Publications

Sexual dimorphism in the antitumor immune responses elicited by the combination of fasting and chemotherapy

Andrés Pastor-Fernández , Manuel Montero Gómez de Las Heras , Jose Ignacio Escrig-Larena , Marta Barradas , Cristina Pantoja, Adrian Plaza , Jose Luis Lopez-Aceituno , Esther Durán , Alejo Efeyan , Maria Mittelbrunn , Lola Martinez , Pablo Jose Fernandez-Marcos

DOI:10.1002/cac2.12535
PMID:38512765

 

 

Fasting reduces chemotherapy toxicity, enhances immunogenic tumor cell death and increases CD8+ T cell infiltration in tumors, particularly when combined with chemotherapy or immunotherapy. Moreover, fasting exhibits a sexual dimorphism in the immune system . The aim of our study was to elucidate the role of sex in the beneficial anti‐tumoral effects of combining fasting and

Galectin-1 prevents pathological vascular remodelingin atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysm

Roldán-Montero R, Pérez-Sáez JM, Cerro-Pardo I, Oller J, Martinez-Lopez D, Nuñez E, Maller SM, Gutierrez-Muñoz C, Mendez-Barbero N, Escola-Gil JC, Michel JB, Mittelbrunn M, Vázquez J, Blanco-Colio LM, Rabinovich GA, Martin-Ventura JL.

Sci Adv. 2022 Mar;

8(11):eabm7322.
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abm7322.
PMID: 35294231

Pathological vascular remodeling is the underlying cause of atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Here, we analyzed the role of galectin-1 (Gal-1), a 􀀀-galactoside–binding protein, as a therapeutic target for atherosclerosis and AAA. Mice lacking Gal-1 (Lgals1−/−) developed severe atherosclerosis induced by pAAV/D377Y-mPCSK9 adenovirus and displayed higher lipid levels and lower expression of contractile markers

Rewiring Vascular Metabolism Prevents Sudden Death due to Aortic Ruptures—Brief Report

Oller J, Gabandé-Rodríguez E, Roldan-Montero R, Ruiz-Rodríguez MJ, Redondo JM, Martín-Ventura JL, Mittelbrunn M.

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2022 Apr;

42(4):462-469.
doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.121.317346.
PMID: 35196876

Background: The goal of this study was to determine whether boosting mitochondrial respiration prevents the development of fatal aortic ruptures triggered by atherosclerosis and hypertension. Methods: Ang-II (angiotensin-II) was infused in ApoE (Apolipoprotein E)-deficient mice fed with a western diet to induce acute aortic aneurysms and lethal ruptures. Results: We found decreased mitochondrial respiration and