Daniel Muñoz‐Espín, Miguel Rovira, Irene Galiana, Cristina Giménez, Beatriz Lozano‐Torres, Marta Pàez‐Ribes, Susana Llanos, Selim Chaib, Maribel Muñoz‐Martín, Álvaro C. Ucero, Guillermo Garaulet, Francisca Mulero, Stephen G. Dann, Todd VanArsdale, David J. Shields, Andrea Bernardos, José Ramón Murguía, Ramón Martı́nez-Máñez, Manuel Serrano,
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Tópico(s): RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
2018 - Springer Nature | EMBO Molecular Medicine
Aitor Etxebarria, Lourdes Palacios, Marianne Stef, Diego Tejedor, Kepa B. Uribe, Amalia Oleaga, Luis Irigoyen, Beatriz Torres, Helena Ostolaza, César Martı́n,
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder mostly caused by mutations in the LDLR gene. Although the detection of functional mutations in the LDLR gene provides an unequivocal diagnosis of the FH condition, there are many variants whose pathogenicity is still unknown. The aims of this study were to set up a rapid method to determine the effect of LDLR mutations, thereby providing an accurate diagnosis of FH, and to functionally characterize six LDLR mutations detected at ...
Tópico(s): Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
2011 - Wiley | Human Mutation
Dina Beatriz Torres V., Rufino Cabrera,
The geographical distribution and intra-domiciliary capture of sylvatic triatomines in three districts of the province of La Convención, Cusco, Peru are presented. In the district of Vilcabamba, eight adults of Rhodnius pictipes and five adults of Panstrongylus geniculatus were found. In the district of Ocobamba, 19 adults, 14 nymphs, and eggs of P. rufotuberculatus were found. In the district of Echarate, six adults and 10 nymphs of Eratyrus mucronatus, an adult of R. pictipes and P. geniculatus, ...
Tópico(s): Trypanosoma species research and implications
2010 - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Ángel Apodaca-Cruz, Cynthia Villarreal‐Garza, Beatriz Torres-Ávila, Jorge Carlos Torres, Abelardo Meneses, Diana Flores‐Estrada, Fernando Lara-Medina, Óscar Arrieta,
We retrospectively reviewed the records of 100 patients with malignant disease and symptomatic pericardial effusion initially treated with pericardiocentesis at the National Cancer Institute of Mexico between 1985 and 2009. We analyzed predictive factors for recurrence of pericardial effusion by bi- and multivariate analyses. The group comprised 74 women and 26 men. Twenty patients had developed malignant pericardial effusion at the time of primary cancer diagnosis. Recurrence rate after pericardiocentesis ...
Tópico(s): Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
2010 - Oxford University Press | Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Beatriz Torres-Vázquez, Ana María de Lucas, Carlos García‐Crespo, Juan Antonio García-Martín, Adrián Fragoso-Luna, María Fernández-Algar, Celia Perales, Esteban Domingo, Miguel Moreno, Carlos Briones,
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) core is a highly conserved and multifunctional protein that forms the viral capsid, making it an attractive target for HCV detection and inhibition. Aptamers are in vitro selected, single-stranded nucleic acids (RNA or ssDNA) with growing applicability in viral diagnostics and therapy. We have carried out DNA and RNA in vitro selection against six different variants of HCV core protein: two versions of the full-length protein of genotype 1, and the hydrophilic domain of genotypes ...
Tópico(s): Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
2022 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Molecular Biology
Beatriz Torres-Ceja, Michelle L. Olsen,
Astrocytes represent an abundant type of glial cell involved in nearly every aspect of central nervous system (CNS) function, including synapse formation and maturation, ion and neurotransmitter homeostasis, blood–brain barrier maintenance, as well as neuronal metabolic support. These various functions are enabled by the morphological complexity that astrocytes adopt. Recent experimental advances in genetic and viral labeling, lineage tracing, and live- and ultrastructural imaging of miniscule astrocytic ...
Tópico(s): Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
2022 - Elsevier BV | Current Opinion in Neurobiology
Ilaria Armenia, Carlos Cuestas Ayllón, Beatriz Torres-Herrero, Francesca Bussolari, Gabriel Alfranca, Valeria Grazú, Jesús M. de la Fuente,
Nanomedicine has been considered a promising tool for biomedical research and clinical practice in the 21st century because of the great impact nanomaterials could have on human health. The generation of new smart nanomaterials, which enable time- and space-controlled drug delivery, improve the limitations of conventional treatments, such as non-specific targeting, poor biodistribution and permeability. These smart nanomaterials can respond to internal biological stimuli (pH, enzyme expression and ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
2022 - Elsevier BV | Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Iara Ferreira, Dirceu de Sousa Melo, Aline Galvão Tavares Menezes, Hugo Calixto Fonseca, Bianca Beatriz Torres de Assis, Cíntia Lacerda Ramos, Marciane Magnani, Disney Ribeiro Dias, Rosane Freitas Schwan,
This work aimed to evaluate the performance of co-cultivation of potential probiotic yeast and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in producing plant-based fermented beverages. The co-culture comprised LAB Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CCMA0743 with the yeasts Pichia kluyveri CCMA 0615, Pichia guilliermondii CCMA 1753 and Debaryomyces hansenii CCMA 1761 separately. The plant substrate was 75 g oat, 175 g sunflower seeds, and 75 g almonds. The viability of microorganisms in the plant-based matrix was evaluated ...
Tópico(s): Food composition and properties
2022 - Elsevier BV | Food Research International
Irene Palacio, Miguel Moreno, Almudena Náñez, Agnes Purwidyantri, Telma Domingues, Patrícia D. Cabral, Jérôme Borme, Marzia Marciello, Jesús I. Mendieta‐Moreno, Beatriz Torres-Vázquez, José I. Martínez, María Francisca López, M. Garcı́a-Hernández, L. Vázquez, Pavel Jelı́nek, Pedro Alpuim, Carlos Briones, José Á. Martín‐Gago,
Biosensors based on graphene field-effect transistors have become a promising tool for detecting a broad range of analytes. However, their performance is substantially affected by the functionalization protocol. In this work, we use a controlled in-vacuum physical method for the covalent functionalization of graphene to construct ultrasensitive aptamer-based biosensors (aptasensors) able to detect hepatitis C virus core protein. These devices are highly specific and robust, achieving attomolar detection ...
Tópico(s): Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
2022 - Elsevier BV | Biosensors and Bioelectronics
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Tatiana Colombo Pimentel, Bianca Beatriz Torres de Assis, Caíque dos Santos Rocha, Vanessa Aparecida Marcolino, Michele Rosset, Marciane Magnani,
Vegan consumers look for fresh, tasty, and nutritious products that use eco/animal-friendly ingredients. Prebiotics are substrates selectively utilized by host microorganisms conferring a health benefit. This study aimed to overview the potentially vegan products added with prebiotics, their health benefits, and the main technological and sensory challenges. The main potentially vegan products added with prebiotics studied were based on water-soluble plant-based extracts (fermented beverages, frozen ...
Tópico(s): Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
2022 - Elsevier BV | Food Bioscience
Juan José López Gómez, María D. Ballesteros‐Pomar, Beatriz Torres-Torres, Begoña Pintor-de la Maza, M. Ángeles Penacho-Lázaro, J.M. Palacio-Mures, Cristina Abreu-Padín, Irene Sanz‐Gallego, Daniel Antonio de Luis,
Dysphagia is a highly prevalent symptom in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and the implantation of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a very frequent event. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of PEG implantation on survival and complications in ALS. An interhospital registry of patients with ALS of six hospitals in the Castilla-León region (Spain) was created between January 2015 and December 2017. The data were compared for those in whom a PEG was implanted and those ...
Tópico(s): Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Nutrients
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Bianca Beatriz Torres de Assis, Tatiana Colombo Pimentel, Aline Macedo Dantas, Marcos dos Santos Lima, Graciele da Silva Campelo Borges, Marciane Magnani,
This study aims to evaluate the effect of fermentation of fruit purees (seriguela, mangaba, mango, and acerola) with Lacticaseibacillus casei 01 and/or Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-05 on the profile and bioaccessibility of phenolics and antioxidant activity. The physicochemical parameters and sugar and organic acid contents were also measured for evaluating the fermentation system. Fruit purees were adequate substrates for the growth of probiotic cultures, presenting high viability in the product ...
Tópico(s): Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
2021 - Elsevier BV | Food Research International
Daniel Antonio de Luis, Olatz Izaola, David P. Martin, Emilia Gómez Hoyos, Beatriz Torres, Juan José López Gómez,
Objective: the COVID-19 pandemic, by restricting population mobility, may exacerbate the risk factors for weight gain associated with physical inactivity and increased consumption of calorie-dense foods. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the risk factors related to self-reported body weight gain among obese subjects. Methods: the study involved a population of 284 adult obese subjects. After a 7-week confinement period starting on March 17, a telephone interview (May 4 through ...
Tópico(s): Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
2020 - Arán Ediciones | Nutrición Hospitalaria
Juan José López Gómez, María D. Ballesteros‐Pomar, Beatriz Torres-Torres, Begoña Pintor de la Maza, M. Ángeles Penacho-Lázaro, J.M. Palacio-Mures, Cristina Abreu-Padín, Antonio López-Guzmán, Daniel Antonio de Luis,
Background Malnutrition is a prognostic factor in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Sometimes, this condition is underdiagnosed, and it might influence on disease progression. Aims To evaluate a) nutritional status at the beginning of specialized nutritional treatment and b) the influence of initial nutritional status on disease evolution and survival in a group of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods An interhospital registry of patients with motor neuron disease treated ...
Tópico(s): Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
2020 - Elsevier BV | Clinical Nutrition
Maili Porhölä, Kristen Cvancara, Esta Kaal, Kristina Kunttu, Kaja Tampere, Maria Beatriz Torres,
Abstract This study reports results from cross-cultural comparisons of (a) the frequency of university students’ experiences of bullying victimization and perpetration between students, (b) students’ experiences of bullying victimization by university personnel, and (c) the breakdown of victimization by the forms of bullying students have experienced. Gender breakdowns are offered. Survey data were collected from undergraduates in a total of 47 universities, using large sample sizes, similar measures ...
Tópico(s): Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
2019 - Springer Science+Business Media | Social Psychology of Education
Leanne M. Holt, Raymundo Hernandez, Natasha L. Pacheco, Beatriz Torres Ceja, Muhannah Hossain, Michelle L. Olsen,
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a critical growth factor involved in the maturation of the CNS, including neuronal morphology and synapse refinement. Herein, we demonstrate astrocytes express high levels of BDNF's receptor, TrkB (in the top 20 of protein-coding transcripts), with nearly exclusive expression of the truncated isoform, TrkB.T1, which peaks in expression during astrocyte morphological maturation. Using a novel culture paradigm, we show that astrocyte morphological complexity ...
Tópico(s): Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
2019 - eLife Sciences Publications Ltd | eLife
Juan José López Gómez, Olatz Izaola-Jáuregui, Beatriz Torres-Torres, Emilia Gómez Hoyos, María Ángeles Castro Lozano, Ana Ortolá-Buigues, Miguel Ángel Martín Ferrero, Daniel Antonio de Luis,
Knee osteoarthritis is a disease with a high prevalence in our environment, especially in women. Weight loss can improve the quality of life of these patients before surgery.To evaluate the effect of a meal-replacement diet on weight loss, body composition, and the improvement of the quality of life in obese women with knee osteoarthritis pending surgery.One branch intervention study was performed over three months on 81 women with a body mass index greater than 30 kg/m2 with knee osteoarthritis ...
Tópico(s): Bone health and treatments
2018 - Arán Ediciones | Nutrición Hospitalaria
Beatriz Torres-Avendaño, Maite Catalina Agudelo Cifuentes, Ángela María Pulgarin-Torres, Dedsy Yajaira Berbesí Fernández,
Introducción: El aumento de personas dependientes conlleva a la necesidad de cuidadores que asuman tareas básicas de cuidado; la responsabilidad de cuidar es asumida principalmente por familiares y el cuidado constante repercute en cambios de índole personal, familiar, laboral y social. Objetivo: Identificar los principales factores sociodemográficos y del cuidado, asociados a la sobrecarga en el cuidador primario de la ciudad de Medellín para el año 2017. Materiales y métodos: Estudio transversal, ...
Tópico(s): Stress and Burnout Research
2018 - University of Nariño | Universidad y Salud
María D. Ballesteros‐Pomar, Alicia Calleja‐Fernández, M. González-Valdés, Begoña Pintor-de la Maza, Rocío Villar Taibo, Alfonso Vidal‐Casariego, A. Urioste-Fondo, Beatriz Torres-Torres, Daniel Antonio de Luis, I. Cano-Rodríguez,
La desnutrición relacionada con la enfermedad es un reto en nuestros hospitales. Nuestro objetivo fue valorar la factibilidad e importancia de establecer una estrategia de cribado nutricional en nuestro medio. Estudio de cohortes prospectivo en un servicio de Medicina Interna durante 3 meses. El cribado nutricional se realizó al ingreso y se repitió semanalmente mediante la herramienta Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool. Se analizaron los datos clínicos, la estancia media y los gastos. Se incluyeron ...
Tópico(s): Body Composition Measurement Techniques
2016 - Elsevier BV | Revista Clínica Española
Gonzalo Díaz-Soto, Beatriz Torres, Juan José López Gómez, Emilia Gómez Hoyos, Aurelia Villar, Enrique Romero, Daniel Antonio de Luis,
No existen datos concluyentes sobre la utilidad de las Unidades de alta resolución de tiroides en el manejo de la patología nodular tiroidea. El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar el impacto económico y la satisfacción del usuario tras la puesta en marcha de una consulta de alta resolución de nódulo tiroideo (CARNT) en coordinación con Atención Primaria. Estudio prospectivo, observacional y descriptivo en 3.726 pacientes (edad media: 61 ± 12 años; 85% mujeres) evaluados en la CARNT durante los ...
Tópico(s): Head and Neck Anomalies
2016 - Elsevier BV | Endocrinología y Nutrición
B. R. Simon Rosser, Benjamin D. Capistrant, Beatriz Torres, Badrinath R. Konety, Enyinnaya Merengwa, Darryl Mitteldorf, William West,
The effect of prostate cancer treatment in gay and bisexual men is an under-researched area. In 2015, we conducted in-depth telephone interviews with 19 gay and bisexual men who had undergone radical prostatectomies. Across the respondents’ five emotional themes emerged: (1) shock at the diagnosis, (2) a reactive, self-reported “depression”, (3) sex-specific situational anxiety, (4) a sense of grief, and, (5) an enduring loss of sexual confidence. Identity challenges included loss of a sense of maleness ...
Tópico(s): Cancer survivorship and care
2016 - Taylor & Francis | Sexual & Relationship Therapy
Javier-David López-Moríñigo, Rosa Ayesa‐Arriola, Beatriz Torres-Romano, Andrea Fernandes, Hitesh Shetty, Matthew Broadbent, Maria-Encarnacion Dominguez-Ballesteros, Robert Stewart, Anthony S. David, Rina Dutta,
To investigate the role of risk assessment in predicting suicide in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) receiving secondary mental healthcare. We postulated that risk assessment plays a limited role in predicting suicide in these patients.
Tópico(s): Schizophrenia research and treatment
2016 - BMJ | BMJ Open
B. R. Simon Rosser, Benjamin D. Capistrant, Maria Beatriz Torres, Badrinath R. Konety, Enyinnaya Merengwa, Darryl Mitteldorf, William West,
To advance research on the sexual effects of prostate cancer in sexual minorities, we conducted telephone interviews with 19 gay and bisexual men (GBM) who had undergone radical prostatectomies. Challenges to sexual functioning included anatomical penile changes, loss of ejaculate, climacturia, and erectile dysfunction. All sexual behavior with other men, not just insertive anal sex, was affected, across all stages of the sexual response cycle. Rather than narrowly focusing on erectile functioning, ...
Tópico(s): Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
2016 - Taylor & Francis | Sexual & Relationship Therapy
Benjamin D. Capistrant, Beatriz Torres, Enyinnaya Merengwa, William West, Darryl Mitteldorf, B. R. Simon Rosser,
Prostate cancer, the second most common cancer among men, typically onsets in middle or older age. Gay/bisexual men have different social networks and unique social support needs, particularly as it pertains to health care access and prostate side effects. Few studies have investigated the availability and provision of social support for gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer (GBMPCa).This study used qualitative data from in-depth, semistructured, one-on-one telephone interviews with 30 GBMPCa ...
Tópico(s): Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
2016 - Wiley | Psycho-Oncology
Jason W. Mitchell, Maria Beatriz Torres, Jennifer Joe, Thu Danh, Bobbi V. Gass, Keith J. Horvath,
Although gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, few test for HIV at regular intervals. Smartphone apps may be an ideal tool to increase regular testing among MSM. However, the success of apps to encourage regular testing among MSM will depend on how frequently the apps are downloaded, whether they continue to be used over months or years, and the degree to which such apps are tailored to the needs of ...
Tópico(s): HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
2016 - JMIR Publications | JMIR mhealth and uhealth
Ricardo Guerrero-Gómez-Olmedo, Beatriz Torre-Jiménez, Roberto J. López-Sastre, Saturnino Maldonado-Bascón, Daniel Oñoro-Rubio,
The challenging problem that we explore in this paper is to precisely estimate the number of vehicles in an image of a traffic congestion situation. We start introducing TRANCOS, a novel database for extremely overlapping vehicle counting. It provides more than 1200 images where the number of vehicles and their locations have been annotated. We establish a clear experimental setup which will let others evaluate their own vehicle counting approaches. We also propose a novel evaluation metric, the ...
Tópico(s): Automated Road and Building Extraction
2015 - Springer Science+Business Media | Lecture notes in computer science
Daniel Antonio de Luis, Olatz Izaola, Juan José López Gómez, Beatriz Torres, Emilia Gómez Hoyos,
The aim of our study was to evaluate a hypercaloric sweet milk-based oral nutrition supplement in a prospective 3-day study designed to assess the taste preferences of this oral nutritional supplement (ONS) in malnourished inpatients and the influence on adherence in daily intake.A total of 46 in patients with recent weight loss were included in this study. One flavor (chocolate, vanilla or strawberry) was administered each day in a random way to each patient during 3 consecutive days. In the first ...
Tópico(s): Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
2015 - Karger Publishers | Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
... of Empire in Richard Harding Davis and Olga Beatriz Torres 4 Keyless Rooms: Frank Lloyd Wright and Charlie ...
Tópico(s): Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
2012 - Association of College and Research Libraries | Choice Reviews Online
E. Deschamps, Carolina Palmeros Exsome, Javier Villanueva Sánchez, Beatriz Torres Flores, Sara Bastida, M. Pilar Vaquero, Francisco J. Sánchez-Muñiz,
Few studies exist about metabolic syndrome (MS) in young Mexican adult populations. The prevalences of overweight, obesity, and MS were evaluated in a sample of university students from Veracruz, México.Transversal analytical study performed in 402 student of new admission, aged 20-29 years belonging to Veracruzana University. Waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, and serum glucose, triglycerides, and high-density lipoproteins (HDL)-cholesterol were determined. The MS was diagnosed ...
Tópico(s): Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
2007 - Elsevier BV | Medicina Clínica
Beatriz Torres-Beristain, M.C.J. Verdegem, Éva Kerepeczki, J.A.J. Verreth,
The microbial decomposition of nitrogen-rich organic matter in aquaculture ponds is affected by the oxic-anoxic conditions gradient at the soil-water interface as well as by resuspension practices. To investigate these interactions, the decomposition of a 49% protein fish feed was analyzed in 10 marine lab-scale systems with different exposures to aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The degree of coupling between oxic and anoxic conditions in the system had a strong effect on product accumulation ...
Tópico(s): Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
2006 - Elsevier BV | Water Research