• Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups and serum levels of anti-oxidant enzymes in patients with osteoarthritis 

      Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes; Soto-Hermida, Ángel; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Oreiro, Natividad; Fernández-López, Carlos; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Blanco García, Francisco J (BioMed Central, 2011-11-22)
      [Abstract] Background: Oxidative stress play a main role in the initiation and progression of the OA disease and leads to the degeneration of mitochondria. To prevent this, the chondrocytes possess a well-coordinated ...
    • Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups influence the progression of knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) 

      Soto-Hermida, Ángel; Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes; Oreiro, Natividad; Fernández-López, Carlos; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Cortés-Pereira, Estefanía; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Blanco García, Francisco J (PLoS, 2014-11-12)
      [Abstract] OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of the mtDNA haplogroups on knee osteoarthritis progression in Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) participants through longitudinal data from radiographs and magnetic resonance ...
    • Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups J and H are differentially associated with the methylation status of articular cartilage: potential role in apoptosis and metabolic and developmental processes 

      Cortés-Pereira, Estefanía; Fernández-Tajes, Juan; Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes; Vázquez-Mosquera, María E.; Relaño, Sara; Ramos-Louro, Paula; Durán-Sotuela, Alejandro; Dalmao-Fernández, Andrea; Oreiro, Natividad; Blanco García, Francisco J; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio (Wiley, 2019-02-12)
      [Abstract] Objective. To analyze the influence of mitochondrial genome variation on the DNA methylome of articular cartilage. Methods. DNA methylation profiling was performed using data deposited in the NCBI Gene ...
    • Mitochondrial DNA from osteoarthritic patients drives functional impairment of mitochondrial activity: a study on transmitochondrial cybrids 

      Dalmao-Fernández, Andrea; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Lund, Jenny; Vázquez-Mosquera, María E.; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Garesse, Rafael; Blanco García, Francisco J; Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes (Elsevier, 2022-05)
      [Abstract] With the redefinition of osteoarthritis (OA) and the understanding that the joint behaves as an organ, OA is now considered a systemic illness with a low grade of chronic inflammation. Mitochondrial dysfunction ...
    • Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup H as a risk factor for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in Spanish population 

      Fernández Caggiano, Mariana; Barallobre-Barreiro, Javier; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Blanco García, Francisco J; Doménech, Nieves (Elsevier, 2013-03-23)
      [Abstract] Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) is a structural heart disease with strong genetic background. The different single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that constitute mitochondrial haplogroups could play an ...
    • Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups associated with MRI-detected structural damage in early knee osteoarthritis 

      Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Blanco García, Francisco J; Roemer, Frank W.; Guermazi, Ali; Ran, Di; Ashbeck, Erin L.; Fernández Moreno, Mercedes; Oreiro, Natividad; Hannon, Michael J.; Hunter, David J.; Kwoh, Kent (Elsevier, 2018-07-20)
      [Abstract] Objective: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-detected structural features are associated with increased risk of radiographic osteoarthritis (ROA). Specific mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups have been associated ...
    • Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups influence the risk of incident knee osteoarthritis in OAI and CHECK cohorts: a meta-analysis and functional study 

      Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes; Soto-Hermida, Ángel; Vázquez-Mosquera, María E.; Cortés-Pereira, Estefanía; Relaño, Sara; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Oreiro, Natividad; Fernández-López, Carlos; Garesse, Rafael; Blanco García, Francisco J; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio (BMJ, 2016-12-05)
      [Abstract] Objective To evaluate the influence of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups in the risk of incident knee osteoarthritis (OA) and to explain the functional consequences of this association to identify potential ...
    • Mitochondrial DNA Impact on Joint Damaged Process in a Conplastic Mouse Model After Being Surgically Induced With Osteoarthritis 

      Scotece, Morena; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Lechuga-Vieco, Ana Victoria; Centeno, Alberto; Jiménez-Gómez, María Concepción; Filgueira-Fernández, P.; Vaamonde-García, Carlos; Enríquez, José Antonio; Blanco García, Francisco J (Nature, 2021-04-27)
      [Abstract] It has been suggested that mitochondrial dysfunction and mtDNA variations may contribute to osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis. However, the causative link to support this claim is lacking. Here, we surgically-induced ...
    • Mitochondrial DNA in Osteoarthritis Disease 

      Blanco García, Francisco J; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio (Springer, 2020-09-25)
      [Abstract] Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent chronic joint disease, and we actually know that the activation of maladaptive responses to injury, including pro-inflammatory pathways, leads to the loss of normal ...
    • Mitochondrial genetics and epigenetics in osteoarthritis 

      Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Durán-Sotuela, Alejandro; Ramos-Louro, Paula; Blanco García, Francisco J (Frontiers, 2020-01-17)
      [Abstract] During recent years, the significant influence of mitochondria on osteoarthritis (OA), the most common joint disease, has been consistently demonstrated. Not only mitochondrial dysfunction but also mitochondrial ...
    • Mitochondrial haplogroups define two phenotypes of osteoarthritis 

      Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes; Soto-Hermida, Ángel; Oreiro, Natividad; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Fernández-López, Carlos; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Blanco García, Francisco J (Frontiers, 2012-05-11)
      [Abstract] Objective: To assess a mitochondrion-related phenotype in patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Serum levels of the following OA-related biomarkers: matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1); MMP-3; MMP-13; ...
    • Mitochondrial haplogroups H and J: risk and protective factors for ischemic cardiomyopathy 

      Fernández Caggiano, Mariana; Barallobre-Barreiro, Javier; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Blanco García, Francisco J; Doménech, Nieves (PLoS, 2012-08-28)
      [Abstract] Background. Since mitochondria are the principal source of reactive oxygen species (ROS), these organelles may play an important role in ischemic cardiomyopathy (IC) development. The mitochondrial genome may ...
    • Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Dysfunction Modulates Metalloproteases -1, -3 and -13 in Human Normal Chondrocytes in Culture 

      Cillero-Pastor, B.; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Oreiro, Natividad; Fernández-López, Carlos; Blanco García, Francisco J (BioMed Central, 2013-08-09)
      [Abstract] Background. Mitochondrion has an important role in the osteoarthritis (OA) pathology. We have previously demonstrated that the alteration of the mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) contributes to the inflammatory ...
    • Molecular analysis of the destruction of articular joint tissues by Raman spectroscopy 

      Casal-Beiroa, Paula; González, Pío; Blanco García, Francisco J; Magalhäes, Joana (Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-30)
      [Abstract] Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly heterogenous disease influenced by different molecular, anatomic, and physiologic imbalances. Some of the bottlenecks for enhanced diagnosis and therapeutic assessment ...
    • Molecular profile and cellular characterization of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells: donor influence on chondrogenesis 

      Cicione, Claudia; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Muiños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Blanco García, Francisco J (Elsevier, 2010)
      [Abstract] Background. The use of autologous or allogenic stem cells has recently been suggested as an alternative therapeutic approach for treatment of cartilage defects. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) are ...
    • mtDNA Haplogroup A Enhances the Effect of Obesity on the Risk of Knee OA in a Mexican Population 

      Ramos-Louro, Paula; Arellano Pérez Vertti, Rubén Daniel; López Reyes, Alberto; Martínez-Nava, Gabriela Angélica; Espinosa, Rolando; Pineda, Carlos; González-Galarza, Faviel Francisco; Argüello Astorga, Rafael; Aguilar Muñiz, Lizette Sarai; Hernández Terán, Fernando; Parra Torres, Nancy Marbella; Durán Sotuela, Alejandro; Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes; Balboa-Barreiro, Vanesa; Blanco García, Francisco J; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio (Nature, 2022-03-25)
      [Abstract] To evaluate the influence of mitochondrial DNA haplogroups on the risk of knee OA in terms of their interaction with obesity, in a population from Mexico. Samples were obtained from (n = 353) knee OA patients ...
    • mtDNA variability determines spontaneous joint aging damage in a conplastic mouse model 

      Scotece, Morena; Vaamonde-García, Carlos; Lechuga-Vieco, Ana Victoria; Centeno Cortés, Alberto; Jiménez Gómez, María Concepción; Filgueira-Fernández, Purificación; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Enríquez, José Antonio; Blanco García, Francisco J (Impact Journals, 2022-07-02)
      [Abstract] Mitochondria and mtDNA variations contribute to specific aspects of the aging process. Here, we aimed to investigate the influence of mtDNA variation on joint damage in a model of aging using conplastic mice. A ...
    • Multilineage differentiation potential of cells isolated from the human amniotic membrane 

      Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Muiños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Wiley, 2010-11-01)
      [Abstract] The human amniotic membrane (HAM) contains two cell types from different embryological origins. Human amnion epithelial cells (hAECs) are derived from the embryonic ectoderm, while human amnion mesenchymal stromal ...
    • Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation and bronchopulmonary dysplasia among very preterm infants never intubated during the first neonatal admission: a multicenter cohort study 

      Ávila-Álvarez, Alejandro; García-Muñoz Rodrigo, Fermín; Solís-García, Gonzalo; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Sánchez Luna, Manuel; Iriondo-Sanz, Martín; Elorza Fernández, Dolores; Zozaya, Carlos (Frontiers, 2022-04-27)
      [Abstract] Introduction: While non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) is increasingly used as a mode of respiratory support for preterm infants, it remains unclear whether this technique translates into improved ...
    • Neuropathic Pain in the IMI-APPROACH Knee Osteoarthritis Cohort: Prevalence and Phenotyping 

      van Helvoort, Eefje M.; Welsing, Paco M.J.; Jansen, Mylène P.; Gielis, Willem Paul; Loef, Marieke; Kloppenburg, Margreet; Blanco García, Francisco J; Haugen, Ida K.; Berenbaum, Francis; Bay-Jensen, Anne-C; Ladel, Christoph H.; Lalande, Agnes; Larkin, Jonathan; Loughlin, John; Mobasheri, Ali; Weinans, Harrie; Lafeber, Floris; Eijkelkamp, Niels; Mastbergen, Simon (BMJ, 2021-12-15)
      [Abstract] Objectives: Osteoarthritis (OA) patients with a neuropathic pain (NP) component may represent a specific phenotype. This study compares joint damage, pain and functional disability between knee OA patients with ...