Jose A. Jimenez Ruiz

Mr. Jose A. Jimenez Ruiz


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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18 September 2021 in Clinical Case Reports
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RRRocío Reinoso-Arija
Rocío Reinoso-Arija
CRCecilia Lopez Ramirez
Cecilia Lopez Ramirez
JRJose A. Jimenez Ruiz
Jose A. Jimenez Ruiz
Jose Luis Lopez-CamposJose Luis Lopez-Campos
Jose Luis Lopez-Campos
This is the first case of a patient taking aprepitant for a post‐acute COVID‐19 syndrome. This case may encourage researchers to look for the evidence for the efficacy and safety of a neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist in this frequent syndrome.

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Jose A. Jimenez Ruiz
CRCecilia Lopez Ramirez
Cecilia Lopez Ramirez
Jose Luis Lopez-CamposJose Luis Lopez-Campos
Jose Luis Lopez-Campos
The study of the interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor is key to understanding binding affinity and stability. In the present report, we sought to investigate the differences between two already sequenced genome variants (Spanish and British) of SARS-CoV-2. Methods: In silico model evaluating the homology, identity and similarity in the genome sequence and the structure and alignment of the predictive spike by computational docking methods. Results: The identity results between the Spanish and British variants of the Spike protein were 28.67%. This close correspondence in the results between the Spanish and British SARS-CoV-2 variants shows that they are very similar (99.99%). The alignment obtained results in four deletions. There were 23 nucleotide substitutions also predicted which could affect the functionality of the proteins produced from this sequence. The interaction between the binding receptor domain from the spike protein and the ACE2 receptor produces some of the mutations found and, therefore, the energy of this ligand varies. However, the estimated antigenicity of the British variant is higher than its Spanish counterpart. Conclusions: Our results indicate that minimal mutations could interfere in the infectivity of the virus due to changes in the fitness between host cell recognition and interaction proteins. In particular, the N501Y substitution, situated in the RBD of the spike of the British variant, might be the reason for its extraordinary infective potential.