Browsing by Subject "Proteomic"

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    Association between protein profile and postmortem interval in human bone remains
    (Elsevier, 2018-08-23) Prieto-Bonete, Gemma; Pérez-Cárceles, María D.; Maurandi-López, Antonio; Pérez-Martínez, Cristina; Luna, Aurelio; Didáctica de las Ciencias Matemáticas y Sociales
    Proteomic techniques in bones forensic samples are increasingly, being applied. The main aim of forensic sciences is the estimation of postmortem interval. Most current techniques are useful for the first post-mortem stages. However, in the case of osseous remains, these techniques may be difficult to use due to the high level of decomposition of the sample. Our objective was to attempt to know whether there is a protein profile in human bone remains that would enable a late postmortem. interval ranging from 5 to 20 years postmortem to be estimated. A total of 40 femur bones from 40 different cadavers (data range 5–20 years) were use. Of the 275 total proteins, we excluded the circulating ones (n = 227), leaving a total of 48 proteins (29 structural and 19 functional) were found. A multiple correspondence analysis was applied on the 48 proteins. Finally selecting 32 proteins that allowed us to discriminate between the. two groups of postmortem interval. Analysis of the protein profile present in bone permits an approximation of the date of death within the studied interval, and could be used to complement other tests for estimating the postmortem interval.
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    Consumption of spinach and tomato modifies lipid metabolism, reducing Hepatic Steatosis in rats
    (MDPI, 2020-10-24) Elvira Torales, Laura Inés; Navarro González, Inmaculada; Rodrigo García, Joaquín; García Alonso, Javier; Periago Castón, María Jesús; Seva Alcaraz, Juan; Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas
    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently a serious and growing clinical problem in developed and developing countries and is considered one of the most frequent chronic liver diseases in the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the functionality of dietary carotenoids provided by tomato and spinach in the dietary treatment of steatosis. Twenty-two Sprague-Dawley rats with induced steatosis were grouped into three groups and fed standard diet (CD group) and two experimental diets supplemented with 12.75% (LC12.75 group) and 25.5% (HC25.5 group) of a mixture of spinach and tomato powder. Rats fed carotenoid-rich feeds showed an improvement in the plasma biomarkers of steatosis, with lower levels of glucose, total cholesterol, VLDL, TG, proteins, ALT and AST. Likewise, a decrease in oxidative stress was observed, with a significant reduction of malondialdehyde (MDA) in plasma (up to 54%), liver (up to 51.42%) and urine (up to 78.89%) (p < 0.05) and an increase in plasma antioxidant capacity (ORAC) (up to 73.41%) (p < 0.05). Furthermore, carotenoid-rich diets led to an accumulation of carotenoids in the liver and were inversely correlated with the content of total cholesterol and hepatic triglycerides, increasing the concentrations of MUFA and PUFA (up to 32.6% and 48%, respectively) (p < 0.05). The accumulation of carotenoids in the liver caused the modulation of genes involved in lipid metabolism, and we particularly observed an overexpression of ACOX1, APOA1 and NRIH2 (LXR) and the synthesis of the proteins. This study suggests that dietary carotenoids from spinach and tomato aid in the dietary management of steatosis by reversing steatosis biomarkers.
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    Data for compounds included in the article "Biomarker discovery for equine gastric ulcers using saliva and serum proteomics"
    (2025-01-02) Whitacre, L.; Ipharraguerre, I.R.; Gutiérrez, A.M.; Matas Quintanilla, Marta; Medicina y Cirugía Animal
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    Dataset used for Report of "Proteomic changes induced by hepcidin 1 injection in brain and skin of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)"
    (2025) Laura García-Navarro; Serna Duque, John Alberto; Marín Parra, Claudia; M. Ángeles Esteban; Biología Celular e Histología; M. Ángeles Esteban
    The present study investigated the effects of hepcidin 1 (Hamp1) on the proteome of brain and skin of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). Hepcidin 1, a host defense peptide with antimicrobial and immunomodulatory functions, was inyected intraperitoneally at a dose of 25 μM. Proteomic analyses of brain and skin samples were performed using HPLC-MS/MS at 4 and 10 days post-injection. Data processing and analysis revealed significant alterations in protein expression profiles in both tissues. In the brain, hepcidin 1 injection upregulated proteins involved in DNA repair, myelin sheath structure, and extracellular matrix remodeling at 4 days, while at 10 days, changes were observed in proteins involved in endoplasmic reticulum calcium channels, Golgi apparatus glycosylation, and cytoskeletal dynamics. Skin samples exhibited increased expression of proteins related to endoplasmic reticulum stress response, cell adhesion, and vesicular trafficking at 4 days. At 10 days, skin proteome alterations indicated a metabolic shift towards enhanced glycolysis, oxidative stress adaptation, and cytoskeletal remodeling. These findings suggest that hepcidin 1 induces tissue-specific and time-dependent proteomic changes in gilthead seabream, potentially modulating immune responses, energy metabolism, and cellular adaptation processes. Further research is needed to elucidate the functional implications of these proteomic alterations and their potential applications in aquaculture health management.