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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(10)2024 May 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38791315

ABSTRACT

LOX-1, ORL-1, or lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 is a transmembrane glycoprotein that binds and internalizes ox-LDL in foam cells. LOX-1 is the main receptor for oxidized low-density lipoproteins (ox-LDL). The LDL comes from food intake and circulates through the bloodstream. LOX-1 belongs to scavenger receptors (SR), which are associated with various cardiovascular diseases. The most important and severe of these is the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in the intimal layer of the endothelium. These plaques can evolve into complicated thrombi with the participation of fibroblasts, activated platelets, apoptotic muscle cells, and macrophages transformed into foam cells. This process causes changes in vascular endothelial homeostasis, leading to partial or total obstruction in the lumen of blood vessels. This obstruction can result in oxygen deprivation to the heart. Recently, LOX-1 has been involved in other pathologies, such as obesity and diabetes mellitus. However, the development of atherosclerosis has been the most relevant due to its relationship with cerebrovascular accidents and heart attacks. In this review, we will summarize findings related to the physiologic and pathophysiological processes of LOX-1 to support the detection, diagnosis, and prevention of those diseases.


Subject(s)
Cardiovascular Diseases , Scavenger Receptors, Class E , Humans , Scavenger Receptors, Class E/metabolism , Scavenger Receptors, Class E/genetics , Cardiovascular Diseases/metabolism , Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology , Animals , Lipoproteins, LDL/metabolism , Atherosclerosis/metabolism , Atherosclerosis/pathology
2.
Int J Mol Sci ; 24(6)2023 Mar 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36982282

ABSTRACT

Breast cancer (BC) continues to be the most diagnosed tumor in women and a very heterogeneous disease both inter- and intratumoral, mainly given by the variety of molecular profiles with different biological and clinical characteristics. Despite the advancements in early detection and therapeutic strategies, the survival rate is low in patients who develop metastatic disease. Therefore, it is mandatory to explore new approaches to achieve better responses. In this regard, immunotherapy arose as a promising alternative to conventional treatments due to its ability to modulate the immune system, which may play a dual role in this disease since the relationship between the immune system and BC cells depends on several factors: the tumor histology and size, as well as the involvement of lymph nodes, immune cells, and molecules that are part of the tumor microenvironment. Particularly, myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) expansion is one of the major immunosuppressive mechanisms used by breast tumors since it has been associated with worse clinical stage, metastatic burden, and poor efficacy of immunotherapies. This review focuses on the new immunotherapies in BC in the last five years. Additionally, the role of MDSC as a therapeutic target in breast cancer will be described.


Subject(s)
Breast Neoplasms , Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells , Neoplasms , Humans , Female , Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , Neoplasms/therapy , Immunotherapy , Tumor Microenvironment
3.
Int J Mol Sci ; 23(24)2022 Dec 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36555171

ABSTRACT

Obesity, which is considered a pandemic due to its high prevalence, is a risk factor for many types of cancers, including lymphoma, through a variety of mechanisms by promoting an inflammatory state. Specifically, over the last few decades, obesity has been suggested not only to increase the risk of lymphoma but also to be associated with poor clinical outcomes and worse responses to different treatments for those diseases. Within the extensive range of proinflammatory mediators that adipose tissue releases, leptin has been demonstrated to be a key adipokine due to its pleotropic effects in many physiological systems and diseases. In this sense, different studies have analyzed leptin levels and leptin/leptin receptor expressions as a probable bridge between obesity and lymphomas. Since both obesity and lymphomas are prevalent pathophysiological conditions worldwide and their incidences have increased over the last few years, here we review the possible role of leptin as a promising proinflammatory mediator promoting lymphomas.


Subject(s)
Leptin , Lymphoma , Humans , Leptin/metabolism , Obesity/complications , Obesity/metabolism , Adipose Tissue/metabolism , Adipokines/metabolism , Lymphoma/metabolism , Receptors, Leptin/metabolism
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J Clin Microbiol ; 57(5)2019 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30728194

ABSTRACT

Foodborne pathogen surveillance in the United States is transitioning from strain identification using restriction digest technology (pulsed-field gel electrophoresis [PFGE]) to shotgun sequencing of the entire genome (whole-genome sequencing [WGS]). WGS requires a new suite of analysis tools, some of which have long histories in academia but are new to the field of public health and regulatory decision making. Although the general workflow is fairly standard for collecting and analyzing WGS data for disease surveillance, there are a number of differences in how the data are collected and analyzed across public health agencies, both nationally and internationally. This impedes collaborative public health efforts, so national and international efforts are underway to enable direct comparison of these different analysis methods. Ultimately, the harmonization efforts will allow the (mutually trusted and understood) production and analysis of WGS data by labs and agencies worldwide, thus improving outbreak response capabilities globally. This review provides a historical perspective on the use of WGS for pathogen tracking and summarizes the efforts underway to ensure the major steps in phylogenomic pipelines used for pathogen disease surveillance can be readily validated. The tools for doing this will ensure that the results produced are sound, reproducible, and comparable across different analytic approaches.


Subject(s)
Bacteria/genetics , Data Analysis , Foodborne Diseases/diagnosis , Phylogeny , Bacteria/pathogenicity , Computational Biology/methods , Computational Biology/standards , Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Epidemiological Monitoring , Genome, Bacterial , Humans , Public Health , United States , Whole Genome Sequencing
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J Virol ; 88(19): 11480-92, 2014 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25056893

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: A wide range of bacterial pathogens have been identified in ticks, yet the diversity of viruses in ticks is largely unexplored. In the United States, Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis are among the principal tick species associated with pathogen transmission. We used high-throughput sequencing to characterize the viromes of these tick species and identified the presence of Powassan virus and eight novel viruses. These included the most divergent nairovirus described to date, two new clades of tick-borne phleboviruses, a mononegavirus, and viruses with similarity to plant and insect viruses. Our analysis revealed that ticks are reservoirs for a wide range of viruses and suggests that discovery and characterization of tick-borne viruses will have implications for viral taxonomy and may provide insight into tick-transmitted diseases. IMPORTANCE: Ticks are implicated as vectors of a wide array of human and animal pathogens. To better understand the extent of tick-borne diseases, it is crucial to uncover the full range of microbial agents associated with ticks. Our current knowledge of the diversity of tick-associated viruses is limited, in part due to the lack of investigation of tick viromes. In this study, we examined the viromes of three tick species from the United States. We found that ticks are hosts to highly divergent viruses across several taxa, including ones previously associated with human disease. Our data underscore the diversity of tick-associated viruses and provide the foundation for further studies into viral etiology of tick-borne diseases.


Subject(s)
Arachnid Vectors , DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases/genetics , Genome, Viral , Phylogeny , Ticks , Viral Proteins/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Dermacentor/classification , Dermacentor/genetics , Disease Reservoirs , Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne/classification , Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne/genetics , Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne/isolation & purification , High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing , Humans , Ixodes/classification , Ixodes/genetics , Molecular Sequence Data , Mononegavirales/classification , Mononegavirales/genetics , Mononegavirales/isolation & purification , Nairovirus/classification , Nairovirus/genetics , Nairovirus/isolation & purification , Phlebovirus/classification , Phlebovirus/genetics , Phlebovirus/isolation & purification , Sequence Alignment , Tick Infestations/epidemiology , Tick Infestations/virology , Ticks/classification , Ticks/genetics , United States/epidemiology
6.
Int J Oncol ; 65(2)2024 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38940351

ABSTRACT

Obesity is a chronic disease caused by the accumulation of excessive adipose tissue. This disorder is characterized by chronic low­grade inflammation, which promotes the release of proinflammatory mediators, including cytokines, chemokines and leptin. Simultaneously, chronic inflammation can predispose to cancer development, progression and metastasis. Proinflammatory molecules are involved in the recruitment of specific cell populations in the tumor microenvironment. These cell populations include myeloid­derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), a heterogeneous, immature myeloid population with immunosuppressive abilities. Obesity­associated MDSCs have been linked with tumor dissemination, progression and poor clinical outcomes. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to assess the impact of obesity­associated MDSCs on cancer in both preclinical models and oncological patients with obesity. A secondary objective was to examine the key role that leptin, the most important proinflammatory mediator released by adipocytes, plays in MDSC­driven immunosuppression Finally, an overview is provided of the different therapeutic approaches available to target MDSCs in the context of obesity­related cancer.


Subject(s)
Disease Progression , Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells , Neoplasms , Obesity , Tumor Microenvironment , Humans , Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells/immunology , Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells/metabolism , Obesity/complications , Obesity/immunology , Neoplasms/immunology , Neoplasms/pathology , Neoplasms/etiology , Tumor Microenvironment/immunology , Animals , Leptin/metabolism , Inflammation/immunology , Inflammation/pathology
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Front Immunol ; 15: 1293931, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38469299

ABSTRACT

Background: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma worldwide. DLBCL is an aggressive disease that can be cured with upfront standard chemoimmunotherapy schedules. However, in approximately 35-40% of the patients DLBCL relapses, and therefore, especially in this setting, the search for new prognostic and predictive biomarkers is an urgent need. Natural killer (NK) are effector cells characterized by playing an important role in antitumor immunity due to their cytotoxic capacity and a subset of circulating NK that express CD8 have a higher cytotoxic function. In this substudy of the R2-GDP-GOTEL trial, we have evaluated blood CD8+ NK cells as a predictor of treatment response and survival in relapsed/refractory (R/R) DLBCL patients. Methods: 78 patients received the R2-GDP schedule in the phase II trial. Blood samples were analyzed by flow cytometry. Statistical analyses were carried out in order to identify the prognostic potential of CD8+ NKs at baseline in R/R DLBCL patients. Results: Our results showed that the number of circulating CD8+ NKs in R/R DLBCL patients were lower than in healthy donors, and it did not change during and after treatment. Nevertheless, the level of blood CD8+ NKs at baseline was associated with complete responses in patients with R/R DLBCL. In addition, we also demonstrated that CD8+ NKs levels have potential prognostic value in terms of overall survival in R/R DLBCL patients. Conclusion: CD8+ NKs represent a new biomarker with prediction and prognosis potential to be considered in the clinical management of patients with R/R DLBCL. Clinical trial registration: https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=2014-001620-29 EudraCT, ID:2014-001620-29.


Subject(s)
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin , Humans , Biomarkers , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology , Killer Cells, Natural/pathology , Lenalidomide/therapeutic use , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology , Pathologic Complete Response
8.
Front Immunol ; 13: 1050484, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36458011

ABSTRACT

Dendritic cells (DCs) are a heterogenous population of professional antigen presenting cells whose main role is diminished in a variety of malignancies, including cancer, leading to ineffective immune responses. Those mechanisms are inhibited due to the immunosuppressive conditions found in the tumor microenvironment (TME), where myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), a heterogeneous population of immature myeloid cells known to play a key role in tumor immunoevasion by inhibiting T-cell responses, are extremely accumulated. In addition, it has been demonstrated that MDSCs not only suppress DC functions, but also their maturation and development within the myeloid linage. Considering that an increased number of DCs as well as the improvement in their functions boost antitumor immunity, DC-based vaccines were developed two decades ago, and promising results have been obtained throughout these years. Therefore, the remodeling of the TME promoted by DC vaccination has also been explored. Here, we aim to review the effectiveness of different DCs-based vaccines in murine models and cancer patients, either alone or synergistically combined with other treatments, being especially focused on their effect on the MDSC population.


Subject(s)
Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells , Neoplasms , Humans , Animals , Mice , Tumor Microenvironment , Neoplasms/therapy , Myeloid Cells , Dendritic Cells
9.
Methods Mol Biol ; 1918: C1, 2019.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32052377

ABSTRACT

The chapter "Utilizing the Public GenomeTrakr Database for Foodborne Pathogen Traceback" is changed to open access, per the author's request in this revised version of the book.

10.
Methods Mol Biol ; 1918: 201-212, 2019.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30580411

ABSTRACT

This protocol outlines the all the steps necessary to become a GenomeTrakr data contributor. GenomeTrakr is an international genomic reference database of mostly food and environmental isolates from foodborne pathogens. The data and analyses are housed at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), which is a database freely available to anyone in the world. The Pathogen Detection browser at NCBI computes daily cluster results adding the newly submitted data to the existing phylogenetic clusters of closely related genomes. Contributors to this database can see how their new isolates are related to the real-time foodborne pathogen surveillance program established in the USA and a few other countries, and at the same time adding valuable new data to the reference database.


Subject(s)
Databases, Genetic , Foodborne Diseases/epidemiology , Foodborne Diseases/microbiology , Genome , Public Health Surveillance/methods , Computational Biology/methods , Environmental Microbiology , Genomics , Humans , Quality Control , Reproducibility of Results , Software , Web Browser
11.
Microbiol Resour Announc ; 8(49)2019 Dec 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31806740

ABSTRACT

Salmonella enterica is a major global foodborne pathogen that causes gastroenteritis and, in some cases, death. Salmonella serovar Anatum has been increasingly associated with foodborne salmonellosis outbreaks. In this report, we announce two complete genome sequences of Salmonella Anatum isolated from papaya fruit.

12.
Mol Ecol Resour ; 19(2): 377-387, 2019 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30506954

ABSTRACT

Whole genome sequencing of bacterial isolates has become a daily task in many laboratories, generating incredible amounts of data. However, data acquisition is not an end in itself; the goal is to acquire high-quality data useful for understanding genetic relationships. Having a method that could rapidly determine which of the many available run metrics are the most important indicators of overall run quality and having a way to monitor these during a given sequencing run would be extremely helpful to this effect. Therefore, we compared various run metrics across 486 MiSeq runs, from five different machines. By performing a statistical analysis using principal components analysis and a K-means clustering algorithm of the metrics, we were able to validate metric comparisons among instruments, allowing for the development of a predictive algorithm, which permits one to observe whether a given MiSeq run has performed adequately. This algorithm is available in an Excel spreadsheet: that is, MiSeq Instrument & Run (In-Run) Forecast. Our tool can help verify that the quantity/quality of the generated sequencing data consistently meets or exceeds recommended manufacturer expectations. Patterns of deviation from those expectations can be used to assess potential run problems and plan preventative maintenance, which can save valuable time and funding resources.


Subject(s)
Bacteria/genetics , Genome, Bacterial , High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/methods , High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/standards , Quality Control , Whole Genome Sequencing/methods , Whole Genome Sequencing/standards , Algorithms , Models, Statistical
13.
Genome Announc ; 6(23)2018 Jun 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29880597

ABSTRACT

The genome of Listeria monocytogenes strain DFPST0073, isolated from imported fresh Mexican soft cheese in 2003, was sequenced using the Illumina MiSeq platform. Reads were assembled using SPAdes, and genome annotation was performed using the NCBI Prokaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline.

14.
Microb Genom ; 4(7)2018 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29906258

ABSTRACT

Pathogen monitoring is becoming more precise as sequencing technologies become more affordable and accessible worldwide. This transition is especially apparent in the field of food safety, which has demonstrated how whole-genome sequencing (WGS) can be used on a global scale to protect public health. GenomeTrakr coordinates the WGS performed by public-health agencies and other partners by providing a public database with real-time cluster analysis for foodborne pathogen surveillance. Because WGS is being used to support enforcement decisions, it is essential to have confidence in the quality of the data being used and the downstream data analyses that guide these decisions. Routine proficiency tests, such as the one described here, have an important role in ensuring the validity of both data and procedures. In 2015, the GenomeTrakr proficiency test distributed eight isolates of common foodborne pathogens to participating laboratories, who were required to follow a specific protocol for performing WGS. Resulting sequence data were evaluated for several metrics, including proper labelling, sequence quality and new single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Illumina MiSeq sequence data collected for the same set of strains across 21 different laboratories exhibited high reproducibility, while revealing a narrow range of technical and biological variance. The numbers of SNPs reported for sequencing runs of the same isolates across multiple laboratories support the robustness of our cluster analysis pipeline in that each individual isolate cultured and resequenced multiple times in multiple places are all easily identifiable as originating from the same source.


Subject(s)
Enterobacteriaceae/genetics , Epidemiological Monitoring , Foodborne Diseases/epidemiology , Foodborne Diseases/microbiology , Laboratory Proficiency Testing , Molecular Epidemiology/methods , Cluster Analysis , Food Safety/methods , Genome, Bacterial , Humans , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Public Health/methods , Reproducibility of Results , Whole Genome Sequencing
15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30533758

ABSTRACT

The number of Salmonella infection cases linked to pork products has increased. Pathogen presence in the feed mill environment is one of the many potential transmission routes into the food production chain. Here, we describe the draft genome sequences of 57 Salmonella enterica isolates from selected U.S. swine feed mills.

16.
Genome Announc ; 6(3)2018 Jan 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29348329

ABSTRACT

Listeriosis outbreaks are frequently multistate/multicountry outbreaks, underlining the importance of molecular typing data for several diverse and well-characterized isolates. Large-scale whole-genome sequencing studies on Listeria monocytogenes isolates from non-U.S. locations have been limited. Herein, we describe the draft genome sequences of 510 L. monocytogenes isolates from northern Italy from different sources.

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Genome Announc ; 6(24)2018 Jun 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29903808

ABSTRACT

Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin is a strongly adapted serovar that causes enteritis and/or systemic disease in cattle and results in high rates of mortality. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of 112 S. Dublin strains isolated from humans and animals in Brazil. These draft genome sequences will help enhance our understanding of this serovar in Brazil.

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Pathol Oncol Res ; 13(3): 203-8, 2007.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17922049

ABSTRACT

We investigated the expression of P-glycoprotein (P-GP) and metallothionein (MT) in a series of 92 GIST and 14 gastrointestinal leiomyosarcomas (GILMS) with the purpose to expand our knowledge on the biological bases of GIST chemo-resistance and to ascertain their significance in patients' prognosis. P-GP expression was more frequent in GIST than in GI-LMS (83.7% vs. 21.4%, p<0.001), with no difference between low- and high-risk GIST (p=1.000) or low- and high-grade GI-LMS (p=0.538). P-GP expression was unrelated to anatomic location (gastric vs. intestinal) in GIST (39/45 vs. 35/43, p=0.770) and in GI-LMS (0/2 vs. 2/6, p=1.000). MT expression was non-significantly higher in GI-LMS than in GIST (35.7% vs. 14.1%, p=0.060), with no difference between low- and high-risk GIST (p=1.000) or low- and high-grade GI-LMS (p=1.000). MT expression was unrelated to the anatomic location (gastric vs. intestinal) in GIST (7/45 vs. 6/43) and GI-LMS (0/2 vs. 1/6) (p=1.000 and p=0.1000, respectively). Overall tumor-specific survival (p< 0.001) and disease-free survival (p<0.001) were different in GIST as compared with GI-LMS, and the number of events was higher in GI-LMS. When the survival analysis took into consideration P-GP or MT expression, the overall survival in GIST was influenced by the expression of MT (p=0.021) but not by that of P-GP (p=0.638). However, in GI-LMS, P-GP expression influenced disease-free survival (p=0.050); in addition, it is important to recognize the limited value of these results because of the low number of cases involved in the study. Differential expression of P-GP and MT might explain the known variability in response to systemic chemotherapy in these tumors. Detection of P-GP and MT seems to add certain prognostic value in GIST (MT) or GI-LMS (P-GP).


Subject(s)
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/metabolism , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/metabolism , Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/metabolism , Leiomyosarcoma/metabolism , Metallothionein/metabolism , Aged , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Drug Resistance, Neoplasm , Female , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/drug therapy , Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/diagnosis , Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/drug therapy , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , Humans , Leiomyosarcoma/diagnosis , Leiomyosarcoma/drug therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Prognosis , Survival Analysis
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Genome Announc ; 5(46)2017 Nov 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29146845

ABSTRACT

To provide a better understanding of the diversity of Salmonella enterica, we report the assembled genome sequences of 23 Salmonella enterica strains isolated from fecal samples of cattle in Nigeria comprising 21 different Salmonella serovars.

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Genome Announc ; 5(36)2017 Sep 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28883147

ABSTRACT

Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis is a foodborne pathogen of global concern, because it is frequently isolated from foods and patients. Draft genome sequences are reported here for 64 S Enteritidis strains isolated from the intestines and spleens of mice caught live on chicken farms in the U.S. Northeast. The availability of these genomes provides baseline information on the genomic diversity of S Enteritidis during the 1990s, when foodborne outbreaks traced to internal contamination of eggs were prevalent.

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