• Analysis of Cryopreservation Protocols and Their Harmful Effects on the Endothelial Integrity of Human Corneas 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Álvarez-Portela, Marcelino; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sánchez-Ibáñez, Jacinto; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (MDPI, 2021-11-22)
      [Abstract] Corneal cryopreservation can partially solve the worldwide concern regarding donor cornea shortage for keratoplasties. In this study, human corneas were cryopreserved using two standard cryopreservation protocols ...
    • Antifibrotic Effect of Brown Algae-Derived Fucoidans on Osteoarthritic Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes 

      Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Flórez-Fernández, Noelia; Ramil-Gómez, Olalla; Torres, María Dolores; Domínguez, Herminia; Blanco García, Francisco J; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa; Vaamonde-García, Carlos (Elsevier, 2022-01-12)
      [Abstract] Synovial fibrosis is a pathological process which contributes to joint pain and stiffness in several musculoskeletal disorders. Fucoidans, sulfated polysaccharides found in brown algae, have recently emerged as ...
    • Cell therapy and tissue engineering for cartilage repair 

      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 (IntechOpen, 2018-02-14)
      [Abstract] The integrity of the articular cartilage is necessary for the proper functioning of the diarthrodial joint. The self-repair capacity of this tissue is very limited and, currently, there is no effective treatment ...
    • Cell viability assay in corneal endothelium 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Álvarez Portela, Marcelino; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Montero Salinas, Alejandro; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Rojas, María Victoria de; Sánchez Ibáñez, Jacinto; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (2018)
      [Abstract] Introduction: Endothelium is the inner layer of the cornea, which must be viable for transplanting. The limited availability of corneas makes necessary the developing of preservation ...
    • Corneal cryopreservation: and endothelial cell viability and histomorphological study of cornea 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Álvarez Portela, Marcelino; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Montero Salinas, Alejandro; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Rojas, María Victoria de; Sánchez Ibáñez, Jacinto; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (2019)
    • Criopreservación de córnea: estudio de la viabilidad celular endotelial y de la histomofología de la córnea 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Álvarez Portela, Marcelino; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Montero Salinas, Alejandro; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Rojas, María Victoria de; Sánchez Ibáñez, Jacinto; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (2019)
    • Current Development of Alternative Treatments for Endothelial Decompensation: Cell-Based Therapy 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Álvarez Portela, Marcelino; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (Elsevier, 2021-04-01)
      [Abstract] Current treatment for corneal endothelial dysfunction consists in the replacement of corneal endothelium by keratoplasty. Owing to the scarcity of donor corneas and the increasing number of transplants, alternative ...
    • Detección de la viabilidad celular sobre endotelio corneal 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Álvarez Portela, Marcelino; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Montero Salinas, Alejandro; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Rojas, María Victoria de; Sánchez Ibáñez, Jacinto; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (2018)
    • Establishment of human induced pluripotent stem cell-lines (IPSC) for in vitro modelling hand ostheoarthritis. 

      Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (BMJ Journals, 2019-05-27)
    • Formononetin, a beer polyphenol with catabolic effects on chondrocytes 

      Guillán-Fresco, María; Franco-Trepat, Eloi; Alonso-Pérez, Ana; Jorge-Mora, Alberto; López-López, Verónica; Pazos-Pérez, Andrés; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Gómez, Rodolfo (MDPI, 2023-06-29)
      [Abstract] Beer consumption has been identified as a risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA), a rheumatic disease characterised by cartilage degradation, joint inflammation, and eventual joint failure. One of the main isoflavonoids ...
    • 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 and Characterization of Mesenchymal Cell Lines for Osteorchondral Regeneration Research 

      Piñeiro-Ramil, María (2021)
      [Resumo] A rexeneración do óso e da cartilaxe tras sufrir un traumatismo ou unha enfermidade dexenerativa segue sendo un gran desafío clínico. Debido á súa capacidade de auto-renovación e multi-diferenciación, as células ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Induced pluripotent stem cells for cartilage repair: current status and future perspectives 

      Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (AO Research Institute Davos, 2018-09-11)
      [Abstract] The establishment of cartilage regenerative medicine is an important clinical issue, but the search for cell sources able to restore cartilage integrity proves to be challenging. Human mesenchymal stromal cells ...
    • Inmortalización de células madre mesenquimales humanas con el antígeno T del virus SV40 

      Piñeiro-Ramil, María (2016)
      Las células madre mesenquimales (CMMs) son células madre adultas multipotentes con una alta capacidad de proliferación, cultivables in vitro y que presentan propiedades inmunomoduladoras y antiinflamatorias. Es por ello ...