Publications by authors named "J M Gil Vazquez"

Background: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a major public health problem characterized by multiple simultaneous comorbidities whose specific contribution is challenging to disentangle in humans, leading to a generalized therapeutic approach that may not account for the underlying pathology.

Methods: We followed distinct mouse models of major HFpEF comorbidities for 2.5 years to unveil their specific contribution to the syndrome.

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Introduction: Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is a well-known complication that increases morbidity and mortality rates. The objective of this study was to reduce CSA-AKI through nephrologist intervention in patients awaiting cardiac surgery.

Methods: We performed a single center, open-label, randomized clinical trial including 380 patients who underwent scheduled cardiac surgery at the Hospital de Bellvitge between July 2015 and October 2019.

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The human genome has been the subject of intense scrutiny by experimental and manual curation projects for more than two decades. Novel coding genes have been proposed from large-scale RNASeq, ribosome profiling and proteomics experiments. Here we carry out an in-depth analysis of an entire proteomics database.

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  • Trichomonas vaginalis (Tv) is a protozoan parasite that causes trichomoniasis, the most prevalent non-viral sexually transmitted infection globally, but current treatment options are limited and facing resistance issues.
  • Researchers are targeting the proteasome, a key enzyme complex in eukaryotes, to develop new treatments by isolating the enzyme and identifying specific inhibitors for its three catalytic subunits (β1, β2, β5).
  • By creating specialized substrates for each subunit and screening a library of inhibitors, the study found that targeting the Tv β5 subunit is particularly effective in killing the parasite, which may lead to improved drug development strategies against trichomoniasis.
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