• A novel procedure for protein extraction from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues 

      Rodríguez-Rigueiro, Teresa; Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Haz, Mar; Blanco, Moisés; Aparicio Gallego, Guadalupe; Fernández-Puente, Patricia; Blanco García, Francisco J; Lorenzo-Patiño, María J.; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M.; Figueroa, Angélica (Wiley, 2011-05-18)
      [Abstract] Most of the archived pathological specimens in hospitals are kept as formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues (FFPE) for long-term preservation. Up to now, these samples are only used for immunohistochemistry ...
    • Bioinformatics approach to mRNA markers discovery for detection of circulating tumor cells in patients with gastrointestinal cancer 

      Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Reboredo, Margarita; Medina Villaamil, Vanessa; Iglesias-Díaz, Pilar; Lorenzo-Patiño, María J.; García Campelo, Rosario; Haz, Mar; Santamarina, Isabel; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M. (Elsevier, 2008)
      [Abstract] Background: Detection of tumor cells in the blood, or minimal deposits in distant organs as bone marrow, could be important to identify cancer patients at high risk of relapse or disease progression. Quantitative ...
    • Circulating levels of GDF15, MMP7 and miR-200c as a poor prognostic signature in gastric cancer 

      Blanco, Moisés; Tarrío, Nuria; Reboredo, Margarita; Haz, Mar; García, Jorge; Quindós-Varela, María; Figueroa, Angélica; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M.; Calvo, Lourdes; Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel (Future Science, 2014-06-20)
      [Abstract] Aim: To analyze GDF15 and MMP7 serum levels as diagnostic biomarkers in gastric cancer (GC) patients. The prognostic value of GDF15 and MMP7 serum levels in combination with miR-200c blood expression was also ...
    • Circulating microRNAs: molecular microsensors in gastrointestinal cancer 

      Blanco, Moisés; Calvo, Lourdes; Figueroa, Angélica; Haz, Mar; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M.; Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel (MPDI, 2012-07-09)
      [Abstract] MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small molecules of single strand non-coding RNAs, which are able to regulate gene expression. miRNAs have been involved in multiple cellular processes, such as proliferation, apoptosis and ...
    • Circulating miR-200c and miR-141 and outcomes in patients with breast cancer 

      Antolín, Silvia; Calvo, Lourdes; Blanco, Moisés; Paz Santiago, María; Lorenzo-Patiño, María J.; Haz, Mar; Santamarina, Isabel; Figueroa, Angélica; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M.; Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel (BioMed Central, 2015)
      [Abstract] Background. The deregulation of microRNAs in both tumours and blood has led to the search for microRNAs to indicate the presence of cancer and predict prognosis. We hypothesize the deregulation of miR-200c/miR-141 ...
    • Circulating miR-200c as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for gastric cancer 

      Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Reboredo, Margarita; Medina Villaamil, Vanessa; Iglesias-Díaz, Pilar; Lorenzo-Patiño, María J.; Haz, Mar; Santamarina, Isabel; Blanco, Moisés; Fernández-Tajes, Juan; Quindós-Varela, María; Carral, Alberto; Figueroa, Angélica; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M.; Calvo, Lourdes (BioMed Central, 2012-09-06)
      [Abstract] Background. MicroRNAs are aberrantly expressed and correlate with tumourigenesis and the progression of solid tumours. The miR-200 family determines the epithelial phenotype of cancer cells and regulates ...
    • Diagnostic accuracy of small breast epithelial mucin mRNA as a marker for bone marrow micrometastasis in breast cancer: a pilot study 

      Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Iglesias-Díaz, Pilar; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Ayude, Daniel; Medina Villaamil, Vanessa; Haz, Mar; Reboredo, Margarita; Antolín, Silvia; Calvo, Lourdes; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M. (Springer-Verlag, 2009-02-17)
      [Abstract] Background. Detection of isolated tumour cells (ITC) in the blood or minimal deposits in distant organs such as bone marrow (BM) could be important to identify breast cancer patients at high risk of relapse or ...
    • Effect of a microtubule-targeting drug on cell–cell contacts in bladder epithelial tumour cells 

      Antón-Aparicio, Luis M.; Castosa, Raquel; Haz, Mar; Blanco, Moisés; Rodríguez, M.; Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Figueroa, Angélica (Elsevier, 2014)
    • Evaluation of Plakophilin-3 mRNA as a biomarker for detection of circulating tumor cells in gastrointestinal cancer patients 

      Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Reboredo, Margarita; Medina, Vanessa; Lorenzo-Patiño, María J.; Iglesias-Díaz, Pilar; Haz, Mar; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Santamarina, Isabel; Blanco, Moisés; Quindós-Varela, María; Figueroa, Angélica; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M. (American Association for Cancer Research, 2010-05-25)
      [Abstract] Background: This study aims to assess Plakophilin-3 (PKP3) as a surrogate biomarker of circulating tumor cells in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Methods: The primary aim is to estimate the diagnostic ...
    • Evaluation of the adenocarcinoma-associated gene AGR2 and the intestinal stem cell marker LGR5 as biomarkers in colorectal cancer 

      Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Blanco, Moisés; Reboredo, Margarita; Lorenzo-Patiño, María J.; Iglesias-Díaz, Pilar; Haz, Mar; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Medina, Vanessa; Santamarina, Isabel; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Figueroa, Angélica; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M. (MDPI, 2012-04-05)
      [Abstract] We aim to estimate the diagnostic performances of anterior gradient homolog-2 (AGR2) and Leucine-rich repeat-containing-G-protein-coupled receptor 5 (LGR5) in peripheral blood (PB) as mRNA biomarkers in colorectal ...
    • Hakai reduces cell-substratum adhesion and increases epithelial cell invasion 

      Rodríguez-Rigueiro, Teresa; Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Haz, Mar; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M.; Figueroa, Angélica (BioMed Central, 2011-11-03)
      [Abstract] Background. The dynamic regulation of cell-cell adhesions is crucial for developmental processes, including tissue formation, differentiation and motility. Adherens junctions are important components of the ...
    • miR-203 regulates cell proliferation through Its influence on Hakai expression 

      Abella Cajigal, Vanessa; Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Rodríguez, Teresa; Haz, Mar; Blanco, Moisés; Tarrío, Nuria; Iglesias, Pilar; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M.; Figueroa, Angélica (PLoS, 2012-12-20)
      Gene expression is potently regulated through the action of microRNAs (miRNAs). Here, we present evidence of a miRNA regulating Hakai protein. Hakai was discovered as an E3 ubiquitin-ligase that mediates the posttranslational ...
    • Prognostic impact of disseminated tumor cells and microRNA-17-92 cluster deregulation in gastrointestinal cancer 

      Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Blanco, Moisés; Haz, Mar; Medina, Vanessa; Iglesias-Díaz, Pilar; Lorenzo-Patiño, María J.; Reboredo, Margarita; Santamarina, Isabel; Figueroa, Angélica; Antón-Aparicio, Luis M.; Calvo, Lourdes (Spandidos, 2011-07-04)
      [Abstract] The presence of tumor cells in the bone marrow (BM) could be relevant to identifying high risk of disease progression and death in gastrointestinal cancer. However, the molecular profile associated with disseminated ...
    • Role of the microtubule-targeting drug vinflunine on cell-cell adhesions in bladder epithelial tumour cells 

      Antón-Aparicio, Luis M.; Castosa, Raquel; Haz, Mar; Rodríguez, Marta; Blanco, Moisés; Valladares-Ayerbes, Manuel; Figueroa, Angélica (BioMed Central, 2014-07-10)
      [Abstract] Background. Vinflunine (VFL) is a microtubule-targeting drug that suppresses microtubule dynamics, showing anti-metastatic properties both in vitro and in living cancer cells. An increasing body of evidence ...