IDIBAPS: Institut d'investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer: Recent submissions
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Cognitive Decline and BPSD Are Concomitant with Autophagic and Synaptic Deficits Associated with G9a Alterations in Aged SAMP8 Mice
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are presented in 95% of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients and are also associated with neurotrophin deficits. The molecular mechanisms leading to age-related diseases ...
Characteristics of post-menopausal women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause: Implications for vulvovaginal atrophy diagnosis and treatment selection.
BACKGROUND: Vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA), also known as genitourinary syndrome of menopause, exerts a negative impact on the sexuality, health and quality of life of post-menopausal women. A better understanding of post-menopausal ...
Identification of novel follicular dendritic cell sarcoma markers, FDCSP and SRGN, by whole transcriptome sequencing
Follicular dendritic cell (FDC)-sarcoma is a rare neoplasm with morphologic and phenotypic features of FDCs. It shows an extremely heterogeneous morphology, therefore, its diagnosis relys on the phenotype of tumor cells. ...
Budesonide as first-line treatment in patients with autoimmune hepatitis seems inferior to standard predni(so)lone administration
In patients with non-severe acute or chronic autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) without cirrhosis, clinical practice guidelines recommend indistinct use of prednisone or budesonide. However, budesonide is infrequently used in ...
Development and validation of the Neuro-Score: a specific scale to detect and monitor cognitive impairment in kidney or liver transplant recipients
We created and validated the Neuro-Score, a specific scale to detect and monitor cognitive impairment, including mild stages, in kidney or liver transplant recipients. A qualitative study was conducted to define a preliminary ...
Nutritional intra-amniotic therapy increases survival in a rabbit model of fetal growth restriction
Objective To evaluate the perinatal effects of a prenatal therapy based on intra-amniotic nutritional supplementation in a rabbit model of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Methods IUGR was surgically induced in ...
Altered hepatic glucose homeostasis in AnxA6-KO mice fed a high-fat diet
Annexin A6 (AnxA6) controls cholesterol and membrane transport in endo- and exocytosis,and modulates triglyceride accumulation and storage. In addition, AnxA6 acts as a scaffolding protein for negative regulators of growth ...
FLRTing Neurons in Cortical Migration During Cerebral Cortex Development
During development, two coordinated events shape the morphology of the mammalian cerebral cortex, leading to the cortex's columnar and layered structure: the proliferation of neuronal progenitors and cortical migration. ...
Antibody-Mediated Encephalitis
Antibody-mediated encephalitides constitute a group of inflammatory brain diseases that are characterized by prominent neuropsychiatric symptoms and are associated with antibodies against neuronal cell-surface proteins, ...
Comparative analysis of different methods for protein quantification in donated human milk
Background: Human milk is the best option for feeding newborns, especially premature infants. In the absence of breast milk, milk from a human milk bank can be a suitable alternative. However, the nutritional content of ...
Re-analysis of public genetic data reveals a rare X-chromosomal variant associated with type 2 diabetes
The reanalysis of existing GWAS data represents a powerful and cost-effective opportunity to gain insights into the genetics of complex diseases. By reanalyzing publicly available type 2 diabetes (T2D) genome-wide association ...
LIF regulates CXCL9 in tumor-associated macrophages and prevents CD8+ T cell tumor-infiltration impairing anti-PD1 therapy
Cancer response to immunotherapy depends on the infiltration of CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells and the presence of tumor-associated macrophages within tumors. Still, little is known about the determinants of these factors. We ...
A practical guide for mutational signature analysis in hematological malignancies
Analysis of mutational signatures is becoming routine in cancer genomics, with implications for pathogenesis, classification, prognosis, and even treatment decisions. However, the field lacks a consensus on analysis and ...
Higher circulating Vitamin B12 is associated with lower levels of inflammatory markers in individuals at high cardiovascular risk and in naturally aged mice
Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient that is involved in numerous physiological processes, and its deficiency can lead to various complications, including neurological and haematological disorders. Some studies have suggested ...
Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation: Behind the Scenes of a Long-Time Neglected Disease
Severe tricuspid valve regurgitation has been for a long time a neglected valve disease, which has only recently attracted an increasing interest due to the notable negative impact on the prognosis of patients with ...
Resemblance of the human liver sinusoid in a fluidic device with biomedical and pharmaceutical applications
Maintenance of the complex phenotype of primary hepatocytes in vitro represents a limitation for developing liver support systems and reliable tools for biomedical research and drug screening. We herein aimed at developing ...
ChainRank, a chain prioritisation method for contextualisation of biological networks
Advances in high throughput technologies and growth of biomedical knowledge have contributed to an exponential increase in associative data. These data can be represented in the form of complex networks of biological ...
Meta-analysis of studies on biochemical marker tests for the diagnosis of premature rupture of membranes: comparison of performance indexes
BACKGROUND: Premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) is most commonly diagnosed using physical examination; however, accurate decision making in ambiguous cases is a major challenge in current obstetric practice. As this ...
EVERREST prospective study: a 6-year prospective study to define the clinical and biological characteristics of pregnancies affected by severe early onset fetal growth restriction
BACKGROUND: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a serious obstetric condition for which there is currently no treatment. The EVERREST Prospective Study has been designed to characterise the natural history of pregnancies ...
Proteomic profiling reveals mitochondrial dysfunction in the cerebellum of transgenic mice overexpressing DYRK1A, a Down syndrome candidate gene
DYRK1A is a dual-specificity kinase that is overexpressed in Down syndrome (DS) and plays a key role in neurogenesis, neuronal differentiation and function, cognitive phenotypes, and aging. Dyrk1A has also been implicated ...
