Dr Juan Quintana
- Affiliate Researcher (School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine)
email:
Juan.Quintana@glasgow.ac.uk
SBOHVM, Graham Kerr Building
Research interests
Publications
2024
Sinton, M. C. et al. (2024) Publisher Correction: IL-17 signalling is critical for controlling subcutaneous adipose tissue dynamics and parasite burden during chronic murine Trypanosoma brucei infection. Nature Communications, 15, 1833. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46299-4) (PMID:38418827) (PMCID:PMC10901872)
2023
Quintana, J. F. et al. (2023) The murine meninges acquire lymphoid tissue properties and harbour autoreactive B cells during chronic Trypanosoma brucei infection. PLoS Biology, 21(11), e3002389. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002389) (PMID:37983289) (PMCID:PMC10723712)
Sinton, M. C. et al. (2023) IL-17 signalling is critical for controlling subcutaneous adipose tissue dynamics and parasite burden during chronic murine Trypanosoma brucei infection. Nature Communications, 14, 7070. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42918-8) (PMID:37923768) (PMCID:PMC10624677)
Quintana, J. F. et al. (2023) γδ T cells control murine skin inflammation and subcutaneous adipose wasting during chronic Trypanosoma brucei infection. Nature Communications, 14, 5279. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40962-y) (PMID:37644007) (PMCID:PMC10465518)
2022
Quintana, J. F. , Harding, C. , Huet, D., Sateriale, A. and Bernabeu, M. (2022) Editorial: disruptive technologies for the study of host-pathogen interactions. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 12, 1048342. (doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1048342) (PMID:36310863) (PMCID:PMC9608136)
Quintana, J. F. et al. (2022) Single cell and spatial transcriptomic analyses reveal microglia-plasma cell crosstalk in the brain during Trypanosoma brucei infection. Nature Communications, 13, 5752. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33542-z) (PMID:36180478) (PMCID:PMC9525673)
Battistella, E., Schniete, J., Wesencraft, K., Quintana, J. F. and McConnell, G. (2022) Light-sheet mesoscopy with the Mesolens provides fast sub-cellular resolution imaging throughout large tissue volumes. iScience, 25(9), 104797. (doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104797) (PMID:36034214) (PMCID:PMC9404659)
Battistella, E., Quintana, J. F. and McConnell, G. (2022) Application of light-sheet mesoscopy to image host-pathogen interactions in intact organs. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 12, 903957. (doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.903957) (PMID:35774409) (PMCID:PMC9237429)
2021
Girard, A. et al. (2021) Raman spectroscopic analysis of skin as a diagnostic tool for Human African Trypanosomiasis. PLoS Pathogens, 17(11), e1010060. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010060) (PMID:34780575) (PMCID:PMC8629383)
Quintana, J. F. and Field, M. C. (2021) Evolution, function and roles in drug sensitivity of trypanosome aquaglyceroporins. Parasitology, 148(10), pp. 1137-1142. (doi: 10.1017/S0031182021000354) (PMID:33602349) (PMCID:PMC8311954)
Aguado, M. E., González-Matos, M., Izquierdo, M., Quintana, J. , Field, M. C. and González-Bacerio, J. (2021) Expression in Escherichia coli, purification and kinetic characterization of LAPLm, a Leishmania major M17-aminopeptidase. Protein Expression and Purification, 183, 105877. (doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2021.105877) (PMID:33775769)
Quintana, J. F. , Zoltner, M. and Field, M. C. (2021) Evolving differentiation in African trypanosomes. Trends in Parasitology, 37(4), pp. 296-303. (doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.11.003) (PMID:33309505)
2020
Quintana, J. F. , Bueren-Calabuig, J., Zuccotto, F., de Koning, H. P. , Horn, D. and Field, M. C. (2020) Instability of aquaglyceroporin (AQP) 2 contributes to drug resistance in Trypanosoma brucei. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(7), e0008458. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008458) (PMID:32644992) (PMCID:PMC7413563)
Alfituri, O. A., Quintana, J. F. , MacLeod, A. , Garside, P. , Benson, R. A. , Brewer, J. M., Mabbott, N. A., Morrison, L. J. and Capewell, P. (2020) To the skin and beyond: the immune response to African trypanosomes as they enter and exit the vertebrate host. Frontiers in Immunology, 11, 1250. (doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01250) (PMID:32595652) (PMCID:PMC7304505)
Alghamdi, A. et al. (2020) Positively selected modifications in the pore of TbAQP2 allow pentamidine to enter Trypanosoma brucei. eLife, 9, e56416. (doi: 10.7554/eLife.56416) (PMID:32762841) (PMCID:PMC7473772)
2019
Quintana, J. F. et al. (2019) Comparative analysis of small RNAs released by the filarial nematode Litomosoides sigmodontis in vitro and in vivo. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(11), e0007811. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007811) (PMID:31770367) (PMCID:PMC6903752)
2018
Quintana, J. F. , Canavate Del Pino, R., Yamada, K., Zhang, N. and Field, M. C. (2018) Adaptation and therapeutic exploitation of the plasma membrane of African trypanosomes. Genes, 9(7), 368. (doi: 10.3390/genes9070368) (PMID:30037058) (PMCID:PMC6071061)
2017
Quintana, J.F. , Babayan, S.A. and Buck, A.H. (2017) Small RNAs and extracellular vesicles in filarial nematodes: from nematode development to diagnostics. Parasite Immunology, 39(2), e12395. (doi: 10.1111/pim.12395) (PMID:27748953)
2015
Webster, C. L. et al. (2015) The discovery, distribution, and evolution of viruses associated with Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Biology, 13(7), e1002210. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002210) (PMID:26172158) (PMCID:PMC4501690)
Kalla, R., Ventham, N.T., Kennedy, N.A., Quintana, J.F. , Nimmo, E.R., Buck, A.H. and Satsangi, J. (2015) MicroRNAs: new players in IBD. Gut, 64(3), pp. 504-513. (doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307891) (PMID:25475103) (PMCID:PMC4345829)
Nowacki, F. C., Swain, M. T., Klychnikov, O. I., Niazi, U., Ivens, A., Quintana, J. F. , Hensbergen, P. J., Hokke, C. H., Buck, A. H. and Hoffmann, K. F. (2015) Protein and small non-coding RNA-enriched extracellular vesicles are released by the pathogenic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 4(1), 28665. (doi: 10.3402/jev.v4.28665) (PMID:26443722) (PMCID:PMC4595467)
Quintana, J. F. et al. (2015) Extracellular onchocerca-derived small RNAs in host nodules and blood. Parasites and Vectors, 8, 58. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0656-1) (PMID:25623184) (PMCID:4316651)
2014
Buck, A. H. et al. (2014) Exosomes secreted by nematode parasites transfer small RNAs to mammalian cells and modulate innate immunity. Nature Communications, 5, 5488. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms6488) (PMID:25421927) (PMCID:PMC4263141)
Peña-Soler, E., Fernandez, F. J., López-Estepa, M., Garces, F., Richardson, A. J., Quintana, J. F. , Rudd, K. E., Coll, M. and Vega, M. C. (2014) Structural analysis and mutant growth properties reveal distinctive enzymatic and cellular roles for the three major L-alanine transaminases of Escherichia coli. PLoS ONE, 9(7), e102139. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102139) (PMID:25014014) (PMCID:PMC4094517)
Hoy, A. M. et al. (2014) Parasite-derived microRNAs in host serum as novel biomarkers of helminth infection. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(2), e2701. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002701) (PMID:24587461) (PMCID:PMC3930507)
2013
Barrios, E. E., Rodríguez, J., Richani, N., Araque, W., Quintana, J. F. and Sánchez, L. (2013) Efecto del tratamiento con praziquantel sobre la actividad de la fosfatasa alcalina, fosfatasa acida, superoxido dismutasa en extractos crudos y productos de excreción-secreción de gusanos de Schistosoma mansoni = Effect of treatment with praziquantel on the activity of alkaline phosphatase acid phosphatase, superoxide dismutase in crude extracts and excretion-secretion products of Schistosoma mansoni worms. Salus, 17(S1), pp. 46-55.
2011
Jiménez de Bagüés, M. P., de Martino, A., Quintana, J. F. , Alcaraz, A. and Pardo, J. (2011) Course of infection with the emergent pathogen Brucella microti in immunocompromised mice. Infection and Immunity, 79(10), pp. 3934-3939. (doi: 10.1128/IAI.05542-11) (PMID:21825066) (PMCID:PMC3187271)
2010
Jiménez de Bagüés, M. P. et al. (2010) The new species Brucella microti replicates in macrophages and causes death in murine models of infection. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 202(1), pp. 3-10. (doi: 10.1086/653084) (PMID:20497040)
Articles
Sinton, M. C. et al. (2024) Publisher Correction: IL-17 signalling is critical for controlling subcutaneous adipose tissue dynamics and parasite burden during chronic murine Trypanosoma brucei infection. Nature Communications, 15, 1833. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46299-4) (PMID:38418827) (PMCID:PMC10901872)
Quintana, J. F. et al. (2023) The murine meninges acquire lymphoid tissue properties and harbour autoreactive B cells during chronic Trypanosoma brucei infection. PLoS Biology, 21(11), e3002389. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002389) (PMID:37983289) (PMCID:PMC10723712)
Sinton, M. C. et al. (2023) IL-17 signalling is critical for controlling subcutaneous adipose tissue dynamics and parasite burden during chronic murine Trypanosoma brucei infection. Nature Communications, 14, 7070. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42918-8) (PMID:37923768) (PMCID:PMC10624677)
Quintana, J. F. et al. (2023) γδ T cells control murine skin inflammation and subcutaneous adipose wasting during chronic Trypanosoma brucei infection. Nature Communications, 14, 5279. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40962-y) (PMID:37644007) (PMCID:PMC10465518)
Quintana, J. F. , Harding, C. , Huet, D., Sateriale, A. and Bernabeu, M. (2022) Editorial: disruptive technologies for the study of host-pathogen interactions. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 12, 1048342. (doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1048342) (PMID:36310863) (PMCID:PMC9608136)
Quintana, J. F. et al. (2022) Single cell and spatial transcriptomic analyses reveal microglia-plasma cell crosstalk in the brain during Trypanosoma brucei infection. Nature Communications, 13, 5752. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33542-z) (PMID:36180478) (PMCID:PMC9525673)
Battistella, E., Schniete, J., Wesencraft, K., Quintana, J. F. and McConnell, G. (2022) Light-sheet mesoscopy with the Mesolens provides fast sub-cellular resolution imaging throughout large tissue volumes. iScience, 25(9), 104797. (doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104797) (PMID:36034214) (PMCID:PMC9404659)
Battistella, E., Quintana, J. F. and McConnell, G. (2022) Application of light-sheet mesoscopy to image host-pathogen interactions in intact organs. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 12, 903957. (doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.903957) (PMID:35774409) (PMCID:PMC9237429)
Girard, A. et al. (2021) Raman spectroscopic analysis of skin as a diagnostic tool for Human African Trypanosomiasis. PLoS Pathogens, 17(11), e1010060. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010060) (PMID:34780575) (PMCID:PMC8629383)
Quintana, J. F. and Field, M. C. (2021) Evolution, function and roles in drug sensitivity of trypanosome aquaglyceroporins. Parasitology, 148(10), pp. 1137-1142. (doi: 10.1017/S0031182021000354) (PMID:33602349) (PMCID:PMC8311954)
Aguado, M. E., González-Matos, M., Izquierdo, M., Quintana, J. , Field, M. C. and González-Bacerio, J. (2021) Expression in Escherichia coli, purification and kinetic characterization of LAPLm, a Leishmania major M17-aminopeptidase. Protein Expression and Purification, 183, 105877. (doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2021.105877) (PMID:33775769)
Quintana, J. F. , Zoltner, M. and Field, M. C. (2021) Evolving differentiation in African trypanosomes. Trends in Parasitology, 37(4), pp. 296-303. (doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.11.003) (PMID:33309505)
Quintana, J. F. , Bueren-Calabuig, J., Zuccotto, F., de Koning, H. P. , Horn, D. and Field, M. C. (2020) Instability of aquaglyceroporin (AQP) 2 contributes to drug resistance in Trypanosoma brucei. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(7), e0008458. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008458) (PMID:32644992) (PMCID:PMC7413563)
Alfituri, O. A., Quintana, J. F. , MacLeod, A. , Garside, P. , Benson, R. A. , Brewer, J. M., Mabbott, N. A., Morrison, L. J. and Capewell, P. (2020) To the skin and beyond: the immune response to African trypanosomes as they enter and exit the vertebrate host. Frontiers in Immunology, 11, 1250. (doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01250) (PMID:32595652) (PMCID:PMC7304505)
Alghamdi, A. et al. (2020) Positively selected modifications in the pore of TbAQP2 allow pentamidine to enter Trypanosoma brucei. eLife, 9, e56416. (doi: 10.7554/eLife.56416) (PMID:32762841) (PMCID:PMC7473772)
Quintana, J. F. et al. (2019) Comparative analysis of small RNAs released by the filarial nematode Litomosoides sigmodontis in vitro and in vivo. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(11), e0007811. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007811) (PMID:31770367) (PMCID:PMC6903752)
Quintana, J. F. , Canavate Del Pino, R., Yamada, K., Zhang, N. and Field, M. C. (2018) Adaptation and therapeutic exploitation of the plasma membrane of African trypanosomes. Genes, 9(7), 368. (doi: 10.3390/genes9070368) (PMID:30037058) (PMCID:PMC6071061)
Quintana, J.F. , Babayan, S.A. and Buck, A.H. (2017) Small RNAs and extracellular vesicles in filarial nematodes: from nematode development to diagnostics. Parasite Immunology, 39(2), e12395. (doi: 10.1111/pim.12395) (PMID:27748953)
Webster, C. L. et al. (2015) The discovery, distribution, and evolution of viruses associated with Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Biology, 13(7), e1002210. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002210) (PMID:26172158) (PMCID:PMC4501690)
Kalla, R., Ventham, N.T., Kennedy, N.A., Quintana, J.F. , Nimmo, E.R., Buck, A.H. and Satsangi, J. (2015) MicroRNAs: new players in IBD. Gut, 64(3), pp. 504-513. (doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307891) (PMID:25475103) (PMCID:PMC4345829)
Nowacki, F. C., Swain, M. T., Klychnikov, O. I., Niazi, U., Ivens, A., Quintana, J. F. , Hensbergen, P. J., Hokke, C. H., Buck, A. H. and Hoffmann, K. F. (2015) Protein and small non-coding RNA-enriched extracellular vesicles are released by the pathogenic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 4(1), 28665. (doi: 10.3402/jev.v4.28665) (PMID:26443722) (PMCID:PMC4595467)
Quintana, J. F. et al. (2015) Extracellular onchocerca-derived small RNAs in host nodules and blood. Parasites and Vectors, 8, 58. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0656-1) (PMID:25623184) (PMCID:4316651)
Buck, A. H. et al. (2014) Exosomes secreted by nematode parasites transfer small RNAs to mammalian cells and modulate innate immunity. Nature Communications, 5, 5488. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms6488) (PMID:25421927) (PMCID:PMC4263141)
Peña-Soler, E., Fernandez, F. J., López-Estepa, M., Garces, F., Richardson, A. J., Quintana, J. F. , Rudd, K. E., Coll, M. and Vega, M. C. (2014) Structural analysis and mutant growth properties reveal distinctive enzymatic and cellular roles for the three major L-alanine transaminases of Escherichia coli. PLoS ONE, 9(7), e102139. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102139) (PMID:25014014) (PMCID:PMC4094517)
Hoy, A. M. et al. (2014) Parasite-derived microRNAs in host serum as novel biomarkers of helminth infection. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(2), e2701. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002701) (PMID:24587461) (PMCID:PMC3930507)
Barrios, E. E., Rodríguez, J., Richani, N., Araque, W., Quintana, J. F. and Sánchez, L. (2013) Efecto del tratamiento con praziquantel sobre la actividad de la fosfatasa alcalina, fosfatasa acida, superoxido dismutasa en extractos crudos y productos de excreción-secreción de gusanos de Schistosoma mansoni = Effect of treatment with praziquantel on the activity of alkaline phosphatase acid phosphatase, superoxide dismutase in crude extracts and excretion-secretion products of Schistosoma mansoni worms. Salus, 17(S1), pp. 46-55.
Jiménez de Bagüés, M. P., de Martino, A., Quintana, J. F. , Alcaraz, A. and Pardo, J. (2011) Course of infection with the emergent pathogen Brucella microti in immunocompromised mice. Infection and Immunity, 79(10), pp. 3934-3939. (doi: 10.1128/IAI.05542-11) (PMID:21825066) (PMCID:PMC3187271)
Jiménez de Bagüés, M. P. et al. (2010) The new species Brucella microti replicates in macrophages and causes death in murine models of infection. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 202(1), pp. 3-10. (doi: 10.1086/653084) (PMID:20497040)
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Modernising the Electron Microscopy Capabilities at the University of Glasgow
Medical Research Council
2022 - 2023
- Parasite Street Science
Wellcome Trust
2022 - 2023
- Early Career Support Award
National Centre for the Replacement of Animals Research
2021 - 2022
- Molecular basis of pathogen-induced disruption of host circadian rhythms
Wellcome Trust
2021 - 2025