• GaitSmart Motion Analysis Compared to Commonly Used Function Outcome Measures in the IMI-APPROACH Knee Osteoarthritis Cohort 

      van Helvoort, Eefje M.; Hodgings, Diana; Mastbergen, Simon; Marijnissen, Anne C.A.; Kloppenburg, Margreet; Blanco García, Francisco J; Haugen, Ida K.; Berenbaum, Francis; Lafeber, Floris P.J.G.; Welsing, Paco M.J. (PLoS ONE, 2022-03-23)
      [Abstract] Background: There are multiple measures for assessment of physical function in knee osteoarthritis (OA), but each has its strengths and limitations. The GaitSmart® system, which uses inertial measurement units ...
    • Generating Rho-0 cells using mesenchymal stem cell lines 

      Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Gallardo, M. Esther; Dalmao-Fernández, Andrea; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Garesse, Rafael; Blanco García, Francisco J (PLoS, 2016-10-20)
      [Abstract] Introduction, The generation of Rho-0 cells requires the use of an immortalization process, or tumor cell selection, followed by culture in the presence of ethidium bromide (EtBr), incurring the drawbacks its ...
    • Generation and Characterization of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) From Hand Osteoarthritis Patient-Derived Fibroblasts 

      Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Oreiro, Natividad; De-Toro, Javier; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Blanco García, Francisco J; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (Nature Research, 2020-03-06)
      [Abstract] Knowledge and research results about hand osteoarthritis (hOA) are limited due to the lack of samples and animal models of the disease. Here, we report the generation of two induced pluripotent stem cell ...
    • Generation of a human control iPS cell line (ESi080‐A) from a donor with no rheumatic diseases 

      Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Blanco García, Francisco J; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (Elsevier, 2020-03)
      [Abstract] Here, we report the establishment of the human iPS cell line N1-FiPS4F#7 generated from skin cells of a patient with no rheumatic diseases, thus obtaining an appropriate control iPS cell line for researchers ...
    • Generation of mesenchymal cell lines derived from aged donors 

      Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Blanco García, Francisco J; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (MDPI, 2021-10-01)
      [Abstract] Background: Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have the capacity for self-renewal and multi-differentiation, and for this reason they are considered a potential cellular source in regenerative medicine of cartilage ...
    • Genetic biomarkers in osteoarthritis: a quick overview 

      Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Durán Sotuela, Alejandro; Ramos-Louro, Paula; Blanco García, Francisco J (Faculty Opinions, 2021-11-10)
      [Abstract] Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic musculoskeletal disease with a polygenic and heterogeneous nature. In addition, when clinical manifestations appear, the evolution of the disease is usually already irreversible. ...
    • GWAS for systemic sclerosis identifies multiple risk loci and highlights fibrotic and vasculopathy pathways 

      López-Isac, Elena; Acosta-Herrera, Marialbert; Kerick, Martin; Assassi, Shervin; Satpathy, Ansuman T.; Granja, Jeffrey; Mumbach, Maxwell R.; Beretta, Lorenzo; Simeón, Carmen P.; Carreira, Patricia; Ortego-Centeno, Norberto; Castellvi, Iván; Bossini-Castillo, Lara; Carmona, F. David; Orozco, Gisela; Hunzelmann, Nicolas; Distler, Jörg H.W.; Franke, Andre; Lunardi, Claudio; Moroncini, Gianluca; Gabrielli, Armando; Vries-Bouwstra, Jeska de; Wijmenga, Cisca; Koeleman, Bobby P.C.; Nordin, Annika; Padyukov, Leonid; Hoffmann-Vold, Anna-Maria; Lie, Benedicte; Proudman, Susanna; Stevens, Wendy; Nikpour, Mandana; Vyse, Timothy; Herrick, Ariane L.; Worthington, Jane; Denton, Christopher P.; Allarone, Yannick; Brown, Matthew A.; Radstake, Timothy R.D.J.; Fonseca, Carmen; Chang, Howard Y.; Mayes, Maureen D.; Martín, Javier (Nature, 2019-10-31)
      [Abstract] Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease that shows one of the highest mortality rates among rheumatic diseases. We perform a large genome-wide association study (GWAS), and meta-analysis with previous ...
    • Hif-1α knockdown reduces glycolytic metabolism and induces cell death of human synovial fibroblasts under normoxic conditions 

      Del Rey, Manuel J.; Valín, Álvaro; Usategui, Alicia; García-Herrero, Carmen M.; Sánchez-Aragó, María; Cuezva, José M.; Galindo, María; Bravo, Beatriz; Cañete, Juan D.; Blanco García, Francisco J; Criado, Gabriel; Pablos, José L. (Nature, 2017-06-16)
      [Abstract] Increased glycolysis and HIF-1α activity are characteristics of cells under hypoxic or inflammatory conditions. Besides, in normal O2 environments, elevated rates of glycolysis support critical cellular mechanisms ...
    • Higher synovial immunohistochemistry reactivity of IL-17A, Dkk1, and TGF-β1 in patients with early psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis could predict the use of biologics 

      Pinto-Tasende, José A.; Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Fernández-López, J. Carlos; Oreiro, Natividad; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (MDPI, 2024-04-08)
      [Abstract] Background: Delay in diagnosis and therapy in patients with arthritis commonly leads to progressive articular damage. The study aimed to investigate the immunohistochemical reactivity of synovial cytokines ...
    • Human amniotic membrane as an alternative source of stem cells for regenerative medicine 

      Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Muiños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Cicione, Claudia; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Elsevier, 2011-02-19)
      [Abstract] The human amniotic membrane (HAM) is a highly abundant and readily available tissue. This amniotic tissue has considerable advantageous characteristics to be considered as an attractive material in the field of ...
    • Human amniotic mesenchymal stromal cells as favorable source for cartilage repair 

      Muiños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (Mary Ann Liebert, 2017-01-10)
      [Abstract] Introduction: Localized trauma-derived breakdown of the hyaline articular cartilage may progress toward osteoarthritis, a degenerative condition characterized by total loss of articular cartilage and joint ...
    • Human cartilage engineering in an in vitro repair model using collagen scaffolds and mesenchymal stromal cells 

      Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (Ivyspring, 2017-09-28)
      [Abstract] The purpose of this study was to investigate cartilage repair of in vitro lesion models using human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (hBMSCs) with different collagen (Col) scaffolds. Lesions were made ...
    • Hydrogen sulfide and inflammatory joint diseases 

      Burguera, Elena F.; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa; Blanco García, Francisco J (Bentham, 2017)
      [Abstract] Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) are widespread rheumatic diseases characterized by persistent inflammation and joint destruction. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an endogenous gas with ...
    • Hydrogen sulfide biosynthesis is impaired in the osteoarthritic joint 

      Burguera, Elena F.; Vela Anero, Ángela; Gato Calvo, Lucía; Vaamonde-García, Carlos; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa; Blanco García, Francisco J (Springer, 2019-11-16)
      [Abstract] Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and it is a leading cause of disability in the elderly. Its complete etiology is not known although there are several metabolic, genetic, epigenetic, and ...
    • Hyperlipidemic microenvironment conditionates damage mechanisms in human chondrocytes by oxidative stress 

      Medina-Luna, Daniel; Santamaría-Olmedo, Mónica Guadalupe; Zamudio-Cuevas, Yessica; Martínez-Flores, Karina; Fernández-Torres, Javier; Martínez-Nava, Gabriela Angélica; Clavijo-Cornejo, Denise; Hernández-Díaz, Cristina; Olivos-Meza, Anell; Gómez-Quiroz, Luis Enrique; Gutiérrez-Ruiz, María Concepción; Pineda, Carlos; Blanco García, Francisco J; Reginato, Anthony M.; López-Reyes, Alberto (BMC, 2017-06-12)
      [Abstract] Background, Currently, two pathogenic pathways describe the role of obesity in osteoarthritis (OA); one through biomechanical stress, and the other by the contribution of systemic inflammation. The aim of this ...
    • Identification of a Distinct Lipidomic Profile in the Osteoarthritic Synovial Membrane by Mass Spectrometry Imaging 

      Rocha Loureda, Beatriz; Cillero-Pastor, B.; Ruiz-Romero, Cristina; Paine, Martin R.L.; Cañete, Juan D.; Heeren, Ron M.A.; Blanco García, Francisco J (Elsevier, 2021-05)
      [Abstract] Objective: Synovial inflammation is one of the most characteristic events in different types of arthritis, including Osteoarthritis (OA). Emerging evidence also suggests the involvement of lipids in the regulation ...
    • IL6/sIL6R Regulates TNFα-Inflammatory Response in Synovial Fibroblasts Through Modulation of Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Mechanisms 

      Valin, Álvaro; Del Rey, Manuel J.; Municio, Cristina; Usategui, Alicia; Romero, Marina; Fernández-Felipe, Jesús; Cañete, Juan D.; Blanco García, Francisco J; Ruano, Yolanda; Criado, Gabriel; Pablos, José L. (BioMed Central, 2020-10-30)
      [Abstract] Introduction: The clinical efficacy of specific interleukin-6 inhibitors has confirmed the central role of IL6 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However the local role of IL6, in particular in synovial fibroblasts ...
    • Immortalizing mesenchymal stromal cells from aged donors while keeping their essential features 

      Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Blanco García, Francisco J; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (Hindawi, 2020-06-16)
      [Abstract] Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) obtained from aged patients are prone to senesce and diminish their differentiation potential, therefore limiting their usefulness for osteochondral ...
    • Impact of prevalence ratios of chondroitin sulfate (CS)- 4 and -6 isomers derived from marine sources in cell proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation processes 

      López-Senra, Estefanía; Casal-Beiroa, Paula; López-Álvarez, Miriam; Serra, Julia; González, Pío; Valcárcel, Jesús; Vázquez, José Antonio; Burguera, Elena F.; Blanco García, Francisco J; Magalhaes, J. (MDPI, 2020-01-31)
      [Abstract] Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent rheumatic disease. During disease progression, differences have been described in the prevalence of chondroitin sulfate (CS) isomers. Marine derived-CS present a higher ...
    • Impaired metabolic flexibility in the osteoarthritis process: a study on transmitochondrial cybrids 

      Dalmao-Fernández, Andrea; Lund, Jenny; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Vázquez-Mosquera, María E.; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Blanco García, Francisco J; Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes (MDPI, 2020-03-27)
      [Abstract] Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most frequent joint disease; however, the etiopathogenesis is still unclear. Chondrocytes rely primarily on glycolysis to meet cellular energy demand, but studies implicate impaired ...