Publications by authors named "J Mena"

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  • Deep single-cell multi-omic profiling is an innovative method to study drug resistance in relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
  • The research combines various single-cell analyses and clinical data from 21 patients, revealing that treatment with both a hypomethylating agent and the Bcl-2 inhibitor venetoclax leads to reduced drug responsiveness compared to other treatment sequences.
  • The study identifies both known and new resistance mechanisms, suggesting alternative therapies like the PLK inhibitor volasertib and highlighting the potential of targeting CD36 in treatment-resistant AML blasts.
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Glioblastoma, the most aggressive primary brain cancer, has a dismal prognosis, yet systemic treatment is limited to DNA-alkylating chemotherapies. New therapeutic strategies may emerge from exploring neurodevelopmental and neurophysiological vulnerabilities of glioblastoma. To this end, we systematically screened repurposable neuroactive drugs in glioblastoma patient surgery material using a clinically concordant and single-cell resolved platform.

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Background: Community-acquired acute kidney injury (CA-acute kidney injury) is under-recognized in the outpatient setting and is associated with adverse outcomes.

Methods: We analyzed the incidence of CA-acute kidney injury in an academic primary care practice and community health center and assessed recognition and follow-up as determined by repeat creatinine measurement (closed-loop). We reviewed 93,259 specimens for 36,593 unique patients from January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2021.

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After antigen stimulation, naïve T cells display reproducible population-level responses, which arise from individual T cells pursuing specific differentiation trajectories. However, cell-intrinsic predeterminants controlling these single-cell decisions remain enigmatic. We found that the subcellular architectures of naïve CD8 T cells, defined by the presence (T) or absence (T) of nuclear envelope invaginations, changed with maturation, activation, and differentiation.

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Introduction: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic and recurrent illness characterized by manic, mixed or depressive episodes, alternated with periods of euthymia. Several prognostic factors are associated with higher rates of relapse, which is crucial for the identification of high-risk individuals. This study aimed at systematically reviewing the existing literature regarding the impact of sociodemographic, clinical and environmental factors, in clinical relapses, recurrences and hospitalizations due to mood episodes in BD.

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