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Diabetes and Metabolism

The Diabetes and Metabolism Research Group is search is lead by Dr. Rafael Simó (Hirsch index:54), Head of the Endocrinology Department, Professor of Medicine & Endocrinology at UAB and current President of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes-Eye Complications. The group consists of 7 senior clinical investigators, 4 basic post-doctoral researchers, 4 pre-doc researchers, 3 laboratory technicians and one coordinator of clinical assays.  

The group belongs to “CIBER” of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM. ISCIII) and has been recognized as consolidated group by the Generalitat de Catalunya (AQU/AGAUR).

Since 2014 this group has been qualified as outstanding in the evaluations performed by the ANEP, CIBERDEM and the external Scientific Advisory Board of VHIR. 

The main lines of research are:

  • Complications of diabetes (in particular diabetic retinopathy)
  • Obesity and its co-morbidities
  • Type 2 diabetes and cognitive impairment
  • Thyroid diseases
  • Hospital Nutrition. 

Publications

Olaparib for the Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Alterations in BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 in the PROfound Trial.

PMID: 37963304
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
Year: 2023
Reference: J Clin Oncol. 2023 Nov 14:JCO2300339. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.00339.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Agarwal, Neeraj; Augustin, Salvador; Barnicle, Alan; Chi, Kim N; Ciudin, Andreea; de Bono, Johann S; Ferrer-Costa, Roser; Fizazi, Karim; Gabriel-Medina, Pablo; Hussain, Maha et al.
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.00339

Early prediction of ventilator-associated pneumonia with machine learning models: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prediction model performance(?).

PMID: 37981529
Journal: European Journal of Internal Medicine
Year: 2023
Reference: Eur J Intern Med. 2023 Nov 17:S0953-6205(23)00406-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.11.009.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Araujo-Castro, Marta; Atkova, Irina; Bernabeu, Ignacio; Biagetti, Betina; Chew, Han Shi Jocelyn; Dios, Elena; Frondelius, Tuomas; Jansson, Miia; Miettunen, Jouko; Rello, Jordi et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.11.009

Electronic health records (EHRs) in clinical research and platform trials: application of the innovative EHR-based methods developed by EU-PEARL.

PMID: 38000766
Journal: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS
Year: 2023
Reference: J Biomed Inform. 2023 Nov 22:104553. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104553.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Amasi-Hartoonian, Nare; Ammour, Nadir; Begum, Amina; Blanco, Albert; Brown, Mollie; Comas, Immaculada; Conesa, Laura; Couvert, Camille; Diaz-Troyano, Noelia; Didden, Eva-Maria et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104553

Standardising personalised diabetes care across European health settings: A person-centred outcome set agreed in a multinational Delphi study.

PMID: 38017616
Journal: DIABETIC MEDICINE
Year: 2023
Reference: Diabet Med. 2023 Nov 28:e15259. doi: 10.1111/dme.15259.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Aanstoot, Henk-Jan; Aguilera, Antonio; Benard, Angele Helene Marie; Benito, Rafael; de-Mendoza, Carmen; Del Pozo, Carmen Hurtado; Delbecque, Laure; Due-Christensen, Mette; Eeg-Olofsson, Katarina; Eiros, Jose Maria et al.
DOI: 10.1111/dme.15259

ERM Complex, a Therapeutic Target for Vascular Leakage Induced by Diabetes.

PMID: 34042029
Journal: CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Year: 2022
Reference: Curr Med Chem. 2022;29(12):2189-2199. doi: 10.2174/0929867328666210526114417.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Bogdanov, Patricia; Garcia-Ramirez, Marta; Hernandez, Cristina; Huerta, Jordi; Ramos, Hugo; Simo, Rafael; Simo-Servat, Olga et al.
DOI: 10.2174/0929867328666210526114417

Diabetic Retinopathy: Role of Neurodegeneration and Therapeutic Perspectives.

PMID: 35533335
Journal: Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology
Year: 2022
Reference: Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2022 Mar-Apr 01;11(2):160-167. doi: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000510.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Bogdanov, Patricia; Hernandez, Cristina; Simo, Rafael; Simo-Servat, Olga et al.
DOI: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000510

Adipose tissue-specific ablation of PGC-1beta impairs thermogenesis in brown fat.

PMID: 35466996
Journal: Disease Models & Mechanisms
Year: 2022
Reference: Dis Model Mech. 2022 Apr 1;15(4). pii: 275113. doi: 10.1242/dmm.049223. Epub 2022 Apr 25.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Adamcova, Katerina; Bardova, Kristina; Flachs, Pavel; Funda, Jiri; Haasova, Eliska; Irodenko, Illaria; Janovska, Petra; Jedlickova, Ivana; Kopecky, Jan; Rossmeisl, Martin et al.
DOI: 10.1242/dmm.049223

LYMPHOCYTIC THYROIDITIS TRANSCRIPTOMIC PROFILES SUPPORT THE ROLE OF CHECKPOINT PATHWAYS AND B CELLS IN PATHOGENESIS.

PMID: 35403441
Journal: THYROID
Year: 2022
Reference: Thyroid. 2022 Jun;32(6):682-693. doi: 10.1089/thy.2021.0694. Epub 2022 May 25.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alvarez de la Sierra, Daniel; Bello, Irene; Caubet, Enric; Gomez-Brey, Aroa; Gonzalez, Oscar; Iglesias, Carmela; Marin-Sanchez, Ana; Moreno-Llorente, Pablo; Petit, Anna; Pujol-Borrell, Ricardo et al.
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2021.0694

The role of liver steatosis as measured with transient elastography and transaminases on hard clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19.

PMID: 34104210
Journal: Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Year: 2021
Reference: Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 2021 May 30;14:17562848211016567. doi: 10.1177/17562848211016567. eCollection 2021.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Aguilera-Castro, Lara; Alvarez-Lopez, Patricia; Anton, Adrian; Augustin, Salvador; Banares, Juan; Barber, Claudia; Barreira-Diaz, Ana; Biagetti, Betina; Campos-Varela, Isabel; Camps-Relats, Laura et al.
DOI: 10.1177/17562848211016567

Usefulness of skin advanced glycation end products to predict coronary artery calcium score in patients with type 2 diabetes.

PMID: 34032928
Journal: ACTA DIABETOLOGICA
Year: 2021
Reference: Acta Diabetol. 2021 Oct;58(10):1403-1412. doi: 10.1007/s00592-021-01735-5. Epub 2021 May 25.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Baneras, Jordi; Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio; Garcia, Esther; Hernandez, Cristina; Ortiz, Angel M; Planas, Alejandra; Ruiz-Meana, Marisol; Sanchez, Monica; Simo, Rafael; Simo-Servat, Olga et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-021-01735-5

Intralymphatic Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase With Vitamin D Supplementation in Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase IIb Trial.

PMID: 34021020
Journal: DIABETES CARE
Year: 2021
Reference: Diabetes Care. 2021 Jul;44(7):1604-1612. doi: 10.2337/dc21-0318. Epub 2021 May 21.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Casas, Rosaura; Clemente Leon, Maria; Dietrich, Fabricia; Gomez-Gila, Ana; Hanas, Ragnar; Hannelius, Ulf; Hernandez, Cristina; Katsarou, Anastasia; Lind, Marcus; Lozano, Marta Ferrer et al.
DOI: 10.2337/dc21-0318

Canagliflozin: A New Therapeutic Option in Patients That Present Postprandial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Pilot Study.

PMID: 33965935
Journal: Obesity Facts
Year: 2021
Reference: Obes Facts. 2021;14(3):291-297. doi: 10.1159/000515598. Epub 2021 May 7.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ciudin, Andreea; Comas, Marta; Cordero, Efrain; Ferrer, Roser; Fidilio, Enzamaria; Giralt, Marina; Gonzalez, Carla; Hernandez, Cristina; Hernandez, Irene; Lopez, Natividad et al.
DOI: 10.1159/000515598

Is it time to change the management of permanent postsurgical hypoparathyroidism?

PMID: 31822394
Journal: Endocrinologia Diabetes y Nutricion
Year: 2020
Reference: Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr. 2020 Jan;67(1):1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.endinu.2019.10.002. Epub 2019 Dec 9.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Editorial in national publication
Authors: Garcia Pascual, Luis; Simo, Rafael et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2019.10.002

Thigh muscle fat infiltration is associated with impaired physical performance despite remission in Cushing's syndrome.

PMID: 31912154
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Year: 2020
Reference: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 May 1;105(5). pii: 5698174. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgz329.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alonso, Alicia; Bascunana, Helena; Biagetti, Betina; Diaz-Manera, Jordi; Llauger, Jaume; Martel, Luciana; Montesinos, Paula; Nunez-Peralta, Claudia; Valassi, Elena; Webb, Susan M et al.
DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgz329

IDENTIFICATION OF EXPRESSION PROFILES DEFINING DISTINCT PROGNOSTIC SUBSETS OF RADIOACTIVE-IODINE REFRACTORY DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CANCER FROM THE DECISION TRIAL.

PMID: 31540966
Journal: MOLECULAR CANCER THERAPEUTICS
Year: 2020
Reference: Mol Cancer Ther. 2020 Jan;19(1):312-317. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-19-0211. Epub 2019 Sep 20.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Brose, Marcia S; Capdevila, Jaume; Hernando, Jorge; Iglesias, Carmela; Mancuso, Francesco M; Matos, Ignacio; Muinos, Laura; Nuciforo, Paolo; Ogbah, Zighereda; Palmer, Hector G et al.
DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-19-0211

Hsa-miR-139-5p is a prognostic thyroid cancer marker involved in HNRNPF-mediated alternative splicing.

PMID: 31403184
Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
Year: 2020
Reference: Int J Cancer. 2020 Jan 15;146(2):521-530. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32622. Epub 2019 Aug 28.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Al-Shahrour, F; Alvarez-Escola, C; Blasco, M A; Calsina, B; Cascon, A; Cordero-Barreal, A; de Silanes, I Lopez; Gonzalez-Neira, A; Grana-Castro, O; Guadalix, S et al.
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32622

Calorie restriction prevents diet-induced insulin resistance independently of PGC-1-driven mitochondrial biogenesis in white adipose tissue.

PMID: 30277821
Journal: FASEB JOURNAL
Year: 2019
Reference: FASEB J. 2019 Feb;33(2):2343-2358. doi: 10.1096/fj.201800310R. Epub 2018 Oct 2.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Cervela, Luis; de Marco, Marina; Gama-Perez, Pau; Garcia-Roves, Pablo M; Gonzalez-Franquesa, Alba; Pardo, Rosario; Simo, Rafael; Statuto, Lucia; Vila, Maria; Vilallonga, Ramon et al.
DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800310R

Effect of Glucose Improvement on Spirometric Maneuvers in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: The Sweet Breath Study.

PMID: 30705064
Journal: DIABETES CARE
Year: 2019
Reference: Diabetes Care. 2019 Apr;42(4):617-624. doi: 10.2337/dc18-1948. Epub 2019 Jan 31.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Barbe, Ferran; Carmona, Paola; Dalmases, Mireia; Gutierrez-Carrasquilla, Liliana; Hernandez, Cristina; Hernandez, Marta; Lecube, Albert; Lopez-Cano, Carolina; Rius, Ferran; Sanchez, Enric et al.
DOI: 10.2337/dc18-1948

Adipocyte MTERF4 regulates non-shivering adaptive thermogenesis and sympathetic-dependent glucose homeostasis.

PMID: 30690068
Journal: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE
Year: 2019
Reference: Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2019 Jun 1;1865(6):1298-1312. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.01.025. Epub 2019 Jan 26.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Beiroa, Daniel; Camara, Yolanda; Castillo, Anna; Marti, Ramon; Martin, Edgar; Morcillo, Miguel A; Nogueiras, Ruben; Oteo, Marta; Pardo, Rosario; Pedriza, Ines et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.01.025

Effects of Topically Administered Neuroprotective Drugs in Early Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy. Results of the EUROCONDOR Clinical Trial.

PMID: 30389750
Journal: DIABETES
Year: 2019
Reference: Diabetes. 2019 Feb;68(2):457-463. doi: 10.2337/db18-0682. Epub 2018 Nov 2.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Aldington, Stephen J; Bandello, Francesco; Costa, Miguel Angelo; Cunha-Vaz, Jose; Egan, Catherine; Frydkjaer-Olsen, Ulrik; Garcia-Arumi, Jose; Gibson, Jonathan; Grauslund, Jakob; Harding, Simon P et al.
DOI: 10.2337/db18-0682

Response to oral sucrosomial iron supplementation in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The BARI-FER study.

PMID: 29233512
Journal: Endocrinologia, diabetes y nutricion
Year: 2018
Reference: Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr. 2018 Jan;65(1):17-20. doi: 10.1016/j.endinu.2017.10.007. Epub 2017 Dec 7.
Impact factor: 0
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Simo, Rafael, Mesa, Jordi, Hernandez, Cristina, Vilallonga, Ramon, Balibrea, Jose Maria, Simo-Servat, Olga, Ciudin, Andreea et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2017.10.007

GLP-1R as a Target for the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy: Friend or Foe?

PMID: 28533296
Journal: DIABETES
Year: 2017
Reference: Diabetes. 2017 Jun;66(6):1453-1460. doi: 10.2337/db16-1364.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Hernandez, Cristina; Simo, Rafael et al.
DOI: 10.2337/db16-1364

Local and Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers of Diabetic Retinopathy: An Integrative Approach.

PMID: 28510630
Journal: INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
Year: 2017
Reference: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 May 1;58(6):BIO68-BIO75. doi: 10.1167/iovs.17-21769.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Simo, Rafael; Vujosevic, Stela et al.
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-21769

Advanced glycation end-products in morbid obesity and after bariatric surgery: When glycemic memory starts to fail.

PMID: 28440769
Journal: Endocrinologia, diabetes y nutricion
Year: 2017
Reference: Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr. 2017 Jan;64(1):4-10. doi: 10.1016/j.endinu.2016.09.009. Epub 2017 Jan 18.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Baena-Fustegueras, Juan Antonio; Bueno, Marta; de la Fuente, Maria Cruz; Gutierrez, Liliana; Lecube, Albert; Ros, Susana; Sanchez, Enric et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2016.09.009

Type 2 diabetes, risk of sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, and quality of life associated to sleep breathing disorders.

PMID: 28440756
Journal: Endocrinologia, diabetes y nutricion
Year: 2017
Reference: Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr. 2017 Mar;64(3):174-176. doi: 10.1016/j.endinu.2016.10.009. Epub 2017 Feb 13.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Hernandez, Cristina; Lecube, Albert; Lopez-Cano, Carolina; Sanchez, Enric; Simo, Rafael et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2016.10.009

Effect of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors on cytomegalovirus infection in kidney transplant recipients receiving polyclonal antilymphocyte globulins: a propensity score-matching analysis.

PMID: 27564469
Journal: TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL
Year: 2016
Reference: Transpl Int. 2016 Nov;29(11):1216-1225. doi: 10.1111/tri.12848. Epub 2016 Sep 26.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Bodro, Marta; Campistol, Josep Maria; Cervera, Carlos; Cofan, Frederic; Diekmann, Fritz; Hernandez, Cristina; Marcos, Maria Angeles; Moreno, Asuncion; Oppenheimer, Frederic; Sanclemente, Gemma et al.
DOI: 10.1111/tri.12848

Long-Term Prediction of the Demand of Colonoscopies Generated by a Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Program.

PMID: 27732635
Journal: PLoS One
Year: 2016
Reference: PLoS One. 2016 Oct 12;11(10):e0164666. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164666. eCollection 2016.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Andreu, Montserrat; Castells, Xavier; Comas, Merce; Hernandez, Cristina; Mendivil, Joan et al.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164666

[Glucose renal excretion as diabetes treatment: From an old diagnostic method to a new way of treatment].

PMID: 26823105
Journal: MEDICINA CLINICA
Year: 2016
Reference: Med Clin (Barc). 2016 May 20;146(10):460-4. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2015.12.003. Epub 2016 Jan 26.
Impact factor: 1.267
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Biagetti, Betina, Mesa, Jordi, Dalama, Belen et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2015.12.003

Two decades of growth hormone treatment in adulthood.

PMID: 26522974
Journal: Endocrinologia y Nutricion
Year: 2016
Reference: Endocrinol Nutr. 2016 Feb;63(2):55-7. doi: 10.1016/j.endonu.2015.08.004. Epub 2015 Oct 27.
Impact factor: 0
Publication type: Editorial in national publication
Authors: Mesa, Jordi, del Pozo, Carlos et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.endonu.2015.08.004

Haematological parameters and serum trace elements in "healthy" and "unhealthy" morbidly obese patients before and after gastric bypass.

PMID: 24792189
Journal: CLINICAL NUTRITION
Year: 2015
Reference: Clin Nutr. 2015 Apr;34(2):276-83. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2014.04.003. Epub 2014 Apr 24.
Impact factor: 3.94
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Gonzalez, Oscar, Vilallonga, Ramon, Fort, Jose Manuel, Peinado-Onsurbe, Julia, Caubet, Enric, Balibrea, Jose Maria, Baena-Fustegueras, Juan Antonio, Ferrer, Roser, Pardina, Eva, Rossell, Joana et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2014.04.003

Morbidly "Healthy" Obese Are Not Metabolically Healthy but Less Metabolically Imbalanced Than Those with Type 2 Diabetes or Dyslipidemia.

PMID: 25515498
Journal: OBESITY SURGERY
Year: 2015
Reference: Obes Surg. 2015 Aug;25(8):1380-91. doi: 10.1007/s11695-014-1528-z.
Impact factor: 3.747
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ferrer, Roser, Pardina, Eva, Rossell, Joana, Oller, Laura, Vinas, Anna, Baena-Fustegueras, Juan Antonio, Lecube, Albert, Vargas, Victor, Balibrea, Jose Maria, Caubet, Enric et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-014-1528-z

A descriptive study of the characteristics of differentiated thyroid cancer in Catalonia during the period 1998-2012. The CECaT registry.

PMID: 25979187
Journal: Endocrinología y Nutrición
Year: 2015
Reference: Endocrinol Nutr. 2015 Jun-Jul;62(6):264-9. doi: 10.1016/j.endonu.2015.03.005. Epub 2015 May 13.
Impact factor: 0
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Halperin, Irene, Zafon, Carles, Puig-Domingo, Manel, Biarnes, Josefina, Gonzalez, Cintia, Megia, Ana, Santos, Lola, Garcia-Pascual, Luis, Reverter, Jordi Lluis, Pizarro, Eduarda et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.endonu.2015.03.005

Expression of YY1 in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.

PMID: 25698133
Journal: ENDOCRINE PATHOLOGY
Year: 2015
Reference: Endocr Pathol. 2015 May;26(2):111-8. doi: 10.1007/s12022-015-9359-6.
Impact factor: 1.757
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arribas, Jessica, Castellvi, Josep, Marcos, Ricard, Zafon, Carles, Velazquez, Antonia et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s12022-015-9359-6

Height Gain at Adult-Height Age in 184 Short Patients Treated with Growth Hormone from Prepubertal Age to Near Adult-Height Age is Not Related to GH Secretory Status at GH Therapy Onset.

PMID: 23548791
Journal: Hormone Research in Paediatrics
Year: 2013
Reference: Horm Res Paediatr. 2013;79:145-56. doi: 10.1159/000348540. Epub 2013 Mar 28.
Impact factor: 1.553
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Carrascosa, A, Audi, L, Fernandez-Cancio, M, Yeste, D, Gussinye, M, Campos, A, Albisu, M A, Clemente, M, Bel, J, Nosas, R et al.
DOI: 10.1159/000348540

Weight-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Obese Subjects Suitable for Bariatric Surgery is Lower Than in Their North American Counterparts: a Case-Control Study.

PMID: 23090430
Journal: OBESITY SURGERY
Year: 2013
Reference: Obes Surg. 2013 Apr;23(4):509-14. doi: 10.1007/s11695-012-0791-0.
Impact factor: 3.102
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Kolotkin, Ronette L, Crosby, Ross D, Caixas, Assumpta, Lecube, Albert, Morales, Maria-Jose, Calanas, Alfonso, Moreiro, Jose, Cordido, Fernando, Masmiquel, Lluis, Moreno, Basilio et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-012-0791-0

Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in a European Centre of Excellence (CoE).

PMID: 23645480
Journal: OBESITY SURGERY
Year: 2013
Reference: Obes Surg. 2013 Aug;23(8):1324-32. doi: 10.1007/s11695-013-0980-5.
Impact factor: 3.102
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Armengol, Manel, Caubet, Enric, Fort, Jose Manuel, Vilallonga, Ramon, Lecube, Albert, Gonzalez, Oscar, Mesa, Jordi et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-013-0980-5

Overexpression of Hemopexin in the Diabetic Eye: A new pathogenic candidate for diabetic macular edema.

PMID: 23620477
Journal: DIABETES CARE
Year: 2013
Reference: Diabetes Care. 2013 Sep;36(9):2815-21. doi: 10.2337/dc12-2634. Epub 2013 Apr 25.
Impact factor: 7.735
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Hernandez, Cristina, Garcia-Ramirez, Marta, Simo, Rafael et al.
DOI: 10.2337/dc12-2634

Breaking therapeutic inertia: should metabolic surgery be considered one more option for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus?

PMID: 22503817
Journal: Endocrinología y nutrición
Year: 2012
Reference: Endocrinol Nutr. 2012 May;59(5):281-3. doi: 10.1016/j.endonu.2012.02.006. Epub 2012 Apr 14.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Goday, Albert, Iglesias, Paloma, Lecube, Albert, Masmiquel, Lluis, Monereo, Susana, Moreiro, Jose, Moreno, Basilio, Morales, Maria Jose, Rubio, Miguel Angel, Vidal, Josep et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.endonu.2012.02.006

Thyroid cancer: molecular aspects and new therapeutic strategies.

PMID: 22848860
Journal: Journal of thyroid research
Year: 2012
Reference: J Thyroid Res. 2012;2012:847108. Epub 2012 Jul 12.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Grande, Enrique, Diez, Juan Jose, Zafon, Carles, Capdevila, Jaume et al.
DOI: 10.1155/2012/847108

Giant intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma.

PMID: 22787355
Journal: Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock.
Year: 2012
Reference: J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2012 Apr;5(2):196-8.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Zafon, Carlos, Migone, Raul, Baena, Juan Antonio, Vilallonga, Ramon et al.
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.96497

Alterations in the Common Pathway of Coagulation During Weight Loss Induced by Gastric Bypass in Severely Obese Patients.

PMID: 22193919
Journal: Obesity
Year: 2012
Reference: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 May;20(5):1048-56. doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.361. Epub 2011 Dec 22.
Impact factor: 4.284
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: , , , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.361

Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and soluble CD14 in the vitreous fluid of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

PMID: 20175275
Journal: RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES
Year: 2010
Reference: Retina. 2010 Feb;30(2):345-52.
Impact factor: 2.932
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Hernandez, Cristina, Ortega, Francisco, Garcia-Ramirez, Marta, Villarroel, Marta, Casado, Joan, Garcia-Pascual, Luis, Fernandez-Real, Jose Manuel, Simo, Rafael et al.
DOI:

High glucose concentration leads to differential expression of tight junction proteins in human retinal pigment epithelial cells.

PMID: 19627712
Journal: Endocrinol Nutr
Year: 2009
Reference: Endocrinol Nutr. 2009 Feb;56(2):53-8.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Villarroel, Marta, Garcia-Ramirez, Marta, Corraliza, Lidia, Hernandez, Cristina, Simo, Rafael et al.
DOI: 10.1016/S1575-0922(09)70552-2

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The European project, in which Vall d'Hebron participates, will favor personalized diagnosis and innovative therapeutic strategies in patients with the disease.

This investment from EIT Health in the project will enable D-Sight to progress in the clinical development of its groundbreaking treatment for the early stages of diabetic retinopathy.

This initiative of the ”la Caixa” Foundation offers the selected entrepreneurial scientists financial support and support through individual mentoring and training.