Immune Presentation and Regulation
Publications
Molecular diversity and frequency of the diarrheagenic enteric protozoan Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in a hospital setting in Northern Spain.
3. Azcona-Gutiérrez JM, de Lucio A, Hernández-de-Mingo M, García-García C, Soria-Blanco LM, Morales L, Aguilera M, Fuentes I, Carmena D. 2017. Molecular diversity and frequency of the diarrheagenic enteric protozoan Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in a hospital setting in Northern Spain. PLoS One, 12: e0178575.
PUBMED DOIDetection of zoonotic protozoa Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis suihominis in wild boars from Spain. Zoonoses Public Health
4. Calero-Bernal, R., Pérez-Martín, J.E., Reina, D., Serrano, F.J., Frontera, E., Fuentes, I, Dubey, J.P., 2016. Detection of zoonotic protozoa Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis suihominis in wild boars from Spain. Zoonoses Public Health. 63:346-50
PUBMED DOIEpidemiological and clinical profile of adult patients with Blastocystis sp. infection in Barcelona, Spain.
5. Salvador F, Sulleiro E, Sánchez-Montalvá A, Alonso C, Santos J, Fuentes I, Molina I. 2016; Epidemiological and clinical profile of adult patients with Blastocystis sp. infection in Barcelona, Spain. Parasit Vectors; 9:548.
PUBMED DOIPrevalence and genetic diversity of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. among schoolchildren in a rural area of the Amhara Region, North-West Ethiopia
6. de Lucio A, Amor-Aramendía A, Bailo B, Saugar JM, Anegagrie M, Arroyo A, López-Quintana B, Zewdie D, Ayehubizu Z, Yizengaw E, Abera B, Yimer M, Mulu W, Hailu T, Herrador Z, Fuentes I, Carmena D. 2016. Prevalence and genetic diversity of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. among schoolchildren in a rural area of the Amhara Region, North-West Ethiopia. PLoS One 11: e0159992.
PUBMED DOIPrevalence and genotype identification of Toxoplasma gondii in wild animals from southwestern Spain.
8. Calero-Bernal R, Saugar JM, Frontera E, Pérez-Martín JE, Habela MA, Serrano FJ, Reina D, Fuentes I. 2015. Prevalence and genotype identification of Toxoplasma gondii in wild animals from southwestern Spain. J Wildl Dis, 51:233-8.
PUBMED DOIHigh SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load and Low CCL5 Expression Levels in the Upper Respiratory Tract Are Associated With COVID-19 Severity.
4. Pérez-García F, Martin-Vicente M, Rojas-García RL, Castilla-García L, Muñoz-Gomez MJ, Hervás-Fernández I, González-Ventosa V, Vidal-Alcántara EJ, Cuadros-González J, Bermejo-Martin JF (‡), Resino S (‡ *), Martínez I (‡). High SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load and Low CCL5 Expression Levels in the Upper Respiratory Tract Are Associated With COVID-19 Severity. J Infect Dis 2022; 225(6):977-982 (A; FI= 7.76; Q1, Infectious Diseases; JCR 2021). PMID: 34910814 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab604.
PUBMED DOIMetabolomic changes after DAAs therapy are related to the improvement of cirrhosis and inflammation in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients.
5. Virseda-Berdices A, Rojo D, Martínez I, Berenguer J, González-García J, Brochado-Kith O, Fernández-Rodríguez A, Díez C, Hontañon V, Pérez-Latorre L, Micán R, Barbas C, Resino S (‡ *), Jiménez-Sousa MA (‡ *). Metabolomic changes after DAAs therapy are related to the improvement of cirrhosis and inflammation in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. Biomed Pharmacother 2022, 147: 112626. (A; FI= 7.42; D1, Pharmacology & Pharmacy; JCR 2021).
PUBMED DOIBlood microbiome is associated with changes in portal hypertension after successful direct-acting antiviral therapy in patients with HCV-related cirrhosis.
7. Virseda-Berdices A, Brochado-Kith O, Díez C, Hontañon V, Berenguer J, González-García J, Rojo D, Fernández-Rodríguez A, Ibañez-Samaniego L, Llop-Herrera E, Olveira A, Perez-Latorre L, Barbas C, Rava M (‡), Resino S (‡ *), Jiménez-Sousa MA (‡ *). Blood microbiome is associated with changes in portal hypertension after successful direct-acting antiviral therapy in patients with HCV-related cirrhosis. J Antimicrob Chemoth 2022; 77 (3): 719–726 (A; FI= 5.76; Q1, Pharmacology & Pharmacy; JCR 2020).
PUBMED DOIContent with Investigacion .
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Isabel Jado García
Científico Titular OPIS, Director laboratorio
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Raquel Escudero Nieto
Científico Titular OPIS, Director laboratorio
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Escolástica Chaparro Tercero
Técnico de Laboratorio
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Ave María Vila-Coro Laviña
Auxiliar de Investigación
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María Elena Andrés Galván
Ayudante de Investigación.
Técnico superior en laboratorio de diagnóstico clínico en 2013 y Técnico superior en laboratorio de análisis y control de calidad en 2015. Lleva vinculada a la Unidad de Neumococos desde 2022 como ayudante de investigación y es personal de plantilla. Anteriormente estuvo contratada en el Instituto de recursos naturales y agrobiología de Salamanca (IRNASA) del CSIC.
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Additional Information
The group is interested in the study of the immune response from a multidisciplinary perspective that includes genomic, biochemical, proteomic, in vivo and biotechnological models aimed at the design of therapeutic strategies against various chronic, infectious and rare diseases that have a clear immunological component in their etiology.
The current specific objectives focus on:
- Antigenic presentation: Identification of antigenic presentation rules for their application in the design of therapeutic treatments including vaccines.
- Study of CD69 function and its regulation; its use as a therapeutic target in the mobilization of hematopoietic precursors and in the potentiation of the immune response mediated by CD69 with the potentiation of vaccines using the vaccinia virus as a vector.
The group is interested in the study of the immune response from a multidisciplinary perspective that includes genomic, biochemical, proteomic, in vivo and biotechnological models aimed at the design of therapeutic strategies against various chronic, infectious and rare diseases that have a clear immunological component in their etiology.
The current specific objectives focus on:
- Antigenic presentation: Identification of antigenic presentation rules for their application in the design of therapeutic treatments including vaccines.
- Study of CD69 function and its regulation; its use as a therapeutic target in the mobilization of hematopoietic precursors and in the potentiation of the immune response mediated by CD69 with the potentiation of vaccines using the vaccinia virus as a vector.