Miguel Giordano

Publications (3)7.44 Total impact

• Article: Genetic and antigenic evolution profiles of G1 rotaviruses in Córdoba, Argentina, during a 27-year period (1980-2006).

  Patricia Barril, Laura Martínez, Miguel Giordano, Gisela Masachessi, María Isa, Jorge Pavan, Graciela Glikmann, Silvia Nates
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  ABSTRACT: Rotavirus G1 strains represent the most common genotype that causes diarrhea in humans and has been incorporated into both, monovalent and multivalent, rotavirus licensed vaccines. The aim of this study was to determine the evolution profile of G1 rotaviruses in Córdoba, Argentina, over a 27-year period (1980-2006). Intragenotype diversity, represented by lineages within rotavirus circulating strains, was observed. Phylogenetic analysis of the VP7-gene of G1 rotavirus clinical strains showed the circulation of G1 lineage IV and V strains in the 1980s, and co-circulation of lineage I and II strains in the 1990s and 2000-2006. The distribution of G1 in lineages could be linked to multiple nucleotide substitutions distributed across lineages that did not correlate with the emergence of G1 antigenic variants. Moreover, temporal lineage distribution was not linked to significant changes in G1 prevalence. Therefore, the continuous and dominant circulation of G1 over time could not be related to the emergence of antigenic variants in the community. Continuous rotavirus surveillance is necessary to understand rotavirus evolution and to measure how genetic and antigenic changes might affect the effectiveness of vaccines in the future. J. Med. Virol. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
  Journal of Medical Virology 11/2012; · 2.82 Impact Factor
• Article: A novel human adenovirus hexon protein of species D found in an AIDS patient.

  Leonardo Ferreyra, Miguel Giordano, Laura Martinez, M Beatriz Isa, Patricia Barril, Gisela Masachessi, Sergio Grutadauria, Jorge Pavan, Silvia Nates
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  ABSTRACT: To date, human adenoviruses are classified into 53 types (types 1-51 and types 53 and 54), which have been grouped into six species named A through F, and the recently identified type 52 has been proposed as member of a new species, G. Type classification is based on type-specific epitopes within loop 1 (L1) and loop 2 (L2) of the hexon protein, which contain seven hypervariable regions that are responsible for type specificity. In this paper, we present the characterization of an adenovirus strain isolated from a male AIDS patient in Cordoba, Argentina. This strain was found to be a member of species D by genomic Sma I restriction analysis. Sequencing of the L1 and L2 regions of the hexon gene and immunological characterization by virus neutralization revealed this hexon to be unique and distinct from the previously identified hexons of types within species D. A seroepidemiologic study in the human population of Cordoba showed that this strain was not endemic in the local human population.
  Archives of Virology 01/2010; 155(1):27-35. · 2.11 Impact Factor
• Article: Comparison of immunoglobulin G subclass profiles induced by measles virus in vaccinated and naturally infected individuals.

  María Beatríz Isa, Laura Martínez, Miguel Giordano, Carlos Passeggi, María Cristina de Wolff, Silvia Nates
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  ABSTRACT: A total of 258 human sera positive for measles antibodies were divided into four different groups: group 1 contained 54 sera from children after natural measles infection (immunoglobulin M [IgM] positive, early infection phase), group 2 contained 28 sera from children after measles vaccination (IgM positive, early infection phase), group 3 contained 100 sera from healthy adults (natural long-lasting immunity), and group 4 contained 76 sera from healthy children (postvaccinal long-lasting immunity). In the early phase of infection, the percent distributions of measles virus-specific IgG isotypes were similar between natural and postvaccinal immune responses. IgG1 and IgG4 were the dominant isotypes, with mean levels of detection of 100% (natural infection) and 100% (postvaccinal) for IgG1 and 96% (natural infection) and 92% (postvaccinal) for IgG4. In comparison, the IgG4 geometric mean titer (GMT) in the early phase of natural infection was significantly higher than the IgG4 GMT detected in the postvaccinal immune response (80 versus 13; 95% confidence interval). In the memory phase, IgG2 and IgG3 responses decreased significantly in both natural infection and postvaccinal groups, while IgG1 levels were maintained. In contrast, the IgG4 postvaccinal immune response decreased strongly in the memory phase, whereas IgG4 natural long-lasting immunity remained unchanged (9 versus 86%; P < 0.05). The results obtained suggest that IgG4 isotype could be used in the early phase of infection as a quantitative marker and in long-lasting immunity as a qualitative marker to differentiate between natural and postvaccinal immune responses.
  Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 05/2002; 9(3):693-7. · 2.51 Impact Factor