• 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 ...
    • Influence of Age on Rat Bone-Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Potential 

      Fafián Labora, Juan Antonio; Fernández-Pernas, Pablo; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Oreiro, Natividad; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Mateos, Jesús; Arufe, M.C. (Nature, 2015-11-19)
      [Abstract] Mesenchymal stem cells promising role in cell-based therapies and tissue engineering appears to be limited due to a decline of their regenerative potential with increasing donor age. Six age groups from bone ...
    • Is myofascial release therapy cost-effective when compared with manual therapy to treat workers’ mechanical neck pains? 

      Rodríguez Fuentes, Iván; De-Toro, Javier; Rodríguez Fuentes, Gustavo; Oliveira, Iris Machado de; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel (Elsevier, 2020-09-12)
      [Abstract] Objective: The aim of this study was to do a cost-benefit analysis of myofascial release therapy (MRT) compared to manual therapy (MT) for treating occupational mechanical neck pain. Methods: Variables regarding ...
    • Isolation and characterization of mesenchymal stem cells from human amniotic membrane 

      Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Muíños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Mary Ann Liebert, 2011-01-04)
      [Abstract] Introduction: The human amniotic membrane is a highly abundant and readily available tissue that may be useful for regenerative medicine and cell therapy. Aim: To compare two previously published protocols for ...
    • Multilineage differentiation potential of cells isolated from the human amniotic membrane 

      Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Muiños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Wiley, 2010-11-01)
      [Abstract] The human amniotic membrane (HAM) contains two cell types from different embryological origins. Human amnion epithelial cells (hAECs) are derived from the embryonic ectoderm, while human amnion mesenchymal stromal ...
    • Myofascial release therapy in the treatment of occupational mechanical neck pain: a randomized parallel group study 

      Rodríguez Fuentes, Iván; De-Toro, Javier; Rodríguez Fuentes, Gustavo; Oliveira, Iris Machado de; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel (Wolters Kluwer, 2016-07)
      [Abstract] Objective: As myofascial release therapy is currently under development, the objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of myofascial release therapy with manual therapy for treating occupational ...
    • Ovine mesenchymal stromal cells: morphologic, phenotypic and functional characterization for osteochondral tissue engineering 

      Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fernández Vázquez, Tania; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Blanco García, Francisco J (PLoS ONE, 2017-01-31)
      [Abstract] Introduction. Knowledge of ovine mesenchymal stromal cells (oMSCs) is currently expanding. Tissue engineering combining scaffolding with oMSCs provides promising therapies for the treatment of osteochondral ...
    • Potential use of the human amniotic membrane as a scaffold in human articular cartilage repair 

      Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Muiños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Rodríguez-Cabarcos, Margarita; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Springer, 2010-04-13)
      [Abstract] The human amniotic membrane (HAM) is an abundant and readily obtained tissue that may be an important source of scaffold for transplanted chondrocytes in cartilage regeneration in vivo. To evaluate the potential ...
    • Proteome Analysis During Chondrocyte Differentiation in a New Chondrogenesis Model Using Human Umbilical Cord Stroma Mesenchymal Stem Cells 

      Fuente, Alexandre de la; Mateos, Jesús; Lesende-Rodríguez, Iván; Calamia, Valentina; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Arufe, M.C.; Blanco García, Francisco J (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2011-10-17)
      [Abstract] Umbilical cord stroma mesenchymal stem cells were differentiated toward chondrocyte-like cells using a new in vitro model that consists of the random formation of spheroids in a medium supplemented with fetal ...
    • Quantification of cells expressing mesenchymal stem cell markers in healthy and osteoarthritic synovial membranes 

      Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Gimeno-Longas, María José; Muiños-López, Emma; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company, 2010-11-15)
      [Abstract] Objective. To quantify cells expressing mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) markers in synovial mem- branes from human osteoarthritic (OA) and healthy joints. Methods. Synovial membranes from OA and healthy joints were ...
    • Tips and Tricks for Successfully Culturing and Adapting Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells [Protocol] 

      Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; López-Baltar, Isidoro; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Blanco García, Francisco J; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (Cell Press, 2021-12)
      [Abstract] Reprogramming somatic cells toward pluripotency became possible over a decade ago. Since then, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have served as a versatile and powerful tool not only for basic research but ...
    • Umbilical Cord as a Mesenchymal Stem Cell Source for Treating Joint Pathologies 

      Arufe, M.C.; Fuente, Alexandre de la; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Baishideng, 2011-06-18)
      [Abstract] Articular cartilage disorders and injuries often result in life-long chronic pain and compromised quality of life. Regrettably, the regeneration of articular cartilage is a continuing challenge for biomedical ...
    • Usefulness of mesenchymal cell lines for bone and cartilage regeneration research 

      Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Blanco García, Francisco J; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (MDPI, 2019-12-13)
      [Abstract] The unavailability of sufficient numbers of human primary cells is a major roadblock for in vitro repair of bone and/or cartilage, and for performing disease modelling experiments. Immortalized mesenchymal ...
    • Versatility of induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) for improving the knowledge on musculoskeletal diseases 

      Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Blanco García, Francisco J; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (MDPI, 2020-08-25)
      [Abstract] Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) represent an unlimited source of pluripotent cells capable of di erentiating into any cell type of the body. Several studies have demonstrated the valuable use of iPSCs ...