O sangue do cordão umbilical e placentário (SCUP) tem sido usado como fonte de células-tronco hematopoiéticas (CTH) para reconstituir a função medular (hematopoiese). A maioria das vezes, esta modalidade de transplante requer a criopreservação das CTH, que permanecem congeladas até uma possível utilização futura. Na criopreservação de CTH, o reagente químico dimetilsulfóxido (DMSO) tem sido utilizado como um crioprotetor. No entanto, tem sido provado que DMSO tem efeitos tóxicos para o corpo humano. Muitos organismos na natureza possuem uma capacidade de sobreviver ao congelamento e à desidratação acumulando dissacarídeos, como a trealose e sacarose, por isso a trealose, tem sido investigada como um crioprotetor alternativo para diversos tipos celulares. Outro dano muito comum durante o congelamento é a formação de espécie reativas de oxigênio (ERO) que diminui a viabilidade celular, por isso a adição de bioantioxidantes na solução de criopreservação das células é passo muito importante. Este estudo foi dividido em duas fases na primeira foram avaliados os resultados obtidos com a adição de antioxidantes na solução de criopreservação das células de SCUP e na segunda fase avaliou-se a hipótese que a solução de criopreservação contendo trealose intracelular e extracelular melhora a recuperação e a viabilidade das células-tronco do SCUP, após a criopreservação. SCUP foi processado e submetido à criopreservação em soluções contendo na primeira fase: soluções com diferentes concentrações de DMSO (10%, 5% e 2,5%), assim como as combinações de DMSO (5%, 2,5%) com um dos dissacarídeos (60mmol/L) e ácido ascórbico e/ou catalase (10mg/mL); e na segunda fase: soluções contendo diferentes concentrações de DMSO (10% e 2,5%), assim como as combinações de DMSO (2,5%) com trealose intra (a trealose foi introduzida na célula por meio de lipossomas) e extracelular e soluções contendo trealose intra e extracelular sem DMSO, armazenados por duas semanas em N2L, e descongeladas. As células descongeladas foram avaliadas por citometria de fluxo, pelo ensaio metabólico pelo MTT e de unidades formadoras de colônias (UFC). Na primeira fase do estudo, a catalase, melhorou a preservação das células CD34+ e CD123+, a UFC e a viabilidade celular, em comparação com a solução padrão de criopreservação. Já na segunda fase do estudo, após as análises de todos os testes vimos que a solução que continha trealose intra/extracelular e DMSO mostrou uma capacidade de manutenção da viabilidade/integridade celular superior a todas as outras testadas. A solução que continha trealose intra e extracelular sem DMSO, obteve um resultado comparável com seu controle (2,5%DMSO), porém quando avaliamos a solução que continha apenas trealose intracelular não obtivemos resultados satisfatórios. A catalase pode atuar sobre a redução dos níveis ERO na solução de criopreservação das CTH de SCUP, diminuindo os danos por ele causados e a trealose deve estar presente em ambos os lados das células durante o processo de congelamento. Portanto, em testes clínicos futuros, ela poderá ser um potencial crioprotetor das células-tronco de SCUP, podendo substituir totalmente o DMSO da solução de criopreservação, minimizando com os efeitos colaterais provenientes da infusão de produtos criopreservados nos pacientes. / The umbilical cord blood (UCB) has been used as a source of primitive hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) to reconstitute the hematopoiesis. Most often, it is required the cryopreservation of HSC, which remain frozen in banks for possible future use. For cryopreservation of HSC, the chemical reagent dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) has been used as a cryoprotectant. Many organisms in nature have a capacity of survive freezing and dehydration by accumulating disaccharides, so the trehalose, has been actively investigated as an alternative cryoprotector, other damage which is very common during freezing is oxygen free radicals formation which decreases the cellular viability after thawing, so the addition of bioantioxidants in the solution of cryopreservation of cells is very important. This study was divided into two phases: first, we evaluated the results obtained with the addition of antioxidants in the solution for cryopreservation of cord blood cells and the second phase: evaluate the hypothesis that the cryopreservation solution containing intracellular and extracellular trehalose improves recovery and viability of cord blood stem cells after cryopreservation. UBC was processed and subjected to cryopreservation solutions containing for the first phase: solutions with different concentrations of DMSO (10%, 5% and 2.5%), as well as combinations of DMSO (5%, 2.5 %) with a disaccharide (60 mmol/L), ascorbic acid and/or catalase (10mg/mL), and for the second phase: solutions containing different concentrations of DMSO (10% and 2.5%), as well as combinations of DMSO (2.5%) with intracellular trehalose (trehalose was introduced into the cell by means of liposomes) and solutions containing extra and intracellular trehalose without DMSO, stored for two weeks in N2L, and thawed. The thawed cells were assessed by flow cytometry, MTT and colony forming units (CFU) assays. In the first phase of the study our analysis showed catalase improved the preservation CD34+ and CD123+ cells, cell viability and CFU compared to standard cryopreservation solution. In the second phase, after testing of all test we observed that the solution containing intra/extracellular trehalose and DMSO showed superior capacity of maintaining the cell viability/integrity in relation to the others, the solution containing intra-and extracellular trehalose without DMSO, obtained a result that can be compared with its control (2.5% DMSO), and that the solution containing only intracellular trehalose did not generate satisfactory results. The catalase can act on reducing the levels of reactive oxygen species in the solution for cryopreservation of HSC of UCB reducing the damage it caused, trehalose must be present on both sides of the cells during the freezing process. Future clinical trials are needed to confirm that it may be a potential cryoprotectant of stem cells from cord blood, which can totally replace the DMSO in cryopreservation solution, eliminating the side effects from the infusion of cryopreserved products in patients already suffering from the disease base.

O plasma rico em plaquetas (PRP) é utilizado na medicina equina para o tratamento de lesões ósseas, articulares, tendíneas e ligamentares. No entanto o PRP deve ser preparado no momento de cada aplicação, pois seu tempo máximo de utilização após o preparo é de apenas oito horas. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o resfriamento e criopreservação como métodos de armazenamento do PRP equino utilizando dois crioprotetores: dimetil sulfóxido (DMSO) e trealose, na tentativa de manter a viabilidade plaquetária após o armazenamento a baixas temperaturas. Duas amostras de PRP foram preparadas a partir da centrifugação do sangue de seis pôneis saudáveis e foram destinadas à criopreservação a -196º C ou ao resfriamento a 4º C. Cada amostra de PRP preparada foi dividida em quatro alíquotas: fresca, com DMSO, com trealose ou sem crioprotetor. As amostras frescas foram avaliadas quanto à contagem plaquetária, determinação do volume plaquetário médio (VPM), concentração plaquetária em relação ao sangue total e quantificação do fator de crescimento de transformação beta 1 (TGF-β1). As amostras criopreservadas e resfriadas ficaram armazenadas por 14 dias e foram então submetidas às mesmas análises laboratoriais. O número de plaquetas e concentração plaquetária foram similares entre as amostras frescas e resfriadas com ou sem crioprotetor, mas foram superiores nas amostras frescas em relação às amostras criopreservadas. Observou-se aumento do VPM em todas as amostras armazenadas, indicando que as plaquetas sofreram lesões durante o armazenamento. A liberação de TGF-β1 foi superior no PRP fresco em relação ao PRP resfriado ou criopreservado, não havendo diferença entre as amostras que continham ou não crioprotetores. A adição dos crioprotetores DMSO e trealose não impediu as lesões plaquetárias de armazenamento. Por outro lado, tanto as amostras resfriadas quanto as criopreservadas liberaram quantidades significativas de TGF-β1. / Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is used in equine medicine for treatment of bone, joint, tendon and ligament injuries. However the PRP must be prepared at the time of each application, since its maximum time of use after the preparation is only eight hours. The objective of this study was to evaluate cooling and cryopreservation of equine PRP as storage methods using two cryoprotectants: dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and trehalose, in an attempt to maintain platelet viability after storage at low temperatures. Two PRP samples were prepared from the blood centrifugation of six healthy ponies and were intended for cryopreservation at -196 ° C or cooling at 4 ° C. Each prepared PRP sample was divided into four aliquots: fresh, DMSO, trehalose or without cryoprotectant. The fresh samples were evaluated for platelet count, determination of mean platelet volume (MVP), platelet concentration in relation to whole blood and quantification of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1). The cryopreserved and cooled samples were stored for 14 days and then submitted to the same laboratory tests. The number of platelets and platelet concentrations were similar between fresh and cooled samples with or without cryoprotectant, but were higher in fresh samples than in cryopreserved samples. An increase in MPV was observed in all stored samples, indicating that platelets suffered lesions during storage. The release of TGF-β1 was higher in fresh PRP than in cold or cryopreserved PRP, with no difference between samples containing or not cryoprotectants. The addition of DMSO and trehalose cryoprotectants did not prevent platelet storage lesions. On the other hand, both the cooled and cryopreserved samples released significant amounts of TGF-β1.

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Presently, over 300 proteins or peptide based therapeutic medicines have been approved by the FDA owing to advances in protein engineering and technology. However, majority of these protein-based medications are unstable or have limited shelf life when in aqueous form. During pre-formulation and manufacturing, various technological processes including mixing, dissolving, filling (through pipes) can produce strong mechanical stresses on proteins. These stresses may cause the protein molecule to unfold, denature or aggregate. To improve stability upon formulation, they may be manufactured as freeze dried cakes that requires reconstitution with a buffer or water prior to administration. Although it has been successful in improving the stability of protein-based formulations, the freeze drying process itself also contributes to protein aggregation. This process introduces other stresses such as freezing, thawing and drying. In addition to these stresses, the agitation processes used during reconstitution may also destabilize the protein’s native structure. Two key processes used in preparation of protein based formulations were studied in this work; mechanical agitation and freeze drying. The aim of this project was to explore the aggregation of proteins that occur due to the various technological processes typical in the production of protein based formulations. The project has two parts that relates to liquid and solid formulations. In the first part, the effect of different methods of mechanical agitations on BSA protein was investigated. In the second part, the focus was on the effect of formulation (i.e. the application of amino acids) on aggregation of protein (BSA) in freeze dried formulations. Arginine and lysine were added individually into protein-based freeze-dried formulation to study their potential of improving the stability of the proteins during manufacturing, storage and reconstitution. In the formulation development, additional excipients were added to prevent moisture uptake due to the hygroscopic properties of the amino acids and to provide lyo- and cryo- protection for the protein molecule during freeze drying. Without further purification, BSA solutions prepared by using sonication, low shear rotor mixer or high shear tube/pipe mixing were studied using dynamic light scattering (DLS). Thioflavin T assay and turbidimetry analysis were used as complementary studies. In protein-based freeze dried formulations, at accelerated storage conditions, the presence of aggregates were studied in samples containing arginine or lysine using ThT assay and turbidimetry analysis. Characterisation of the freeze dried cakes was performed relative to their moisture sorption, cake shrinkage, mechanical properties and morphology using various analytical techniques. iv In the BSA solution studies, particle size analysis indicated two distributions for non-agitated BSA solution that corresponds to the average particle sizes of BSA molecules and their aggregates. Under mechanical stresses (all types), the intensity of distribution centered ≈ 7.8 nm reduces and broadens as the agitation time increases, indicating a reduction in the amount of “free” BSA macromolecules. The second distribution, as a result of increasing agitation time or shear intensity, reveals a significant shift towards larger sizes, or even splits into two particle size populations. These particle size growths reflect the formation of aggregates due to intensive collisions and, as a result, partial unfolding followed by hydrophobic interactions of exposed non-polar amino acids. UV spectra showed that aggregation in both low shear and mechanical vibration agitations were lower compared to the high shear stress. When compared to non-agitated BSA solution, ThT assay recorded ≈15 times higher fluorescence emission from the high shear samples, ≈2 times fluorescence emission from low shear and ≈6 times fluorescence emission from mechanical vibrations. Thus all the three agitation methods showed a good correlation between the results. The second part of this project was performed in three stages. In the initial 2 stages, 2- and 3-excipients component system were investigated to develop an optimal preliminary formulations which will be used in the final protein based 4-components formulations. From the 1st stage (ArgHCl/LysHCl + sugar/polyol), among 4 tested excipients (polyol and sugar), mannitol was observed to have resisted moisture uptake by the highly hygroscopic ArgHCl/LysHCl amino acids. However, mannitol is considered a good cryoprotector but has poor lyoprotection properties. Therefore, in the following stage, a 3rd excipient (in a 3-excipients component system) sucrose or trehalose, was introduced into the formulation. The formulation was made up of 20% ArgHCl (LysHCl), and various ratios of mannitol and sugar were explored. The criteria for selecting the best systems were based on ideal physicochemical properties i.e. moisture uptake, shrinkage, mechanical properties, matrix structure and appearance, and thermal properties. The final stage was the formulation of a 4-components system comprising the three excipients and combinations selected from the stage 2 studies, and the addition of BSA as the model protein. To study aggregation in this system, a freeze dried 4-components excipient/protein system was reconstituted and incubated at accelerated storage conditions over time. Fluorescence spectroscopy and turbidimetry were used to study aggregation of proteins, moisture uptake kinetics with gravimetric balance, and thermal analytical techniques were used to characterise the freeze dried cakes with and without BSA protein. This study represented a systematic analysis of aggregation of proteins in both liquid and solid formulations. Some of the novel aspects of this study include: v 1. The new experimental results obtained for aggregation of proteins in solution subjected to mechanical agitations. The high shear stress created by syringe agitation, simulated the real situation in post manufacturing process during filling through narrow pipes, and has been shown here to strongly affect the aggregation of protein macromolecules. 2. The development of a methodical approach for optimization of multi component (up to 4 excipients) protein based formulations. 3. The unexpected non-linear behavior of the physicochemical properties of the 3-excipients component system as a function of composition. To the best of my knowledge, this novel aspect has not been previously reported in literature. 4. Application of amino acid in protein based formulations has shown the inhibition of aggregation of BSA, with the highest effect observed with ArgHCl. The results of this study coincide with the conclusions published previously for aggregation of proteins in solution.

L’accès par voie chimique à des oligosaccharides nécessite souvent le recours à de nombreuses étapes de protection-déprotection. Au cours de ce projet de thèse, une méthodologie pour la protection régiosélective et orthogonale des fonctions alcool de disaccharides dérivant de la biomasse a tout d’abord été développée. Les glycopyranosides protégés ont été préparés par catalyse tandem au FeCl3∙6H2O en réalisant dans le même pot des réactions d’acétalation, d’éthérification réductrice, d’acétylation et/ou d’ouverture réductrice régiosélective d’acétals. Dans un second temps, une stratégie de synthèse flexible, rapide et performante pour accéder à des sulfoglycolipides diacylés et tétraacylés comportant un cœur tréhalose a été mise au point. Ces molécules sont produites par Mycobacterium tuberculosis, l’agent pathogène responsable de la tuberculose, et les sulfoglycolipides diacylés pourraient permettre l’élaboration d’un nouveau vaccin contre cette maladie. Des sulfoglycolipides diacylés et tétraacylés comportant des chaînes monométhylées chirales ont été obtenus. Les précurseurs des acides gras chiraux utilisés au cours de la synthèse ont été analysés par spectroscopie RMN du deutérium en abondance naturelle dans des cristaux liquides chiraux. / The synthesis of oligosaccharides often requires long sequences of protection-deprotection steps. For a rapid access to suitably protected glycopyranosides, we have developed a one-pot regioselective protection strategy based on FeCl3∙6H2O-tandem catalyzed reactions (acetalation, acetylation, reductive etherification, regioselective ring opening of acetal). This procedure was applied to persilylated disaccharides derived from biomass. This methodology allowed the development of a fast, efficient and flexible access to diacylated and tetraacylated sulfoglycolipids based on a trehalose core. These molecules are found in the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the diacylated sulfoglycolipids appear to be promising candidates for the development of a new tuberculosis vaccine. Synthetics diacylated and tetraacylated sulfoglycolipids bearing chiral monomethylated fatty chains were produced. The chiral fatty-acid precursors, used in the procedure, were synthetized and analyzed by NMR spectroscopy of natural abundance deuterium in chiral liquid crystals.

Amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living unicellular organisms found in disparate ecosystems all over the world. Due to their ability to invade human body, evade its defensive mechanisms and cause extensive tissue damage, Acanthamoeba infection can lead to serious, if rare, diseases, affecting most commonly the eye and the central nervous system. Specific therapy for Acanthamoeba infections is not available. A major reason for therapeutic failure in ameobiasis is the ability of the protist to differentiate into resistant stages. These are cysts, known to be formed under prolonged unfavorable conditions, both in the environment and the infected tissues, and the pseudocysts, less durable but rapidly formed under acute stress. The present thesis focuses on as yet unexplored mechanisms of resistance of cysts and pseudocysts. Moreover, further characteristics distinguishing cysts and pseudocysts as well as the processes involved in their formation are investigated. One of the issues addressed is a presence of protective carbohydrate compounds mannitol and trehalose that participate in defensive reactions against abiotic stress in many organisms. Although putative genes for enzymes of the trehalose and mannitol synthetic pathways are present in the genome of Acanthamoeba, only one of the...

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Tesis por compendio / [ES] Uno de los desafíos clave que se presenta en el siglo XXI es la necesidad de alimentar a una población cada vez mayor con recursos naturales cada vez más limitados. Adicionalmente, el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) 12 de la Agenda 2030 aboga por formas de producción y consumo más sostenibles. En este sentido, se favorece el aprovechamiento y desarrollo de alimentos de origen vegetal frente a los de origen animal. Por otra parte, hay estudios que demuestran que la ingesta de determinados microorganismos en cantidades adecuadas produce efectos beneficiosos para la salud de los consumidores y que la fermentación con estos microorganismos contribuye en la mejora de las propiedades nutricionales de diferentes matrices alimentarias. Debido a esto, en los últimos años ha aumentado el interés de los científicos por desarrollar alimentos funcionales probióticos a partir de matrices vegetales, destinados a responder también a las necesidades nutricionales de los consumidores vegetarianos, con intolerancia a lactosa y con dietas restrictivas por el elevado nivel de colesterol. Entre las técnicas empleadas, la impregnación a vacío permite la incorporación de microorganismos probióticos en la matriz estructural de frutas y hortalizas sin alterar su integridad celular. Este hecho, sin embargo, se traduce en mejores recuentos tras el procesado y el almacenamiento, pero no es suficiente para garantizar la viabilidad de los microorganismos tras la estabilización mediante secado por aire caliente, lo que hace necesario recurrir a otras estrategias. Concretamente en esta tesis doctoral las técnicas que se aplican para aumentar la resistencia de los probióticos a las condiciones adversas de procesado de los alimentos son la adición de agentes protectores, como la trehalosa, y la aplicación de altas presiones de homogeneización (HPH). Los resultados de las investigaciones se presentan por compendio de 4 artículos científicos organizados en dos capítulos. En el Capítulo I "Obtención de un líquido de impregnación a base de zumo de clementina con elevado contenido en unidades formadoras de colonias de L. salivarius CECT 4063 que sean resistentes al almacenamiento y a la digestión simulada in vitro se ha analizado el efecto que la concentración de trehalosa (0-20%, p/p) y la presión de homogeneización (0-150 MPa) ejercen sobre las propiedades antioxidantes y el crecimiento de la cepa de L. salivarius spp. salivarius CECT 4063 en zumo de clementina comercial, así como sobre la capacidad del microorganismo para inhibir al patógeno Helicobacter pylori, para adherirse a la mucosa intestinal y para resistir el proceso de digestión in vitro. También se ha evaluado cómo la propia fermentación con el lactobacilo afecta al contenido en compuestos con actividad antioxidante del zumo, en mayor o menor medida dependiendo de la adición o no de un 10% en peso de trehalosa al medio y/o de la homogeneización a 100 MPa del zumo fermentado y sin fermentar. Por último, se ha estudiado la evolución de las propiedades antioxidantes y microbianas de los zumos fermentados durante su almacenamiento en refrigeración, así como su habilidad para ser incorporados en la matriz estructural de láminas de manzana (var. Granny Smith) mediante la técnica de impregnación a vacío. Por otra parte, en el Capítulo II "Obtención de un snack de manzana (var. Granny Smith) con elevado contenido en compuestos antioxidantes y en unidades formadoras de colonias de L. salivarius CECT 4063" mediante impregnación a vacío y posterior liofilización o secado con aire a 40 °C se ha analizado el efecto que la adición de un 10% (p/p) de trehalosa al zumo de clementina antes de su inoculación con el microorganismo y/o la homogeneización a 100 MPa del zumo de clementina fermentado ejercen sobre la viabilidad del lactobacilo y la estabilidad de los compuestos antioxidantes frente al procesado, el almacenamiento y la digestión simulada in vitro. / [CA] Un dels desafiaments clau que es presenta en el segle XXI és la necessitat d'alimentar a una població humana cada vegada major amb recursos naturals cada vegada més limitats. Addicionalment, l'Objectiu de Desenvolupament Sostenible (ODS) 12 de l'Agenda 2030 advoca per formes de producció i consum més sostenibles. En aquest sentit, s'afavoreix l'aprofitament i desenvolupament d'aliments d'origen vegetal enfront dels d'origen animal. D'altra banda, hi ha estudis que demostren que la ingesta de determinats microorganismes en quantitats adequades produeix efectes beneficiosos per a la salut dels consumidors i que la fermentació amb aquests microorganismes contribueix a la millora de les propietats nutricionals de diferents matrius alimentàries. A causa d'això, en els últims anys ha augmentat l'interès dels científics per desenvolupar aliments funcionals probiòtics a partir de matrius vegetals, destinats a respondre també a les necessitats nutricionals dels consumidors vegetarians, amb intolerància a la lactosa i amb dietes restrictives per l'elevat nivell de colesterol. Entre les tècniques emprades, la impregnació a buit permet la incorporació de microorganismes probiòtics en la matriu estructural de fruites i hortalisses sense alterar la seua integritat cel·lular. Aquest fet, però, es tradueix en millors recomptes després del processament i l'emmagatzematge, però no n'hi ha prou per garantir la viabilitat dels microorganismes després de l'estabilització mitjançant assecat per aire calent, cosa que fa necessari recórrer a altres estratègies. Concretament en aquesta tesi doctoral les tècniques que s'apliquen per a augmentar la resistència dels probiòtics a les condicions adverses de processament són l'addició d'agents protectors, com la trehalosa, i l'aplicació d'altes pressions d'homogeneïtzació (HPH). Els resultats de les investigacions es presenten per compendi de 4 articles científics organitzats en dos capítols. En el Capítol I "Obtenció d'un líquid d'impregnació a base de suc de clementina amb elevat contingut en unitats formadores de colònies de L. salivarius spp. salivarius CECT 4063 que siguin resistents a l'emmagatzematge i a la digestió simulada in vitro" s'ha analitzat l'efecte que la concentració de trehalosa (0-20%, p/p) i la pressió d'homogeneïtzació (0-150 MPa) exerceixen sobre les propietats antioxidants i el creixement del cep de L. salivarius spp. salivarius en suc de clementina comercial, així com sobre la capacitat del microorganisme per a inhibir al patogen Helicobacter pylori, per a adherir-se a la mucosa intestinal i per a resistir el procés de digestió in vitro. També s'ha avaluat com la pròpia fermentació amb el lactobacilo afecta al contingut en compostos amb activitat antioxidant del suc, en major o menor mesura depenent de l'addició o no d'un 10% en pes de trehalosa al medi i/o de l'homogeneïtzació a 100 MPa del suc fermentat i sense fermentar. Finalment, s'ha estudiat l'evolució de les propietats antioxidants i microbianes dels sucs fermentats durant el seu emmagatzematge en refrigeració, així com la seua habilitat per a ser incorporats en la matriu estructural de làmines de poma (var. Granny Smith) mitjançant la tècnica d'impregnació a buit. D'altra banda, en el Capítol II "Obtenció d'un snack de poma (var. Granny Smith) amb elevat contingut en compostos antioxidants i en unitats formadores de colònies de L. salivarius CECT 4063" mitjançant impregnació a buit i posterior liofilització o assecat amb aire a 40 °C s'ha analitzat l'efecte que l'addició d'un 10% (p/p) de trehalosa al suc de clementina abans de la seua inoculació amb el microorganisme i/o l'homogeneïtzació a 100 MPa del suc de clementina fermentat exerceixen sobre la viabilitat del lactobacilo i l'estabilitat dels compostos antioxidants enfront del processament, l'emmagatzematge i la digestió simulada in vitro. / [EN] One of the key challenges of the 21st century is the need to feed a growing population with increasingly limited natural resources. Additionally, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 of the 2030 Agenda advocates for more sustainable forms of production and consumption. In this sense, the use and development of plant-based foods are favoured over those of animal origin. On the other hand, there are studies showing that the intake of certain microorganisms in adequate amounts produces beneficial effects for the health of consumers and that fermentation with these microorganisms contributes to the improvement of the nutritional properties of different food matrices. Due to this, in recent years, the interest of scientists has increased in developing probiotic functional foods from plant matrices, aimed at also responding to the nutritional needs of vegetarian consumers with lactose intolerance and with restrictive diets due to the high cholesterol level. Among the techniques used, vacuum impregnation allows the incorporation of probiotic microorganisms in the structural matrix of fruits and vegetables without altering their cellular integrity. This fact, however, translates into better counts after processing and storage, but it is not enough to guarantee the viability of the microorganisms after stabilization by hot air drying, which makes it necessary to resort to other strategies. Specifically, in this doctoral thesis, the techniques applied to increase the resistance of probiotics to adverse food processing conditions are the addition of protective agents, such as trehalose, and the application of high-pressure homogenization (HPH). The results of the investigations are presented by a compendium of 4 scientific articles organized in two chapters. In Chapter I "Obtaining an impregnation liquid based on clementine juice with a high content of colony-forming units of L. salivarius spp. salivarius CECT 4063 that are resistant to storage and "in vitro" simulated digestion, the effect that the trehalose concentration (0-20%, w/w) and the homogenization pressure (0-150 MPa) exert on the antioxidant properties and the growth of the L. salivarius spp. salivarius CECT 4063 in commercial clementine juice, as well as on the capacity of the microorganism to inhibit the pathogen Helicobacter pylori, to adhere to the intestinal mucosa and to resist the in vitro digestion process. It has also been evaluated how the fermentation itself, with this Lactobacillus strain, affects the content of compounds with antioxidant activity in the juice, to a greater or lesser extent depending on the addition or not of 10% by weight of trehalose to the medium and/or the homogenization to 100 MPa of fermented and unfermented juice. Finally, the evolution of the antioxidant and microbial properties of fermented juices during refrigerated storage has been studied, as well as their ability to be incorporated into the structural matrix of apple slices (var. Granny Smith) using the vacuum impregnation technique. On the other hand, in Chapter II "Obtaining an apple snack (var. Granny Smith) with a high content of antioxidant compounds and colony-forming units of L. salivarius CECT 4063" by vacuum impregnation and subsequent lyophilization or drying with air at 40 °C, the effect that the addition of 10% (p/p) trehalose to clementine juice before inoculation with the microorganism and/or homogenization at 100 MPa of the fermented clementine juice has been analysed on the viability of lactobacillus and the stability of antioxidant compounds against processing, storage and simulated digestion in vitro. / Burca Busaga, CG. (2023). Mejora de la calidad funcional de un snack con efecto probiótico y antioxidante mediante la incorporación de trehalosa y la aplicación de altas presiones de homogenización [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/192682 / Compendio

L’abeille domestique (Apis mellifera) est un insecte qui contribue à l’agriculture par sa pollinisation. Le taux élevé des mortalités hivernales des colonies est préoccupant depuis des décennies au Canada. Plusieurs facteurs sont impliqués, particulièrement Varroa destructor; un parasite qui se nourrit du corps gras de l’abeille. Le développement d’outils adaptés permettrait un meilleur suivi des colonies. Le projet consiste à corréler l’infestation de varroa avec les concentrations en sucres sériques et les co-infections (virales et bactériennes). Cette étude compare dans le temps six ruches fortement infestées et six ruches traitées (témoins). Un prélèvement d’hémolymphe a été effectué pour mesurer les concentrations en sucres en utilisant un glucomètre humain préalablement validé. Les concentrations en sucres (glucose et tréhalose) dans l’hémolymphe étaient significativement plus faibles (p<0.001) dans les ruches fortement infestées que les témoins en septembre. L’analyse RT-PCR multiplexe de six virus (DWV A/B, BCQV, KBV, IAPV et ABPV) a démontré que les ruches fortement infestées présentent une infection simultanée virale avec des charges plus élevées que chez les ruches témoins (p<0.05) pour la majorité des virus, sauf pour ABPV. Chez les ruches fortement parasitées, les charges virales pour DWVA et BQCV sont plus élevées en septembre qu’en juillet (p≤0.0001). Serratia marcescens a été seulement détectée dans une ruche infestée et une ruche témoin. Une exposition continue et élevée à varroa occasionne, en automne, une augmentation des charges virales et une diminution des sucres, suggérant une altération de l’immunité, du métabolisme et des réserves. Ces paramètres provoquent une faiblesse et une mortalité des colonies. / The European honeybee (Apis mellifera) contributes to the agriculture by its pollination; however, the mean overwintering loss rate of colonies over the last decades in Canada is worrisome. Varroa destructor, which feeds on the fat bodies of honeybees, is considered one of the most important causes of bee colony declines. The development of adapted diagnostic tools would improve the monitoring of honeybee health. This project aims to correlate the infestation by varroa to the hemolymph sugar concentrations (trehalose and glucose) and bacterial and viral coinfections. Six highly infested and six treated hives were compared over time. Pooled hemolymph of honeybees was collected for sugar concentration measurements using a previously validated portable glucometer. The hemolymph samples were also submitted for bacteriology. Multiplex RT-PCR analyses were performed on pooled honeybees for six viruses: Deformed wing virus A and B (DWV-A/B), Bee Queen Cell Virus (BQCV), Acute Bee Paralysis Virus (ABPV), Kashmere Bee Virus (KBV), Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV). The results show that, in September, sugar concentrations in hemolymph were significantly lower in highly infested hives (p<0.001). Infested hives showed markedly higher viral loads (p<0.05), except for ABPV. Viral loads were significantly higher (p≤0.0001) in September than in July for DWV-A and BQCV. Serratia marcescens was only detected in one infested hive and one control. Overall, a continued and severe exposure to varroa leads to increased viral charges and decreased sugar concentrations, suggesting alterations in immunity, metabolism and reserve mobilization. All these parameters contribute to the weakening and mortality of the colonies.