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Nephrology and kidney transplantation

Our research group is accredited by the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) in Catalonia, and focuses on two main areas of interest which are related to Solid Organ Transplantation and especially Kidney, and in clinical Nephrology. We tackle these areas from an innovative perspective, both basic-experimental and mechanistic, always with a translational goal. On the one hand, we investigate, develop, and use novel diagnostic and therapeutic technologies to decipher and target main molecular and immune mechanisms of transplant rejection as well as the immune susceptibility to opportunistic infections and malignancies. Also, a main task force of the group is devoted to better understand the main mechanisms involved in certain autoimmune glomerular diseases and idiopathic nephrotic syndrome as well as in diabetic kidney disease, having a specific interest in the role of the renin-angiotensin system. Our ultimate goal is to improve the management and care of patients suffering from kidney diseases as well as their quality of life, reducing associated morbidity and mortality.

Team

Franc Casanova Ferrer

Franc Casanova Ferrer

Research technician
Nephrology and kidney transplantation
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Ji , Yi

Ji , Yi

Research technician
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Jordi Vilardell Vilà

Jordi Vilardell Vilà

Postdoctoral researcher
Nephrology and kidney transplantation
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Muñoz Vaño, Vicent

Muñoz Vaño, Vicent

Research technician
Nephrology and kidney transplantation
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Tanit Devant Egea

Tanit Devant Egea

Research technician
Nephrology and kidney transplantation
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Carmen Llorens Cebriá

Carmen Llorens Cebriá

Research technician
Nephrology and kidney transplantation
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Franc Casanova Ferrer

Franc Casanova Ferrer

Research technician
Nephrology and kidney transplantation
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Ji , Yi

Ji , Yi

Research technician
Nephrology and kidney transplantation
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Jordi Vilardell Vilà

Jordi Vilardell Vilà

Postdoctoral researcher
Nephrology and kidney transplantation
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Muñoz Vaño, Vicent

Muñoz Vaño, Vicent

Research technician
Nephrology and kidney transplantation
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Tanit Devant Egea

Tanit Devant Egea

Research technician
Nephrology and kidney transplantation
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Carmen Llorens Cebriá

Carmen Llorens Cebriá

Research technician
Nephrology and kidney transplantation
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Projects

Evaluación de la respuesta celular B autoreactiva ANCA-específica como nuevo biomarcador de actividad en la vasculitis asociadas a ANCA

IP: Oriol Bestard Matamoros
Collaborators: Marina Lopez Martinez, Irene Agraz Pamplona, Elena Isabel Crespo Gimeno, Laura Donadeu Casassas, Maria Antonia Emilia Meneghini
Funding agency: Sociedad Española de Nefrología (S.E.N.)
Funding: 24000
Reference: SENEFRO/AYUDAS.INVES/2022/BESTARD
Duration: 03/12/2022 - 02/12/2024

Nefrologia i Trasplantament Renal

IP: Oriol Bestard Matamoros
Collaborators: Marina Lopez Martinez, Francesc Moreso Mateos, Natalia Ramos Terrades, Maria Jose Soler Romeo, Joana Sellarés Roig, Pamela Dominguez Baez, Irene Agraz Pamplona, Sheila Bermejo Garcia, Mariona Juvé Torres, Irina Betsabe Torres Rodriguez, Concepció Jacobs Cachá, Elena Isabel Crespo Gimeno, Laura Donadeu Casassas, Carmen Llorens Cebriá, Manel Perelló Carrascosa, Maria Antonia Emilia Meneghini
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 40000
Reference: 2021 SGR 00883
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025

Nefrologia i Trasplantament Renal

IP: Oriol Bestard Matamoros
Collaborators: Laura Donadeu Casassas, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 89900
Reference: FI22/00252
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2027

Nefrologia i Trasplantament Renal

IP: Maria Jose Soler Romeo
Collaborators: Irene Martinez Diaz, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 89900
Reference: FI22/00335
Duration: 12/01/2023 - 11/01/2027

Publications

How to measure human leukocyte antigen-specific B cells.

PMID: 37678170
Journal: Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation
Year: 2023
Reference: Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2023 Oct 1;28(5):345-354. doi: 10.1097/MOT.0000000000001097. Epub 2023 Aug 18.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Bestard, Oriol; Kervella, Delphine; Torija, Alba; Zuniga, Jose M et al.
DOI: 10.1097/MOT.0000000000001097

The role of low health literacy in shared treatment decision-making in patients with kidney failure.

PMID: 37711638
Journal: Clinical Kidney Journal
Year: 2023
Reference: Clin Kidney J. 2023 Sep 13;16(Suppl 1):i4-i11. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfad061. eCollection 2023 Sep.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Pantoja, Percy Efrain; Salas-Gama, Karla; Soler, Maria Jose; Soler, Maria Jose; Toapanta, Nestor; Toapanta, Nestor et al.
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfad061

HLA (emphasis on DQ) compatibility for longer allograft survival in pediatric transplantation: Modern evidence and challenges.

PMID: 37716000
Journal: PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2023
Reference: Pediatr Transplant. 2023 Sep 16:e14606. doi: 10.1111/petr.14606.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Meneghini, Maria; Tambur, Anat Roitberg et al.
DOI: 10.1111/petr.14606

Short-term changes in klotho and FGF23 in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction-a substudy of the DAPA-VO(2) study.

PMID: 37745119
Journal: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Year: 2023
Reference: Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Aug 25;10:1242108. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1242108. eCollection 2023.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Amiguet, Martina; Amiguet, Martina; Bayes-Genis, Antonio; Bodi, Vicent; Cabeza, Alejandro I Perez; Carmona, Jose David Martinez; Civera, Jose; Climent, Herminio Morillas; Conesa, Adriana; de la Espriella, Rafael et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1242108

Collapsing Glomerulonephritis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient after mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination.

PMID: 35806939
Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine
Year: 2022
Reference: J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 24;11(13). pii: jcm11133651. doi: 10.3390/jcm11133651.
Impact factor: 4.242
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Gomez Preciado, Francisco; De Carvalho Ovalles, Rosa Alejandra; Codina, Sergi; Donadeu, Laura; Fava, Alexandre; Martinez Valenzuela, Laura; Sandoval, Diego; Fernandez-Cidon, Barbara; Bestard, Oriol; Alia-Ramos, Pedro et al.
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11133651

Tacrolimus CYP3A Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Preformed T- and B-Cell Alloimmune Memory Improve Current Pretransplant Rejection-Risk Stratification in Kidney Transplantation.

PMID: 35833145
Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Year: 2022
Reference: Front Immunol. 2022 Jun 27;13:869554. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.869554. eCollection 2022.
Impact factor: 7.561
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Crespo, Elena, Vidal-Alabro, Anna, Jouve, Thomas, Fontova, Pere, Stein, Maik, Mocka, Sonila, Meneghini, Maria, Sefrin, Anett, Hruba, Petra, Goma, Montserrat et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.869554

Mortality in elderly patients starting hemodialysis program.

PMID: 35817409
Journal: SEMINARS IN DIALYSIS
Year: 2022
Reference: Semin Dial. 2022 Jul 11. doi: 10.1111/sdi.13114.
Impact factor: 3.455
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Toapanta, Nestor, Comas, Jordi, Leon Roman, Juan, Ramos, Natalia, Azancot, Maria, Bestard, Oriol, Tort, Jaume, Soler, Maria Jose et al.
DOI: 10.1111/sdi.13114

Proposed Definitions of Antibody-Mediated Rejection for Use as a Clinical Trial Endpoint in Kidney Transplantation.

PMID: 35669973
Journal: TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL
Year: 2022
Reference: Transpl Int. 2022 May 20;35:10140. doi: 10.3389/ti.2022.10140. eCollection 2022.
Impact factor: 3.782
Publication type: Editorail in international publication
Authors: Roufosse, Candice, Becker, Jan Ulrich, Rabant, Marion, Seron, Daniel, Bellini, Maria Irene, Bohmig, Georg A, Budde, Klemens, Diekmann, Fritz, Glotz, Denis, Naesens, Maarten et al.
DOI: 10.3389/ti.2022.10140

Off-Label Use of Rituximab in Patients with Different Types of Nephropathies in a Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Study.

PMID: 34768461
Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine
Year: 2021
Reference: J Clin Med. 2021 Oct 26;10(21). pii: jcm10214941. doi: 10.3390/jcm10214941.
Impact factor: 4.242
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Sans-Pola, Carla, Agusti, Antonia, Bosch, Josep Angel, Agraz, Irene, Alerany, Carmen, Danes, Immaculada et al.
DOI: 10.3390/jcm10214941

Albuminuria as a risk factor for mild cognitive impairment and dementia-what is the evidence?

PMID: 34739540
Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2021
Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 Dec 28;37(Supplement_2):ii55-ii62. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab261.
Impact factor: 5.992
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Unwin, Robert, Garneata, Liliana, Gesualdo, Loreto, Giannakou, Konstantinos, Goumenos, Dimitrios, Kartal, Ayse Tugba, Mani, Laila-Yasmin, Marti, Hans-Peter, Mayer, Christopher, Nielsen, Rikke et al.
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab261

Transjugular Kidney Biopsy as a Safe Method to Increase the Etiological Diagnosis in Kidney Disease.

PMID: 34622093
Journal: Kidney International Reports
Year: 2021
Reference: Kidney Int Rep. 2021 Aug 18;6(10):2535-2536. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.08.007. eCollection 2021 Oct.
Impact factor: 4.164
Publication type: Editorail in international publication
Authors: Bolufer Cardona, Monica, Soler Romeo, Maria Jose, McMahon, Gearoid M et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.08.007

Tweet me: conferencing in the era of COVID-19 and 280 characters.

PMID: 34603691
Journal: Clinical Kidney Journal
Year: 2021
Reference: Clin Kidney J. 2021 Apr 7;14(10):2142-2150. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfab075. eCollection 2021 Oct.
Impact factor: 4.452
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Stevens, Kate I, Melilli, Edoardo, Diniz, Hugo, Gillis, Keith, Guerrot, Dominique, Montero, Nuria, Soler, Maria Jose, Desai, Tejas et al.
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfab075

Exploring Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors for Organ Protection in COVID-19.

PMID: 32605278
Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine
Year: 2020
Reference: J Clin Med. 2020 Jun 28;9(7). pii: jcm9072030. doi: 10.3390/jcm9072030.
Impact factor: 3.303
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Fernandez-Fernandez, Beatriz, D'Marco, Luis, Gorriz, Jose Luis, Jacobs-Cacha, Conxita, Kanbay, Mehmet, Luis-Lima, Sergio, Porrini, Esteban, Sarafidis, Pantelis, Soler, Maria Jose, Ortiz, Alberto et al.
DOI: 10.3390/jcm9072030

Derivation and external validation of the SIMPLICITY Score as a simple immune-based risk score to predict infection in kidney transplant recipients.

PMID: 32540404
Journal: KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL
Year: 2020
Reference: Kidney Int. 2020 Oct;98(4):1031-1043. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.04.054. Epub 2020 Jun 12.
Impact factor: 8.945
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Andres, Amado, Aguado, Jose Maria, San Juan, Rafael, Lopez-Medrano, Francisco, Munoz-Cepeda, Miguel Angel, Portoles, Jose Maria, Fernandez-Ruiz, Mario, Seron, Daniel, Alonso, Angel, Lora, David et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.04.054

Case report: tolvaptan-associated creatine kinase elevation in two patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).

PMID: 32514744
Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Year: 2020
Reference: Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Oct;76(10):1473-1475. doi: 10.1007/s00228-020-02906-z. Epub 2020 Jun 8.
Impact factor: 2.641
Publication type: Letter whit IF
Authors: Agraz-Pamplona, I, Larrosa-Garcia, M, Bury-Macias, R P, Seron-Micas, D, Montoro-Ronsano, J B et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-020-02906-z

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 influences pancreatic and renal function in diabetic mice.

PMID: 32472097
Journal: LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
Year: 2020
Reference: Lab Invest. 2020 Sep;100(9):1169-1183. doi: 10.1038/s41374-020-0440-5. Epub 2020 May 29.
Impact factor: 4.197
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Roca-Ho, Heleia, Palau, Vanesa, Gimeno, Javier, Pascual, Julio, Soler, Maria Jose, Riera, Marta et al.
DOI: 10.1038/s41374-020-0440-5

Kidney transplant from controlled donors following circulatory death: Results from the GEODAS-3 multicentre study.

PMID: 30497696
Journal: NEFROLOGIA
Year: 2019
Reference: Nefrologia. 2019 Mar - Apr;39(2):151-159. doi: 10.1016/j.nefro.2018.07.013. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Impact factor: 1.439
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Ramos, Ana, Pascual, Julio, Gavela, Eva, Jimenez, Carlos, Fernandez-Garcia, Anton, Perez Flores, Isabel, Portoles, Jose M, Perez-Saez, Maria Jose, Lopez-Sanchez, Paula, Lafuente-Covarrubias, Omar et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2018.07.013

Children of a lesser god: exclusion of chronic kidney disease patients from clinical trials.

PMID: 30815678
Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2019
Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2019 Jul 1;34(7):1112-1114. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfz023.
Impact factor: 4.198
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Goumenos, Dimitrios, Ketteler, Markus, Massy, Ziad, Rychlik, Ivan, Soler, Maria, Stevens, Kate, Spasovski, Goce, Wanner, Christoph, Fouque, Denis, Fliser, Danilo et al.
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz023

Renal transplantation from seropositive hepatitis C virus donors to seronegative recipients in Spain: A prospective study.

PMID: 30773693
Journal: TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL
Year: 2019
Reference: Transpl Int. 2019 Jul;32(7):710-716. doi: 10.1111/tri.13410. Epub 2019 Mar 10.
Impact factor: 3.526
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Franco, A, Moreso, F, Merino, E, Sancho, A, Kanter, J, Gimeno, A, Balibrea, N, Perez Contreras, J, Rodriguez, M et al.
DOI: 10.1111/tri.13410

Antibodies to M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) in membranous lupus nephritis.

PMID: 30760090
Journal: LUPUS
Year: 2019
Reference: Lupus. 2019 Mar;28(3):396-405. doi: 10.1177/0961203319828521. Epub 2019 Feb 13.
Impact factor: 2.924
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Garcia-Vives, E, Sole, C, Moline, T, Alvarez-Rios, A M, Vidal, M, Agraz, I, Ordi-Ros, J, Cortes-Hernandez, J et al.
DOI: 10.1177/0961203319828521

Prevalence of Chagas Disease among Solid Organ-Transplanted Patients in a Nonendemic Country.

PMID: 29405102
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Year: 2018
Reference: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Mar;98(3):742-746. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0735. Epub 2018 Feb 1.
Impact factor: 2.564
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Salvador, Fernando, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Sulleiro, Elena, Moreso, Francesc, Berastegui, Cristina, Caralt, Mireia, Pinazo, Maria-Jesus, Moure, Zaira, Los-Arcos, Ibai, Len, Oscar et al.
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0735

The Banff 2017 Kidney Meeting Report: Revised Diagnostic Criteria for Chronic Active T Cell-Mediated Rejection, Antibody-Mediated Rejection, and Prospects for Integrative Endpoints for Next-Generation Clinical Trials.

PMID: 29243394
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2018
Reference: Am J Transplant. 2018 Feb;18(2):293-307. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14625. Epub 2018 Jan 21.
Impact factor: 6.493
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Nickeleit, V, Haas, M, Loupy, A, Lefaucheur, C, Roufosse, C, Glotz, D, Seron, D, Nankivell, B J, Halloran, P F, Colvin, R B et al.
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14625

Kidney allograft subclinical rejection modulates systemic inflammation measured by C-reactive protein at 1 year after transplantation.

PMID: 29380890
Journal: CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2018
Reference: Clin Transplant. 2018 Mar;32(3):e13196. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13196. Epub 2018 Jan 30.
Impact factor: 1.518
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Garcia-Carro, Clara, Dorje, Christina, Midtvedt, Karsten, Scott, Helge, Reinholt, Finn P, Holdaas, Hallvard, Reisaeter, Anna V, Seron, Daniel, Asberg, Anders et al.
DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13196

Paricalcitol Versus Calcifediol for Treating Hyperparathyroidism in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

PMID: 29340322
Journal: Kidney international reports
Year: 2018
Reference: Kidney Int Rep. 2017 Sep 28;3(1):122-132. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.08.016. eCollection 2018 Jan.
Impact factor: 0
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Cruzado, Josep M, Lauzurica, Ricardo, Pascual, Julio, Marcen, Roberto, Moreso, Francesc, Gutierrez-Dalmau, Alex, Andres, Amado, Hernandez, Domingo, Torres, Armando, Beneyto, Maria Isabel et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.08.016

Real time central assessment of kidney transplant indication biopsies by microarrays: The INTERCOMEX Study.

PMID: 28449409
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2017
Reference: Am J Transplant. 2017 Nov;17(11):2851-2862. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14329. Epub 2017 May 30.
Impact factor: 6.165
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Halloran, Philip F, Reeve, Jeff, Akalin, Enver, Aubert, Olivier, Bohmig, Georg A, Brennan, Daniel, Bromberg, Jonathan, Einecke, Gunilla, Gosset, Clement, Duong Van Huyen, Jean-Paul et al.
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14329

Health related quality of life in renal transplantation: 2 years of longitudinal follow-up.

PMID: 28427723
Journal: MEDICINA CLINICA
Year: 2017
Reference: Med Clin (Barc). 2017 Aug 10;149(3):114-118. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.02.032. Epub 2017 Apr 17.
Impact factor: 1.125
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Seron, Daniel, Costa-Requena, Gema, Cantarell, M Carmen, Moreso, Francesc, Parramon, Gemma et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.02.032

Successful multiple organ donation after donor brain death due to Actinomyces israelii meningitis.

PMID: 28429866
Journal: Transplant Infectious Disease
Year: 2017
Reference: Transpl Infect Dis. 2017 Aug;19(4). doi: 10.1111/tid.12711. Epub 2017 Jun 9.
Impact factor: 1.719
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Sandiumenge, Alberto, Martinez-Saez, Elena, Pumarola, Tomas, Bodro, Marta, Macias, Antonio, Silva, Jose T, Nuvials, F Xavier, Charco, Ramon, Moreso, Francesc, Pont, Teresa et al.
DOI: 10.1111/tid.12711

Practical Recommendations for Long-term Management of Modifiable Risks in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients: A Guidance Report and Clinical Checklist by the Consensus on Managing Modifiable Risk in Transplantation (COMMIT) Group.

PMID: 28328734
Journal: TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2017
Reference: Transplantation. 2017 Apr;101(4S Suppl 2):S1-S56. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001651.
Impact factor: 3.678
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Rodriguez-Peralvarez, Manuel L, Samuel, Didier, Schneeberger, Stefan, Seron, Daniel, Trunecka, Pavel, Tisone, Giuseppe, van Gelder, Teun, Pirenne, Jacques, Nevens, Frederik, Kramer, Bernhard K et al.
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001651

Perceived positive and negative consequences after surviving cancer and their relation to quality of life.

PMID: 25660107
Journal: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Year: 2015
Reference: Scand J Psychol. 2015 Jun;56(3):306-14. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12199. Epub 2015 Feb 6.
Impact factor: 1.295
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Castellano-Tejedor, Carmina, Eiroa-Orosa, Francisco-Jose, Perez-Campdepadros, Marta, Capdevila, Lluis, Sanchez de Toledo, Jose, Blasco-Blasco, Tomas et al.
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12199

Cysteamine (Cystagon(R)) adherence in patients with cystinosis in Spain: successful in children and a challenge in adolescents and adults.

PMID: 25348508
Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2015
Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2015 Mar;30(3):475-80. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfu329. Epub 2014 Oct 26.
Impact factor: 3.577
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ariceta, Gema, Lara, Enrique, Camacho, Juan A, Oppenheimer, Federico, Vara, Julia, Santos, Fernando, Munoz, Miguel Angel, Cantarell, Carmen, Gil Calvo, Marta, Romero, Rafael et al.
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfu329

Banff fibrosis study: multicenter visual assessment and computerized analysis of interstitial fibrosis in kidney biopsies.

PMID: 24712330
Journal: AM J TRANSPLANT
Year: 2014
Reference: Am J Transplant. 2014 Apr;14(4):897-907. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12641. Epub 2014 Feb 20.
Impact factor: 6.19
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Mengel, M, Farris, A B, Chan, S, Climenhaga, J, Adam, B, Bellamy, C O C, Seron, D, Colvin, R B, Reeve, J et al.
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12641

Novel once-daily extended-release tacrolimus (LCPT) versus twice-daily tacrolimus in de novo kidney transplants: one-year results of Phase III, double-blind, randomized trial.

PMID: 25278376
Journal: AM J TRANSPLANT
Year: 2014
Reference: Am J Transplant. 2014 Dec;14(12):2796-806. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12955. Epub 2014 Oct 2.
Impact factor: 6.19
Publication type: Clinical Trials
Authors: El-Ghoroury, Mohamed A, Goldstein, Michael J, Gaston, Robert S, Gohh, Reginald Y, Killackey, Mary T, King, Anne, Knight, Richard J, Kore, Arputharaj H, Sudan, Debra L, Chapochnick Friedmann, Javier et al.
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12955

Gene expression signature of tolerance and lymphocyte subsets in stable renal transplants: results of a cross-sectional study.

PMID: 24810779
Journal: TRANSPL IMMUNOL
Year: 2014
Reference: Transpl Immunol. 2014 Jun;31(1):11-6. doi: 10.1016/j.trim.2014.04.008. Epub 2014 May 5.
Impact factor: 1.832
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Moreso, Francesc, Martinez-Gallo, Monica, Benlloch, Susana, Cantarell, Carme, Perello, Manel, Jimeno, Jose, Pujol-Borrell, Ricardo, Seron, Daniel, Torres, Irina B et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2014.04.008

Hypertension in chronic kidney disease: the influence of renal transplantation.

PMID: 24770618
Journal: TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2014
Reference: Transplantation. 2014 Sep 15;98(5):537-42. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000000103.
Impact factor: 3.535
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Azancot, Maria A, Ramos, Natalia, Moreso, Francesc J, Ibernon, Meritxell, Espinel, Eugenia, Torres, Irina B, Fort, Joan, Seron, Daniel et al.
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000000103

Current Status of Pediatric Donor en Bloc Kidney Transplantation to Young Adult Recipients.

PMID: 23411068
Journal: Actas Urologicas Espanolas
Year: 2013
Reference: Actas Urol Esp. 2013 Jun;37(6):383-6. doi: 10.1016/j.acuro.2012.11.008. Epub 2013 Feb 12.
Impact factor: 1.144
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Lorente, D, Trilla, E, Seron, D, Moreso, J, Morote, J et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.acuro.2012.11.008

A Form of Apolipoprotein A-I Is Found Specifically in Relapses of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Following Transplantation.

PMID: 23205849
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2013
Reference: Am J Transplant. 2013 Feb;13(2):493-500. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04338.x. Epub 2012 Dec 3.
Impact factor: 6.192
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Lopez-Hellin, J, Cantarell, C, Jimeno, L, Sanchez-Fructuoso, A, Puig-Gay, N, Guirado, L, Vilarino, N, Gonzalez-Roncero, F M, Mazuecos, A, Lauzurica, R et al.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04338.x

Comparison of the long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation: USA versus Spain.

PMID: 22759384
Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2013
Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2013 Jan;28(1):213-20. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfs287. Epub 2012 Jul 2.
Impact factor: 3.371
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: , , , , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfs287

Reverse dipper pattern of blood pressure at 3 months is associated with inflammation and outcome after renal transplantation.

PMID: 22015441
Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2012
Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 May;27(5):2089-95. Epub 2011 Oct 19.
Impact factor: 3.396
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: , , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr587

Introduction: proteinuria in renal transplant patients.

PMID: 22137725
Journal: Transplantation reviews
Year: 2012
Reference: Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2012 Jan;26(1):1-2.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Seron, Daniel et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2011.10.005

Diagnosis and treatment of lupus nephritis. Consensus document from the systemic auto-immune disease group (GEAS) of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI) and Spanish Society of Nephrology (S.E.N.).

PMID: 22293933
Journal: NEFROLOGIA
Year: 2012
Reference: Nefrologia. 2012;32 Suppl 1:1-35. doi: 10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2011.Dec.11298.
Impact factor: 1
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Espinosa, Gerard, Ruiz Irastorza, Guillermo, Praga, Manuel, Pallares, Lucio, Rivera, Francisco, Robles Marhuenda, Angel, Segarra, Alfons, Quereda, Carlos, Jimenez Alonso, Juan, Frutos, Miguel A et al.
DOI: 10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2011.Dec.11298

Sleep-Related Painful Erections Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.

PMID: 22350120
Journal: Archives of sexual behavior
Year: 2012
Reference: Arch Sex Behav. 2012 Aug;41(4):1059-63. doi: 10.1007/s10508-011-9894-2. Epub 2012 Feb 14.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9894-2

Estimation of renal allograft half-life: fact or fiction?

PMID: 21292814
Journal: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2011
Reference: Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Sep;26(9):3013-8. Epub 2011 Feb 3.
Impact factor: 3.564
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: , , , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq788

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A study from the Vall d’Hebron Campus demonstrates that the Ex Vivo C5b-9 deposition test is useful for monitoring the activity of the complement system (CS) in patients with aHUS or transplant-associated TMA.

An international study involving the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and VHIR shows that there are substantial differences between men and women in the energy metabolism of of renal tubular cells.

Dr. Conxita Jacobs' research has been awarded in the clinical project category, while Dr. Anna Meseguer's research has been recognised in the basic research category.