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Respiratory viruses and Influenza
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Virus Respiratorios y Gripe
• Gripe humana y animal. Vigilancia de su circulación. Antigripales, resistencias virales. Vacunas
• Infecciones víricas respiratorias en pacientes pediátricos • Diagnóstico, referencia y Nuevos procedimientos basados en la metagenómica viral para el estudio de virus respiratorios.
• Epidemiologia de Virus respiratorios: Gripe, Virus Respiratorio Sincitial, Adenovirus, Metapneumovirus humano, Coronavirus (MERS, 229E, OC43, HKU1, NL63), Parainfluenzavirus, Rinovirus, Bocavirus humano
• Virus respiratorios emergentes • Biodefensa y virus
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CURRENT PROJECTS: Award of the RETOS-COLABORATION 2019 Call for Proposals: Development of diagnostic kits using real-time multiplex PCR in liquid and gel format for the detection of viral diseases and sepsis.
Reference: RTC2019-007023-1 / MPY 292/20. Project funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the State Research Agency.
PI: Inmaculada Casas and Giovanni Fedele.
Execution dates: 2020-2023.
Amount financed: 442,653 €.
Collaborator: Francisco Pozo
Publicaciones destacadas
Detection of Broadly Neutralizing Activity within the First Months of HIV-1 Infection
Sanchez-Merino V, Fabra-Garcia A, Gonzalez N, Nicolas D, Merino-Mansilla A, Manzardo C, Ambrosioni J, Schultz A, Meyerhans A, Mascola JR, Gatell JM, Alcami J, Miro JM, Yuste E; J Virol. 2016 May 12;90(11):5231-5245
PUBMED DOIBroadly cross-neutralizing antibodies in HIV-1 patients with undetectable viremia
Medina-Ramirez M, Sanchez-Merino V, Sanchez-Palomino S, Merino-Mansilla A, Ferreira CB, Perez I, Gonzalez N, Alvarez A, Alcocer-Gonzalez JM, Garcia F, Gatell JM, Alcami J, Yuste E; J Virol. 2011 Jun;85(12):5804-13.
PUBMED DOIPotent Induction of Envelope-Specific Antibody Responses by Virus-Like Particle Immunogens Based on HIV-1 Envelopes from Patients with Early Broadly Neutralizing Responses
Beltran-Pavez C, Bontjer I, Gonzalez N, Pernas M, Merino-Mansilla A, Olvera A, Miro JM, Brander C, Alcami J, Sanders RW, Sanchez-Merino V, Yuste E; J Virol. 2022 Jan 12;96(1):e0134321.
PUBMED DOIPermanent control of HIV-1 pathogenesis in exceptional elite controllers: a model of spontaneous cure
Casado C, Galvez C, Pernas M, Tarancon-Diez L, Rodriguez C, Sanchez-Merino V, Vera M, Olivares I, De Pablo-Bernal R, Merino-Mansilla A, Del Romero J, Lorenzo-Redondo R, Ruiz-Mateos E, Salgado M, Martinez-Picado J, Lopez-Galindez C; Sci Rep. 2020 Feb 5;10(1):1902
PUBMED DOIEvolution of broadly cross-reactive HIV-1-neutralizing activity: therapy-associated decline, positive association with detectable viremia, and partial restoration of B-cell subpopulations
Ferreira CB, Merino-Mansilla A, Llano A, Perez I, Crespo I, Llinas L, Garcia F, Gatell JM, Yuste E, Sanchez-Merino V; J Virol. 2013 Nov;87(22):12227-36
PUBMED DOIDefinition of the viral targets of protective HIV-1-specific T cell responses
Mothe B, Llano A, Ibarrondo J, Daniels M, Miranda C, Zamarreno J, Bach V, Zuniga R, Perez-Alvarez S, Berger CT, Puertas MC, Martinez-Picado J, Rolland M, Farfan M, Szinger JJ, Hildebrand WH, Yang OO, Sanchez-Merino V, Brumme CJ, Brumme ZL, Heckerman D, Allen TM, Mullins JI, Gomez G, Goulder PJ, Walker BD, Gatell JM, Clotet B, Korber BT, Sanchez J, Brander C; J Transl Med. 2011 Dec 7;9:208
PUBMED DOIBroad Protection against Invasive Fungal Disease from a Nanobody Targeting the Active Site of Fungal β-1,3-Glucanosyltransferases
Redrado-Hernández S, Macías-León J, Castro-López J, Belén Sanz A, Dolader E, Arias M, González-Ramírez AM, Sánchez-Navarro D, Petryk Y, Farkaš V, Vincke C, Muyldermans S, García-Barbazán I, Del Agua C, Zaragoza O, Arroyo J, Pardo J, Gálvez EM, Hurtado-Guerrero R. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2024 Aug 19;63(34):e202405823.
PUBMED DOIHigh-Resolution Melting Assay to Detect the Mutations That Cause the Y132F and G458S Substitutions at the ERG11 Gene Involved in Azole Resistance in Candida parapsilosis
Nuria Trevijano-Contador, Elena López-Peralta, Jorge López-López, Alejandra Roldán, Cristina de Armentia, Óscar Zaragoza. Mycoses 2024 Nov;67(11):e13811
PUBMED DOIThe sulfur-related metabolic status of Aspergillus fumigatus during infection reveals cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase as a promising antifungal target
Alharthi R, Sueiro-Olivares M, Storer I, Bin Shuraym H, Scott J, Al-Shidhani R, Fortune-Grant R, Bignell E, Tabernero L, Bromley M and Amich J. 2025. Virulence, 16(1):2449075
PUBMED DOIPotential implication of azole persistence in the treatment failure of two haematological patients infected with Aspergillus fumigatus
Peláez-García de la Rasilla T, Mato-López A, Pablos-Puertas CE, González-Huerta AJ, Gómez-López A, Mellado E, Amich J. Journal of Fungi, 2023 Jul 30;9(8):805.
PUBMED DOIDistribution of Aspergillus Species and Prevalence of Azole Resistance in clinical and environmental Samples from a Spanish Hospital during a three-year study period
Lucio J, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Gil H, Cano-Pascual S, Hernandez-Egido S, Cuetara MS and Mellado E. Mycoses. 2024 Apr;67(4):e13719.
PUBMED DOIFungal burden assessment in hospital zones with different protection degrees
García-Gutiérrez L, Baena Rojas B, Ruiz M, Hernández Egido S, Ruiz-Gaitán AC, Laiz L, Pemán J, Cuétara-García MS, Mellado E & Martin-Sanchez PM. Build Environ, Volume 269, 1 February 2025, 112454
DOIAspergillus fumigatus can exhibit persistence to the fungicidal drug voriconazole
Valero C., Á Mato-López, I J. Donaldson, A. Roldán, H. Chown, N. Van-Rhijn, S. Gago, T. Furukawa, A. Mogorovsky, R. Ben Ami, P. Bowyer, N. Osherov, T. Fontaine, G.H. Goldman, E. Mellado, M. Bromley and J. Amich. Microbiology Spectrum.2023 13;11(2):e0477022
PUBMED DOICOVID-19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA): Hospital or Home Environment as a source of life-threatening Aspergillus fumigatus infection?
Peláez-García de la Rasilla T, González-Jiménez I, García-Fernández Arroyo A, Roldán A, Carretero-Ares JL, Clemente-García M,, Martínez-Suarez M, Vázquez Valdés F, Melón-Garcia S, Mellado E, Sánchez-Nuñez ML on behalf HUCAPA group. Journal of Fungi, 2022 Mar 19;8(3):316.
PUBMED DOIProteomics analysis reveals that structural proteins of the virion core and involved in gene expression are the main source for HLA class II ligands in vaccinia virus-infected cells.
Lorente, E., Martin-Galiano, A. J., Barnea, E., Barriga, A., Palomo, C., Garcia-Arriaza, J., Mir, C., Lauzurica, P., Esteban, M., Admon, A., and Lopez, D. (2019) Proteomics analysis reveals that structural proteins of the virion core and involved in gene expression are the main source for HLA class II ligands in vaccinia virus-infected cells. J.Proteome.Res. 18(9):3512-3520
PUBMED DOIBrait, V. H., F. Miro-Mur, I. Perez-de-Puig, L. Notario, B. Hurtado, J. Pedragosa, M. Gallizioli, F. Jimenez-Altayo, M. Arbaizar-Rovirosa, A. Otxoa-de-Amezaga, J. Monteagudo, M. Ferrer-Ferrer, l. R. de, X, E. Bonfill-Teixidor, A. Salas-Perdomo, A. Hernandez-Vidal, P. Garcia-de-Frutos, P. Lauzurica, and A. M. Planas. 2019. CD69 Plays a Beneficial Role in Ischemic Stroke by Dampening Endothelial Activation. Circ.Res. 124:279-291.
Brait, V. H., F. Miro-Mur, I. Perez-de-Puig, L. Notario, B. Hurtado, J. Pedragosa, M. Gallizioli, F. Jimenez-Altayo, M. Arbaizar-Rovirosa, A. Otxoa-de-Amezaga, J. Monteagudo, M. Ferrer-Ferrer, l. R. de, X, E. Bonfill-Teixidor, A. Salas-Perdomo, A. Hernandez-Vidal, P. Garcia-de-Frutos, P. Lauzurica, and A. M. Planas. 2019. CD69 Plays a Beneficial Role in Ischemic Stroke by Dampening Endothelial Activation. Circ.Res. 124:279-291.
DOILorente, E., A. Barriga, E. Barnea, C. Palomo, J. Garcia-Arriaza, C. Mir, M. Esteban, A. Admon, and D. López. 2019. Immunoproteomic analysis of a Chikungunya poxvirus-based vaccine reveals high HLA class II immunoprevalence. PLoS.Negl.Trop.Dis. 13:e0007547.
Lorente, E., A. Barriga, E. Barnea, C. Palomo, J. Garcia-Arriaza, C. Mir, M. Esteban, A. Admon, and D. López. 2019. Immunoproteomic analysis of a Chikungunya poxvirus-based vaccine reveals high HLA class II immunoprevalence. PLoS.Negl.Trop.Dis. 13:e0007547.
PUBMED DOILorente, E., C. Palomo, E. Barnea, C. Mir, V. M. Del, A. Admon, and D. López. 2019a. Natural Spleen Cell Ligandome in Transporter Antigen Processing-Deficient Mice. J.Proteome.Res. 18:3512-3520.
Lorente, E., C. Palomo, E. Barnea, C. Mir, V. M. Del, A. Admon, and D. López. 2019a. Natural Spleen Cell Ligandome in Transporter Antigen Processing-Deficient Mice. J.Proteome.Res. 18:3512-3520.
PUBMEDRedondo-Anton, J., M. G. Fontela, L. Notario, R. Torres-Ruiz, S. Rodriguez-Perales, E. Lorente, and P. Lauzurica. 2020. Functional Characterization of a Dual Enhancer/Promoter Regulatory Element Leading Human CD69 Expression. Front Genet. 11:552949.
Redondo-Anton, J., M. G. Fontela, L. Notario, R. Torres-Ruiz, S. Rodriguez-Perales, E. Lorente, and P. Lauzurica. 2020. Functional Characterization of a Dual Enhancer/Promoter Regulatory Element Leading Human CD69 Expression. Front Genet. 11:552949.
PUBMED DOIFontela, M. G., L. Notario, E. Alari-Pahissa, E. Lorente, and P. Lauzurica. 2019
Fontela, M. G., L. Notario, E. Alari-Pahissa, E. Lorente, and P. Lauzurica. 2019. The Conserved Non-Coding Sequence 2 (CNS2) Enhances CD69 Transcription through Cooperation between the Transcription Factors Oct1 and RUNX1. Genes (Basel) 10.
PUBMED DOIMarquez, A., M. Gomez-Fontela, S. Lauzurica, R. Candorcio-Simon, D. Munoz-Martín, M. Morales, M. Ubago, C. Toledo, P. Lauzurica, and C. Molpeceres. 2020. Fluorescence enhanced BA-LIFT for single cell detection and isolation. Biofabrication. 12:025019.
Marquez, A., M. Gomez-Fontela, S. Lauzurica, R. Candorcio-Simon, D. Munoz-Martín, M. Morales, M. Ubago, C. Toledo, P. Lauzurica, and C. Molpeceres. 2020. Fluorescence enhanced BA-LIFT for single cell detection and isolation. Biofabrication. 12:025019.
PUBMED DOIde la Sota, P. G., E. Lorente, L. Notario, C. Mir, O. Zaragoza, and D. López. 2021. Mitoxantrone Shows In Vitro, but Not In Vivo Antiviral Activity against Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Biomedicines. 9.
de la Sota, P. G., E. Lorente, L. Notario, C. Mir, O. Zaragoza, and D. López. 2021. Mitoxantrone Shows In Vitro, but Not In Vivo Antiviral Activity against Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Biomedicines. 9.
PUBMED DOIPredicted Epitope Abundance Supports Vaccine-Induced Cytotoxic Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern.
Martín-Galiano, A. J., F. Diez-Fuertes, M. J. McConnell, and D. López. 2021. Predicted Epitope Abundance Supports Vaccine-Induced Cytotoxic Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern. Front Immunol. 12:732693.
PUBMED DOIAbundance, Betweenness Centrality, Hydrophobicity, and Isoelectric Points Are Relevant Factors in the Processing of Parental Proteins of the HLA Class II Ligandome.
Lorente, E., A. J. Martín-Galiano, D. M. Kadosh, A. Barriga, J. Garcia-Arriaza, C. Mir, M. Esteban, A. Admon, and D. López. 2022. Abundance, Betweenness Centrality, Hydrophobicity, and Isoelectric Points Are Relevant Factors in the Processing of Parental Proteins of the HLA Class II Ligandome. J.Proteome.Res. 21:164-171.
DOIContent with Investigacion .
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Inmaculada Casas
Jefe de Grupo. Científico Titular de OPIs
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Francisco Pozo
Científico Titular de OPIs
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Mónica González-Esguevillas
Colaborador I+D+I de OPIs
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Mar Molinero Calamita
Colaborador I+D+I de OPIs
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María de la Montaña Iglesias Caballero
Contratado Predoctoral PFIS
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Información adicional
The Respiratory Viruses and Influenza Unit is the oldest WHO Influenza Center in our country (1968), designated as the National Influenza Center by the Ministry of Health in 1971, and is the national coordinator of the CCAA laboratories in the National Influenza Surveillance Network of the Influenza Surveillance System in Spain.
Its general objective is virological surveillance, detection and control of influenza in Spain. Since 1992, together with the Pediatric Service of the Severo Ochoa Hospital, a line of research has been developed based on the etiological study of viral respiratory infections in hospitalized children.
Since 2015, the La Paz Children's University Hospital and the Immunology Laboratory of the IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz have also participated, expanding the study to newborns and neonatal units.
To comprehensively study respiratory viruses and the response of the immune system in viral respiratory infections that affect newborns and pediatric patients.
Deepen the knowledge of the biological properties of the viruses involved in the disease: dependency/facilitation, balance between viruses and their adaptation in multiple infections, relationship with severity, existence of virome imbalance.
The Respiratory Viruses and Influenza Unit is the oldest WHO Influenza Center in our country (1968), designated as the National Influenza Center by the Ministry of Health in 1971, and is the national coordinator of the CCAA laboratories in the National Influenza Surveillance Network of the Influenza Surveillance System in Spain.
Its general objective is virological surveillance, detection and control of influenza in Spain. Since 1992, together with the Pediatric Service of the Severo Ochoa Hospital, a line of research has been developed based on the etiological study of viral respiratory infections in hospitalized children.
Since 2015, the La Paz Children's University Hospital and the Immunology Laboratory of the IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz have also participated, expanding the study to newborns and neonatal units.
To comprehensively study respiratory viruses and the response of the immune system in viral respiratory infections that affect newborns and pediatric patients.
Deepen the knowledge of the biological properties of the viruses involved in the disease: dependency/facilitation, balance between viruses and their adaptation in multiple infections, relationship with severity, existence of virome imbalance.