• A combined transcriptomic and genomic analysis identifies a gene signature associated with the response to anti-TNF therapy in rheumatoid arthritis 

      Aterido, Adriá; Cañete, Juan D.; Tornero, Jesús; Blanco García, Francisco J; Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Pérez, Carolina; Alperi-López, Mercedes; Olivé, Alex; Corominas, Héctor; Martínez-Taboada, Víctor; González, Isidoro; Fernández-Nebro, Antonio; Erra, Alba; López-Lasanta, María; López-Corbeto, Mireia; Palau, Núria; Juliá, Antonio; Marsal, Sara (Frontiers, 2019-07-02)
      [Abstract] Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most frequent autoimmune disease involving the joints. Although anti-TNF therapies have proven effective in the management of RA, approximately one third of patients ...
    • Cardiovascular disease in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a cross-sectional analysis of 6 cohorts 

      Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Perrotti, Pedro P.; Gisbert, Javier P.; Doménech, Eugeni; Fernández-Nebro, Antonio; Cañete, Juan D.; Ferrándiz, Carlos; Tornero, Jesús; García-Sánchez, Valle; Panés, Julián; Fonseca, Eduardo; Blanco García, Francisco J; Rodríguez-Moreno, Jesús; Carreira, Patricia; Juliá, Antonio; Marsal, Sara; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Luis (Wolters Kluwer, 2017-06)
      [Abstract] To analyze in several immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) the influence of demographic and clinical-related variables on the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and compare their standardized ...
    • Evaluation of 12 GWAS-drawn SNPs as biomarkers of rheumatoid arthritis response to TNF inhibitors. A potential SNP association with response to etanercept 

      Ferreiro-Iglesias, Aida; Montes, Ariana; Pérez-Pampin, Eva; Cañete, Juan D.; Raya, Enrique; Magro-Checa, César; Vasilopoulos, Yiannis; Cáliz, Rafael; Ferrer, Miguel Ángel; Joven, Beatriz; Carreira, Patricia; Balsa, Alejandro; Pascual-Salcedo, Dora; Blanco García, Francisco J; Moreno-Ramos, Manuel J.; Manrique-Arija, Sara; Ordoñez, María del Carmen; Alegre-Sancho, Juan J.; Narváez, Javier; Navarro-Sarabia, Federico; Moreira, Viriginia; Valor, Lara; García-Portales, Rosa; Márquez, Ana; Gómez-Reino, Juan J.; Martín, Javier; González, Antonio (PLoS, 2019-02-28)
      [Abstract] Research in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is increasingly focused on the discovery of biomarkers that could enable personalized treatments. The genetic biomarkers associated with the response to TNF inhibitors (TNFi) ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Lack of replication of interactions between polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility: case–control study 

      Ferreiro-Iglesias, Aida; Calaza, Manuel; Pérez-Pampin, Eva; López-Longo, J.; Marenco, José L.; Blanco García, Francisco J; Narváez, Javier; Navarro, Federico; Cañete, Juan D.; Rodríguez de la Serna, Arturo; González-Álvaro, Isidoro; Herrero-Beaumont, Gabriel; Pablos, José L.; Balsa, Alejandro; Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Cáliz, Rafael; Gómez-Reino, Juan J.; González, Antonio (BioMed Central, 2014-09-27)
      [Abstract] INTRODUCTION: Approximately 100 loci have been definitively associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility. However, they explain only a fraction of RA heritability. Interactions between polymorphisms ...
    • Rheumatoid arthritis response to treatment across IgG1 allotype – anti-TNF incompatibility: a case-only study 

      Montes, Adriana; Pérez-Pampin, Eva; Navarro-Sarabia, Federico; Moreira, Virginia; Rodríguez de la Serna, Arturo; Magallanes, Berta; Vasilopoulos, Yiannis; Sarafidou, Theologia; Fernández.Nebro, Antonio; Ordóñez, María del Carmen; Narváez, Javier; Cañete, Juan D.; Márquez, Ana; Pascual-Salcedo, Dora; Joven, Beatriz; Carreira, Patricia; Moreno-Ramos, Manuel J.; Cáliz, Rafael; Ferrer, Miguel Ángel; García-Portales, Rosa; Blanco García, Francisco J; Magro, César; Raya, Enrique; Valor, Lara; Alegre-Sancho, Juan J.; Balsa, Alejandro; Martín, Javier; Plant, Darren; Isaacs, John; Morgan, Ann W.; Barton, Anne; Wilson, Anthony G. (BioMed Central, 2015-03-18)
      [Abstract] INTRODUCTION: We have hypothesized that incompatibility between the G1m genotype of the patient and the G1m1 and G1m17 allotypes carried by infliximab (INX) and adalimumab (ADM) could decrease the efficacy of ...
    • Senescent synovial fibroblasts accumulate prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis tissues and display an enhanced inflammatory phenotype 

      Del Rey, Manuel J.; Valín, Álvaro; Usategui, Alicia; Ergueta, Sandra; Martín, Eduardo; Municio, Cristina; Cañete, Juan D.; Blanco García, Francisco J; Criado, Gabriel; Pablos, José L. (BMC, 2019-11-05)
      [Abstract] Background Accumulation of senescent cells has been associated with pro-inflammatory effects with deleterious consequences in different human diseases. The purpose of this study was to analyze cell senescence ...
    • Urine metabolome profiling of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases 

      Arnald Alonso, Antonio Juliá; Vinaixa, María; Domènech, Eugeni; Fernández-Nebro, Antonio; Cañete, Juan D.; Ferrándiz, Carlos; Tornero, Jesús; Gisbert; Nos, PIlar; Gutiérrez Casbas, Ana; Puig, Lluís; González-Álvaro, Isidoro; Pinto-Tasende, José A.; Blanco, Ricardo; Rodríguez, Miguel A.; Beltrán, Antoni; Correig, Xavier; Marsal, Sara (Springer, 2016-09-08)
      [Abstract] Background, Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are a group of complex and prevalent diseases where disease diagnostic and activity monitoring is highly challenging. The determination of the metabolite ...
    • Validation study of genetic biomarkers of response to TNF inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis 

      López-Rodríguez, Rosario; Pérez-Pampin, Eva; Márquez, Ana; Blanco García, Francisco J; Joven, Beatriz; Carreira, Patricia; Ferrer, Miguel Ángel; Cáliz, Rafael; Valor, Lara; Narváez, Javier; Cañete, Juan D.; Ordóñez, María del Carmen; Manrique-Arija, Sara; Vasilopoulos, Yiannis; Balsa, Alejandro; Pascual-Salcedo, Dora; Moreno-Ramos, Manuel J.; Alegre-Sancho, Juan José; Navarro-Sarabia, Federico; Moreira, Virginia; García-Portales, Rosa; Raya, Enrique; Magro-Checa, Rosa; Martín, Javier; Gómez-Reino, Juan J.; González, Antonio (PLoS, 2018-05-07)
      [Abstract] Genetic biomarkers are sought to personalize treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), given their variable response to TNF inhibitors (TNFi). However, no genetic biomaker is yet sufficiently validated. ...
    • Variation at interleukin-6 receptor gene is associated to joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis 

      López-Lasanta, María; Juliá, Antonio; Maymó, Joan; Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Ureña-Garnica, Inmaculada; Blanco García, Francisco J; Cañete, Juan D.; Alperi-López, Mercedes; Olivé, Alex; Corominas, Héctor; Tornero, Jesús; Erra, Alba; Almirall, Miriam; Palau, Nuria; Ortiz, Ana; Ávila, Gabriela; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Luis; Alonso, Arnald; Tortosa, Raül; González-Álvaro, Isidoro; Marsal, Sara (BMC, 2015-09-04)
      [Abstract] Introduction. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) cytokine signaling is key in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) pathophysiology. Blocking IL-6 receptor (IL6R) has proven to be a highly effective treatment to prevent joint damage. ...