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Donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells

Organ, tissue and cell donation is one of the greatest acts of generosity and solidarity that an individual can do, and we strive to ensure that the maximum number of people benefit from it.

We are a multidisciplinary group of professionals who investigate the search for innovative strategies to optimize the process of donation, preservation, processing, and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells in order to increase their availability, expand their functionality, and improve their quality and safety, so they contribute to better health outcomes.

We deepen into the characterization of the damaging mechanisms that operate in the ischemia-reperfusion process during donation and transplantation in order to develop practices that allow us to prevent, minimize or treat them.

Team

Adrián Tirado Herranz

Adrián Tirado Herranz

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Ana Lucea Peña

Ana Lucea Peña

Postdoctoral researcher
Donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells
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Asenjo Gómez, Vanesa

Asenjo Gómez, Vanesa

Research technician
Donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells
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Cristina Salon Ajenjo

Cristina Salon Ajenjo

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Marina Hortola Bufi

Marina Hortola Bufi

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Navas Moya, Elisabeth

Navas Moya, Elisabeth

Research technician
Donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells
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Adrián Tirado Herranz

Adrián Tirado Herranz

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Ana Lucea Peña

Ana Lucea Peña

Postdoctoral researcher
Donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells
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Asenjo Gómez, Vanesa

Asenjo Gómez, Vanesa

Research technician
Donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells
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Cristina Salon Ajenjo

Cristina Salon Ajenjo

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Marina Hortola Bufi

Marina Hortola Bufi

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Navas Moya, Elisabeth

Navas Moya, Elisabeth

Research technician
Donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells
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Research lines

Oftalmologia

IP: Javier José Puig Galy

Projects

Modelos 3D innovadores derivados de tejido hepático humano para ensayos de desarrollo y toxicidad de fármacos

IP: Alberto Sandiumenge Camps
Collaborators: Ernest Hidalgo Llompart, Jesús Quintero Bernabeu
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 124939
Reference: CPP2021-008633
Duration: 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2025

Ministerio de Ciencia

ESTUDIO MULTICÉNTRICO DE MARCADORES DE DAÑO MITOCONDRIAL (DAMPs) EN DONACIÓN Y TRASPLANTE PULMONAR. COMPARACION DE DONACION EN ASISTOLIA CONTROLADA (DAC) Y MUERTE ENCEFALICA (ME).DACMEDAMPs

IP: -
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: SOC.ESPAÑOLA NEUMOLOGIA CIRUGIA TORACICA
Funding: 8370
Reference: SEPAR/PROJECTES/2020/BELLO
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025

Desentrañando las vías protectoras de los SGLT2i y GLP-1RA en la enfermedad renal diabética: papel de las proteínas adaptadoras MAP17 y D-AKAP-2 en ratones db/db y organoides renales humanos.

IP: Maria Jose Soler Romeo
Collaborators: Mario Alonso Narvaez Barros, Pamela Dominguez Baez, Sheila Bermejo Garcia, Alejandra Planas Vilaseca, Concepció Jacobs Cachá, Juan Carlos León Román, Irene Martinez Diaz
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 122210
Reference: PI21/01292
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2026

Publications

Thyroid cells from normal and autoimmune thyroid glands suppress T lymphocytes proliferation upon contact revealing a new regulatory inhibitory type of interaction independent of PD1/PDL1.

PMID: 36857863
Journal: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY
Year: 2023
Reference: J Autoimmun. 2023 Apr;136:103013. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2023.103013. Epub 2023 Feb 27.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Abad, Maria; Alvarez-Sierra, Daniel; Bello, Irene; Caubet, Enric; Cruz Cobo, Maria; Cruz Cobo, Maria; Escriche, Alba; Escriche, Alba; Fernandez-Sanmartin, Marco Antonio; Gomez-Brey, Aroa et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2023.103013

Development of a full-thickness acellular dermal graft from human skin: Case report of first patient rotator cuff patch augmentation repair.

PMID: 36934900
Journal: Transplant Immunology
Year: 2023
Reference: Transpl Immunol. 2023 Jun;78:101825. doi: 10.1016/j.trim.2023.101825. Epub 2023 Mar 18.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Aiti, A; Castells-Sala, C; Farinas, O; Lopez-Chicon, P; Lopez-Puerto, L; Lopez-Puerto, L; Madariaga, S E; Martinez, J I Rodriguez; Perez, M L; Perez, M L et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2023.101825

Intensive Rehabilitation Program in Older Adults with Stroke: Therapy Content and Feasibility-Preliminary Results from the BRAIN-CONNECTS Study.

PMID: 36981605
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year: 2023
Reference: Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Mar 7;20(6):4696. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20064696.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Coll-Molinos, Maria; Duarte, Esther; Llobet, Miriam; Marco, Ester; Martinez, Andrea; Morgado-Perez, Andrea; Nieto, Sonia; Puig, Josep; Ramirez-Fuentes, Cindry; Rueda, Nohora et al.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20064696

Solid organ transplantation: Need of a new paradigm integrating biological sex.

PMID: 37059605
Journal: European Journal of Internal Medicine
Year: 2023
Reference: Eur J Intern Med. 2023 Jun;112:117. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.04.004. Epub 2023 Apr 12.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Manuel, Oriol; Pont, Teresa; Pont, Teresa; Rello, Jordi; Rello, Jordi et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.04.004

Human pericardial extracellular matrix: An implantation platform for cardiac tissue engineering

PMID: NOPMID0095
Journal: Frontiers in Biomaterials Science
Year: 2022
Reference: Frontiers in Biomaterials Science, 1. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbiom.2022.953837
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Bayes-Genis, Antoni; Castells-Sala, Cristina; Fariñas, Oscar; López-Chicón, Patricia; Prat-Vidal, Cristina; Rodríguez-Gómez, Luciano; Roura, Santiago; Vilarrodona, Anna et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fbiom.2022.953837

Update in collecting duct carcinoma: Current aspects of the clinical and molecular characterization of an orphan disease.

PMID: 36267983
Journal: Frontiers in Oncology
Year: 2022
Reference: Front Oncol. 2022 Oct 4;12:970199. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.970199. eCollection 2022.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Carles, Joan; Gonzalez, Macarena; Lorente, David; Marmolejo, David; Mateo, Joaquin; Morales-Barrera, Rafael; Semidey, Maria Eugenia; Suarez, Cristina; Trilla, Enrique; Valdivia, Augusto et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.970199

A Comparative Study Using Fluorescent Confocal Microscopy and Flow Cytometry to Evaluate Chondrocyte Viability in Human Osteochondral Allografts.

PMID: 36290483
Journal: Bioengineering-Basel
Year: 2022
Reference: Bioengineering (Basel). 2022 Sep 29;9(10). pii: bioengineering9100515. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering9100515.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Casaroli-Marano, Ricardo-Pedro; Farinas, Oscar; Gelber, Pablo-Eduardo; Lopez-Chicon, Patricia; Riba-Tietz, Tatiana; Vilarrodona, Anna et al.
DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9100515

Case report: Removal of a subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator in a pediatric patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after a septal myectomy. Insights on current indications of type of ICD in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular tract obstruction.

PMID: 36186631
Journal: Frontiers in Pediatrics
Year: 2022
Reference: Front Pediatr. 2022 Sep 14;10:932390. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.932390. eCollection 2022.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alegria, Iosune; Dolader, Paola; Fernandez-Doblas, Joaquin; Gran, Ferran; Martinez Oloron, Patricia; Roses-Noguer, Ferran et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.932390

Eye bank and theatre factors for positive microbiological culture of corneoscleral rim and cornea storage medium in the real-world.

PMID: 33469128
Journal: EYE
Year: 2021
Reference: Eye (Lond). 2021 Nov;35(11):3087-3093. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-01342-8. Epub 2021 Jan 19.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Casaroli-Marano, Ricardo P; Dotti-Boada, Marina; Gris, Oscar; Guell, Jose L; Otero, Nausica; Rios, Jose; Sabater-Cruz, Noelia; Vilarrodona, Ana et al.
DOI: 10.1038/s41433-020-01342-8

Impact of COVID-19 on Families of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.

PMID: 34313783
Journal: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY
Year: 2021
Reference: J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 Aug 19;46(8):927-938. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab058.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ariceta, Gema; Castell-Panisello, Eudald; Daigre, Constanza; Delgado, Mercedes; Espanol-Martin, Gemma; Forner-Puntonet, Mireia; Gisbert-Gustemps, Laura; Gran, Ferran; Ibanez-Jimenez, Pol; Iglesias-Serrano, Ignacio et al.
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab058

Cord blood and amniotic membrane extract eye drop preparations display immune-suppressive and regenerative properties.

PMID: 34215804
Journal: Scientific Reports
Year: 2021
Reference: Sci Rep. 2021 Jul 2;11(1):13754. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-93150-7.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Casaroli-Marano, Ricardo P; Cox, Steven; Hernandez, Diana; Madrigal, Alejandro; Perez, Maria Luisa; Querol, Sergio; Rodriguez, Luciano; Samarkanova, Dinara; Samarkanova, Dinara; Vilarrodona, Anna et al.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93150-7

Fast protocol for the processing of split-thickness skin into decellularized human dermal matrix.

PMID: 34119882
Journal: TISSUE & CELL
Year: 2021
Reference: Tissue Cell. 2021 Oct;72:101572. doi: 10.1016/j.tice.2021.101572. Epub 2021 Jun 4.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Aiti, A; Casaroli-Marano, R P; Castells-Sala, C; Farinas, O; Lopez-Chicon, P; Nieto-Nicolau, N; Perez, M L; Porta, O; Vilarrodona, A et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2021.101572

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News

The work of the multinational team, which has reviewed the records of more than one million patients who have received a new organ, has found significant differences between women and men

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