Publications by authors named "S Dominguez Coello"
Article Synopsis
- The Antarctic continent hosts unique microorganisms that have adapted to extreme conditions, resulting in the production of potential biotechnological secondary metabolites.
- Four fungi isolated from Antarctic soil samples were genetically identified as Antarctomyces sp., Thelebolus sp., Penicillium sp., and Cryptococcus gilvescens.
- The study found significant antibacterial activity, particularly from C. gilvescens and Penicillium sp. against multiple bacterial strains, emphasizing the need to conserve Antarctica for its valuable biomedical resources.
Serum resistin is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that has been described as a risk factor associated with mortality in several clinical sets including type 2 diabetes. Mortality studies in the general population are needed to find out the risk of death associated to this cytokine. In a follow-up study of a cohort of adult population (n = 6636) in Spain over a period of fifteen years (447 deaths/102,255 person-years), serum resistin measurements and death records were obtained.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To estimate the incidence rate and risk factors for diabetes in the Canary Islands.
Methods: A total of 5521 adults without diabetes were followed for a median of 3.5 years.
Despite the higher prevalence of diabetes and hypertension in populations residing at moderate altitudes, mortality in these populations is lower than in populations residing at low altitudes. To examine whether metabolic and hemodynamic differences can explain this apparent paradox, we performed a cross-sectional study of a general population sample recruited in the Canary Islands, Spain (n=6729). We recorded altitude of residence, age, heart rate, blood pressure, body mass index, social class, physical activity, energy intake, alcohol intake, smoking habit, prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Canary Islands population experiences the highest type 2 diabetes (DM2) mortality in Spain. We studied lifestyle, unknown DM2 and treatment adherence in diabetics of these islands.
Methods: Cross-sectional study of 6729 subjects from the general population (age 18-75) that participate in the cohort study "CDC of the Canary Islands".