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Hepatitis
- Diseño de métodos diagnósticos para el estudio de los virus de las hepatitis (VH) A, B, C, D, E: Diseñamos sistemas de PCR para su detección y caracterización.
- Evaluación de métodos diagnósticos de los VH. Colaboramos con empresas para estudios de sensibilidad y especificidad de equipos diagnósticos.
- Estudios de Seroprevalencia de los virus de las hepatitis.
- Epidemiología genómica de genomas completos de VHA, VHB, VHC, VHD y VHE en colaboración con el ECDC. Estudios de trazabilidad del VHE.
- Caracterización molecular de virus de las hepatitis mediante secuenciación masiva: a) VHB: mutantes de escape HBsAg (prevalencia y efectos en la detección del HBsAg). Estudio de mutaciones en epítopos de estimulación inmune y mutaciones asociadas a evolución clínica desfavorable.
- b) VHC: resistencias a los antivirales de acción directa. Análisis molecular de subtipos poco frecuentes.
c) Estudios filogenéticos del VHD.
d) Análisis genómico del VHE.
e) Investigación etiológica de hepatitis no filiadas mediante estudios de metagenómica.
- b) VHC: resistencias a los antivirales de acción directa. Análisis molecular de subtipos poco frecuentes.
Research projects
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1. Proyecto CIBEREPS 2022. Microbiological and genomic investigation of hepatitis in children by metagenomic approach in case and control subjects (IP: Ana Avellón).
2023-2024. En colaboración con el Hospital San Joan de Deu de Barcelona.
2. MPY 501-19: Tracking hepatitis E virus infection by means of epidemiological research and whole genome sequencing. Project TrazHE. (IP: Ana Avellón). 2020-2024.
3. Proyecto CIBEREPS 2021 Metagenomic sequencing to identify viral aetiologies in undiagnosed paediatric cases of meningitis and encephalitis (IP: D. Tarragó). 2021-2022.
4. MPY 383/19 (PEJ2018-004446-A). Ayudas para la promoción de empleo joven e implantación de la garantía juvenil en I+D+I. análisis de la complejidad de secuencias de los virus de la hepatitis A, B, C; D y E (VHA, VHB, VHC, VHD y VHE) mediante técnicas de secuenciación masiva. (IP: Ana Avellón). 2020-2021.
5. MPY 1285/16 Movilidad "Salvador de Madariaga" programa estatal de promoción de talento y su empleabilidad. (IP: Ana Avellón). 2016.
Publications
FTO rs9939609 polymorphism is associated with metabolic disturbances and response to HCV therapy in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients.
13. Pineda-Tenor D, Berenguer J, Jiménez-Sousa MA, García-Álvarez M, Aldamiz-Echevarría T, Carrero A, Vázquez-Morón S, García-Broncano P, Diez C, Tejerina F, Guzmán-Fulgencio M, Resino S (*). FTO rs9939609 polymorphism is associated with metabolic disturbances and response to HCV therapy in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. BMC Med. 2014, 12:198. (A; FI= 7.34; D1, Medicine, General & Internal; JCR 2014). PMID: 25367448. DOI: 10.1186/s12916-014-0198-y.
PUBMEDHLA-E variants are associated with sustained virological response in HIV/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients on hepatitis C virus therapy.
14. Guzmán-Fulgencio M, Berenguer J; Rallón N, Fernández-Rodríguez A, Miralles P, Soriano V, Jiménez-Sousa MA, Cosin J, Medrano J, García-Álvarez M, López JC, Benito JM, Resino S (*). HLA-E variants are associated with sustained virological response in HIV/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients on hepatitis C virus therapy. AIDS 2013; 27(8):1231-1238. (A; FI= 6.55; D1, Infectious Diseases; JCR 2013). PMID: 23811951. DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835f5b9c.
PUBMEDEva Orviz, Anabel Negredo, Oskar Ayerdi, Ana Vázquez, Ana Muñoz-Gomez, Sara Monzón, Petunia Clavo, Angel Zaballos, Mar Vera, Patricia Sánchez, Noemi Cabello, Pilar Jiménez, Jorge A Pérez-García, Sarai Varona, Jorge Del Romero, Isabel Cuesta, Alberto Delgado-Iribarren, Montse Torres, Iñigo Sagastagoitia, Gustavo Palacios, Vicente Estrada, Maria Paz Sánchez-Seco, Grupo Viruela del Simio Madrid CNM/ISCIII/HCSC/Sandoval.
Eva Orviz, Anabel Negredo, Oskar Ayerdi, Ana Vázquez, Ana Muñoz-Gomez, Sara Monzón, Petunia Clavo, Angel Zaballos, Mar Vera, Patricia Sánchez, Noemi Cabello, Pilar Jiménez, Jorge A Pérez-García, Sarai Varona, Jorge Del Romero, Isabel Cuesta, Alberto Delgado-Iribarren, Montse Torres, Iñigo Sagastagoitia, Gustavo Palacios, Vicente Estrada, Maria Paz Sánchez-Seco, Grupo Viruela del Simio Madrid CNM/ISCIII/HCSC/Sandoval. Monkeypox outbreak in Madrid (Spain): Clinical and virological aspects. J Infect. 2022 Jul 10;S0163-4453(22)00415-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.07.005.
DOIEuropean mitochondrial haplogroups are associated with CD4+ T-cell recovery in HIV-infected patients on combination antiretroviral therapy.
15. Guzmán-Fulgencio M; Berenguer J, Micheloud D, Fernández-Rodríguez A; García–Álvarez M, Jiménez-Sousa MA, Bellón JM, Campos Y, Cosin J, Aldámiz-Echevarría T, Catalán P, López JC, Resino S (*). European mitochondrial haplogroups are associated with CD4+ T-cell recovery in HIV-infected patients on combination antiretroviral therapy. J Antimicrob Chemoth 2013; 68 (10): 2349–2357 (A; FI= 5.44; D1, Infectious Diseases; JCR 2013). PMID: 23749950. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt206.
PUBMEDMaría Paz Sánchez-Seco, María José Sierra, Agustín Estrada-Peña, Félix Valcárcel, Ricardo Molina, Eva Ramírez de Arellano, Angeles Sonia Olmeda, Lucía García San Miguel, Maribel Jiménez, Luis J Romero, Anabel Negredo; Group for CCHFv Research. Widespread Detection of Multiple Strains of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks, Spain.
María Paz Sánchez-Seco, María José Sierra, Agustín Estrada-Peña, Félix Valcárcel, Ricardo Molina, Eva Ramírez de Arellano, Angeles Sonia Olmeda, Lucía García San Miguel, Maribel Jiménez, Luis J Romero, Anabel Negredo; Group for CCHFv Research. Widespread Detection of Multiple Strains of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks, Spain. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Feb;28(2):394-402. doi: 10.3201/eid2802.211308.
DOINegredo A, Sánchez-Ledesma M, Llorente F, Pérez-Olmeda M, Belhassen-García M, González-Calle D, Sánchez-Seco MP, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ. Retrospective Identification of Early Autochthonous Case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013
Negredo A, Sánchez-Ledesma M, Llorente F, Pérez-Olmeda M, Belhassen-García M, González-Calle D, Sánchez-Seco MP, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ. Retrospective Identification of Early Autochthonous Case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;27(6):1754-1756. doi: 10.3201/eid2706.204643.
DOINegredo A, Sánchez-Arroyo R, Díez-Fuertes F, de Ory F, Budiño MA, Vázquez A, Garcinuño Á, Hernández L, la Hoz González C, Gutiérrez-Arroyo A, Grande C, Sánchez-Seco P. Fatal Case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Caused by Reassortant Virus, Spain, 2018.
Negredo A, Sánchez-Arroyo R, Díez-Fuertes F, de Ory F, Budiño MA, Vázquez A, Garcinuño Á, Hernández L, la Hoz González C, Gutiérrez-Arroyo A, Grande C, Sánchez-Seco P. Fatal Case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Caused by Reassortant Virus, Spain, 2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Apr;27(4):1211-1215. doi: 10.3201/eid2704.203462.
DOILaura Davó, Laura Herrero, Maria Paz Sánchez-Seco, Nuria Labiod, David Roiz, Elena Gómez-Díaz, Lourdes Hernandez, Jordi Figuerola and Ana Vázquez. Real-time PCR assay to detect Granada virus and the related Massilia and Arrabida phleboviruses
Laura Davó, Laura Herrero, Maria Paz Sánchez-Seco, Nuria Labiod, David Roiz, Elena Gómez-Díaz, Lourdes Hernandez, Jordi Figuerola and Ana Vázquez. Real-time PCR assay to detect Granada virus and the related Massilia and Arrabida phleboviruses. Davó et al. Parasit Vectors. 2020 May 29;13(1):270. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04110-5.
DOIMaría Velasco, María Paz Sánchez-Seco, Carolina Campelo, Fernando de Ory, Oriol Martin, Laura Herrero, Octavio J. Salmerón Béliz, Teodora Minguito, Mª Carmen Campos, Francisca Molero, Alejandro Algora and Ana Vázquez. Imported Human West Nile Virus Lineage 2 Infection in Spain
María Velasco, María Paz Sánchez-Seco, Carolina Campelo, Fernando de Ory, Oriol Martin, Laura Herrero, Octavio J. Salmerón Béliz, Teodora Minguito, Mª Carmen Campos, Francisca Molero, Alejandro Algora and Ana Vázquez. Imported Human West Nile Virus Lineage 2 Infection in Spain: Neurological and Gastrointestinal Complications. Viruses 2020 Jan 29;12(2):156. doi: 10.3390/v12020156.
DOINegredo A, Habela MÁ, Ramírez de Arellano E, Diez F, Lasala F, López P, Sarriá A, Labiod N, Calero-Bernal R, Arenas M, Tenorio A, Estrada-Peña A, Sánchez-Seco MP. Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Enzootic Focus, Spain, 2011-2015
Negredo A, Habela MÁ, Ramírez de Arellano E, Diez F, Lasala F, López P, Sarriá A, Labiod N, Calero-Bernal R, Arenas M, Tenorio A, Estrada-Peña A, Sánchez-Seco MP. Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Enzootic Focus, Spain, 2011-2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jun;25(6):1177-1184. doi: 10.3201/eid2506.180877.
DOIRamírez de Arellano E, Sanchez-Lockhart M, Perteguer MJ, Bartlett M, Ortiz M, Campioli P, Hernández A, Gonzalez J, Garcia K, Ramos M, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Tenorio A, Sánchez-Seco MP, González F, Echevarría JE, Palacios G, Negredo A. First Evidence of Antibodies Against Lloviu Virus in Schreiber's Bent-Winged Insectivorous Bats Demonstrate a Wide Circulation of the Virus in Spain
Ramírez de Arellano E, Sanchez-Lockhart M, Perteguer MJ, Bartlett M, Ortiz M, Campioli P, Hernández A, Gonzalez J, Garcia K, Ramos M, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Tenorio A, Sánchez-Seco MP, González F, Echevarría JE, Palacios G, Negredo A. First Evidence of Antibodies Against Lloviu Virus in Schreiber's Bent-Winged Insectivorous Bats Demonstrate a Wide Circulation of the Virus in Spain. Viruses. 2019 Apr 19;11(4):360. doi: 10.3390/v11040360.
DOIMeta-analysis: diagnostic accuracy of hepatitis C core antigen detection during therapy with direct-acting antivirals.
3. Sepúlveda-Crespo D, Treviño-Nakoura A, Bellon JM, Ardizone Jiménez B, Jiménez‑Sousa MA, Fernández-Rodríguez A, Martínez I (‡), Resino S (*‡). Meta-analysis: diagnostic accuracy of hepatitis C core antigen detection during therapy with direct-acting antivirals. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022; 56 (8): 1224-1234 (A; FI= 9.52; D1, Pharmacology & Pharmacy; JCR 2021).
PUBMED DOIAntibody levels to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in mothers and children from delivery to six months later.
4. Martin-Vicente M, Carrasco I, Muñoz-Gomez MJ, Lobo AH, Mas V, Vigil-Vázquez S, Vázquez M, Manzanares A, Cano O, Alonso R, Sepúlveda-Crespo D, Tarancón-Díez L, Muñoz-Fernández MÁ, Muñoz-Chapuli M, Resino S#*, Navarro ML#, Martinez I#*. Antibody levels to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in mothers and children from delivery to six months later. Birth. 2022 Jul 8:10.1111/birt.12667. doi: 10.1111/birt.12667. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35802776.
PUBMEDHepatitis E virus seroprevalence is associated with neurodegenerative disorders in older people with dementia: a case-control study.
5. Pérez-García F, Vázquez-Morón S, Burgueño-García I, José Muñoz-Gómez M, Zea-Sevilla MA, Calero M, Martínez I#, Rábano A#, Resino S#. Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence is associated with neurodegenerative disorders in older people with dementia: a case-control study. J Infect Dis. 2022 Jun 27:jiac268. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac268. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35759220 (A; FI= 7.759; Q1 Microbiology; JCR 2021).
PUBMEDNegative impact of HIV infection on broad-spectrum anti-HCV neutralizing antibody titers in HCV-infected patients with advanced HCV-related cirrhosis.
6. Sepúlveda-Crespo D, Yélamos MB, Díez C, Gómez J, Hontañón V, Torresano-Felipe F, Berenguer J, González-García J, Ibañez-Samaniego L, Llop E, Olveira A, Martínez J, Resino S (‡ *), Martínez I (‡ *). Negative impact of HIV infection on broad-spectrum anti-HCV neutralizing antibody titers in HCV-infected patients with advanced HCV-related cirrhosis. Biomed Pharmacother 2022, 150: 113024. (A; FI= 7.42; D1, Pharmacology & Pharmacy; JCR 2021).
PUBMED DOI. Environmental factors linked to hospital admissions in young children due to acute viral lower respiratory infections: A bidirectional case-crossover study.
7. Álvaro-Meca A, Goez MDC, Resino R, Matías V, Sepúlveda-Crespo D, Martínez I#, Resino S#. Environmental factors linked to hospital admissions in young children due to acute viral lower respiratory infections: A bidirectional case-crossover study. Environ Res. 2022 Sep; 212(Pt B):113319. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113319. PMID: 35447151. (A; FI= 8.431; D1 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; JCR 2021).
PUBMEDMisdiagnosis rate of among negative COVID-19 patients in real-life with Panbio COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test during 2021.
8. Ryan P, Pérez-García F, Torres-Macho J, Bibiano C, Ignacio Lazo J, Castaño-Ochoa G, Vidal-Alcántara EJ, Muñoz-Gómez MJ, Martínez I#, Resino S#. Misdiagnosis rate of among negative COVID-19 patients in real-life with Panbio COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test during 2021. J Infect. 2022 May; 84(5):e42-e44. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.03.013. PMID: 35306106 (L; FI= 38.637; D1 Infectious Diseases; JCR 2021).
PUBMEDSimilar humoral immune responses against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in HIV and non-HIV individuals after COVID-19.
11. Martín-Vicente M, Berenguer J, Muñoz-Gómez MJ, Díez C, Micán R, Pérez-Elías MJ, García-Fraile LJ, Peraire J, Suárez-García I, Jiménez-Sousa MÁ, Fernández-Rodríguez A, Vázquez M, Ryan P, González-García J, Jarrín I, Mas V, Martínez I#, Resino S#. Similar humoral immune responses against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in HIV and non-HIV individuals after COVID-19. J Infect. 2022 Mar;84(3):418-467. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.11.002. PMID: 34752819 (L; FI= 38.637; D1 Infectious Diseases; JCR 2021).
PUBMEDLow anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody levels predict increased mortality and dissemination of viral components in the blood of critical COVID-19 patients.
12. Martin-Vicente M#, Almansa R#, Martínez I#, Tedim AP, Bustamante E, Tamayo L, Aldecoa C, Gómez JM, Renedo G, Berezo JÁ, Cedeño JA, Mamolar N, García Olivares P, Herrán-Monge R, Cicuendez R, Enríquez P, Ortega A, Jorge N, Doncel C, de la Fuente A, Bustamante-Munguira J, Muñoz-Gómez MJ, González-Rivera M, Puertas C, Más V, Vázquez M, Pérez-García F, Rico-Feijoo J, Martín S, Motos A, Fernandez-Barat L, Eiros JM, Dominguez-Gil M, Ferrer R, Barbé F, Trapiello W, Kelvin DJ, Bermejo-Martin JF, Resino S, Torres A. Low anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody levels predict increased mortality and dissemination of viral components in the blood of critical COVID-19 patients. J Intern Med. 2022 Feb; 291(2):232-240. doi: 10.1111/joim.13386. PMID: 34611927 (A; FI= 13.068; D1 Medicine, General & Internal; JCR 2021).
PUBMEDStrategies Targeting the Innate Immune Response for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Liver Fibrosis.
13. Sepulveda-Crespo D, Resino S*, Martinez I*. Strategies Targeting the Innate Immune Response for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Liver Fibrosis. Drugs. 2021 Drugs. 2021 Mar; 81(4):419-443. doi: 10.1007/s40265-020-01458-x. PMID: 33400242. (R; FI= 11.431; D1 Pharmacology & Pharmacy; JCR 2021).
PUBMEDAdditional Information
The AIDS Immunopathology Unit has been coordinated since 2000 by Dr. José Alcamí, bringing together during its history more than 20 independent researchers who collaboratively study different aspects of HIV infection. During this years, more than 30 visiting researchers and more than 50 national and international students have passed through the unit. From the beginning of the year 2025, Javier García Pérez and Francisco Díez Fuertes assumed the coordination of the AIDS Immunopathology Unit, with the aim of projecting its scientific competitiveness following multidisciplinary approaches and through the maintenance of the current close collaborations, as well as the promotion of participation in new national and international research networks.
Historically, the current members of the unit have focused on different lines of basic research that include the study of antibodies and the development of vaccines against HIV-1, the study of viral entry and tropism of the virus or the study of the host through the genomic characterization of populations with an extreme phenotype. Currently, the activity of our unit in the field of HIV-1 is focused on three main lines:
1. Mecanismos moleculares asociados a la protección de la infección por VIH-1 en pacientes con distrofia muscular de cinturas dominante D2 (LGMDD2).
2. Generación de anticuerpos neutralizantes de uso terapéutico basados en la respuesta neutralizante de amplio espectro frente a virus fundadores.
3. Cribado y caracterización de nuevos fármacos anti-latencia frente al VIH-1.
A partir del año 2020, nuestra unidad se vuelca con la investigación sobre COVID-19, participando y liderando diferentes proyectos de investigación aplicada y clínica. Fruto de esta fuerte implicación en el campo, en la actualidad se mantienen diferentes estudios sobre la caracterización de la respuesta inmune frente a SARS-CoV-2, integrando diferentes técnicas de virología molecular, estrategias de inteligencia epidemiológica y tecnologías de célula única.
We also participate in different research consortiums and networks, such as the Spanish AIDS Research Network or the Center for Biomedical Research in Infectious Diseases Network (CIBER-INFEC), in which we participate as researchers in different lines and work packages within the research programs “Global Health, emerging and re-emerging infections” as well as “HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections”.
Supervised doctoral theses
1. GENOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF HIV-1 PROTECTION PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH SLOW PROGRESSION OF INFECTION.
Student: Erick de la Torre Tarazona.
Supervisors: José Alcamí and Francisco Díez Fuertes.
Academic entity: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Defense date: July 14th, 2020.
2. ANALYSIS OF MIARN EXPRESSION PROFILES AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION IN HIV-POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT PROGRESSION TO AIDS.
Student: Rubén Ayala Suárez.
Supervisors: José Alcamí and Francisco Díez Fuertes.
Academic entity: Universidad de Alcalá.
Defense date: June 12nd, 2023.
The AIDS Immunopathology Unit has been coordinated since 2000 by Dr. José Alcamí, bringing together during its history more than 20 independent researchers who collaboratively study different aspects of HIV infection. During this years, more than 30 visiting researchers and more than 50 national and international students have passed through the unit. From the beginning of the year 2025, Javier García Pérez and Francisco Díez Fuertes assumed the coordination of the AIDS Immunopathology Unit, with the aim of projecting its scientific competitiveness following multidisciplinary approaches and through the maintenance of the current close collaborations, as well as the promotion of participation in new national and international research networks.
Historically, the current members of the unit have focused on different lines of basic research that include the study of antibodies and the development of vaccines against HIV-1, the study of viral entry and tropism of the virus or the study of the host through the genomic characterization of populations with an extreme phenotype. Currently, the activity of our unit in the field of HIV-1 is focused on three main lines:
1. Mecanismos moleculares asociados a la protección de la infección por VIH-1 en pacientes con distrofia muscular de cinturas dominante D2 (LGMDD2).
2. Generación de anticuerpos neutralizantes de uso terapéutico basados en la respuesta neutralizante de amplio espectro frente a virus fundadores.
3. Cribado y caracterización de nuevos fármacos anti-latencia frente al VIH-1.
A partir del año 2020, nuestra unidad se vuelca con la investigación sobre COVID-19, participando y liderando diferentes proyectos de investigación aplicada y clínica. Fruto de esta fuerte implicación en el campo, en la actualidad se mantienen diferentes estudios sobre la caracterización de la respuesta inmune frente a SARS-CoV-2, integrando diferentes técnicas de virología molecular, estrategias de inteligencia epidemiológica y tecnologías de célula única.
We also participate in different research consortiums and networks, such as the Spanish AIDS Research Network or the Center for Biomedical Research in Infectious Diseases Network (CIBER-INFEC), in which we participate as researchers in different lines and work packages within the research programs “Global Health, emerging and re-emerging infections” as well as “HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections”.
Supervised doctoral theses
1. GENOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF HIV-1 PROTECTION PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH SLOW PROGRESSION OF INFECTION.
Student: Erick de la Torre Tarazona.
Supervisors: José Alcamí and Francisco Díez Fuertes.
Academic entity: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Defense date: July 14th, 2020.
2. ANALYSIS OF MIARN EXPRESSION PROFILES AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION IN HIV-POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT PROGRESSION TO AIDS.
Student: Rubén Ayala Suárez.
Supervisors: José Alcamí and Francisco Díez Fuertes.
Academic entity: Universidad de Alcalá.
Defense date: June 12nd, 2023.