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The Rheumatology Research Group (GRR) is focused on translational research in immunity-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDA), mainly in the area of rheumatology. The GRR is a multidisciplinary group made up of clinical specialists, biologists, bioinformaticians and laboratory technicians. The different research lines of the GRR emphasize the use of high-performance technologies for the study at the cellular and molecular level of the immununopathology of IMIDA, mainly chronic inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune systemic diseases.
At the clinical level, we have developed lines of research in very diverse areas of rheumatology, including chronic inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathies), systemic autoimmune diseases (lupus, myositis, Sjögren's syndrome), the study of musculoskeletal imaging, pediatric rheumatology (juvenile idiopathic arthritis, autoimmune systemic diseases, autoinflammatory syndromes), central sensitization syndromes and the study of bone metabolism. One of the main objectives of the GRR is the coordination of basic and clinical research to accelerate the transfer of knowledge to clinical practice and thus improve the quality of life of patients.
PMID: 38127508 Journal: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: Health Psychol. 2023 Dec 21. doi: 10.1037/hea0001346. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Auer, William; Borras, Xavier; Feliu-Soler, Albert; Ferres, Sonia; Luciano, Juan V; Navarrete, Jaime; Neblett, Randy; Nieto, Ruben; Sanmartin-Sentanes, Ramon; Serrat, Mayte et al. DOI: 10.1037/hea0001346
PMID: 38131661 Journal: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIONAL ALLERGOLOGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2023 Dec 22:0. doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0966. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alvarez Puebla, J M; Arismendi, E; Auer, William; Barranco, P; Barroso, B; Betancor, D; Bobolea, I; Borras, Xavier; Cardaba, B; Cruz, M J et al. DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0966
PMID: 38152017 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2023 Reference: Am J Transplant. 2023 Nov 29:S1600-6135(23)00723-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.09.021. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alberici, Federico; Ansari, Mohammed Javeed; Anton, Jordi; Augustine, Joshua; Benken, Scott; Bestard, Oriol; Bhati, Chandra; Bittermann, Violetta; Bou, Rosa; Calvo Penades, Immaculada et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.09.021
PMID: 38159616 Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY Year: 2023 Reference: J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 Dec 28:S0894-7317(23)00700-9. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.12.010. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Badia-Molins, Clara; Calvo-Barcelo, Maria; Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio; Jurek, Joanna Michalina; Lozano-Torres, Jordi; Neymann, Victoria; Rodenas-Alesina, Eduard; Rodriguez-Palomares, Jose; Tobias-Castillo, Pablo Eduardo; Vila, Rosa et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.12.010
PMID: 35229657 Journal: ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING Year: 2022 Reference: Antioxid Redox Signal. 2022 Apr;36(10-12):729-739. doi: 10.1089/ars.2022.0018. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alegre-Martin, Jose; Castro-Marrero, Jesus; Cordobilla, Begona; Domingo, Joan Carles; Ferrer, Roser; Giralt, Marina; Sanmartin-Sentanes, Ramon et al. DOI: 10.1089/ars.2022.0018
PMID: 35215809 Journal: Viruses-Basel Year: 2022 Reference: Viruses. 2022 Jan 22;14(2). pii: v14020215. doi: 10.3390/v14020215. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aldama, Unai; Buti, Maria; Casillas, Rosario; Cortese, Maria Francesca; Galan, Anna; Garcia-Garcia, Selene; Gonzalez-Aseguinolaza, Gloria; Gregori, Josep; Najarro, Adrian; Pacin-Ruiz, Beatriz et al. DOI: 10.3390/v14020215
PMID: 35042149 Journal: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM Year: 2022 Reference: Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2022 Feb;52:151957. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.151957. Epub 2022 Jan 10. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alessio, Maria; Amaryan, Gayane; Anton, Jordi; Aviel, Yonatan Butbul; Batu, Ezgi Deniz; Brogan, Paul; Bustaffa, Marta; Cantarini, Luca; Carrabba, Maria; Gallizzi, Romina et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.151957
PMID: 33146762 Journal: RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Year: 2022 Reference: Rheumatol Int. 2022 Mar;42(3):441-448. doi: 10.1007/s00296-020-04733-y. Epub 2020 Nov 4. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aparicio Espinar, Maria; Armengol Perez, Eulalia; Busquets Perez, Noemi; Carmona, Loreto; Casado Burgos, Enrique; Clavaguera Poch, Teresa; Corominas Macias, Hector; Cuervo Aguilera, Andrea; de Agustin de Oro, Juan Jose; De Miguel Mendieta, Eugenio et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00296-020-04733-y
PMID: 32896242 Journal: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2021 Mar-Apr;39(2):337-343. Epub 2020 Sep 3. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Barcelo, Mireia; De Agustin, Juan Jose; Ferrer, Roser; Julia, Antonio; Lopez-Corbeto, Mireia; Lopez-Lasanta, Maria; Marsal, Sara; Martinez-Mateu, Sergio; Pluma, Andrea et al. DOI:
PMID: 33689549 Journal: Expert Review of Clinical Immunology Year: 2021 Reference: Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2021 May;17(5):471-483. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2021.1902310. Epub 2021 Mar 25. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Culver, Emma; Della-Torre, Emanuel; Ebbo, Mikael; Fernandez-Codina, Andreu; Lanzillotta, Marco; Martinez-Valle, Fernando; Schleinitz, Nicolas et al. DOI: 10.1080/1744666X.2021.1902310
PMID: 33666163 Journal: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2021 Sep-Oct;39(5):1142-1143. Epub 2021 Mar 3. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Castellanos-Moreira, Raul; Gomez, Antonio; Haro, Isabel; Marsal, Sara; Ruiz-Esquide, Virginia; Sanmarti, Raimon et al. DOI:
PMID: 33630792 Journal: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE Year: 2021 Reference: Clin Nucl Med. 2021 Jun 1;46(6):e307-e311. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003537. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fernandez-Codina, Andreu; Martinez-Valle, Fernando; Orozco-Galvez, Olimpia; Pinal-Fernandez, Iago; Simo-Perdigo, Marc et al. DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003537
PMID: 31365334 Journal: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2020 Jan-Feb;38(1):67-73. Epub 2019 Jul 30. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Dani, Lara; Dastmalchi, Maryam; Holmqvist, Marie; Labrador-Horrillo, Moises; Lundberg, Ingrid E; Martinez, Maria Angeles; Selva-O'Callaghan, Albert; Svensson, John; Trallero-Araguas, Ernesto et al. DOI:
PMID: 32093703 Journal: Pediatric Rheumatology Year: 2020 Reference: Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2020 Feb 24;18(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12969-020-0411-9. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alcaniz-Rodriguez, Paula; Bou-Torrent, Rosa; Galindo-Zavala, Rocio; Gonzalez-Fernandez, M feminine Isabel; Grana-Gil, Jenaro; Lopez-Corbeto, Mireia; Magallares-Lopez, Berta; Medrano-San Ildefonso, Marta; Mir-Perello, Concepcion; Nieto-Gonzalez, Juan Carlos et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12969-020-0411-9
PMID: 32085620 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES Year: 2020 Reference: Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Feb 18;21(4). pii: ijms21041372. doi: 10.3390/ijms21041372. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Agraz, Irene; Cortes-Hernandez, Josefina; Garcia-Vives, Eloi; Moline, Teresa; Ordi-Ros, Josep; Sole, Cristina; Vidal, Marta et al. DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041372
PMID: 32024964 Journal: Scientific Reports Year: 2020 Reference: Sci Rep. 2020 Feb 5;10(1):1862. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-58741-w. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aguirre, Ma Angeles; Airo, Paolo; Alegre-Sancho, Juan Jose; Andreu, Jose Luis; Arnett, Frank C; Assassi, Shervin; Balsa, Alejandro; Bellocchi, Chiara; Beltran, Emma; Beretta, Lorenzo et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58741-w
PMID: 30597424 Journal: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH Year: 2019 Reference: J Psychiatr Res. 2019 Mar;110:74-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.12.021. Epub 2018 Dec 24. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abasolo, Nerea; Aleman-Gomez, Yasser; Canales-Rodriguez, Erick Jorge; Cortes, Maria Jose; Costas, Javier; Gas, Cinta; Guitart, Miriam; Julia, Toni; Marsal, Sara; Martorell, Lourdes et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.12.021
PMID: 30130620 Journal: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY Year: 2019 Reference: J Invest Dermatol. 2019 Jan;139(1):51-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.07.026. Epub 2018 Aug 18. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cortes-Hernandez, Josefina; Domingo, Sandra; Ferrer, Berta; Moline, Teresa; Ordi-Ros, Josep; Sole, Cristina et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.07.026
Funded by the European Union, this project coordinated by the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) seeks to develop more effective therapies by creating new combinations of existing drugs
The head of the Rheumatology Service at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and of the Rheumatology research group at VHIR is a highly accomplished rheumatologist with a distinguished career in the field.
It is the first international multi-centre clinical trial to analyse the safety and effect of this treatment for an autoimmune disease.
