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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 221, 2024 Jan 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38177096

RESUMEN

Lymphedema (LD) is characterized by the accumulation of interstitial fluid, lipids and inflammatory cell infiltrate in the limb. Here, we find that LD tissues from women who developed LD after breast cancer exhibit an inflamed gene expression profile. Lipidomic analysis reveals decrease in specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPM) generated by the 15-lipoxygenase (15-LO) in LD. In mice, the loss of SPM is associated with an increase in apoptotic regulatory T (Treg) cell number. In addition, the selective depletion of 15-LO in the lymphatic endothelium induces an aggravation of LD that can be rescued by Treg cell adoptive transfer or ALOX15-expressing lentivector injections. Mechanistically, exogenous injections of the pro-resolving cytokine IFN-ß restores both 15-LO expression and Treg cell number in a mouse model of LD. These results provide evidence that lymphatic 15-LO may represent a therapeutic target for LD by serving as a mediator of Treg cell populations to resolve inflammation.


Asunto(s)
Araquidonato 15-Lipooxigenasa , Linfedema , Humanos , Ratones , Femenino , Animales , Araquidonato 15-Lipooxigenasa/genética , Araquidonato 15-Lipooxigenasa/metabolismo , Inflamación/metabolismo , Citocinas/metabolismo , Linfocitos T Reguladores/metabolismo
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Virus Res ; 289: 198154, 2020 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32918944

RESUMEN

Recent reports have shown that small and big felines could be infected by SARS-CoV-2, while other animals, like swines and mice, are apparently not susceptible to this infection. These findings raise the question of the role of cell factors associated with early stages of the viral infection in host selectivity. The cellular receptor for SARS-CoV-2 is the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE2). Transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) has been shown to prime the viral spike for its interaction with its receptor. GRP78 has also been proposed as a possible co-receptor. In this study, we used several bioinformatics approaches to bring clues in the interaction of ACE2, TMPRSS2, and GRP78 with SARS-CoV-2. We selected several mammalian hosts that could play a key role in viral spread by acting as secondary hosts (cats, dogs, pigs, mice, and ferrets) and evaluated their predicted permissiveness by in silico analysis. Results showed that ionic pairs (salt bridges, N-O pair, and long-range interactions) produced between ACE2 and the viral spike has an essential function in the host interaction. On the other hand, TMPRSS2 and GRP78 are proteins with high homology in all the evaluated hosts. Thus, these proteins do not seem to play a role in host selectivity, suggesting that other factors may play a role in the non-permissivity in some of these hosts. These proteins represent however interesting cell targets that could be explored in order to control the virus replication in humans and in the intermediary hosts.


Asunto(s)
Betacoronavirus/fisiología , Infecciones por Coronavirus/virología , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/química , Mamíferos/metabolismo , Peptidil-Dipeptidasa A/química , Neumonía Viral/virología , Receptores Virales/química , Serina Endopeptidasas/química , Glicoproteína de la Espiga del Coronavirus/metabolismo , Tropismo Viral , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Enzima Convertidora de Angiotensina 2 , Animales , Antivirales/farmacología , Benzamidinas , COVID-19 , Gatos , Perros , Chaperón BiP del Retículo Endoplásmico , Hurones , Guanidinas/farmacología , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/metabolismo , Humanos , Ratones , Modelos Moleculares , Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular , Pandemias , Peptidil-Dipeptidasa A/metabolismo , Conformación Proteica , Receptores Virales/metabolismo , SARS-CoV-2 , Alineación de Secuencia , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Serina Endopeptidasas/metabolismo , Especificidad de la Especie , Porcinos , Acoplamiento Viral , Internalización del Virus
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HIV Med ; 19 Suppl 1: 63-65, 2018 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29488706

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: The introduction in 2006 of the rapid HIV test by BCN Checkpoint in a non-clinical setting has been a successful step forwards in the uptake of testing. Nevertheless, HIV serostatus should be reported as HIV positive only when a reactive result has been tested again using a different assay (WHO guidelines 2015). The standard confirmation test has been the Western Blot (WB) test. However confirmation results take around 7 days to come back. AIMS: This study explores the possibility of Point of Care PCR testing for a same-day confirmation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between March 2015 and September 2016 a POC PCR test (Xpert® HIV-1 Qual) was performed in parallel to the Western Blot test after a reactive HIV rapid test (Alere Determine™ HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo and Alere™ HIV Combo). HIV confirmed positive cases received emotional support by peers, were informed and prepared for treatment initiation and rapidly linked to HIV clinic. RESULTS: During the study period 11 455 tests were performed to 7163 clients. A total of 249 reactive rapid HIV tests were found. For analysis a total of 33 cases were excluded due to the lack of PCR and/or WB test. Results of comparison of the 216 cases showed 194 concordant positive confirmations and 14 concordant negative results. In three cases PCR was positive and WB negative. In five cases PCR was negative and WB positive. CONCLUSION: The POC PCR assay is easy to use and feasible in a community-based center. Reducing time for confirmation to 90 min has been possible in 91.2% (197/216) of cases with positive PCR result. In cases of a negative PCR result an additional test (WB, Elisa or PCR quantitative) was needed to distinguish false positive results (6.5%) from viral load results below level of detection (2.3%). Clients expressed satisfaction with same-day confirmation and less anxiety.


Asunto(s)
Servicios de Diagnóstico/organización & administración , Infecciones por VIH/diagnóstico , Sistemas de Atención de Punto , Ansiedad , Infecciones por VIH/psicología , Humanos , Inmunoensayo/métodos , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular/métodos , Factores de Tiempo
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J Virol ; 91(16)2017 08 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28592538

RESUMEN

Intact and broad immune cell effector functions and specific individual cytokines have been linked to HIV disease outcome, but their relative contribution to HIV control remains unclear. We asked whether the proteome of secreted cytokines and signaling factors in peripheral blood can be used to discover specific pathways critical for host viral control. A custom glass-based microarray, able to measure >600 plasma proteins involved in cell-to-cell communication, was used to measure plasma protein profiles in 96 HIV-infected, treatment-naive individuals with high (>50,000) or low (<10,000 HIV RNA copies/ml) viral loads. Univariate and regression model analysis demonstrate that plasma levels of soluble interleukin-27 (IL-27) are significantly elevated in individuals with high plasma viremia (P < 0.0001) and are positively correlated with proviral HIV-DNA copy numbers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) (Rho = 0.4011; P = 0.0027). Moreover, soluble IL-27 plasma levels are negatively associated with the breadth and magnitude of the total virus-specific T-cell responses and directly with plasma levels of molecules involved in Wnt/ß-catenin signaling. In addition to IL-27, gene expression levels of the specific IL-27 receptor (IL27RA) in PBMC correlated directly with both plasma viral load (Rho = 0.3531; P = 0.0218) and the proviral copy number in the peripheral blood as an indirect measure of partial viral reservoir (Rho = 0.4580; P = 0.0030). These results were validated in unrelated cohorts of early infected subjects as well as subjects before and after initiation of antiretroviral treatment, and they identify IL-27 and its specific receptor as a critical immune axis for the antiviral immune response and as robust correlates of viral load and proviral reservoir size in PBMC.IMPORTANCE The detailed knowledge of immune mechanisms that contribute to HIV control is a prerequisite for the design of effective treatment strategies to achieve HIV cure. Cells communicate with each other by secreting signaling proteins, and the blood is a key conduit for transporting such factors. Investigating the communication factors promoting effective immune responses and having potentially antiviral functions against HIV using a novel focused omics approach ("communicome") has the potential to significantly improve our knowledge of effective host immunity and accelerate the HIV cure agenda. Including 140 subjects with variable viral loads and measuring the plasma levels of >600 soluble proteins, our data highlight the importance of Th17 cells and Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in HIV control and especially identify the IL-27/IL-27 receptor subunit alpha (IL-27RA) axis as a predictor of plasma viral load and proviral copy number in the peripheral blood. These data may provide important guidance to therapeutic approaches in the HIV cure agenda.


Asunto(s)
Infecciones por VIH/inmunología , Infecciones por VIH/virología , VIH/inmunología , Interleucinas/metabolismo , Receptores de Interleucina/metabolismo , Carga Viral , Proteínas Sanguíneas/análisis , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Humanos , Leucocitos Mononucleares/inmunología , Análisis por Matrices de Proteínas
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HIV Med ; 14 Suppl 3: 25-8, 2013 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24033899

RESUMEN

OBJECTIVES: We assessed the efficiency of BCN Checkpoint in detecting new cases of HIV infection and efficiently linking newly diagnosed individuals to care. METHODS: This study analysed during 2007-2012 the number of tests performed and the number of persons tested in BCN Checkpoint, the HIV prevalence, global and in first visits, the capacity of HIV detection compared to the reported cases in MSM in Catalonia, and the linkage to care rate. RESULTS: During the six years a total of 17.319 tests were performed and 618 HIV-positive cases were detected. Median prevalence of clients who visited the centre for the first time was 5.4% (4.1-5.8). BCN Checkpoint detected 36.3% (35.0-40.4) of all reported cases in MSM during 2009-2011. Linkage to care was achieved directly in 90.5% of the cases and only 2.4% of cases were lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: A community-based centre, addressed to a key population at risk, can be less effort consuming (time and funding) and show high efficiency in HIV detection and linkage to care.


Asunto(s)
Centros Comunitarios de Salud/organización & administración , Centros Comunitarios de Salud/normas , Infecciones por VIH/diagnóstico , Infecciones por VIH/terapia , Consejo/métodos , Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Homosexualidad Masculina/psicología , Humanos , Masculino , Tamizaje Masivo/métodos , Tamizaje Masivo/estadística & datos numéricos , España/epidemiología
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Microvasc Res ; 89: 25-33, 2013 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23747987

RESUMEN

Anti-angiogenic and anti-lymphangiogenic drugs slow tumor progression and dissemination. However, an important difficulty is that a tumor reacts and compensates to obtain the blood supply needed for tumor growth and lymphatic vessels to escape to distant loci. Therefore, there is a growing consensus on the requirement of multiple anti-(lymph)angiogenic molecules to stop cell invasion efficiently. Here we studied the cooperation between endogenous anti-angiogenic molecules, endostatin and fibstatin, and a chemokine, the Platelet Factor-4 variant 1, CXCL4L1. Anti-angiogenic factors were co-expressed by IRES-based bicistronic vectors and their cooperation was analyzed either by local delivery following transduction of pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells with lentivectors, or by distant delivery resulting from intramuscular administration in vivo of adeno-associated virus derived vectors followed by tumor subcutaneous injection. In this study, fibstatin and CXCL4L1 cooperate to inhibit endothelial cell proliferation, migration and tubulogenesis in vitro. No synergistic effect was found for fibstatin-endostatin combination. Importantly, we demonstrated for the first time that fibstatin and CXCL4L1 not only inhibit in vivo angiogenesis, but also lymphangiogenesis and tumor spread to the lymph nodes, whereas no beneficial effect was found on tumor growth inhibition using molecule combinations compared to molecules alone. These data reveal the synergy of CXCL4L1 and fibstatin in inhibition of tumor angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis and metastasis and highlight the potential of IRES-based vectors to develop anti-metastasis combined gene therapies.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Portadoras/metabolismo , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Linfangiogénesis/fisiología , Proteínas de la Membrana/metabolismo , Neovascularización Patológica , Factor Plaquetario 4/metabolismo , Animales , Movimiento Celular , Proliferación Celular , Colágeno/química , ADN Complementario/metabolismo , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Combinación de Medicamentos , Endostatinas/metabolismo , Células Endoteliales de la Vena Umbilical Humana , Humanos , Laminina/química , Ratones , Invasividad Neoplásica , Metástasis de la Neoplasia , Trasplante de Neoplasias , Neoplasias/irrigación sanguínea , Proteoglicanos/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo
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Surf Interface Anal ; 45(5): 873-894, 2013 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23794766

RESUMEN

The theory describing energy losses of charged non-relativistic projectiles crossing a planar interface is derived on the basis of the Maxwell equations, outlining the physical assumptions of the model in great detail. The employed approach is very general in that various common models for surface excitations (such as the specular reflection model) can be obtained by an appropriate choice of parameter values. The dynamics of charged projectiles near surfaces is examined by calculations of the induced surface charge and the depth- and direction-dependent differential inelastic inverse mean free path (DIIMFP) and stopping power. The effect of several simplifications frequently encountered in the literature is investigated: differences of up to 100% are found in heights, widths, and positions of peaks in the DIIMFP. The presented model is implemented in a Monte Carlo algorithm for the simulation of the electron transport relevant for surface electron spectroscopy. Simulated reflection electron energy loss spectra are in good agreement with experiment on an absolute scale. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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J Med Virol ; 85(6): 1037-45, 2013 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23588729

RESUMEN

Data reported during recent years reveal the complex picture of the epidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in Latin America. Whereas in countries like Argentina and Brazil is almost identical to the characteristic of most countries from North America and Europe, HEV in the Caribbean and Mexico involves the water-borne, non-zoonotic viral genotypes responsible for epidemics in Asia and Africa. Nevertheless, Latin America has been considered a highly endemic region for hepatitis E in the scientific literature, a generalization that ignores the above complexity. In addition, reports from isolated Amerindian communities, which display well known, important and very specific epidemiological features for hepatitis B and D virus infections are neither taken into account when considering the epidemiology of hepatitis E in the region. This review updates compilation of the available information for the HEV infection, both among humans and other mammals, in Latin America, discusses the strengths and the weaknesses of our current knowledge, and identifies future areas of research.


Asunto(s)
Genoma Viral , Virus de la Hepatitis E/genética , Hepatitis E/epidemiología , ARN Viral/genética , Enfermedad Aguda , Animales , Enfermedad Crónica , Genotipo , Hepatitis E/fisiopatología , Hepatitis E/transmisión , Hepatitis E/virología , Virus de la Hepatitis E/clasificación , Virus de la Hepatitis E/patogenicidad , Humanos , América Latina/epidemiología , ARN Viral/clasificación
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Phys Rev Lett ; 108(21): 215701, 2012 May 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23003280

RESUMEN

We present the first experimental study of intermittency and avalanche distribution during a boiling crisis. To understand the emergence of power law statistics we propose a simple spin model capturing the measured critical exponent. The model suggests that behind the critical heat flux is a percolation phenomenon involving drying-rewetting competition close to the hot surface.

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Nat Prod Res ; 25(16): 1565-9, 2011 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21827337

RESUMEN

The primary objective of this study was to search for natural products capable of inhibiting hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication. The research design, methods and procedures included testing hydro-alcoholic extracts (n = 66) of 31 species from the Venezuelan Amazonian rain forest on the cell line HepG2 2.2.15, which constitutively produces HBV. The main outcomes and results were as follows: the species Euterpe precatoria, Jacaranda copaia, Jacaranda obtusifolia, Senna silvestris, Warscewiczia coccinea and Vochysia glaberrima exerted some degree of inhibition on HBV replication. The leaves of W. coccinea showed a significant antiviral activity: 80% inhibition with 100 µg mL⁻¹ of extract. This extract also exerted inhibition on covalently closed circular deoxyribonucleic acid (cccDNA) production and on HIV-1 replication in MT4 cells (more than 90% inhibition with 50 µg mL⁻¹ of extract). Initial fractionation using organic solvents of increasing polarity and water showed that the ethanol fraction was responsible for most of the antiviral inhibitory activities of both the viruses. It was concluded that Warscewiczia coccinea extract showed inhibition of HBV and HIV-1 replication. Bioassay-guided purification of this fraction may allow the isolation of an antiviral compound with inhibitory activity against both viruses.


Asunto(s)
Antivirales/farmacología , VIH-1/efectos de los fármacos , Virus de la Hepatitis B/efectos de los fármacos , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Rubiaceae/química , Replicación Viral/efectos de los fármacos , Línea Celular Transformada , Etanol , Células Hep G2 , Humanos , Factores de Tiempo
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J Med Virol ; 82(11): 1829-34, 2010 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20872708

RESUMEN

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is highly prevalent in Latin America, including Venezuela. Subgenotype IA seems to circulate in an almost exclusive fashion, except in Brazil. The aim of this study was the molecular characterization of the HAV infection in Venezuela, in order to characterize the circulating strains and to analyze the presence of quasispecies in sporadic cases and an epidemic outbreak. A total of 125 (113 sera and 12 feces) samples positive for anti-HAV IgM from sporadic cases and epidemic outbreak, were submitted to hemi-nested RT-PCR for amplification of the VP1 N terminus or complete region of the HAV genome. Sequences obtained from 96 Venezuelan isolates were used for phylogenetic analysis. The quasispecies distribution was evaluated by cloning of HAV amplicons. Phylogenetic analysis of HAV sequences from Venezuela showed the exclusive circulation of subgenotype IA, but with co-circulation of two lineages, not found in other countries. The genetic variability found among Venezuelan strains was also analyzed by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP). This technique allowed the detection of intra-strain variability, which was indeed related to the presence of quasispecies populations in the isolates. The quasispecies heterogeneity was higher in some isolates derived from sporadic cases compared to the one observed in the outbreak. The molecular characterization of HAV isolates from Venezuela showed the circulation of a unique subgenotype IA, but with the presence of diverse strains and quasispecies inside the viral populations.


Asunto(s)
Brotes de Enfermedades , Variación Genética , Virus de la Hepatitis A Humana/clasificación , Virus de la Hepatitis A Humana/genética , Hepatitis A/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Heces/virología , Genotipo , Hepatitis A/virología , Virus de la Hepatitis A Humana/aislamiento & purificación , Humanos , Epidemiología Molecular , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Filogenia , Polimorfismo Conformacional Retorcido-Simple , ARN Viral/análisis , ARN Viral/sangre , ARN Viral/aislamiento & purificación , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Especificidad de la Especie , Venezuela/epidemiología , Proteínas Estructurales Virales/genética , Adulto Joven
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Int J STD AIDS ; 21(6): 388-91, 2010 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20606218

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Rapid HIV antibody tests, which provide results within 15-60 minutes, can help reduce the number of unrecognized infections by improving access to testing facilities and increase the number of people tested who know their results. After an acceptability study, rapid HIV testing was first implemented in Catalonia in 2007 within the community-based Voluntary Counselling and Testing sites network. One year after implementation, an increase of 102.9% has been observed in the number of tests performed, ranging from 8.4% to 328.3% according to the site. Despite the important immediate impact of rapid HIV testing on the number of tests performed, there was no significant change in the proportion of tests that were positive. Rapid HIV testing can help increase access to testing, but it should be complemented with specific outreach programmes targeting the most vulnerable subgroups.


Asunto(s)
Consejo , Infecciones por VIH/diagnóstico , Humanos , Aceptación de la Atención de Salud , España
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Appl Environ Microbiol ; 76(6): 2023-6, 2010 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20097824

RESUMEN

Molecular characterization of two sewage-borne pathogens identified hepatitis A virus (HAV) subgenotype IA and Giardia duodenalis assemblages A and B as predominant genotypes circulating in an urban area of Venezuela. This study reveals epidemiological features of human pathogens of worldwide distribution and the efficacy of molecular methods for accurate assessment of sewage pollution.


Asunto(s)
Giardia/aislamiento & purificación , Virus de la Hepatitis A/aislamiento & purificación , Ríos/parasitología , Ríos/virología , Aguas del Alcantarillado/parasitología , Aguas del Alcantarillado/virología , Contaminación del Agua , Animales , Ciudades , Análisis por Conglomerados , Giardia/clasificación , Giardia/genética , Virus de la Hepatitis A/clasificación , Virus de la Hepatitis A/genética , Humanos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Filogenia , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Homología de Secuencia , Venezuela
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Science ; 326(5949): 44-5; author reply 45-6, 2009 Oct 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19797639
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J Med Virol ; 80(1): 20-6, 2008 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18041024

RESUMEN

The objective of this study was the evaluation of the genetic diversity found in HBV circulating among Venezuelan Amerindians and the general population in Colombia. Phylogenetic analysis of the S region in 194 isolates showed that genotype F is highly predominant in Colombia and Venezuela. This might be related to the genetic background of the population. F3 is the main subgenotype which circulates in both countries. Phylogenetic analysis of 61 complete genome sequences of HBV American genotypes confirms the presence of two genotypes F and H, and 4 F subgenotypes. In Venezuela, subgenotypes F1, F2, and F3 circulate in East and West Amerindians, while only F3 was found among South Amerindians. Japreira community derived from Yucpa Amerindians around 150 years ago. However, several Japreira HBV sequences were forming a clade that can be classified as subgenotype 2b, differing from Yucpa sequences that belong mainly to subgenotype F3. The apparent absence of correlation between the phylogenetic groupings of HBV isolates with the ethnical origin in aboriginal populations might be suggesting a recent origin of HBV American subgenotypes, or a genetic drift effect.


Asunto(s)
Variación Genética , Genoma Viral , Virus de la Hepatitis B/genética , Hepatitis B/virología , Colombia/epidemiología , Etnicidad , Genotipo , Hepatitis B/epidemiología , Virus de la Hepatitis B/química , Virus de la Hepatitis B/clasificación , Humanos , Epidemiología Molecular , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Filogenia , Grupos de Población , Venezuela/epidemiología
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J Clin Virol ; 33(2): 104-9, 2005 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15911425

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: The importance of enteric viral infections in HIV-related diarrhea is uncertain. Human caliciviruses have emerged as a leading cause of acute diarrhea worldwide. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the importance of calicivirus infections in HIV-related diarrhea. Study design 151 fecal samples collected from children and adults infected with HIV, with and without diarrhea, were examined. In addition, 89 fecal samples from non HIV-infected children and adults were also tested. Samples were analyzed by RT-PCR using primer sets specific to Norovirus genogroup I or genogroup II as well as primers designed to react with both Noroviruses and Sapovirus genus. RESULTS: Viruses were detected with equal frequencies in stools from HIV infected and non-infected adults (12%). However, specimens from HIV infected children were more likely than those of HIV-negative children to have caliciviruses (51% versus 24%, P<0.05). Viral infections were not significantly associated with diarrhea neither in children nor in adults, regardless of HIV status. Viruses genetically related to the common Lordsdale virus (Norovirus genogroup II) and London/92 virus (Sapovirus) clusters were detected circulating among children. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that caliciviruses may be an important opportunistic pathogen in children infected with HIV.


Asunto(s)
Infecciones por Caliciviridae/complicaciones , Caliciviridae/aislamiento & purificación , Diarrea/virología , Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones , Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/virología , Adulto , Caliciviridae/clasificación , Infecciones por Caliciviridae/virología , Preescolar , ADN Viral/química , Diarrea/complicaciones , Heces/virología , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Persona de Mediana Edad , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , ARN Viral/análisis , ARN Viral/genética , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Venezuela
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Ann Trop Med Parasitol ; 99(2): 173-80, 2005 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15814036

RESUMEN

Tranfusion-transmitted virus (TTV), a single-stranded circular DNA virus that chronically infects humans and other animals, displays a high degree of genetic diversity and was originally thought to be associated with hepatitis. The prevalences of TTV infection among different populations of humans and non-human primates from Venezuela have now been evaluated, using serum samples and three different detection tests. All three tests were PCR-based, one involving a hemi-nested PCR and primers based on the N22 open-reading-frame-1 region (N22-PCR), another employing 55 cycles with primers from the more conserved untranslated region (UTR-PCR), and the other using a hemi-nested PCR with primers from the same region (HUTR-PCR). The overall prevalences of human infection appeared much higher with the HUTR-PCR (52%) than with the N22-PCR (13%) or the UTR-PCR (5%). When the products amplified by N22-PCR from 28 human isolates of TTV were sequenced, only two genotypes of the virus were detected. The non-human sera tested came from primates kept in a zoo in north-western Venezuela. TTV DNA was detected, by HUTR-PCR, in both of the chimpanzee sera tested but not in any of the sera from the 11 New-World primates or the other 12 Old-World primates that were investigated. The results, particularly those of the HUTR-PCR, indicate that TTV infection is common in Venezuela, especially in populations, such as many Amerindian groups, who live under poor sanitary conditions. Although TTV infection may be relatively rare among non-human primates from the New World, this will have to be investigated further, using many more samples collected throughout the Americas.


Asunto(s)
Infecciones por Circoviridae/epidemiología , Enfermedades de los Primates/epidemiología , Torque teno virus/genética , Adulto , Anciano , Animales , Infecciones por Circoviridae/etnología , ADN Viral/sangre , Femenino , Genotipo , Humanos , Indígenas Sudamericanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Filogenia , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/métodos , Prevalencia , Salud Rural , Venezuela/epidemiología
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