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  1. Article ; Online: The absence of seroconversion after exposition to hepatitis C virus is not related to KIR-HLA genotype combinations (GEHEP-012 study).

    Martín-Sierra, Carmen / Bravo, María José / Sáez, María Eugenia / De Rojas, Itziar / Santos, Marta / Martín-Carmona, Jesica / Corma-Gómez, Anaïs / González-Serna, Alejandro / Royo, José Luis / Pineda, Juan A / Rivero, Antonio / Rivero-Juárez, Antonio / Macías, Juan / Real, Luis Miguel

    Antiviral research

    2024  Volume 222, Page(s) 105795

    Abstract: Background & aims: It has been reported that specific killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and HLA genotype combinations, such as KIR2DS4/HLA-C1 with presence of KIRDL2 or KIRDL3, homozygous KIRDL3/HLA-C1 and KIR3DL1/≥2HLA-Bw4, are strongly ... ...

    Abstract Background & aims: It has been reported that specific killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and HLA genotype combinations, such as KIR2DS4/HLA-C1 with presence of KIRDL2 or KIRDL3, homozygous KIRDL3/HLA-C1 and KIR3DL1/≥2HLA-Bw4, are strongly associated with the lack of active infection and seroconversion after exposition to hepatitis C virus (HCV).
    Objective: To determine whether these KIR-HLA combinations are relevant factors involved in that phenotype.
    Patients and methods: In this retrospective case-control study, genotype data from a genome-wide association study previously performed on low susceptibility to HCV-infection carried out on 27 high-risk HCV-seronegative (HRSN) individuals and 743 chronically infected (CI) subjects were used. HLA alleles were imputed using R package HIBAG v1.2223 and KIR genotypes were imputed using the online resource KIR*IMP v1.2.0.
    Results: It was possible to successfully impute at least one KIR-HLA genotype combination previously associated with the lack of infection and seroconversion after exposition to HCV in a total of 23 (85.2%) HRSN individuals and in 650 (87.5%) CI subjects. No KIR-HLA genotype combination analyzed was related to the HRSN condition.
    Conclusions: Our results suggest that those KIR-HLA genotype combinations are not relevant factors involved in the lack of infection and seroconversion after exposition to HCV. More studies will be needed to completely understand this phenotype.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Hepacivirus/genetics ; Case-Control Studies ; Retrospective Studies ; Genome-Wide Association Study ; Seroconversion ; Genotype ; Hepatitis C ; Receptors, KIR/genetics
    Chemical Substances Receptors, KIR
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-03
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 306628-9
    ISSN 1872-9096 ; 0166-3542
    ISSN (online) 1872-9096
    ISSN 0166-3542
    DOI 10.1016/j.antiviral.2024.105795
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  2. Article ; Online: Real-life experience in two cases of secondary prophylaxis with letermovir for CMV infection in solid organ transplantation.

    Pérez, Ana-Belén / Santos Bravo, Marta / Vidal-Verdú, Elisa / Páez-Vega, Aurora / Vaquero-Barrios, José-Manuel / Montero, José-Luis / Marcos, María-Ángeles / Torre-Cisneros, Julián

    Microbiology spectrum

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 6, Page(s) e0163023

    Abstract: Importance: This observation provides comprehensive data on the clinical correlates of both cytomegalovirus (CMV) genotypic follow-up and clinical monitoring and outcomes for two different solid organ transplantation recipients that received letermovir ... ...

    Abstract Importance: This observation provides comprehensive data on the clinical correlates of both cytomegalovirus (CMV) genotypic follow-up and clinical monitoring and outcomes for two different solid organ transplantation recipients that received letermovir as secondary prophylaxis. Our study emphasizes that monitoring of CMV disease in the patient and early genotypic detection of resistance mutations are essential when using new antiviral drugs for off-label indication in patients experiencing CMV relapses or not responding to standard antiviral therapy. These cases and the bibliography reviewed can be helpful for other researchers and clinicians working in the field to optimize the use of new treatments for transplant recipients since drug-resistant CMV infection is an important emerging problem even with new developments in antiviral treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/drug therapy ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/prevention & control ; Cytomegalovirus/genetics ; Transplant Recipients ; Organ Transplantation/adverse effects
    Chemical Substances Antiviral Agents ; letermovir (1H09Y5WO1F)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2807133-5
    ISSN 2165-0497 ; 2165-0497
    ISSN (online) 2165-0497
    ISSN 2165-0497
    DOI 10.1128/spectrum.01630-23
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  3. Article ; Online: Assessment of UL56 Mutations before Letermovir Therapy in Refractory Cytomegalovirus Transplant Recipients.

    Santos Bravo, Marta / Tilloy, Valentin / Plault, Nicolas / Palomino, Sonsoles Sánchez / Mosquera, María Mar / Navarro Gabriel, Mireia / Fernández Avilés, Francesc / Suárez Lledó, María / Rovira, Montserrat / Moreno, Asunción / Linares, Laura / Bodro, Marta / Hantz, Sébastien / Alain, Sophie / Marcos, María Ángeles

    Microbiology spectrum

    2022  Volume 10, Issue 2, Page(s) e0019122

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    MeSH term(s) Acetates ; Antiviral Agents/pharmacology ; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use ; Cytomegalovirus/genetics ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/drug therapy ; Drug Resistance, Viral/genetics ; Humans ; Mutation ; Quinazolines ; Recurrence ; Transplant Recipients
    Chemical Substances Acetates ; Antiviral Agents ; Quinazolines ; letermovir (1H09Y5WO1F)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2807133-5
    ISSN 2165-0497 ; 2165-0497
    ISSN (online) 2165-0497
    ISSN 2165-0497
    DOI 10.1128/spectrum.00191-22
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  4. Article: Acute infectious diarrhoea and empirical antibiotic therapy sensitivity. Single-centre review.

    Montero Moretón, Ángela Martina / Cabezudo Molleda, Luis / García Castro, María Antonia / García Bravo, Moisés / Tinajas Puertas, Almudena / Santos Santamarta, Fernando / Cimavilla Román, Marta / Fernández Fernández, Seila / Maestro Antolín, Sergio / Pérez Millán, Antonio Germán

    Gastroenterologia y hepatologia

    2021  Volume 45 Suppl 1, Page(s) 117–118

    MeSH term(s) Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Diarrhea/drug therapy ; Diarrhea/etiology ; Dysentery ; Humans
    Chemical Substances Anti-Bacterial Agents
    Language Spanish
    Publishing date 2021-06-09
    Publishing country Spain
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 632502-6
    ISSN 0210-5705
    ISSN 0210-5705
    DOI 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2021.05.003
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  5. Article ; Online: Prolonged viral replication in patients with hematologic malignancies hospitalized with COVID-19.

    Garcia-Vidal, Carolina / Puerta-Alcalde, Pedro / Mateu, Aina / Cuesta-Chasco, Genoveva / Meira, Fernanda / Lopera, Carlos / Monzo, Patricia / Santos-Bravo, Marta / Duenas, Gerard / Chumbita, Mariana / Garcia-Pouton, Nicole / Gaya, Anna / Bodro, Marta / Herrera, Sabina / Mosquera, Mar / Fernandez-Aviles, Francesc / Martinez, Jose Antonio / Mensa, Josep / Gine, Eva /
    Marcos, Maria Angeles / Soriano, Alex

    Haematologica

    2022  Volume 107, Issue 7, Page(s) 1731–1735

    MeSH term(s) COVID-19 ; Hematologic Neoplasms/complications ; Hematologic Neoplasms/pathology ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Virus Replication
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-01
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2333-4
    ISSN 1592-8721 ; 0017-6567 ; 0390-6078
    ISSN (online) 1592-8721
    ISSN 0017-6567 ; 0390-6078
    DOI 10.3324/haematol.2021.280407
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  6. Article: Cutaneous Allodynia in Migraine: A Narrative Review.

    Mínguez-Olaondo, Ane / Quintas, Sonia / Morollón Sánchez-Mateos, Noemí / López-Bravo, Alba / Vila-Pueyo, Marta / Grozeva, Vesselina / Belvís, Robert / Santos-Lasaosa, Sonia / Irimia, Pablo

    Frontiers in neurology

    2022  Volume 12, Page(s) 831035

    Abstract: Objective: In the present work, we conduct a narrative review of the most relevant literature on cutaneous allodynia (CA) in migraine.: Background: CA is regarded as the perception of pain in response to non-noxious skin stimulation. The number of ... ...

    Abstract Objective: In the present work, we conduct a narrative review of the most relevant literature on cutaneous allodynia (CA) in migraine.
    Background: CA is regarded as the perception of pain in response to non-noxious skin stimulation. The number of research studies relating to CA and migraine has increased strikingly over the last few decades. Therefore, the clinician treating migraine patients must recognize this common symptom and have up-to-date knowledge of its importance from the pathophysiological, diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic point of view.
    Methods: We performed a comprehensive narrative review to analyze existing literature regarding CA in migraine, with a special focus on epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment methods, risk for chronification, diagnosis and management. PubMed and the Cochrane databases were used for the literature search.
    Results: The prevalence of CA in patients with migraine is approximately 60%. The mechanisms underlying CA in migraine are not completely clarified but include a sensitization phenomenon at different levels of the trigemino-talamo-cortical nociceptive pathway and dysfunction of brainstem and cortical areas that modulate thalamocortical inputs. The gold standard for the assessment of CA is quantitative sensory testing (QST), but the validated Allodynia 12-item questionnaire is preferred in clinical setting. The presence of CA is associated with an increased risk of migraine chronification and has therapeutic implications.
    Conclusions: CA is a marker of central sensitization in patients with migraine that has been associated with an increased risk of chronification and may influence therapeutic decisions.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-21
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2564214-5
    ISSN 1664-2295
    ISSN 1664-2295
    DOI 10.3389/fneur.2021.831035
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  7. Article ; Online: Eco-friendly fabricated multibioactive Ca(II)-antibiotic coordination framework coating on zinc towards improved bone tissue regeneration.

    Mota, Juliana / Bravo, Catarina / Santos, Catarina / Alves, Paula C / Rijo, Patrícia / Antunes, Alexandra M / Grenho, Liliana / Helena Fernandes, M / Alves, Marta M / André, Vânia

    Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces

    2022  Volume 221, Page(s) 113008

    Abstract: Zinc is a biodegradable candidate material for bone regeneration; however, concomitant implant-related infection and rejection require new solutions to raise the biomedical potential of zinc. Functionalization towards localized drug administration with ... ...

    Abstract Zinc is a biodegradable candidate material for bone regeneration; however, concomitant implant-related infection and rejection require new solutions to raise the biomedical potential of zinc. Functionalization towards localized drug administration with bioactive frameworks can be a solution. It is herein reported for the first time an eco-friendly approach for coating zinc with multibioactive antibiotic coordination frameworks (ACF). ACF1, a new 1D framework with deprotonated nalidixic and salicylic acids, obtained by mechanochemistry, results from the coordination of Ca(II) centers to the organic acids anions. To maximize ACF1 loading and cells' adhesion, the surface area was increased by creating a porous 3D Zn layer. A coverage of ∼70% of the surface with ACF1, achieved by electrophoretic deposition in an aqueous solution, preserved the desired Zn degradation as |Z| in the order of 10
    MeSH term(s) Zinc/pharmacology ; Zinc/chemistry ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry ; Coated Materials, Biocompatible/pharmacology ; Coated Materials, Biocompatible/chemistry ; Bone Regeneration ; Bone and Bones ; Escherichia coli ; Organic Chemicals
    Chemical Substances Zinc (J41CSQ7QDS) ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Coated Materials, Biocompatible ; Organic Chemicals
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-11
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1500523-9
    ISSN 1873-4367 ; 0927-7765
    ISSN (online) 1873-4367
    ISSN 0927-7765
    DOI 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.113008
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  8. Article: Lack of Usefulness of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA as a Biomarker for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: A Prospective Study.

    Jiménez-Blanco Bravo, Marta / Pérez-Gómez, Laura / Hernández-Pérez, Francisco J / Arellano-Serrano, Carlos / Torres-Sanabria, Mario / Gómez-Bueno, Manuel / Oteo-Domínguez, Juan F / Mingo-Santos, Susana / Segovia-Cubero, Javier

    Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine

    2022  Volume 9, Page(s) 856600

    Abstract: Background: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among long-term heart transplant recipients. There is an unmet need for a non-invasive biomarker of CAV that could obviate the need to perform surveillance ...

    Abstract Background: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among long-term heart transplant recipients. There is an unmet need for a non-invasive biomarker of CAV that could obviate the need to perform surveillance coronary angiograms in these patients. Our aim was to evaluate the performance of Donor-derived Cell Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) as a biomarker of CAV.
    Methods: We prospectively measured dd-cfDNA levels in all patients undergoing routine coronary angiography >1 year after heart transplant at a single center. Endpoints included the association between dd-cfDNA levels and the presence CAV, according to several prespecified criteria.
    Results: We included 94 heart transplant recipients, a median of 10.9 years after transplant. Coronary angiogram revealed CAV
    Conclusion: In this study, dd-cfDNA did not perform as a useful biomarker to avoid surveillance coronary angiograms for CAV diagnosis.
    Clinical trial notation: Potential Role of Donor-derived Cell Free DNA as a Biomarker in Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy, NCT04791852.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-06
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2781496-8
    ISSN 2297-055X
    ISSN 2297-055X
    DOI 10.3389/fcvm.2022.856600
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  9. Article ; Online: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Normalized Viral Loads and Subgenomic RNA Detection as Tools for Improving Clinical Decision Making and Work Reincorporation.

    Santos Bravo, Marta / Nicolás, David / Berengua, Carla / Fernandez, Mariana / Hurtado, Juan Carlos / Tortajada, Marta / Barroso, Sonia / Vilella, Anna / Mosquera, Maria Mar / Vila, Jordi / Marcos, María Angeles

    The Journal of infectious diseases

    2021  Volume 224, Issue 8, Page(s) 1325–1332

    Abstract: Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) provides a highly variable cycle threshold (Ct) value that cannot distinguish viral infectivity. Subgenomic ribonucleic ... ...

    Abstract Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) provides a highly variable cycle threshold (Ct) value that cannot distinguish viral infectivity. Subgenomic ribonucleic acid (sgRNA) has been used to monitor active replication. Given the importance of long RT-PCR positivity and the need for work reincorporation and discontinuing isolation, we studied the functionality of normalized viral loads (NVLs) for patient monitoring and sgRNA for viral infectivity detection.
    Methods: The NVLs measured through the Nucleocapsid and RNA-dependent-RNA-polymerase genes and sgRNA RT-PCRs were performed in 2 consecutive swabs from 84 healthcare workers.
    Results: The NVLs provided similar and accurate quantities of both genes of SARS-CoV-2 at 2 different timepoints of infection, overcoming Ct-value and swab collection variability. Among SARS-CoV-2-positive samples, 51.19% were sgRNA-positive in the 1st RT-PCR and 5.95% in the 2nd RT-PCR. All sgRNA-positive samples had >4 log10 RNA copies/1000 cells, whereas samples with ≤1 log10 NVLs were sgRNA-negative. Although NVLs were positive until 29 days after symptom onset, 84.1% of sgRNA-positive samples were from the first 7 days, which correlated with viral culture viability. Multivariate analyses showed that sgRNA, NVLs, and days of symptoms were significantly associated (P < .001).
    Conclusions: The NVLs and sgRNA are 2 rapid accessible techniques that could be easily implemented in routine hospital practice providing a useful proxy for viral infectivity and coronavirus disease 2019 patient follow-up.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aftercare/standards ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; COVID-19/therapy ; COVID-19/transmission ; COVID-19/virology ; COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing/statistics & numerical data ; Clinical Decision-Making/methods ; Epidemiological Monitoring ; Female ; Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasopharynx/pathology ; Nasopharynx/virology ; RNA, Viral/isolation & purification ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification ; SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity ; Viral Load/standards
    Chemical Substances RNA, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study
    ZDB-ID 3019-3
    ISSN 1537-6613 ; 0022-1899
    ISSN (online) 1537-6613
    ISSN 0022-1899
    DOI 10.1093/infdis/jiab394
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  10. Article ; Online: SARS-CoV-2-Mediated Lung Edema and Replication Are Diminished by Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Modulators.

    Honrubia, Jose M / Gutierrez-Álvarez, Javier / Sanz-Bravo, Alejandro / González-Miranda, Ezequiel / Muñoz-Santos, Diego / Castaño-Rodriguez, Carlos / Wang, Li / Villarejo-Torres, Marta / Ripoll-Gómez, Jorge / Esteban, Ana / Fernandez-Delgado, Raul / Sánchez-Cordón, Pedro José / Oliveros, Juan Carlos / Perlman, Stanley / McCray, Paul B / Sola, Isabel / Enjuanes, Luis

    mBio

    2023  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) e0313622

    Abstract: Coronaviruses (CoVs) of genera α, β, γ, and δ encode proteins that have a PDZ-binding motif (PBM) consisting of the last four residues of the envelope (E) protein (PBM core). PBMs may bind over 400 cellular proteins containing PDZ domains (an acronym ... ...

    Abstract Coronaviruses (CoVs) of genera α, β, γ, and δ encode proteins that have a PDZ-binding motif (PBM) consisting of the last four residues of the envelope (E) protein (PBM core). PBMs may bind over 400 cellular proteins containing PDZ domains (an acronym formed by the combination of the first letter of the names of the three first proteins where this domain was identified), making them relevant for the control of cell function. Three highly pathogenic human CoVs have been identified to date: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and SARS-CoV-2. The PBMs of the three CoVs were virulence factors. SARS-CoV mutants in which the E protein PBM core was replaced by the E protein PBM core from virulent or attenuated CoVs were constructed. These mutants showed a gradient of virulence, depending on whether the alternative PBM core introduced was derived from a virulent or an attenuated CoV. Gene expression patterns in the lungs of mice infected with SARS-CoVs encoding each of the different PBMs were analyzed by RNA sequencing of infected lung tissues. E protein PBM of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 dysregulated gene expression related to ion transport and cell homeostasis. Decreased expression of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mRNA, essential for alveolar edema resolution, was shown. Reduced CFTR mRNA levels were associated with edema accumulation in the alveoli of mice infected with SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. Compounds that increased CFTR expression and activity, significantly reduced SARS-CoV-2 growth in cultured cells and protected against mouse infection, suggesting that E protein virulence is mediated by a decreased CFTR expression.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Mice ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator/genetics ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus/genetics ; COVID-19 ; Virulence Factors/genetics ; Virulence Factors/metabolism ; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus/genetics ; Lung/metabolism ; RNA, Messenger
    Chemical Substances Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (126880-72-6) ; Virulence Factors ; RNA, Messenger
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2557172-2
    ISSN 2150-7511 ; 2161-2129
    ISSN (online) 2150-7511
    ISSN 2161-2129
    DOI 10.1128/mbio.03136-22
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