including anthocyanins and flavan-3-ol derivatives, total tannins, total vitamin C and resveratrol were analyzed by HPLC in blueberry fruits, their skin and pulp, as well as in wines produced from them. Two wines were elaborated, with different times of fermentation. The fruit analysis provided information on the distribution of bioactive compounds in the berries, showing that the skin had the highest concentrations of all compounds. The winemaking process needed a maceration stage to extract these compounds from skins to wine. This maceration process increased the concentration of all compounds and the antioxidant activity values measured by the DPPH assay, but long maceration times decreased the compounds and the antioxidant activity, due to the phenolic compounds that were involved in several reactions, such as polymerization, copigmentation, degradation, formation of pyranoanthocyanins and reactions between anthocyanins and tannins. The sensorial analysis of wines showed that partial fermentation wine had better characteristics than total fermentation wine, although both wines had a high acidity.
    MeSH term(s) Anthocyanins/chemistry ; Antioxidants/analysis ; Ascorbic Acid/analysis ; Blueberry Plants ; Fermentation ; Phenols/analysis ; Tannins/analysis ; Vitamins/analysis ; Vitis/chemistry ; Wine/analysis
    Chemical Substances Anthocyanins ; Antioxidants ; Ascorbic Acid (PQ6CK8PD0R) ; Phenols ; Tannins ; Vitamins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-10
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1413402-0
    ISSN 1420-3049 ; 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    ISSN (online) 1420-3049
    ISSN 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    DOI 10.3390/molecules27227744
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  5. Article: Gene replacement therapy for Lafora disease in the

    Zafra-Puerta, Luis / Burgos, Daniel F / Iglesias-Cabeza, Nerea / González-Fernández, Juan / Sánchez-Martín, Gema / Sánchez, Marina P / Serratosa, José M

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2023  

    Abstract: Lafora disease is a rare and fatal form of progressive myoclonic epilepsy typically occurring early in adolescence. Common symptoms include seizures, dementia, and a progressive neurological decline leading to death within 5-15 years from onset. The ... ...

    Abstract Lafora disease is a rare and fatal form of progressive myoclonic epilepsy typically occurring early in adolescence. Common symptoms include seizures, dementia, and a progressive neurological decline leading to death within 5-15 years from onset. The disease results from mutations transmitted with autosomal recessive inheritance in the
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2023.12.14.571636
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  6. Article ; Online: Onset of efficacy and adverse events during Cenobamate titration period.

    Steinhoff, Bernhard J / Ben-Menachem, Elinor / Brandt, Christian / García Morales, Irene / Rosenfeld, William E / Santamarina, Estevo / Serratosa, José M

    Acta neurologica Scandinavica

    2022  Volume 146, Issue 3, Page(s) 265–275

    Abstract: Objectives: Cenobamate is an antiseizure medication (ASM) approved in Europe as adjunctive therapy for adults with inadequately controlled focal seizures. This post hoc analysis reports onset of efficacy and characterizes time to onset, duration, and ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Cenobamate is an antiseizure medication (ASM) approved in Europe as adjunctive therapy for adults with inadequately controlled focal seizures. This post hoc analysis reports onset of efficacy and characterizes time to onset, duration, and severity of the most common treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) during cenobamate titration.
    Materials & methods: Adult patients with uncontrolled focal seizures taking 1 to 3 concomitant ASMs were randomized to receive adjunctive cenobamate or placebo (double-blind studies C013 and C017) or cenobamate (open-label study C021). Outcome assessments included efficacy (median percentage change in seizure frequency and onset [studies C013 and C017]) and safety (onset, duration, and severity of TEAEs [all studies]).
    Results: Onset of efficacy was observed by Weeks 1 to 4 of titration in studies C013 and C017 which used a faster titration schedule than study CO21. In study C013, the median percentage seizure frequency reduction was 36.7% in patients receiving cenobamate versus 16.3% in those taking placebo (p = .002); in study C017, significant differences in seizure frequency emerged in Week 1 and continued throughout titration between all cenobamate groups and placebo (p < .001). The most commonly reported TEAEs were somnolence, dizziness, fatigue, and headache, with first onset of each reported as early as Week 1; however, the majority resolved.
    Conclusions: Reductions in seizure frequency occurred during titration with initial efficacy observed prior to reaching the target dose. These reductions were regarded as clinically meaningful because they may indicate early efficacy at lower doses than previously expected and had a considerable impact on patient quality of life. Long-term treatment with adjunctive cenobamate was generally safe and well-tolerated.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Anticonvulsants/adverse effects ; Carbamates ; Chlorophenols ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Epilepsies, Partial/drug therapy ; Humans ; Quality of Life ; Seizures/drug therapy ; Tetrazoles ; Treatment Outcome
    Chemical Substances Anticonvulsants ; Carbamates ; Chlorophenols ; Tetrazoles ; Cenobamate (P85X70RZWS)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-16
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
    ZDB-ID 90-5
    ISSN 1600-0404 ; 0001-6314
    ISSN (online) 1600-0404
    ISSN 0001-6314
    DOI 10.1111/ane.13659
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  7. Article ; Online: Antiepileptogenesis after stroke-trials and tribulations: Methodological challenges and recruitment results of a Phase II study with eslicarbazepine acetate.

    Koepp, Matthias J / Trinka, Eugen / Mah, Yee-Haur / Bentes, Carla / Knake, Susanne / Gigli, Gian Luigi / Serratosa, José M / Zelano, Johan / Magalhães, Luís M / Pereira, Ana / Moreira, Joana / Soares-da-Silva, Patrício

    Epilepsia open

    2023  Volume 8, Issue 3, Page(s) 1190–1201

    Abstract: There is currently no evidence to support the use of antiseizure medications to prevent unprovoked seizures following stroke. Experimental animal models suggested a potential antiepileptogenic effect for eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL), and a Phase II, ... ...

    Abstract There is currently no evidence to support the use of antiseizure medications to prevent unprovoked seizures following stroke. Experimental animal models suggested a potential antiepileptogenic effect for eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL), and a Phase II, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was designed to test this hypothesis and assess whether ESL treatment for 1 month can prevent unprovoked seizures following stroke. We outline the design and status of this antiepileptogenesis study, and discuss the challenges encountered in its execution to date. Patients at high risk of developing unprovoked seizures after acute intracerebral hemorrhage or acute ischemic stroke were randomized to receive ESL 800 mg/d or placebo, initiated within 120 hours after primary stroke occurrence. Treatment continued until Day 30, then tapered off. Patients could receive all necessary therapies for stroke treatment according to clinical practice guidelines and standard of care, and are being followed up for 18 months. The primary efficacy endpoint is the occurrence of a first unprovoked seizure within 6 months after randomization ("failure rate"). Secondary efficacy assessments include the occurrence of a first unprovoked seizure during 12 months after randomization and during the entire study; functional outcomes (Barthel Index original 10-item version; National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale); post-stroke depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PHQ-9); and overall survival. Safety assessments include the evaluation of treatment-emergent adverse events; laboratory parameters; vital signs; electrocardiogram; suicidal ideation and behavior (PHQ-9 question 9). The protocol aimed to randomize approximately 200 patients (1:1), recruited from 21 sites in seven European countries and Israel. Despite the challenges encountered, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study progressed and included a remarkable number of patients, with 129 screened and 125 randomized. Recruitment was stopped after 30 months, the first patient entered in May 2019, and the study is ongoing and following up on patients according to the Clinical Trial Protocol.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19 ; Ischemic Stroke ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Seizures ; Stroke/drug therapy
    Chemical Substances eslicarbazepine acetate (BEA68ZVB2K)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Clinical Trial, Phase II ; Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 2470-9239
    ISSN (online) 2470-9239
    DOI 10.1002/epi4.12735
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  8. Article ; Online: The CD200R1 microglial inhibitory receptor as a therapeutic target in the MPTP model of Parkinson's disease.

    Rabaneda-Lombarte, Neus / Serratosa, Joan / Bové, Jordi / Vila, Miquel / Saura, Josep / Solà, Carme

    Journal of neuroinflammation

    2021  Volume 18, Issue 1, Page(s) 88

    Abstract: Background: It is suggested that neuroinflammation, in which activated microglial cells play a relevant role, contributes to the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). Consequently, the modulation of microglial activation is a potential therapeutic ... ...

    Abstract Background: It is suggested that neuroinflammation, in which activated microglial cells play a relevant role, contributes to the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). Consequently, the modulation of microglial activation is a potential therapeutic target to be taken into account to act against the dopaminergic neurodegeneration occurring in this neurological disorder. Several soluble and membrane-associated inhibitory mechanisms contribute to maintaining microglial cells in a quiescent/surveillant phenotype in physiological conditions. However, the presence of activated microglial cells in the brain in PD patients suggests that these mechanisms have been somehow overloaded. We focused our interest on one of the membrane-associated mechanisms, the CD200-CD200R1 ligand-receptor pair.
    Methods: The acute MPTP experimental mouse model of PD was used to study the temporal pattern of mRNA expression of CD200 and CD200R1 in the context of MPTP-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation. Dopaminergic damage was assessed by tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunoreactivity, and neuroinflammation was evaluated by the mRNA expression of inflammatory markers and IBA1 and GFAP immunohistochemistry. The effect of the modulation of the CD200-CD200R1 system on MPTP-induced damage was determined by using a CD200R1 agonist or CD200 KO mice.
    Results: MPTP administration resulted in a progressive decrease in TH-positive fibres in the striatum and TH-positive neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta, which were accompanied by transient astrogliosis, microgliosis and expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory markers. CD200 mRNA levels rapidly decreased in the ventral midbrain after MPTP treatment, while a transient decrease of CD200R1 mRNA expression was repeatedly observed in this brain area at earlier and later phases. By contrast, a transient increase in CD200R1 expression was observed in striatum. The administration of a CD200R1 agonist resulted in the inhibition of MPTP-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration, while microglial cells showed signs of earlier activation in CD200-deficient mice.
    Conclusions: Collectively, these findings provide evidence for a correlation between CD200-CD200R1 alterations, glial activation and neuronal loss. CD200R1 stimulation reduces MPTP-induced loss of dopaminergic neurons, and CD200 deficiency results in earlier microglial activation, suggesting that the potentiation of CD200R1 signalling is a possible approach to controlling neuroinflammation and neuronal death in PD.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Drug Delivery Systems/methods ; Female ; Immunoglobulin G/administration & dosage ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; Microglia/drug effects ; Microglia/metabolism ; Orexin Receptors/agonists ; Orexin Receptors/deficiency ; Orexin Receptors/genetics ; Parkinsonian Disorders/chemically induced ; Parkinsonian Disorders/drug therapy ; Parkinsonian Disorders/metabolism
    Chemical Substances CD200-FC, mouse ; Cd200r1 protein, mouse ; Immunoglobulin G ; Orexin Receptors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1742-2094
    ISSN (online) 1742-2094
    DOI 10.1186/s12974-021-02132-z
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  9. Article: Influence of drying processes on anthocyanin profiles, total phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

    Martín-Gómez, J. / Varo, M. A. / Mérida, J. / Serratosa, M. P.

    LWT - food science and technology

    2020  Volume 120, Issue -, Page(s) 108931

    Language English
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2169058-3
    ISSN 0023-6438
    Database Current Contents Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  10. Article: Phenolic compounds, antioxidant activity and color in the fermentation of mixed blueberry and grape juice with different yeasts

    Martin-Gômez, J. / Garcia-Martinez, T. / Varo, M. A. / Merida, J. / Serratosa, M. P.

    LWT - food science and technology

    2021  Volume 146, Issue -, Page(s) 111661

    Language English
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2169058-3
    ISSN 0023-6438
    Database Current Contents Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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