• 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 human immortalized chondrocytes from osteoarthritic and healthy cartilage 

      Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Hermida-Gómez, Tamara; Blanco García, Francisco J; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Vaamonde-García, Carlos; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery, 2023-01-17)
      [Abstract] Aims. After a few passages of in vitro culture, primary human articular chondrocytes undergo senescence and loss of their phenotype. Most of the available chondrocyte cell lines have been obtained from cartilage ...
    • 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 ...
    • Generation of osteoarthritic mesenchymal stromal cell lines. 

      Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (BMJ Journals, 2019-05-27)
    • Generation of osteoarthritis and healthy mesenchymal cell lines for research on regenerative medicine for osteoarthritis 

      Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (2018-04)
      [Purpose] Bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) are multipotent self-renewal adult cells with potential to regenerate the damaged tissues in degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis (OA). Nevertheless, research ...
    • 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. ...
    • 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 ...
    • Histone extraction from human articular cartilage for the study of epigenetic regulation in osteoarthritis 

      Núñez-Carro, Carmen; Blanco-Blanco, Margarita; Montoya, Tatiana; Villagrán-Andrade, Karla M.; Hermida-Gómez, Tamara; Blanco García, Francisco J; De Andrés, María C. (MDPI, 2022-03-20)
      [Abstract] Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease that affects articular cartilage, causing its degeneration. Although OA is one of the most prevalent pathologies globally, there are no definitive treatments available. ...
    • 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 membrane: a potential tissue and cell source for cell therapy and regenerative medicine 

      Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Muíños-López, Emma; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Springer, 2013)
      [Abstract] The human amniotic membrane (HAM) is the innermost membrane surrounding the fetus. HAM is a highly abundant and readily available tissue that is becoming appreciated as an alternative to adult bone marrow ...
    • 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 ...
    • Identificación y anotación exhaustiva de variantes mitocondriales para la investigación en osteoartritis 

      Suárez-Ulloa, Victoria; Ramilo Loureiro, S.; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio; Durán Soutela, Alejandro; Ramos-Louro, Paula; Blanco García, Francisco J; Carrajo García, L. (Sociedad Española de Informática de la Salud (SEIS), 2021-04)
    • 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 ...