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Rheumatology

The group focuses its research projects on non-traumatic musculoskeletal diseases, mainly autoimmune diseases (Lupus, Scleroderma, Vasculitis, Inflammatory myopathies,...), and immune-mediated arthropathies (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis,...). The group has mainly carried out clinical research studies (description of disease phenotypes, response to treatments) and, in recent years, basic research (histopathology, immunology, and genetics) has been added. Likewise, innovative projects have been developed (training of rheumatic patients, thermal imaging in arthritis, mobile devices for monitoring chronic diseases) for application to clinical practice. Four members of the group are doctors and 5 more are finishing their PhD. We have got updated records of disease groups, clinical situation and prescribed advanced (biological) treatments. We have got a collection of biological samples of all these autoimmune diseases in different stages of evolution and different treatments

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  • Garcia-Villanueva MJ, Garrote-Corral S, Pego-Reigosa JM, Jiménez Otero N, Uriarte Isazelaia E, Olivé Marqué A, Sangüesa Gómez C, Freire González M, Aurrecoechea Aguinaga E, Raya Álvarez E, Tomero Muriel E, Montilla Morales C, Galindo Izquierdo M, Calvo-Alén J, Menor-Almagro R, Serrano Benavente B, Martinez-Barrio J, Hernández-Beriain JA, Ibañez Barceló M, Bonilla Hernan G, Rosas J, Salgado Pérez E, Fernández-Nebro A, Rua-Figueroa I.

    Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: data from the Spanish society of rheumathology Lupus Register (RELESSER).

    RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL . 44(11): 2445-2455.

    [doi:10.1007/s00296-024-05684-4]

  • López-Maraver M, Serrano-Combarro A, Atienza-Mateo B, Del Val N, Casafont-Solé I, Melero-Gonzalez RB, Pérez-Linaza A, Calvo Gutiérrez J, Mena-Vázquez N, Vegas-Revenga N, Domínguez-Casas L, Loarce Martos J, Peralta Ginés CA, Diez Morrondo C, Pérez Albaladejo L, López Sánchez R, Manzano Canabal MG, Brandy-García AM, López Viejo P, Bonilla G, Maiz-Alonso O, Carrasco-Cubero C, Garijo Bufort M, Moreno M, Urruticoechea-Arana A, Ordóñez-Palau S, González-Montagut C, Giner Serret E, De Dios Jiménez De Aberasturi JR, Lozano Morillo F, Vázquez Rodríguez T, Carreira PE, Blanco Madrigal JM, Miguel Ibáñez B, Rodríguez López M, Fernández-Díaz C, Loricera J, Ferraz-Amaro I, Ferrer-Pargada D, Castañeda S, Blanco R.

    Subcutaneous vs intravenous abatacept in rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease. National multicentre study of 397 patients.

    SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM . 68: 152517-152517.

    [doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152517]

  • Keen R, Dahir KM, McGinniss J, Sanchez RJ, Mellis S, Economides AN, Di Rocco M, Orcel P, Roux C, Tabarkiewicz J, Bachiller-Corral J, Cheung AM, Al Mukaddam M, Mohammadi K, Gu J, Srinivasan D, Trotter DG, Eekhoff EMW, Kaplan FS, Pignolo RJ.

    Characterization of flare-ups and impact of garetosmab in adults with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: a post hoc analysis of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled LUMINA-1 trial.

    JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH . 39(10): 1486-1492.

    [doi:10.1093/jbmr/zjae140]

  • Altabás-González I, Rua-Figueroa I, Mouriño C, Roberts K, Jimenez N, Martinez-Barrio J, Galindo M, Calvo Alén J, Pérez VDC, Uriarte Itzazelaia E, Tomero E, Freire-González M, Martínez Taboada V, Salgado E, Vela P, Fernandez-Nebro A, Olivé A, Narváez J, Menor-Almagro R, Soler GS, Hernández-Beriain JÁ, Manero J, Aurrecoechea E, Ibarguengoitia-Barrena O, Montilla C, Bonilla G, Torrente-Segarra V, Cacheda AP, García-Villanueva MJ, Moriano-Morales C, Manteca CF, Lozano-Rivas N, Bohórquez C, Pego-Reigosa JM.

    Damage in a large systemic lupus erythematosus cohort from the Spanish Society of Rheumatology Lupus Registry (RELESSER) with emphasis on the cardiovascular system: a longitudinal analysis.

    LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE . 11(2): .

    [doi:10.1136/lupus-2023-001064]

  • Carriquí-Arenas S, Mosquera JM, Quesada-Masachs E, López M, Clemente D, Boteanu A, Udaondo C, de Inocencio J, Nieto JC, Riancho L, Núñez E, Sánchez-Manubens J, Lirola MJ, Roldán R, Camacho M, Martínez M, Medrano M, Alcañiz P, Antón J, Iglesias E.

    Clinical characteristics and prognostic factor in juvenile dermatomyositis: data of the Spanish registry.

    PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY . 22(1): 66-66.

    [doi:10.1186/s12969-024-00999-9]

  • Brunner HI, Akikusa JD, Al-Abadi E, Bohnsack JF, Boteanu AL, Chedeville G, Cuttica R, De La Pena W, Jung L, Kasapcopur O, Kobusinska K, Schulert GS, Neiva C, Rivas-Chacon R, Rizo Rodriguez JC, Vazquez-Del Mercado M, Wagner-Weiner L, Weiss JE, Wouters C, Posner H, Wouters A, Chang C, White C, Kanik K, Liu S, Martini A, Lovell DJ, Ruperto N.

    Safety and efficacy of tofacitinib for the treatment of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: preliminary results of an open-label, long-term extension study.

    ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES . : .

    [doi:10.1136/ard-2023-225094]

  • Tortosa-Cabañas M, Tejero-Carmona ME, García-Montes N, Guillén-Astete CA.

    Ultrasound Changes in the Enthesis and Peri-enthesis Area of the Patellar and Achilles Tendons in Response to Physical Exercise: Comparison Between Healthy Subjects and Patients with Spondyloarthritis in Clinical Remission.

    Academic radiology . 31(10): 4152-4158.

    [doi:10.1016/j.acra.2024.04.021]

  • Rua-Figueroa I, Altabás-González I, Mouriño C, Roberts K, Hernández-Martín A, Casafont-Solé I, Font-Urgelles J, Román-Ivorra JA, Navarro MR, Galindo-Izquierdo M, Salman-Monte TC, Narváez J, Vidal-Montal P, García-Villanueva MJ, Garrote-Corral S, Blazquez-Canamero MA, Fernandez-Cid CM, Piqueras-García M, Martínez-Barrio J, Sánchez-Lucas M, Cortés-Hernández J, Penzo E, Calvo J, de Dios JR, Alvarez-Rodríguez B, Vasques-Rocha M, Tomero E, Menor-Almagro R, Gandía M, Gómez-Puerta JA, Frade-Sosa B, Ramos-Giráldez C, Trapero-Pérez C, Diez E, Moriano C, Muñoz-Jiménez A, Pego-Reigosa JM.

    Can the Dose of Belimumab be Reduced in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?

    RHEUMATOLOGY . : .

    [doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keae270]

  • Garrote-Corral S, Botello Corzo D, Loarce-Martos J, de la Puente Bujidos C, Carmona L.

    Efficacy and safety of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in systemic sclerosis: a systematic review.

    RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL . : .

    [doi:10.1007/s00296-024-05613-5]

  • Ciurtin C, Robinson G, Butt M, Peng J, Ardoin S, Schanberg L, Boteanu A, Bouchalova K, Demir S, Moraitis E, Migowa A, Glackin Y, Ainsworth J, Smith E, Jury E, Sahin S, Kamphuis S, Lewandowski L.

    Cardiovascular risk in young people with childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Lancet Rheumatology . 6(5): .

    [doi:10.1016/S2665-9913(24)00085-7]

  • Guillén-Astete CA, Revenga-Martínez M, Zea-Mendoza AC, Brito-Brito ME, Zurita-Prada P, Urrego-Laurín C, Villalobos-Sánchez L, García-Montes N, Vázquez-Díaz M.

    Subclinical synovitis impact on the progression of lupus joint disease: A 10-year longitudinal multicenter study.

    Lupus . 33(6): 638-643.

    [doi:10.1177/09612033241240584]

  • Novella-Navarro M, Iniesta-Chamorro JM, Benavent D, Bachiller-Corral J, Calvo-Aranda E, Borrell-Paños H, Berbel-Arcobé L, Navarro-Compan V, Michelena-Vegas X, Lojo-Oliveira L, Arroyo-Palomo J, García García V, Gómez González CM, Monjo-Henry I, Gomez EJ, Balsa A, Plasencia-Rodríguez C.

    Towards Telemonitoring in Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: Implementation of a Mixed Attention Model.

    Jmir Research Protocols . 13: .

    [doi:10.2196/55829]

  • García-Hoz C, Crespo L, Pariente R, De Andrés A, Rodríguez-Ramos R, Roy G.

    Intraepithelial Lymphogram in the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease in Adult Patients: A Validation Cohort.

    Nutrients . 16(8): . Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.3390/nu16081117]

  • Rua-Figueroa I, García de Yébenes MJ, Martinez-Barrio J, Galindo Izquierdo M, Calvo Alén J, Fernandez-Nebro A, Menor-Almagro R, Carmona L, Tejera Segura B, Tomero E, Freire-González M, Sangüesa C, Horcada L, Blanco R, Uriarte Itzazelaia E, Narváez J, Rosas Gómez de Salazar JC, Gómez-Sabater S, Morales CM, Andreu JL, Segarra VT, Aurrecoechea E, Perez A, Nóvoa Medina J, Salgado E, Lozano-Rivas N, Montilla C, Ruiz-Lucea E, Arevalo M, Iñiguez C, García-Villanueva MJ, Exposito L, Ibáñez-Barceló M, Bonilla G, Carrión-Barberà I, Erausquin C, Fragio Gil JJ, Pecondón A, Toyos FJ, Cobo T, Muñoz-Jiménez A, Oller J, Nolla JM, Pego-Reigosa JM.

    SLESIS-R: an improved score for prediction of serious infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus based on the RELESSER prospective cohort.

    LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE . 11(1): .

    [doi:10.1136/lupus-2023-001096]

  • Fernández-Lozano D, Hernández-Rodríguez I, Narvaez J, Domínguez-Álvaro M, De Miguel E, Silva-Díaz M, Belzunegui JM, Moriano Morales C, Sánchez J, Galíndez-Agirregoikoa E, Aldaroso V, Abasolo L, Loricera J, Garrido-Puñal N, Moya Alvarado P, Larena C, Navarro VA, Calvet J, Casafont-Solé I, Ortiz-Sanjuán F, Salman Monte TC, Castañeda S, Blanco R.

    Incidence and clinical manifestations of giant cell arteritis in Spain: results of the ARTESER register.

    Rmd Open . 10(1): .

    [doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003824]

  • Loganathan A, Zanframundo G, Yoshida A, Faghihi-Kashani S, Bauer Ventura I, Dourado E, Bozan F, Sambataro G, Yamano Y, Bae SS, Lim D, Ceribelli A, Isailovic N, Selmi C, Fertig N, Bravi E, Kaneko Y, Saraiva AP, Jovani V, Bachiller-Corral J, Cifrian J, Mera-Varela A, Moghadam-Kia S, Wolff V, Campagne J, Meyer A, Giannini M, Triantafyllias K, Knitza J, Gupta L, Molad Y, Iannone F, Cavazzana I, Piga M, De Luca G, Tansley S, Bozzalla-Cassione E, Bonella F, Corte TJ, Doyle TJ, Fiorentino D, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Hudson M, Kuwana M, Lundberg IE, Mammen AL, McHugh NJ, Miller FW, Montecucco C, Oddis CV, Rojas-Serrano J, Schmidt J, Scirè CA, Selva-O'Callaghan A, Werth VP, Alpini C, Bozzini S, Cavagna L, Aggarwal R.

    Agreement between local and central anti-synthetase antibodies detection: results from the Classification Criteria of Anti-Synthetase Syndrome project biobank.

    CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY . 42(2): 277-287. Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.55563/clinexprheumatol/s14zq8]

  • Serrano-Warleta M, Palomeque-Vargas A, Manzo R, Blanco-Cáceres B, Vazquez-Díaz M, Guillen-Astete C.

    Usefulness of ultrasound in clinical decision-making in rheumatology clinical practice: A single-center longitudinal study.

    Reumatologia Clinica . 20(3): 147-149.

    [doi:10.1016/j.reumae.2024.02.004]

  • Naredo E, D'Agostino MA, Terslev L, Pineda C, Miguel MI, Blasi J, Bruyn GA, Kortekaas MC, Mandl P, Nestorova R, Szkudlarek M, Todorov P, Vlad V, Wong P, Bakewell C, Filippucci E, Zabotti A, Micu M, Vreju F, Mortada M, Mendonça JA, Guillen-Astete CA, Olivas-Vergara O, Iagnocco A, Hanova P, Tinazzi I, Balint PV, Aydin SZ, Kane D, Keen H, Kaeley GS, Möller I.

    Validation and incorporation of digital entheses into a preliminary GLobal OMERACT Ultrasound DActylitis Score (GLOUDAS) in psoriatic arthritis.

    ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES . : .

    [doi:10.1136/ard-2023-225278]