• A meta-analysis and a functional study support the influence of mtDNA variant m.16519C on the risk of rapid progression of knee osteoarthritis 

      Durán-Sotuela, Alejandro; Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes; Suárez-Ulloa, Victoria; Vázquez-García, Jorge; Relaño, Sara; Hermida-Gómez, Tamara; Balboa-Barreiro, Vanesa; Lourido-Salas, Lucía; Calamia, Valentina; Fernández-Puente, Patricia; Ruiz-Romero, Cristina; Fernández-Tajes, Juan; Vaamonde-García, Carlos; de Andrés, María C.; Oreiro, Natividad; Blanco García, Francisco J; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio (BMJ, 2023-04-06)
      [Abstract] Objectives: To identify mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic variants associated with the risk of rapid progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and to characterise their functional significance using a cellular ...
    • Analysis of factors influencing the prognostic significance of hyponatremia in peritoneal dialysis patients 

      Bravo González-Blas, L.; García Gago, L.; Astudillo-Jarrín, Daniela; Rodríguez-Magariños, Catuxa; López-Iglesias, Antía; García Falcón, María Teresa; Rodríguez-Carmona, Ana; Pérez-Fontán, Miguel (Karger, 2019-12-06)
    • Anti-inflammatory potential of ulvan 

      Flórez-Fernández, Noelia; Rodríguez-Coello, Arianna; Latire, Thomas; Bourgougnon, Natalie; Torres, María Dolores; Buján, Manuela; Muíños, Alexandra; Muíños, Antonio; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa; Blanco García, Francico J; Vaamonde-García, Carlos; Domínguez, Herminia (Elsevier, 2023-12-31)
      [Abstract] Green seaweeds are a widespread group of marine macroalgae that could be regarded as biorenewable source of valuable compounds, in particular sulfated polysaccharides like ulvans with interesting biological ...
    • 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 ...
    • Effect of Ionizing Radiation on Human Myeloperoxidase: Reaction With Hydrated Electrons 

      Ramos, Daniel R.; Fernández-Pérez, María-Isabel; Furtmüller, Paul G.; Obinger, Christian; García-Dopico, María-Victoria; Santaballa, J. Arturo; Canle, Moisés (Elsevier, 2021-11-27)
      [Abstract] Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a myeloid-lineage restricted enzyme largely expressed in the azurophilic granules of neutrophils. It catalyses the formation of reactive oxygen species, mainly hypochlorous acid, ...
    • Effectiveness of Leukocyte and Platelet-Rich Fibrin versus Nitrofurazone on Nail Post-Surgery Bleeding and Wound Cicatrization Period Reductions: A Randomized Single Blinded Clinical Trial 

      Garrido-Castells, Xavier; Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Ricardo; Calvo-Lobo, César; Losa Iglesias, Marta Elena; Palomo-López, Patricia; Navarro Flores, Emmanuel; López-López, Daniel (2019)
      [Abstract] : Background: Leukocyte and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF) may be considered a co-adjuvant intervention that may play a key role in blood coagulation and tissue repair after nail surgeries. The aim of this study ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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. ...
    • Intraarticular administration effect of hydrogen sulfide on an in vivo rat model of osteoarthritis 

      Vaamonde-García, Carlos; Burguera, Elena F.; Vela-Anero, Á.; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Filgueira-Fernández, P.; Fernández-Rodríguez, Jennifer Adriana; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa; Blanco García, Francisco J (MDPI, 2020-10-08)
      [Abstract] Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common articular chronic disease. However, its current treatment is limited and mostly symptomatic. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an endogenous gas with recognized physiological ...
    • Involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in the inflammatory response in human mesothelial cells from peritoneal dialysis effluent 

      Ramil-Gómez, Olalla; López-Pardo, Mirian; Fernández-Rodríguez, Jennifer Adriana; Rodríguez-Carmona, Ana; Pérez-López, Teresa; Vaamonde-García, Carlos; Pérez-Fontán, Miguel; López-Armada, María José (MDPI, 2022-11-04)
      [Abstract] Recent studies have related mitochondrial impairment with peritoneal membrane damage during peritoneal dialysis (PD) therapy. Here, we assessed the involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in the inflammatory ...
    • “Micronuclei and Disease” special issue: Aims, scope, and synthesis of outcomes 

      Fenech, Michael; Knasmueller, Siegfried; Knudsen, Lisbeth E.; Kirsch-Volders, Micheline; Deo, Permal; Franzke, Bernhard; Stopper, Helga; Andreassi, Maria-Grazia; Bolognesi, Claudia; Dhillon, Varinderpal S.; Laffon, Blanca; Wagner, Karl-Heinz; Bonassi, Stefano (2021)
      [Abastract] The purpose of the “Micronuclei and Disease” special issue (SI) is to: (i) Determine the level of evidence for association of micronuclei (MN), a biomarker of numerical and structural chromosomal aberrations, ...
    • Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in rheumatoid arthritis 

      López-Armada, María José; Fernández-Rodríguez, Jennifer Adriana; Blanco García, Francisco J (MDPI, 2022-06-12)
      [Abstract] Control of excessive mitochondrial oxidative stress could provide new targets for both preventive and therapeutic interventions in the treatment of chronic inflammation or any pathology that develops under an ...
    • Plasma IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-5 levels are decreased during acute manic episodes in bipolar disorder patients 

      Fernández-Pereira, Carlos; Penedo, María Aránzazu; Alonso-Núñez, Adrián; Rivera-Batanás, Tania; Viétez, Irene; Prieto-González, José María; Vilariño-Vilariño, María Isabel; Olivares, José Manuel; Ortolano, Saida; Agís-Balboa, Roberto Carlos (Frontiers, 2024-04-24)
      [Abstract] Introduction: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a recurrent and disabling psychiatric disorder related to low-grade peripheral inflammation and altered levels of the members of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) family. ...
    • Relevance of the extraction stage on the anti-inflammatory action of fucoidans 

      Flórez-Fernández, Noelia; Vaamonde-García, Carlos; Torres, María Dolores; Buján, Manuela; Muíños, Alexandra; Lamas-Vázquez, María J.; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa; Blanco García, Francisco J; Domínguez, Herminia (MDPI, 2023-03-01)
      [Abstract] The anti-inflammatory action of fucoidans is well known, based on both in vitro and some in vivo studies. The other biological properties of these compounds, their lack of toxicity, and the possibility of obtaining ...
    • Serum levels of anti-alphaGalactosyl antibodies predict survival and peritoneal dialysis-related enteric peritonitis rates in patients undergoing renal replacement therapy 

      Pérez-Fontán, Miguel; Máñez, Rafael; Rodríguez-Carmona, Ana; Peteiro, Javier; Martínez, Verónica; García Falcón, María Teresa; Doménech, Nieves (Elsevier, 2006-11-06)
      [Abstract] Background: Anti-Galα1-3Gal antibodies (anti-αGal) represent a significant fraction of natural antibodies and were implicated in several disease states, yet their origin and physiological significance remain ...
    • The mitochondrial inhibitor oligomycin induces an inflammatory response in the rat knee joint 

      Vaamonde-García, Carlos; Loureiro, Jesús; Valcárcel Ares, Marta Noa; Riveiro Naveira, Romina R.; Ramil-Gómez, Olalla; Hermida-Carballo, Laura; Centeno, Alberto; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa; Blanco García, Francisco J; López-Armada, María José (BioMed Central, 2017-06-12)
      [Abstract] Background. Recent findings support a connection between mitochondrial dysfunction and activation of inflammatory pathways in articular cells. This study investigates in vivo in an acute model whether ...
    • The nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor/heme oxygenase-1 axis is critical for the inflammatory features of type 2 diabetes–associated osteoarthritis 

      Vaamonde-García, Carlos; Courties, Alice; Pigenet, Audrey; Laiguillon, Marie-Charlotte; Sautet, Alain; Houard, Xavier; Kerdine-Römer, Saadia; Meijide-Faílde, Rosa; Berenbaum, Francis; Sellam, Jérémie (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2017-07-06)
      [Asbtract] Epidemiological findings support the hypothesis that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA). Moreover, OA cartilage from patients with T2DM exhibits a greater response to ...
    • The Treatment With the SGLT2 Inhibitor Empagliflozin Modifies the Hepatic Metabolome of Male Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats Towards a Protective Profile 

      Aragón Herrera, Alana; Otero-Santiago, Manuel; Anido Varela, Laura; Moraña Fernández, Sandra; Campos-Toimil, Manuel; García-Caballero, Tomas; Barral, Luis; Tarazón, Estefanía; Roselló-Lletí, Esther; Portolés, M; Gualillo, Oreste; Moscoso, Isabel; Lage Fernández, Ricardo; González-Juanatey, J.R.; Feijóo-Bandín, Sandra; Lago, Francisca (Frontiers Media, 2022-01-02)
      [Abstract] The EMPA-REG OUTCOME (Empagliflozin, Cardiovascular Outcome Event Trial in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)) trial evidenced the potential of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for ...