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Research paper thumbnail of Facial and semantic emotional interference: A pilot study on the behavioral and cortical responses to the dual valence association task

Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2011

Background Integration of compatible or incompatible emotional valence and semantic information i... more Background Integration of compatible or incompatible emotional valence and semantic information is an essential aspect of complex social interactions. A modified version of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) called Dual Valence Association Task (DVAT) was designed in order to measure conflict resolution processing from compatibility/incompatibly of semantic and facial valence. The DVAT involves two emotional valence evaluative tasks which elicits two forms of emotional compatible/incompatible associations (facial and semantic). Methods Behavioural measures and Event Related Potentials were recorded while participants performed the DVAT. Results Behavioural data showed a robust effect that distinguished compatible/incompatible tasks. The effects of valence and contextual association (between facial and semantic stimuli) showed early discrimination in N170 of faces. The LPP component was modulated by the compatibility of the DVAT. Conclusions Results suggest that DVAT is a robust paradigm for studying the emotional interference effect in the processing of simultaneous information from semantic and facial stimuli.

Research paper thumbnail of Interleukin 2 does not promote the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growth of human acute leukaemia cells of myeloid and lymphoid origin

British Journal of Haematology, 1990

The effect of recombinant interleukin 2 (IL2) on the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growt... more The effect of recombinant interleukin 2 (IL2) on the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growth of human acute leukaemia cells of both myeloid and lymphoid origin was investigated. In none of the 25 primary samples tested could a continuously in vitro growing cell line be obtained by adding IL2 to the culture medium. Although IL2 induced a proliferative signal in three of the 31 acute leukaemias analysed, the overall 3H-thymidine uptake of the neoplastic cells was significantly reduced (P<0.05) in the presence of IL2. The unlikelihood of an important proliferative signal triggered by IL2 was confirmed in a semisolid clonogenic assay, which failed to document an increased colony growth in the 26 samples studied. Furthermore, using a colorimetric assay as a test for cell proliferation and survival, in seven of the 11 fresh acute leukaemia samples tested a 22–40% reduction in viability was observed in the presence of IL2, while in the remaining four, IL2 was ineffective. In order to investigate the effect of IL2 in an in vivo setting, an experimental model in heavily immunosuppressed nu/nu mice was established. In no case did IL2 promote the in vivo proliferation and growth of human myeloid and lymphoid acute leukaemia cells injected in the mice. On the contrary, with seven of the eight leukaemic cell lines which gave rise spontaneously to leukaemic masses, this could be prevented when the mice received locally 300 U of IL2 three times daily for 90 d. IL2 also blocked the growth in vivo of three fresh acute leukaemia samples (two myeloid and one lymphoid). Co-culture experiments using leukaemic cell lines and increasing numbers of normal lymphocytes suggest that the inhibitory effect of IL2 is probably exerted via an indirect mechanism. These findings, coupled to the well-documented ability of IL2 to generate lymphokine activated killer cells cytolytic against leukaemic blasts, further point to the potential role of immunotherapy with IL2 in the management of patients with haematological malignancies.

Research paper thumbnail of Interleukin 2 does not promote the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growth of human acute leukaemia cells of myeloid and lymphoid origin

British Journal of Haematology, 1990

The effect of recombinant interleukin 2 (IL2) on the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growt... more The effect of recombinant interleukin 2 (IL2) on the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growth of human acute leukaemia cells of both myeloid and lymphoid origin was investigated. In none of the 25 primary samples tested could a continuously in vitro growing cell line be obtained by adding IL2 to the culture medium. Although IL2 induced a proliferative signal in three of the 31 acute leukaemias analysed, the overall 3H-thymidine uptake of the neoplastic cells was significantly reduced (P<0.05) in the presence of IL2. The unlikelihood of an important proliferative signal triggered by IL2 was confirmed in a semisolid clonogenic assay, which failed to document an increased colony growth in the 26 samples studied. Furthermore, using a colorimetric assay as a test for cell proliferation and survival, in seven of the 11 fresh acute leukaemia samples tested a 22–40% reduction in viability was observed in the presence of IL2, while in the remaining four, IL2 was ineffective. In order to investigate the effect of IL2 in an in vivo setting, an experimental model in heavily immunosuppressed nu/nu mice was established. In no case did IL2 promote the in vivo proliferation and growth of human myeloid and lymphoid acute leukaemia cells injected in the mice. On the contrary, with seven of the eight leukaemic cell lines which gave rise spontaneously to leukaemic masses, this could be prevented when the mice received locally 300 U of IL2 three times daily for 90 d. IL2 also blocked the growth in vivo of three fresh acute leukaemia samples (two myeloid and one lymphoid). Co-culture experiments using leukaemic cell lines and increasing numbers of normal lymphocytes suggest that the inhibitory effect of IL2 is probably exerted via an indirect mechanism. These findings, coupled to the well-documented ability of IL2 to generate lymphokine activated killer cells cytolytic against leukaemic blasts, further point to the potential role of immunotherapy with IL2 in the management of patients with haematological malignancies.

Research paper thumbnail of is associated with increased levels of ligand in circulation and tissues Scavenging roles of chemokine receptors: chemokine receptor deficiency

Research paper thumbnail of Scavenging roles of chemokine receptors: chemokine receptor deficiency is associated with increased levels of ligand in circulation and tissues

Research paper thumbnail of Scavenging roles of chemokine receptors: Chemokine receptor deficiency is associated with increased levels of ligand in circulation and tissues

Research paper thumbnail of and tissues deficiency is associated with increased levels of ligand in circulation Scavenging roles of chemokine receptors: chemokine receptor

Research paper thumbnail of Control of microglial neurotoxicity by the fractalkine receptor

Nature Neuroscience, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of EL TERRITORIO MEMORIA ANCESTRAL Representaciones y Bifurcaciones

Retornar a la memoria, esa memoria que traspasa generaciones de historia escrita e historia habla... more Retornar a la memoria, esa memoria que traspasa generaciones de historia escrita e historia hablada, es re-conocer que el paso del hombre por la tierra tiene un sentido profundo plasmado desde su origen".

Research paper thumbnail of Facial and semantic emotional interference: A pilot study on the behavioral and cortical responses to the dual valence association task

Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2011

Background Integration of compatible or incompatible emotional valence and semantic information i... more Background Integration of compatible or incompatible emotional valence and semantic information is an essential aspect of complex social interactions. A modified version of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) called Dual Valence Association Task (DVAT) was designed in order to measure conflict resolution processing from compatibility/incompatibly of semantic and facial valence. The DVAT involves two emotional valence evaluative tasks which elicits two forms of emotional compatible/incompatible associations (facial and semantic). Methods Behavioural measures and Event Related Potentials were recorded while participants performed the DVAT. Results Behavioural data showed a robust effect that distinguished compatible/incompatible tasks. The effects of valence and contextual association (between facial and semantic stimuli) showed early discrimination in N170 of faces. The LPP component was modulated by the compatibility of the DVAT. Conclusions Results suggest that DVAT is a robust paradigm for studying the emotional interference effect in the processing of simultaneous information from semantic and facial stimuli.

Research paper thumbnail of Interleukin 2 does not promote the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growth of human acute leukaemia cells of myeloid and lymphoid origin

British Journal of Haematology, 1990

The effect of recombinant interleukin 2 (IL2) on the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growt... more The effect of recombinant interleukin 2 (IL2) on the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growth of human acute leukaemia cells of both myeloid and lymphoid origin was investigated. In none of the 25 primary samples tested could a continuously in vitro growing cell line be obtained by adding IL2 to the culture medium. Although IL2 induced a proliferative signal in three of the 31 acute leukaemias analysed, the overall 3H-thymidine uptake of the neoplastic cells was significantly reduced (P<0.05) in the presence of IL2. The unlikelihood of an important proliferative signal triggered by IL2 was confirmed in a semisolid clonogenic assay, which failed to document an increased colony growth in the 26 samples studied. Furthermore, using a colorimetric assay as a test for cell proliferation and survival, in seven of the 11 fresh acute leukaemia samples tested a 22–40% reduction in viability was observed in the presence of IL2, while in the remaining four, IL2 was ineffective. In order to investigate the effect of IL2 in an in vivo setting, an experimental model in heavily immunosuppressed nu/nu mice was established. In no case did IL2 promote the in vivo proliferation and growth of human myeloid and lymphoid acute leukaemia cells injected in the mice. On the contrary, with seven of the eight leukaemic cell lines which gave rise spontaneously to leukaemic masses, this could be prevented when the mice received locally 300 U of IL2 three times daily for 90 d. IL2 also blocked the growth in vivo of three fresh acute leukaemia samples (two myeloid and one lymphoid). Co-culture experiments using leukaemic cell lines and increasing numbers of normal lymphocytes suggest that the inhibitory effect of IL2 is probably exerted via an indirect mechanism. These findings, coupled to the well-documented ability of IL2 to generate lymphokine activated killer cells cytolytic against leukaemic blasts, further point to the potential role of immunotherapy with IL2 in the management of patients with haematological malignancies.

Research paper thumbnail of Interleukin 2 does not promote the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growth of human acute leukaemia cells of myeloid and lymphoid origin

British Journal of Haematology, 1990

The effect of recombinant interleukin 2 (IL2) on the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growt... more The effect of recombinant interleukin 2 (IL2) on the in vitro and in vivo proliferation and growth of human acute leukaemia cells of both myeloid and lymphoid origin was investigated. In none of the 25 primary samples tested could a continuously in vitro growing cell line be obtained by adding IL2 to the culture medium. Although IL2 induced a proliferative signal in three of the 31 acute leukaemias analysed, the overall 3H-thymidine uptake of the neoplastic cells was significantly reduced (P<0.05) in the presence of IL2. The unlikelihood of an important proliferative signal triggered by IL2 was confirmed in a semisolid clonogenic assay, which failed to document an increased colony growth in the 26 samples studied. Furthermore, using a colorimetric assay as a test for cell proliferation and survival, in seven of the 11 fresh acute leukaemia samples tested a 22–40% reduction in viability was observed in the presence of IL2, while in the remaining four, IL2 was ineffective. In order to investigate the effect of IL2 in an in vivo setting, an experimental model in heavily immunosuppressed nu/nu mice was established. In no case did IL2 promote the in vivo proliferation and growth of human myeloid and lymphoid acute leukaemia cells injected in the mice. On the contrary, with seven of the eight leukaemic cell lines which gave rise spontaneously to leukaemic masses, this could be prevented when the mice received locally 300 U of IL2 three times daily for 90 d. IL2 also blocked the growth in vivo of three fresh acute leukaemia samples (two myeloid and one lymphoid). Co-culture experiments using leukaemic cell lines and increasing numbers of normal lymphocytes suggest that the inhibitory effect of IL2 is probably exerted via an indirect mechanism. These findings, coupled to the well-documented ability of IL2 to generate lymphokine activated killer cells cytolytic against leukaemic blasts, further point to the potential role of immunotherapy with IL2 in the management of patients with haematological malignancies.

Research paper thumbnail of is associated with increased levels of ligand in circulation and tissues Scavenging roles of chemokine receptors: chemokine receptor deficiency

Research paper thumbnail of Scavenging roles of chemokine receptors: chemokine receptor deficiency is associated with increased levels of ligand in circulation and tissues

Research paper thumbnail of Scavenging roles of chemokine receptors: Chemokine receptor deficiency is associated with increased levels of ligand in circulation and tissues

Research paper thumbnail of and tissues deficiency is associated with increased levels of ligand in circulation Scavenging roles of chemokine receptors: chemokine receptor

Research paper thumbnail of Control of microglial neurotoxicity by the fractalkine receptor

Nature Neuroscience, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of EL TERRITORIO MEMORIA ANCESTRAL Representaciones y Bifurcaciones

Retornar a la memoria, esa memoria que traspasa generaciones de historia escrita e historia habla... more Retornar a la memoria, esa memoria que traspasa generaciones de historia escrita e historia hablada, es re-conocer que el paso del hombre por la tierra tiene un sentido profundo plasmado desde su origen".

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