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  1. Article ; Online: Induction of Extracellular Hydroxyl Radicals Production in the White-Rot Fungus

    García-Martín, Ana Belén / Rodríguez, Juana / Molina-Guijarro, José Manuel / Fajardo, Carmen / Domínguez, Gabriela / Hernández, Manuel / Guillén, Francisco

    Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

    2024  Volume 10, Issue 1

    Abstract: Among pollution remediation technologies, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are genuinely efficient since they are based on the production of strong, non-selective oxidants, mainly hydroxyl radicals (·OH), by a set of physicochemical methods. The ... ...

    Abstract Among pollution remediation technologies, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are genuinely efficient since they are based on the production of strong, non-selective oxidants, mainly hydroxyl radicals (·OH), by a set of physicochemical methods. The biological counterparts of AOPs, which may be referred to as advanced bio-oxidation processes (ABOPs), have begun to be investigated since the mechanisms of induction of ·OH production in fungi are known. To contribute to the development of ABOPs, advanced oxidation of a wide number of dyes by the white-rot fungus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-07
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2784229-0
    ISSN 2309-608X ; 2309-608X
    ISSN (online) 2309-608X
    ISSN 2309-608X
    DOI 10.3390/jof10010052
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  2. Article ; Online: Editorial commentary: The right ventricle in "left-sided" cardiomyopathies. Where are we and where are we heading.

    Garcia-Martin, Ana / Zamorano, Jose Luis

    Trends in cardiovascular medicine

    2020  Volume 31, Issue 8, Page(s) 485–486

    MeSH term(s) Cardiomyopathies/diagnostic imaging ; Cardiomyopathies/therapy ; Echocardiography ; Heart Ventricles/diagnostic imaging ; Humans
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 1097434-9
    ISSN 1873-2615 ; 1050-1738
    ISSN (online) 1873-2615
    ISSN 1050-1738
    DOI 10.1016/j.tcm.2020.10.009
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  3. Article ; Online: Complete Circular Genome Sequences of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Isolates of the Four Different Sequence Types Causing Swine Dysentery in Switzerland.

    García-Martín, Ana B / Schmitt, Sarah / Zeeh, Friederike / Perreten, Vincent

    Microbiology resource announcements

    2021  Volume 10, Issue 39, Page(s) e0084721

    Abstract: The complete genomes of four Brachyspira hyodysenteriae isolates of the four different sequence types (STs) (ST6, ST66, ST196, and ST197) causing swine dysentery in Switzerland were generated by whole-genome sequencing ... ...

    Abstract The complete genomes of four Brachyspira hyodysenteriae isolates of the four different sequence types (STs) (ST6, ST66, ST196, and ST197) causing swine dysentery in Switzerland were generated by whole-genome sequencing and
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2576-098X
    ISSN (online) 2576-098X
    DOI 10.1128/MRA.00847-21
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  4. Article ; Online: Whole-genome analyses reveal a novel prophage and cgSNPs-derived sublineages of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae ST196.

    García-Martín, Ana Belén / Roder, Thomas / Schmitt, Sarah / Zeeh, Friederike / Bruggmann, Rémy / Perreten, Vincent

    BMC genomics

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 131

    Abstract: Background: Brachyspira (B.) hyodysenteriae is a fastidious anaerobe spirochete that can cause swine dysentery, a severe mucohaemorragic colitis that affects pig production and animal welfare worldwide. In Switzerland, the population of B. ... ...

    Abstract Background: Brachyspira (B.) hyodysenteriae is a fastidious anaerobe spirochete that can cause swine dysentery, a severe mucohaemorragic colitis that affects pig production and animal welfare worldwide. In Switzerland, the population of B. hyodysenteriae is characterized by the predominance of macrolide-lincosamide-resistant B. hyodysenteriae isolates of sequence type (ST) ST196, prompting us to obtain deeper insights into the genomic structure and variability of ST196 using pangenome and whole genome variant analyses.
    Results: The draft genome of 14 B. hyodysenteriae isolates of ST196, sampled during a 7-year period from geographically distant pig herds, was obtained by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and compared to the complete genome of the B. hyodysenteriae isolate Bh743-7 of ST196 used as reference. Variability results revealed the existence of 30 to 52 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), resulting in eight sublineages of ST196. The pangenome analysis led to the identification of a novel prophage, pphBhCH20, of the Siphoviridae family in a single isolate of ST196, which suggests that horizontal gene transfer events may drive changes in genomic structure.
    Conclusions: This study contributes to the catalogue of publicly available genomes and provides relevant bioinformatic tools and information for further comparative genomic analyses for B. hyodysenteriae. It reveals that Swiss B. hyodysenteriae isolates of the same ST may have evolved independently over time by point mutations and acquisition of larger genetic elements. In line with this, the third type of mobile genetic element described so far in B. hyodysenteriae, the novel prophage pphBhCH20, has been identified in a single isolate of B. hyodysenteriae of ST196.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Brachyspira ; Brachyspira hyodysenteriae/genetics ; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections ; Macrolides ; Prophages/genetics ; Swine ; Swine Diseases
    Chemical Substances Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Macrolides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041499-7
    ISSN 1471-2164 ; 1471-2164
    ISSN (online) 1471-2164
    ISSN 1471-2164
    DOI 10.1186/s12864-022-08347-5
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  5. Article ; Online: The

    García-Martín, Ana B / Schwendener, Sybille / Perreten, Vincent

    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

    2019  Volume 63, Issue 9

    Abstract: ... ...

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    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Brachyspira hyodysenteriae/drug effects ; Brachyspira hyodysenteriae/genetics ; Diterpenes/pharmacology ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial/genetics ; Escherichia coli/drug effects ; Escherichia coli/genetics ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Polycyclic Compounds/pharmacology ; Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects ; Staphylococcus aureus/genetics ; Streptogramin A/pharmacology ; Swine ; Swine Diseases/microbiology ; Pleuromutilins
    Chemical Substances Diterpenes ; Polycyclic Compounds ; Streptogramin A (8W4UOL59AZ)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-08-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 217602-6
    ISSN 1098-6596 ; 0066-4804
    ISSN (online) 1098-6596
    ISSN 0066-4804
    DOI 10.1128/AAC.00930-19
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  6. Article ; Online: Circulating miRNA in functional tricuspid regurgitation. Unveiling novel links to heart failure: A pilot study.

    Hinojar, Rocio / Moreno-Gómez-Toledano, Rafael / Conde, Elisa / Gonzalez-Gomez, Ariana / García-Martin, Ana / González-Portilla, Paz / Fernández-Golfín, Covadonga / García-Bermejo, Maria Laura / Zaragoza, Carlos / Zamorano, Jose Luis

    ESC heart failure

    2024  

    Abstract: Aim: Severe functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) is associated with high risk of cardiovascular events, particularly heart failure (HF) and mortality. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been recently identified as novel biomarkers in different cardiovascular ... ...

    Abstract Aim: Severe functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) is associated with high risk of cardiovascular events, particularly heart failure (HF) and mortality. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been recently identified as novel biomarkers in different cardiovascular conditions, but no studies have focused on FTR. We sought to (1) to identify and validate circulating miRNAs as regulators of FTR and (2) to test association of miRNA with heart failure and mortality in FTR.
    Methods and results: Consecutive patients with isolated severe FTR (n = 100) evaluated in the outpatient Heart Valve Clinic and age- and gender-matched subjects with no TR (controls, n = 50) were prospectively recruited. The experimental design included (1) a screening phase to identify candidate miRNA differentially expressed in FTR (n = 8) compared with controls (n = 8) through miRNA array profiling of 192 miRNAs using quantitative reverse transcription PCR arrays [qRT-PCR]) and (2) a validation phase in which candidate miRNAs identified in the initial screening were selected for further validation by qRT-PCR in a prospectively recruited cohort of FTR (n = 92) and controls (n = 42). Bioinformatics analysis was used to predict their potential target genes and functional pathways elicited. A combined endpoint of hospital admission due to heart failure (HF) and all-cause mortality was defined. Initial screening identified 16 differentially expressed miRNAs in FTR compared with controls, subsequently confirmed in the validation phase (n = 16 were excluded due to significant haemolysis). miR-186-5p, miR-30e-5p, and miR-152-3p identified FTR with high predictive value [AUC of 0.93 (0.88-0.97), 0.83 (0.75-0.91) and 0.84 (0.76-0.92), respectively]. During a median follow-up of 20.4 months (IQR 8-35 months), 32% of FTR patients reached the combined endpoint. Patients with low relative expression of miR-15a-5p, miR-92a-3p, miR101-3p, and miR-363-3p, miR-324-3p, and miR-22-3p showed significantly higher rates of events (log-rank test for all P < 0.01). Both miR-15a-5p [hazard ratio: 0.21 (0.06-0.649, P = 0.007) and miR-92a-3p (0.27 (0.09-0.76), P = 0.01] were associated with outcomes after adjusting for age, gender, and New York Heart Association functional class.
    Conclusions: Circulating miRNAs are novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in severe FTR. The quantification of miR-186-5p, miR-30e-5p, and miR-152-3p held strong diagnostic value, and the quantification of miR-15a-5p and miR-92a-3p are independently associated with outcomes. The recognition of specific miRNAs offers a novel perspective for TR evaluation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2814355-3
    ISSN 2055-5822 ; 2055-5822
    ISSN (online) 2055-5822
    ISSN 2055-5822
    DOI 10.1002/ehf2.14765
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  7. Article ; Online: Concomitant percutaneous treatment of aortic stenosis and tricuspid regurgitation.

    Salido Tahoces, Luisa / Sánchez Recalde, Angel / Fernández-Golfín, Covadonga / García Martín, Ana / Zamorano Gómez, Jose Luis

    European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 6, Page(s) e262

    MeSH term(s) Aortic Valve Stenosis/diagnostic imaging ; Aortic Valve Stenosis/surgery ; Humans ; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ; Treatment Outcome ; Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency/diagnostic imaging ; Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2638345-7
    ISSN 2047-2412 ; 2047-2404
    ISSN (online) 2047-2412
    ISSN 2047-2404
    DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jeac020
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  8. Article ; Online: Within-host genetic diversity of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in long-term colonized patients.

    Aguilar-Bultet, Lisandra / García-Martín, Ana B / Vock, Isabelle / Maurer Pekerman, Laura / Stadler, Rahel / Schindler, Ruth / Battegay, Manuel / Stadler, Tanja / Gómez-Sanz, Elena / Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah

    Nature communications

    2023  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 8495

    Abstract: Despite recognition of the immediate impact of infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE) on human health, essential aspects of their molecular epidemiology remain under-investigated. This includes ... ...

    Abstract Despite recognition of the immediate impact of infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE) on human health, essential aspects of their molecular epidemiology remain under-investigated. This includes knowledge on the potential of a particular strain to persist in a host, mutational events during colonization, and the genetic diversity in individual patients over time. To investigate long-term genetic diversity of colonizing and infecting ESBL-Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex and ESBL-Escherichia coli in individual patients over time, we performed a ten-year longitudinal retrospective study and extracted clinical and microbiological data from electronic health records. In this investigation, 76 ESBL-K. pneumoniae species complex and 284 ESBL-E. coli isolates were recovered from 19 and 61 patients. Strain persistence was detected in all patients colonized with ESBL-K. pneumoniae species complex, and 83.6% of patients colonized with ESBL-E. coli. We frequently observed isolates of the same strain recovered from different body sites associated with either colonization or infection. Antimicrobial resistance genes, plasmid replicons, and whole ESBL-plasmids were shared between isolates regardless of chromosomal relatedness. Our study suggests that patients colonized with ESBL-producers may act as durable reservoirs for ongoing transmission of ESBLs, and that they are at prolonged risk of recurrent infection with colonizing strains.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Escherichia coli/genetics ; Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology ; Retrospective Studies ; beta-Lactamases/genetics ; Klebsiella Infections/microbiology ; Klebsiella ; Klebsiella pneumoniae/genetics ; Genetic Variation ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests
    Chemical Substances beta-Lactamases (EC 3.5.2.6) ; Anti-Bacterial Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-44285-w
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  9. Article ; Online: Clinical utility and prognostic value of right atrial function in severe tricuspid regurgitation: one more piece of the puzzle.

    Hinojar, Rocio / Fernández-Golfín, Covadonga / González Gómez, Ariana / García-Martin, Ana / Monteagudo, Juan Manuel / García Lunar, Inés / García Sebastian, Cristina / Rivas, Sonia / Sanchez Recalde, Angel / Zamorano, Jose Luis

    European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 8, Page(s) 1092–1101

    Abstract: Aims: The optimal management of severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) remains controversial. While right ventricular systolic function is an established prognostic marker of outcomes, the potential role of right atrial (RA) function is unknown. This study ...

    Abstract Aims: The optimal management of severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) remains controversial. While right ventricular systolic function is an established prognostic marker of outcomes, the potential role of right atrial (RA) function is unknown. This study aimed to describe RA function by 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) in at least severe TR and to evaluate its potential association with cardiovascular outcomes.
    Methods and results: Consecutive patients with at least (≥) severe TR (severe, massive, or torrential TR) evaluated in the Heart Valve Clinic following a comprehensive clinical protocol were included. Consecutive control subjects and patients with permanent isolated atrial fibrillation (AF) were included for comparison (control and AF group, respectively). RA function was measured with 2D-STE and two components of RA function were calculated: reservoir (RASr) and contractile (RASct) strain (AutoStrain, Philips Medical Systems the EPIQ system). A combined endpoint of hospital admission due to heart failure (HF) or all-cause mortality was defined. Patients with ≥ severe TR (n = 140) showed lower RASr compared with controls (n = 20) and with the AF group (n = 20) (P < 0.001). Atrial TR showed lower RASr compared with other aetiologies of TR (P < 0.001). After a median follow-up of 2.2 years (IQR: 12-41 months), RASr remained an independent predictor of mortality and HF. A cut-off value of RASr of <9.4% held the best accuracy to predict outcomes.
    Conclusion: RA function by 2D-STE independently predicts mortality and HF hospitalizations in patients with ≥ severe TR.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency/diagnostic imaging ; Atrial Fibrillation/diagnostic imaging ; Prognosis ; Atrial Function, Right ; Echocardiography ; Heart Failure ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2638345-7
    ISSN 2047-2412 ; 2047-2404
    ISSN (online) 2047-2412
    ISSN 2047-2404
    DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jead052
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  10. Article ; Online: Prognostic Impact of Right Ventricular Strain in Isolated Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation.

    Hinojar, Rocio / Zamorano, Jose Luis / González Gómez, Ariana / García-Martin, Ana / Monteagudo, Juan Manuel / García Lunar, Inés / Sanchez Recalde, Angel / Fernández-Golfín, Covadonga

    Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography

    2023  Volume 36, Issue 6, Page(s) 615–623

    Abstract: Background: Right ventricular (RV) systolic function is an established marker of outcomes in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Timely detection of RV dysfunction using conventional two-dimensional echocardiography is challenging. RV ... ...

    Abstract Background: Right ventricular (RV) systolic function is an established marker of outcomes in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Timely detection of RV dysfunction using conventional two-dimensional echocardiography is challenging. RV strain has emerged as an accurate and sensitive tool for the evaluation of RV function, with the capability to detect subclinical RV dysfunction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of RV strain parameters in early stages of severe TR.
    Methods: Consecutive patients with at least severe TR (severe, massive, or torrential) and the absence of a formal indication for tricuspid valve intervention in secondary TR evaluated in the Heart Valve Clinic were prospectively included. RV systolic function was measured using conventional echocardiographic indices (RV fractional area change, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, and Doppler tissue imaging S wave [S']) and speckle-tracking echocardiography-derived automatic peak global longitudinal strain and free wall longitudinal strain (FWLS) using an automated two-dimensional strain analytic software. A combined end point of hospital admission due to heart failure or all-cause mortality was defined.
    Results: A total of 266 patients were enrolled in the study, and 151 were ultimately included. Strain parameters detected a higher percentage of abnormal RV values compared with conventional indices. During a median follow-up period of 26 months (interquartile range, 13-42 months), 35% of the patients reached the combined end point. Cumulative event-free survival was significantly worse in patients with impaired RV global longitudinal strain and RV FWLS. Conventional indices of RV systolic function were not associated with outcomes (P > .05 for all). On multivariate analysis, RV FWLS was independently associated with mortality and heart failure (adjusted hazard ratio for abnormal RV FWLS, 5.90; 95% CI, 3.17-10.99; P < .001).
    Conclusion: In early stages of severe TR, RV FWLS is more frequently impaired compared with conventional indices of RV function. Among all parameters, RV FWLS is the strongest predictor of mortality and heart failure, independent of additional prognostic markers.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Prognosis ; Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency/diagnostic imaging ; Echocardiography/adverse effects ; Heart Ventricles/diagnostic imaging ; Ventricular Function, Right ; Heart Failure ; Ventricular Dysfunction, Right/diagnostic imaging ; Ventricular Dysfunction, Right/etiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1035622-8
    ISSN 1097-6795 ; 0894-7317
    ISSN (online) 1097-6795
    ISSN 0894-7317
    DOI 10.1016/j.echo.2023.02.009
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