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Este trabajo pretende ofrecer un modelo de análisis interdisciplinar sobre los asentamientos bereberes a ambos lados del Estrecho de Gibraltar. Para este estudio de caso histórico-geográfico se ha elegido el grupo bereber de los Maṣmūda y su trayectoria en al-Ándalus durante los siglos VIII-X. A partir de la documentación de las fuentes árabes, se ha seleccionado el espacio de la península tingitana para ser objeto de comparación desde el punto de vista del paisaje con enclaves ocupados por familias de este grupo en la península ibérica. Partiendo de estudios previos de catalogación de paisajes de España y Portugal, se ha efectuado una selección y cartografía y se ha confeccionado una tabla sistemática. Para el caso de Marruecos se han caracterizado y digitalizado ad hoc los entornos de los Maṣmūda de la península tingitana a partir de documentación geográfica diversa. Los resultados muestran que este grupo ocupó 31 asociaciones de paisajes en el conjunto ibérico-magrebí, en donde dominaron tierras bajas. La confección de una tabla sintética paisajística permite hacer una primera valoración de la diversificación alcanzada. Esta comparación pretende hacer una primera contribución a la reconstrucción del contexto geográfico y productivo del grupo Maṣmūda.

The group of disorders known as 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis (GD) is characterized by anomalies in testis determination, including complete and partial GD (PGD) and testicular regression syndrome (TRS). Several genes are known to be involved in sex development pathways, however approximately 50% of all cases remain elusive. Recent studies have identified variants in DHX37, a gene encoding a putative RNA helicase essential in ribosome biogenesis and previously associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, as a cause of PGD and TRS. To investigate the potential role of DHX37 in disorders of sexual development (DSD), 25 individuals with 46,XY DSD were analyzed and putative pathogenic variants were found in four of them. WES analyses were performed on these patients. In DHX37, the variant p.(Arg308Gln), recurrent associated with DSD, was identified in one patient; the p.(Leu467Val), predicted to be deleterious, was found together with an NR5A1 loss-of-function variant in patient 2; and, the p.(Val999Met) was identified in two unrelated patients, one of whom (patient 3) also carried a pathogenic NR5A1 variant. For both patients carrying DHX37 and NR5A1 pathogenic variants, a digenic inheritance is suggested. Our findings support the importance of DHX37 variants as a cause of disorders of sex development, implying a role in testis development.

The aim of this research was to investigate the anti-apoptotic, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of menthol against ethanol-induced gastric ulcers in rats. Wistar rats were orally treated with vehicle, carbenoxolone (100 mg/kg) or menthol (50 mg/kg) and then treated with ethanol to induce gastric ulcers. After euthanasia, stomach samples were prepared for histological slides and biochemical analyses. Immunohistochemical analyses of the cytoprotective and anti-apoptotic heat-shock protein-70 (HSP-70) and the apoptotic Bax protein were performed. The neutrophils were manually counted. The activity of the myeloperoxidase (MPO) was measured. To determine the level of antioxidant functions, the levels of glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), glutathione reductase (GR) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were measured using ELISA. The levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) and the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) were assessed using ELISA kits. The menthol treated group presented 92% gastroprotection compared to the vehicle-treated group. An increased immunolabeled area was observed for HSP-70, and a decreased immunolabeled area was observed for the Bax protein in the menthol treated group. Menthol treatment induced a decrease in the activity of MPO and SOD, and the protein levels of GSH, GSH-Px and GR were increased. There was also a decrease in the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 and an increase in the level of IL-10. In conclusion, oral treatment with menthol displayed a gastroprotective activity through anti-apoptotic, antixidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms.