582 results match your criteria: "Hospitalet del Llobregat[Affiliation]"

Exploring Apixaban Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety in Hemodiafiltration Patients.

Kidney Int Rep

September 2024

Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Group, Infectious Disease and Transplantation Program, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.

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Dietary Pattern's Role in Hepatic Epigenetic and Dietary Recommendations for the Prevention of NAFLD.

Nutrients

September 2024

Oncology Data Analytics Program (ODAP), Unit of Biomarkers and Susceptibility (UBS), Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain.

Unlabelled: NAFLD has emerged as a significant public health concern, with its prevalence increasing globally. Emphasizing the complex relationship between dietary patterns and epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation or miRNA expression can exert a positive impact on preventing and managing metabolic disorders, including NAFLD, within the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. This review aims to evaluate the influence of dietary patterns on hepatic epigenetic gene modulation and provide dietary recommendations for the prevention and management of NAFLD in the general population.

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  • The study investigates how meal timing affects metabolism and body mass index (BMI) among different sexes, with a focus on sleep's influence.
  • Data from over 7,000 adults in Catalonia was analyzed to identify relationships between meal timing, eating habits, and BMI using various statistical methods.
  • Findings indicate that eating later in the day and more often raises BMI, while longer nighttime fasting lowers it. Notably, these effects vary between sexes, particularly impacting premenopausal women and men differently.
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Purpose: Trocar site incisional hernia (TSIH) is a common complication of laparoscopic surgery. In the scientific literature there are few descriptions of methods or tools for its prevention. The aim of this report was to assess the effectiveness and safety of a prophylactic measure designed to lower rates of TSIH.

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Introduction: We aim to explore the association between NSAIDs consumption, Symptomatic Slow Action Drugs for Osteoarthritis (SYSADOA), analgesics, and antiplatelet drugs, and decline in renal function by estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR).

Methods: We performed a case-control study using the SIDIAP database in Catalonia. We considered defined cases, patients with an eGFR value ≤ 45 ml/min/1.

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Cognitive decline has been reported as a short-term sequela in patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Whether COVID-19 is associated with late cognitive impairment in older free-living individuals with high cardiovascular risk, a group at greater risk of cognitive decline, is unknown. We determined this association of COVID-19 through a longitudinal evaluation of post-COVID-19 cognitive performance and impairment as post hoc analysis in 5,179 older adults (48% female) with mean (SD) age 68.

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  • Patients with advanced high-grade digestive neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) have a poor prognosis, but adding immune checkpoint inhibition to chemotherapy may improve their survival rates.
  • The NICE-NEC trial tested nivolumab alongside carboplatin and etoposide in chemotherapy-naive patients and measured various outcomes, including overall survival and response rates.
  • While the primary survival rate goal was not met, the treatment was linked to a median overall survival of 13.9 months and 37.6% of patients surviving more than 2 years, with manageable safety concerns.
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In vivo vulnerabilities to GPX4 and HDAC inhibitors in drug-persistent versus drug-resistant BRAF lung adenocarcinoma.

Cell Rep Med

August 2024

University of Bordeaux, INSERM U1218, ACTION Laboratory, IECB, 33600 Pessac, France; Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain. Electronic address:

The current targeted therapy for BRAF-mutant lung cancer consists of a dual blockade of RAF/MEK kinases often combining dabrafenib/trametinib (D/T). This regimen extends survival when compared to single-agent treatments, but disease progression is unavoidable. By using whole-genome CRISPR screening and RNA sequencing, we characterize the vulnerabilities of both persister and D/T-resistant cellular models.

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Comparison between 16S rRNA and shotgun sequencing in colorectal cancer, advanced colorectal lesions, and healthy human gut microbiota.

BMC Genomics

July 2024

Unit of Biomarkers and Susceptibility (UBS), Oncology Data Analytics Program (ODAP), Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, 08908, Spain.

Article Synopsis
  • - The study investigates the reliability of two sequencing methods, 16S rRNA gene and shotgun metagenomic sequencing, in profiling gut microbiota associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) using 156 stool samples from different patient groups.
  • - Results indicate that 16S captures only part of the microbiota detected by shotgun, with notable differences in abundance, diversity, and taxonomic resolution due to varying reference databases.
  • - Both techniques can reveal microbial signatures linked to CRC, but no clear superiority of one method over the other was established, suggesting they provide complementary insights into gut microbiota analysis.
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Introduction: Breast cancer often leads to cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI), which includes both objective and subjective cognitive deficits. While psychosocial interventions benefit quality of life and distress reduction, their impact on cognitive deficits is uncertain. This study evaluates the integration of a cognitive module into a digital psychosocial intervention for breast cancer patients.

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Background: Carboplatin and paclitaxel (CP) have been the standard of care for advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer (EC) for many years. However, this chemotherapy combination shows limited efficacy and recurrences often occur in less than 12 months. ABTL0812 is a novel drug that selectively kill cancer cells by cytotoxic autophagy and has shown anticancer efficacy in preclinical models of EC in combination with CP.

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Folate intake and colorectal cancer risk according to genetic subtypes defined by targeted tumor sequencing.

Am J Clin Nutr

September 2024

Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.

Article Synopsis
  • Folate intake plays a crucial role in genetic and metabolic processes, and low levels are linked to higher cancer risk, specifically colorectal cancer (CRC).
  • The study analyzed dietary and supplemental folate intake among participants with CRC, investigating how this intake relates to specific genetic mutations using advanced sequencing techniques.
  • Results indicated that higher total folate intake generally reduced CRC risk, but the impact varied when considering mutation status in tumors, with a few specific gene mutations showing different associations with folate intake.
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SpadaHC: a database to improve the classification of variants in hereditary cancer genes in the Spanish population.

Database (Oxford)

July 2024

Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge-IDIBELL-ONCOBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona 08908, Spain.

Accurate classification of genetic variants is crucial for clinical decision-making in hereditary cancer. In Spain, genetic diagnostic laboratories have traditionally approached this task independently due to the lack of a dedicated resource. Here we present SpadaHC, a web-based database for sharing variants in hereditary cancer genes in the Spanish population.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignancy in the liver and is the third cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Surveillance with abdominal ultrasound should be offered to individuals at high risk for developing HCC. Accurate diagnosis, staging, and liver function are crucial when determining the optimal therapeutic approach.

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Background And Aims: Familial inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) history is a controversial prognostic factor in IBD. We aimed to evaluate the impact of a familial history of IBD on the use of medical and surgical treatments in the biological era.

Methods: Patients included in the prospectively maintained ENEIDA database and diagnosed with IBD after 2005 were included.

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Idiopathic Parkinson's disease is determined by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Recently, the first genome-wide association study on short-tandem repeats in Parkinson's disease reported on eight suggestive short-tandem repeat-based risk loci ( = 5.3 × 10), of which four were novel, i.

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Changes In Serum CXCL13 Levels Are Associated With Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing First-Line Oxaliplatin-Based Treatment.

Biomed Pharmacother

July 2024

CARE program, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Campus Can Ruti, Carretera de Can Ruit, camí de les escoles s/n, Badalona 08916, Spain; ProCURE program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Campus Can Ruti, Carretera de Can Ruit camí de les escoles s/n, Badalona 08916, Spain. Electronic address:

Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) currently lacks reliable biomarkers for precision medicine, particularly for chemotherapy-based treatments. This study examines the behavior of 11 CXC chemokines in the blood of 104 mCRC patients undergoing first-line oxaliplatin-based treatment to pinpoint predictive and prognostic markers. Serum samples were collected before treatment, at response evaluation (EVAR), and at disease progression or last follow-up.

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Background: There is uncertainty regarding how best to support patients with anorexia nervosa following inpatient or day care treatment. This study evaluated the impact of augmenting intensive treatment with a digital, guided, self-management intervention (ECHOMANTRA) for patients with anorexia nervosa and their carers.

Methods: In this pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation, patients with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa, aged 16+ and attending one of the 31 inpatient or day-patient services in the UK were randomised with one of their carers to receive ECHOMANTRA plus treatment as usual (TAU), or TAU alone.

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Two genome-wide interaction loci modify the association of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with colorectal cancer.

Sci Adv

May 2024

Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Article Synopsis
  • * Researchers analyzed data from 52 studies, including nearly 31,000 CRC cases and over 41,000 controls, to explore the genetic interactions with regular aspirin/NSAID use.
  • * They found significant interactions with genetic variants in two specific regions (6q24.1 and 5p13.1), which could help uncover new targets for understanding how aspirin provides its protective effects against colorectal cancer.
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Background: Psychiatric disorders and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are heritable, polygenic, and often comorbid conditions, yet knowledge about their potential shared familial risk is lacking. We used family designs and T2DM polygenic risk score (T2DM-PRS) to investigate the genetic associations between psychiatric disorders and T2DM.

Methods: We linked 659 906 individuals born in Denmark 1990-2000 to their parents, grandparents, and aunts/uncles using population-based registers.

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Combining loop with thiazide diuretics in patients discharged home after a heart failure decompensation: Association with 30-day outcomes.

Eur J Intern Med

September 2024

Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain. Electronic address:

Objective: To investigate the association of the addition of thiazide diuretic on top of loop diuretic and standard of care with short-term outcomes of patients discharged after surviving an acute heart failure (AHF) episode.

Methods: This is a secondary analysis of 14,403 patients from three independent cohorts representing the main departments involved in AHF treatment for whom treatment at discharge was recorded and included loop diuretics. Patients were divided according to whether treatment included or not thiazide diuretics.

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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic and complex network of proteins and molecules that surrounds cells and tissues in the nervous system and orchestrates a myriad of biological functions. This review carefully examines the diverse interactions between cells and the ECM, as well as the transformative chemical and physical changes that the ECM undergoes during neural development, aging, and disease. These transformations play a pivotal role in shaping tissue morphogenesis and neural activity, thereby influencing the functionality of the central nervous system (CNS).

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Infective dermatitis associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1, an underdiagnosed disease.

Int J Infect Dis

August 2024

Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), ONCOBELL, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Spain. Electronic address:

Infective dermatitis associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) (IDH) is a severe form of chronically infected eczema occurring in early childhood, although very rarely cases have been reported in adults. Most of the cases are from Jamaica and Brazil and occur in individuals with low socioeconomic status. IDH is always associated with refractory Staphylococcus aureus or beta-hemolytic Streptococcus infection of the skin and nasal vestibules.

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