• 3, 3′, 5-triiodo-L-thyronine increases in vitro chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells from human umbilical cord stroma through SRC2 

      Fernández-Pernas, Pablo; Fafián Labora, Juan Antonio; Lesende-Rodríguez, Iván; Mateos, Jesús; Fuente, Alexandre de la; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J; Arufe, M.C. (Wiley, 2016-07-08)
      [Abstract] Our group focuses on the study of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from human umbilical cord stroma or Warthońs jelly and their directed differentiation toward chondrocyte-like cells capable of regenerating damaged ...
    • Alternative protocols to induce chondrogenic differentiation: transforming growth factor-β superfamily 

      Cicione, Claudia; Muiños Gómez, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Blanco García, Francisco J (Springer, 2014-09-10)
      [Abstract] Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are an accepted candidate for cell-based therapy of multiple diseases. The interest in MSCs and their possible application in cell therapy have resulted in a better understanding ...
    • Analysis of the Chondrogenic Potential and Secretome of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Umbilical Cord Stroma 

      Arufe, M.C.; Fuente, Alexandre de la; Mateos, Jesús; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Mary Ann Liebert, 2011-06-28)
      [Abstract] Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from umbilical cord stroma were isolated by plastic adherence and characterized by flow cytometry, looking for cells positive for OCT3/4 and SSEA-4 as well as the classic MSC markers ...
    • Biodistribution and Immunogenicity of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Rat Model of Intraarticular Chondrocyte Xenotransplantation 

      Marquina, Maribel; Collado, Javier A.; Pérez-Cruz, Magdiel; Fernández-Pernas, Pablo; Fafián Labora, Juan Antonio; Blanco García, Francisco J; Máñez, Rafael; Arufe, M.C.; Costa, Cristina (Frontiers, 2017-11-06)
      [Abstract] Xenogeneic chondrocytes and allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are considered a potential source of cells for articular cartilage repair. We here assessed the immune response triggered by xenogeneic ...
    • Bone marrow cells immunomagnetically selected for CD271+ antigen promote in vitro the repair of articular cartilage defects 

      Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Gimeno-Longas, María José; Muíños-López, Emma; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Mary Ann Liebert, 2011-03-22)
      [Abstract] Objective: The purposes of this project were to quantify the cells expressing the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) marker CD271 in synovial membranes from human osteoarthritic (OA) and healthy joints, and to determine ...
    • CD105+-Mesenchymal Stem Cells Migrate into Osteoarthritis Joint: an Animal Model 

      Fernández-Pernas, Pablo; Rodríguez-Lesende, Iván; Fuente, Alexandre de la; Mateos, Jesús; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J; Arufe, M.C. (PLoS, 2017-11-30)
      [Abstract] Mesenchymal stem cells are being the focus of connective tissue technology and regenerative medicine, presenting a good choice cell source for improving old and well recognized techniques of cartilage defect ...
    • Cell and Tissue Transplant Strategies for Joint Lesions 

      Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Arufe, M.C.; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Bentham Open, 2008-07-11)
      [Abstract] Articular cartilage lesions that do not disrupt the integrity of subchondral bone are not capable of spontaneous repair. The asymptomatic nature of these lesions leads to articular cartilage degeneration and ...
    • Characterization of microRNA expression profiles in normal and osteoarthritic human chondrocytes 

      Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Cicione, Claudia; Muiños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Oreiro, Natividad; Fernández-López, Carlos; Blanco García, Francisco J (BioMed Central, 2012-08-12)
      [Abstract] Background. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial disease characterized by destruction of the articular cartilage due to environmental, mechanical and genetic components. The genetics of OA is complex and ...
    • Chondrogenic Potential of Subpopulations of Cells Expressing Mesenchymal Stem Cell Markers Derived from Human Synovial Membranes 

      Arufe, M.C.; Fuente, Alexandre de la; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Wiley, 2010-07-21)
      [Abstract] In this study we analyzed the chondrogenic potential of subpopulations of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from human synovial membranes enriched for CD73, CD106, and CD271 markers. Subpopulations of human ...
    • Cryopreservation effect on proliferative and chondrogenic potential of human chondrocytes isolated from superficial and deep cartilage 

      Muíños López, Emma; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Blanco García, Francisco J (Bentham Open, 2012-04-06)
      [Abstract] Objectives: To compare the proliferative and chondrogenic potential of fresh and frozen chondrocytes isolated from superficial and deep articular cartilage biopsies. Materials and Methodology: The study ...
    • Differentiation of Synovial CD-105+ Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Chondrocyte-like Cells through Spheroid Formation 

      Arufe, M.C.; Fuente, Alexandre de la; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Wiley, 2009-06-18)
      [Abstract] Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the capacity to differentiate into several cell lineages, some of which can generate bone, cartilage, or adipose tissue. The presence of MSCs in the synovial membrane was ...
    • Effect of balneotherapy in sulfurous water on an in vivo murine model of osteoarthritis 

      Vaamonde-García, Carlos; Vela Anero, Ángela; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Burguera, Elena F.; Filgueira-Fernández, P.; Goyanes, Noa; Blanco García, Francisco J; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa (Springer, 2019-11-01)
      [Abstract] Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic joint disease that results in progressive cartilage destruction and subsequently joint dysfunction. Growing evidence indicates beneficial impact of balneological interventions ...
    • Effect of hydrogen sulfide sources on inflammation and catabolic markers on interleukin 1β-stimulated human articular chondrocytes 

      Burguera, Elena F.; Vela-Anero, Á.; Magalhaes, J.; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa; Blanco García, Francisco J (Elsevier, 2014-07)
      [Abstract] Objective. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), the third gasotransmitter together with NO and CO, is emerging as a regulator of inflammation. To test if it might offer therapeutic value in the treatment of osteoarthritis ...
    • Effects of severe hypoxia on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells differentiation potential 

      Cicione, Claudia; Muiños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Blanco García, Francisco J (Hindawi, 2013-06-30)
      [Abstract] Background. The interests in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their application in cell therapy have resulted in a better understanding of the basic biology of these cells. Recently hypoxia has been indicated ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...