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Obtención de nutrientes y compuestos bioactivos a partir de biomasa marina y evaluación de la toxicidad con bioensayos = Nutrients and bioactive comp…
2023
Esta Tesis Doctoral se centra en primer lugar en la utilización de la fermentación con bacterias ácido-lácticas aisladas de pescado para la obtención de compuestos antioxidantes y antifúngicos a partir de subproductos de pescado. Se identificaron ácidos fenólicos como el ácido DL-3-fenil-láctico y el ácido benzoico tras fermentar caldos elaborados con carne de pescado y subproductos durante diferentes tratamientos. Los extractos obtenidos de la fermentación de subproductos de pescado por bacterias aisladas del colon y del estómago mostraron la mejor actividad antioxidante. Además, demostraron actividad antifúngica frente a diferentes cepas de hongos de los géneros Penicillium, Aspergillus y…
Role of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in training immunity against infection
2022
During an infection, haematopoiesis is altered to increase the output of mature myeloid cells to fight off the pathogen. It has been demonstrated that the detection of pattern recognition receptor agonists by hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) induces their differentiation towards mature myeloid cells with modified phenotypes. In the present PhD thesis, we show that an in vitro transient exposure of HSPCs to live Candida albicans cells is sufficient to induce a trained phenotype of the macrophages they produce in a dectin-1- and TLR2-dependent manner. Additionally, we use an HSPC transplantation mouse model to demonstrate that the direct interaction of β-glucans and their recep…
Extracellular Vesicle microRNAs Contribute to the Osteogenic Inhibition of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Multiple Myeloma
2020
Osteolytic bone disease is the major complication associated with the progression of multiple myeloma (MM). Recently, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as mediators of MM-associated bone disease by inhibiting the osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). Here, we investigated a correlation between the EV-mediated osteogenic inhibition and MM vesicle content, focusing on miRNAs. By the use of a MicroRNA Card, we identified a pool of miRNAs, highly expressed in EVs, from MM cell line (MM1.S EVs), expression of which was confirmed in EVs from bone marrow (BM) plasma of patients affected by smoldering myeloma (SMM) and MM. Notably,we found that miR-129-5p, whic…
The LuxR Regulators PcoR and RfiA Co-regulate Antimicrobial Peptide and Alginate Production in
2017
Cyclic lipopeptides (CLPs) are considered as some of the most important secondary metabolites in different plant-associated bacteria, thanks to their antimicrobial, cytotoxic, and surfactant properties. In this study, our aim was to investigate the role of the Quorum Sensing (QS) system, PcoI/PcoR, and the LuxR-type transcriptional regulator RfiA in CLP production in the phytopatogenic bacterium, Pseudomonas corrugata based on our previous work where we reported that the pcoR and rfiA mutants were devoid of the CLPs cormycin and corpeptin production. Due to the close genetic link between the QS system and the RfiA (rfiA is co-transcribed with pcoI), it was difficult to ascertain the specifi…
Evolutionary advantage conferred by an eukaryote-to-eukaryote gene transfer event in wine yeasts
2015
Although an increasing number of horizontal gene transfers have been reported in eukaryotes, experimental evidence for their adaptive value is lacking. Here, we report the recent transfer of a 158-kb genomic region between Torulaspora microellipsoides and Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine yeasts or closely related strains. This genomic region has undergone several rearrangements in S. cerevisiae strains, including gene loss and gene conversion between two tandemly duplicated FOT genes encoding oligopeptide transporters. We show that FOT genes confer a strong competitive advantage during grape must fermentation by increasing the number and diversity of oligopeptides that yeast can utilize as a s…
Translation as a Multimodal Negotiation Process
2018
The research presented in this paper aims to render more visible the negotiation process of beginners in German as a foreign language (level A1 and A2) at university, while they translate previously simplified texts from Italian into German using Google Translator. The study belongs in the field of classroom research focusing on the learner´s use of online resources during translating activities. The approach used for the empirical analysis is a multimodal method which is exemplified by analysis of a video sequence. The paper then discusses and evaluates the value of Google Translator as a teaching aid in foreign language classes.
Don't tell us: the demand for secretive bahaviour
2009
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The use of transparent insulating materials in low energy consumption buildings, trough the study of thermal and optical behaviour
2006
This article discusses the use of innovative transparent materials in residential buildings with low energetic consumption and describes a simulation of their performance during winter. The behaviour of these materials was studied both from a thermic point of view and from the point of view of the quality of daylight illumination To simulate the behaviour of these materials, we used different forecasting software to measure and, at the same time, analyse their luminosity, their thermal characteristics and the resulting energy saving. The results show a considerable saving in energy even in terms of the greater economic investment needed for the installation of these innovative surfaces. Res…
Double copies of blaKPC-3::Tn4401a on an IncX3 plasmid in Klebsiella pneumoniae successful clone ST512 from Italy
2015
ABSTRACT A carbapenem-resistant sequence type 512 (ST512) Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase 3 (KPC-3)-producing K. pneumoniae strain showing a novel variant plasmid content was isolated in Palermo, Italy, in 2014. ST512 is a worldwide successful clone associated with the spread of bla KPC genes located on the IncFIIk pKpQIL plasmid. In our ST512 strain, the bla KPC-3 gene was unusually located on an IncX3 plasmid, whose complete sequence was determined. Two copies of bla KPC-3 ::Tn 4401a caused by intramolecular transposition events were detected in the plasmid.
Torque teno virus como marcador subrogado de inmunocompetencia en el trasplante
2019
El torque teno virus (TTV), es un virus de pequeño tamaño de ADN de cadena sencilla, desnudo y capsulado perteneciente a la familia Anelloviridae con una prevalencia aproximada del 95% independiente del sexo y del estado socioeconómico y cuya carga plasmática está relacionada con la funcionalidad del sistema inmune y por tanto puede ser útil para evaluar el riesgo de eventos adversos relacionados con la inmunosupresión. El efecto del acondicionamiento sobre la ADNemia de TTV en pacientes sometidos a trasplante alogénico de precursores hematopoyéticos (alo-TPH) ocasiona un descenso de las cargas del virus que se ve acompañado por un descenso paralelo del recuento absoluto de linfocitos. Tras…