Bertha Espinoza

Prof. Bertha Espinoza


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Academic Career Length

31Years (1996-Present)

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

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1 August 2019 in Phytomedicine
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KRKarla Daniela Rodríguez-Hernández
Karla Daniela Rodríguez-Hernández
IMIgnacio Martínez
Ignacio Martínez
LALourdes Teresa Agredano-Moreno
Lourdes Teresa Agredano-Moreno
LJLuis Felipe Jiménez-García
Luis Felipe Jiménez-García
RRRicardo Reyes-Chilpa
Ricardo Reyes-Chilpa
BEBertha Espinoza
Bertha Espinoza

12 March 2019 in BMC Infectious Diseases
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EDEva Dopico
Eva Dopico
RDRodrigo Pimenta Del-Rei
Rodrigo Pimenta Del-Rei
BEBertha Espinoza
Bertha Espinoza
IUItziar Ubillos
Itziar Ubillos
NZNilson Ivo Tonin Zanchin
Nilson Ivo Tonin Zanchin
Fred SantosFred Santos
Fred Santos
Chronic Chagas Disease (CD) diagnosis is based on serological methods employing crude, semipurified or recombinant antigens, which may result in low sensitivity or cross-reactivity. To reduce these restrictions, we developed a strategy involving use of molecules containing repetitive fragments of Trypanosoma cruzi conserved proteins. Diagnostic performance of IBMP-8.1 and IBMP-8.4 chimeric antigens (Molecular Biology Institute of Paraná - IBMP in Portuguese acronym) was assessed to diagnose T. cruzi-infected and non-infected immigrants living in Barcelona (Spain), a non-endemic setting for Chagas disease. Reactivity of IBMP-8.1 and IBMP-8.4 was assessed using an in-house automated ELISA with 347 positive and 331 negative individuals to Chagas disease. Antigenic cross-reactivity was measured with sera samples from pregnant women with Toxoplasma gondii (n = 98) and Zika virus (n = 75) antibodies. The area under the curve values was 1 and 0.99 for the IBMP-8.1 and IBMP-8.4 proteins, respectively, demonstrating excellent diagnostic accuracy. The reactivity index was higher for IBMP-8.1 than IBMP-8.4 in positive samples and no significant difference in reactivity index was observed in negative samples. Sensitivity ranged from 99.4% for IBMP-8.1 to 99.1% for IBMP-8.4 and was not statistically different. Specificity for IBMP-8.1 reached 100 and 99.7% for IBMP-8.4, both nearly 100% accurate. No antigenic cross-reactivity was observed and reactivity index was similar to that for negative Chagas disease individuals. Our results showed an outstanding performance of IBMP-8.1 and IBMP-8.4 chimeric antigens by ELISA and suggest both chimeric antigens could also be used for Chagas disease diagnosis in immigrants living in non-endemic settings.

1 March 2019 in Food and Chemical Toxicology
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OSOmar Sepúlveda-Robles
Omar Sepúlveda-Robles
BEBertha Espinoza
Bertha Espinoza
CVCarlos Verjan
Carlos Verjan
SGSilvia Laura Guzmán-Gutiérrez
Silvia Laura Guzmán-Gutiérrez
MIMarlon De Ita
Marlon De Ita
RRRicardo Reyes-Chilpa
Ricardo Reyes-Chilpa

1 July 2020 in Bioorganic Chemistry
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KRKarla Daniela Rodríguez-Hernández
Karla Daniela Rodríguez-Hernández
IMIgnacio Martínez
Ignacio Martínez
RRRicardo Reyes-Chilpa
Ricardo Reyes-Chilpa
BEBertha Espinoza
Bertha Espinoza

1 December 2021 in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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PDPaulina Díaz-Garrido
Paulina Díaz-Garrido
RCRosa Elena Cárdenas-Guerra
Rosa Elena Cárdenas-Guerra
IMIgnacio Martínez
Ignacio Martínez
SPSebastián Poggio
Sebastián Poggio
KRKarla Rodríguez-Hernández
Karla Rodríguez-Hernández
BEBertha Espinoza
Bertha Espinoza

1 October 1996 in Journal of Leukocyte Biology
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CSCarla Santana
Carla Santana
GNGino Noris
Gino Noris
BEBertha Espinoza
Bertha Espinoza
EOEnrique Ortega
Enrique Ortega