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Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes disease in Spain: a microbiological and epidemiological study covering the period 2007-2019
Villalón P, Sáez-Nieto JA, Rubio-López V, Medina-Pascual MJ, Garrido N, Carrasco G, Pino-Rosa S, Valdezate S. (2021). Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes disease in Spain: a microbiological and epidemiological study covering the period 2007-2019. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Nov;40(11):2295-2303
PUBMED DOICharacterization of Trichuris muris secreted proteins and extracellular vesicles provides new insights into host-parasite communication.
Eichenberger RM, Talukder MH, Field MA, Wangchuk P, Giacomin P, Loukas A, Sotillo J. Characterization of Trichuris muris secreted proteins and extracellular vesicles provides new insights into host-parasite communication. J Extracell Vesicles. 2018 Jan 21;7(1):1428004.
PUBMED DOIGuiding the humoral response against HIV-1 toward a MPER adjacent region by immunization with a VLP-formulated antibody-selected envelope variant
Beltran-Pavez C, Ferreira CB, Merino-Mansilla A, Fabra-Garcia A, Casadella M, Noguera-Julian M, Paredes R, Olvera A, Haro I, Brander C, Garcia F, Gatell JM, Yuste E, Sanchez-Merino V; PLoS One. 2018 Dec 19;13(12):e0208345
PUBMED DOIGlobal Meningococcal Initiative: Insights on antibiotic resistance, control strategies and advocacy efforts in Western Europe
Borrow R, Campbell H, Caugant DA, Cherkaoui A, Claus H, Deghmane AE, Dinleyici EC, Harrison LH, Hausdorff WP, Bajanca-Lavado P, Levy C, Mattheus W, Mikula-Pratschke C, Mölling P, Sáfadi MA, Smith V, van Sorge NM, Stefanelli P, Taha MK, Toropainen M, Tzanakaki G, Vázquez J. . J Infect. 2024; 89(6): 106335
PUBMED DOIDissociation of actin polymerization and lipid raft accumulation by ligation of the Inducible Costimulator (ICOS, CD278)
6. Y. Acosta, G. Ojeda, M. P. Zafra, I. Seren-Bernardone, A. Sánchez, U. Dianzani, P. Portolés y J. M. Rojo. Dissociation of actin polymerization and lipid raft accumulation by ligation of the Inducible Costimulator (ICOS, CD278). Inmunología, 2012, 31 (1): 4-12.
DOIGenetic Characterization of Brucella spp.: Whole Genome Sequencing-Based Approach for the Determination of Multiple Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Profiles
Pelerito A, Nunes A, Grilo T, Isidro J, Silva C, Ferreira AC, Valdezate S, Núncio MS, Georgi E, Gomes JP. (2021) Genetic Characterization of Brucella spp.: Whole Genome Sequencing-Based Approach for the Determination of Multiple Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Profiles. 2021. Front Microbiol. 12;12:740068
PUBMED DOIEvaluation of onchocerciasis seroprevalence in Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea) after years of disease control programmes.
Hernández-González A, Moya L, Perteguer MJ, Herrador Z, Nguema R, Nguema J, Aparicio P, Benito A, Gárate T. Evaluation of onchocerciasis seroprevalence in Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea) after years of disease control programmes. Parasit Vectors. 2016 Sep 20;9(1):509.
PUBMED DOIToll-like receptors in acute kidney injury
Vázquez-Carballo C, Guerrero-Hue M, García Caballero C, Rayego-Mateos S, Opazo-Rios L, Morgado-Pascual JL, Herencia-Bellido C, Vallejo-Mudarra M, Cortegano I, Gaspar ML, de Andrés B, Egido J, Moreno-Gutiérrez JA. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jan; 22(2): 816.
PUBMED DOICARB-ES-19 Multicenter Study of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli From All Spanish Provinces Reveals Interregional Spread of High-Risk Clones Such as ST307/OXA-48 and ST512/KPC-3.
6. CARB-ES-19 Multicenter Study of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli From All Spanish Provinces Reveals Interregional Spread of High-Risk Clones Such as ST307/OXA-48 and ST512/KPC-3. Autores: Cañada-García JE, Moure Z, Sola-Campoy PJ, Delgado-Valverde M, Cano ME, Gijón D, González M, Gracia-Ahufinger I, Larrosa N, Mulet X, Pitart C, Rivera A, Bou G, Calvo J, Cantón R, González-López JJ, Martínez-Martínez L, Navarro F, Oliver A, Palacios-Baena ZR, Pascual Á, Ruiz-Carrascoso G, Vila J, Aracil B, Pérez-Vázquez M, Oteo-Iglesias J; GEMARA/GEIRAS-SEIMC/REIPI CARB-ES-19 Study Group. Revista: Front Microbiol. 2022 Jun 30;13:918362.
DOIDetection 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 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 DOIMeningococcal disease in the Middle East: A report from the Global Meningococcal Initiative
Al-Abri SS, Abuhasan MY, Albayat SSA, Bai X, Bastaki H, Borrow R, Caugant DA, Dbaibo G, Deghmane AE, Dinleyici EC, Ghuneim N, Sheek-Hussein M, Lucidarme J, Leng S, Koliou MG, Sáfadi MAP, Salman JA, Al-Sanouri T, Smith V, Taha MK, Vázquez J, Wright C, Yezli S. J Infect. 2024; 88(2):71-76.
PUBMED DOIComplement regulatory protein Crry/p65 costimulation expands natural Treg cells with enhanced suppressive properties in proteoglycan-induced arthritis.
7. Ojeda G., Pini E., Eguiluz C., Montes-Casado M., Broere F., van Eden W., Rojo J.M., and Portolés P. Complement regulatory protein Crry/p65 costimulation expands natural Treg cells with enhanced suppressive properties in proteoglycan-induced arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Jun;63(6):1562-72.
PUBMED DOISaezia sanguinis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Betaproteobacteria member of order Burkholderiales, isolated from human blood
Medina-Pascual MJ, Monzón S, Villalón P, Cuesta I, González-Romo F, Valdezate S. (2020). Saezia sanguinis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Betaproteobacteria member of order Burkholderiales, isolated from human blood. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol.70:2016-25.
PUBMED DOIChanges in protein expression after treatment with Ancylostoma caninum excretory/secretory products in a mouse model of colitis.
Sotillo J, Ferreira I, Potriquet J, Laha T, Navarro S, Loukas A, Mulvenna J. Changes in protein expression after treatment with Ancylostoma caninum excretory/secretory products in a mouse model of colitis. Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 13;7:41883.
PUBMED DOIInformación adicional
The Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease Unit supports the National Health System through a multidisciplinary approach that includes the development and validation of diagnostic tests, the molecular characterization of parasites, molecular epidemiology, field studies, as well as experimental research into new therapeutic and prophylactic approaches for their control.
The laboratory has extensive experience in the characterization of the cellular and humoral immune response of leishmaniasis and post-treatment monitoring, as well as in asymptomatic individuals and in experimental animal models. The laboratory also contributes to immunological studies of the pathogenesis of leishmaniasis under immunosuppressive conditions (HIV/Leishmania co-infection, malnutrition, immunosuppressive treatment...). The laboratory has been a WHO Collaborating Center for Leishmaniasis since 1997, providing technical support to the various research and training activities of the WHO and participating in the evaluation of outbreaks of human leishmaniasis in endemic countries.
The laboratory also participates in the evaluation of prognostic markers for the evolution of T. cruzi infection and vertical (transplacental) transmission, an important public health problem in our country. It also carries out studies on the pharmacokinetics of drugs against Chagas disease.