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Paricalcitol reduces peritoneal fibrosis in mice through the activation of regulatory T cells and reduction in IL-17 production by González-Mateo, Guadalupe T, Fernández-Míllara, Vanessa, Bellón, Teresa, Liappas, Georgios, Ruiz-Ortega, Marta, López-Cabrera, Manuel, Selgas, Rafael, Aroeira, Luiz S

“…Fibrosis is a significant health problem associated with a chronic inflammatory reaction. The precise mechanisms involved in the fibrotic process are still…”
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Alternative activation of macrophages in human peritoneum: implications for peritoneal fibrosis by Bellón, Teresa, Martínez, Virginia, Lucendo, Baltasar, del Peso, Gloria, Castro, María José, Aroeira, Luiz S., Rodríguez-Sanz, Aranzazu, Ossorio, Marta, Sánchez-Villanueva, Rafael, Selgas, Rafael, Bajo, María Auxiliadora

“…Background. Depending on the cytokine microenvironment, macrophages (M ) can adopt a proinflammatory (M1) or a profibrotic (M2) phenotype characterized by the…”
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BMP-7 blocks mesenchymal conversion of mesothelial cells and prevents peritoneal damage induced by dialysis fluid exposure by Loureiro, Jesús, Schilte, Margot, Aguilera, Abelardo, Albar-Vizcaíno, Patricia, Ramírez-Huesca, Marta, Pérez-Lozano, M. Luisa, González-Mateo, Guadalupe, Aroeira, Luiz S., Selgas, Rafael, Mendoza, Lorea, Ortiz, Alberto, Ruíz-Ortega, Marta, van den Born, Jacob, Beelen, Robert H.J., López-Cabrera, Manuel

“…Background. During peritoneal dialysis (PD), mesothelial cells (MC) undergo an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and this process is associated with…”
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Mesenchymal Conversion of Mesothelial Cells as a Mechanism Responsible for High Solute Transport Rate in Peritoneal Dialysis: Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by Aroeira, Luiz S., Aguilera, Abelardo, Selgas, Rafael, Ramírez-Huesca, Marta, Pérez-Lozano, M. Luisa, Cirugeda, Antonio, Bajo, M. Auxiliadora, del Peso, Gloria, Sánchez-Tomero, José A., Jiménez-Heffernan, José A., López-Cabrera, Manuel

“…Background: During peritoneal dialysis (PD), the peritoneum is exposed to bioincompatible dialysis fluids that cause epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of…”
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Immunohistochemical characterization of fibroblast subpopulations in normal peritoneal tissue and in peritoneal dialysis-induced fibrosis by JIMENEZ-HEFFERNAN, José A, AGUILERA, Abelardo, LOPEZ-CABRERA, Manuel, SELGAS, Rafael, AROEIRA, Luiz S, LARA-PEZZI, Enrique, AUXILIADORA BAJO, M, DEL PESO, Gloria, RAMIREZ, Marta, GAMALLO, Carlos, SANCHEZ-TOMERO, José A, ALVAREZ, Vicente

“…Peritoneal fibrosis is one of the most common morphological changes observed in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. Both resident…”
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EX VIVO ANALYSIS OF DIALYSIS EFFLUENT-DERIVED MESOTHELIAL CELLS AS AN APPROACH TO UNVEILING THE MECHANISM OF PERITONEAL MEMBRANE FAILURE by Lopez-Cabrera, Manuel, Aguilera, Abelardo, Aroeira, Luiz S, Ramirez-Huesca, Marta, Perez-Lozano, M. Luisa, Jimenez-Heffernan, Jose A, Bajo, M. Auxiliadora, del Peso, Gloria, Sanchez-Tomero, Jose A, Selgas, Rafael

“…Unidad de Biología Molecular, 1 Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid; Departamento de Patología, 2 Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara;…”
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IL-17A is a novel player in dialysis-induced peritoneal damage by Rodrigues-Díez, Raquel, Aroeira, Luiz S, Orejudo, Macarena, Bajo, M-Auxiliadora, Heffernan, José Jiménez, Rodrigues-Díez, Raúl R, Rayego-Mateos, Sandra, Ortiz, Alberto, Gonzalez-Mateo, Guadalupe, López-Cabrera, Manuel, Selgas, Rafael, Egido, Jesús, Ruiz-Ortega, Marta

“…The classical view of the immune system has changed by the discovery of novel T-helper (Th) subsets, including Th17 (IL-17A-producing cells). IL-17A…”
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Epithelial to mesenchymal transition and peritoneal membrane failure in peritoneal dialysis patients : Pathologic significance and potential therapeutic interventions by AROEIRA, Luiz S, AGUILERA, Abelardo, SANCHEZ-TOMERO, José A, AUXILIADORA BAJO, M, DEL PESO, Gloria, JIMENEZ-HEFFERNAN, José A, SELGAS, Rafael, LOPEZ-CABRERA, Manuel

“…Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a form of renal replacement and is based on the use of the peritoneum as a semipermeable membrane across which ultrafiltration and…”
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Sensitive and non-invasive method for the in vivo analysis of membrane permeability in small animals by Fernandez-Carrera, Andrea, Vigo, Eva, Regueiro-Rodríguez, Carla, González-Fernández, África, Olivieri, David, Aroeira, Luiz S

“…Tissue membranes are boundaries that isolate organs or cavities in the body. These semi-permeable membranes are responsible for passive protection that acts…”
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B cells modulate T cells so as to favour T helper type 1 and CD8+ T‐cell responses in the acute phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection by Cardillo, Fabiola, Postol, Edilberto, Nihei, Jorge, Aroeira, Luiz S., Nomizo, Auro, Mengel, José

“…Summary In this study, we have evaluated the production of pro‐ and anti‐inflammatory cytokines and the formation of central and effector memory T cells in…”
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Cyclooxygenase-2 Mediates Dialysate-Induced Alterations of the Peritoneal Membrane by AROEIRA, Luiz S, LARA-PEZZI, Enrique, SANCHEZ-TOMERO, José Antonio, JIMENEZ-HEFFERNAN, José Antonio, SELGAS, Rafael, LOPEZ-CABRERA, Manuel, LOUREIRO, Jesus, AGUILERA, Abelardo, RAMIREZ-HUESCA, Marta, GONZALEZ-MATEO, Guadalupe, PEREZ-LOZANO, M. Luisa, ALBAR-VIZCAINO, Patricia, BAJO, M-Auxiliadora, DEL PESO, Gloria

“…During peritoneal dialysis (PD), exposure of the peritoneal membrane to nonphysiologic solutions causes inflammation, ultimately leading to altered structure…”
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Influence of Bicarbonate/Low-GDP Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid (Bicavera) on In Vitro and Ex Vivo Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition of Mesothelial Cells by Fernández-Perpén, Antonio, Pérez-Lozano, María Luisa, Bajo, María-Auxiliadora, Albar-Vizcaino, Patricia, Sandoval Correa, Pilar, del Peso, Gloria, Castro, María-José, Aguilera, Abelardo, Ossorio, Marta, Peter, Mirjam E, Passlick-Deetjen, Jutta, Aroeira, Luiz S, Selgas, Rafael, López-Cabrera, Manuel, Sánchez-Tomero, J Antonio

“…Peritoneal membrane damage induced by peritoneal dialysis (PD) is largely associated with epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of mesothelial cells…”
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Chronic Exposure of Mouse Peritoneum to Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid: Structural and Functional Alterations of the Peritoneal Membrane by GONZALEZ-MATEO, Guadalupe T, LOUREIRO, Jesús, JIMENEZ-HEFFERMAN, José A, BAJO, M.-Auxiliadora, SELGAS, Rafael, LOPEZ-CABRERA, Manuel, AROEIRA, Luiz S

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CHARACTERIZATION OF EPITHELIAL-TO-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION OF MESOTHELIAL CELLS IN A MOUSE MODEL OF CHRONIC PERITONEAL EXPOSURE TO HIGH GLUCOSE DIALYSATE by AROEIRA, Luiz S, LOUREIRO, Jesus, GONZALEZ-MATEO, Guadalupe T, FERNANDEZ-MILLARA, Vanessa, DEL PESO, Gloria, SANCHEZ-TOMERO, José Antonio, RUIZ-ORTEGA, Marta, AUXILIADORA BAJO, M, LOPEZ-CABRERA, Manuel, SELGAS, Rafael

“…Animal models of peritoneal dialysis fluid (PDF) exposure are key tools in the study of mechanisms involved in alterations of the peritoneal membrane and in…”
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TH1/TH2 Cytokine profile in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients treated with Glatiramer acetate or Natalizumab by Oreja-Guevara, Celia, Ramos-Cejudo, Jaime, Aroeira, Luiz Stark, Chamorro, Beatriz, Diez-Tejedor, Exuperio

“…The balance between T helper cells Th2- and Th1-related cytokines plays a key role in multiple sclerosis (MS). A shift from a Th1 towards a Th2 cytokine…”
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B cells modulate T cells so as to favour T helper type 1 and CD8 super(+) T-cell responses in the acute phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection by Cardillo, Fabiola, Postol, Edilberto, Nihei, Jorge, Aroeira, Luiz S, Nomizo, Auro, Mengel, Jose

“…In this study, we have evaluated the production of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and the formation of central and effector memory T cells in mice…”
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Paricalcitol Reduces Peritoneal Fibrosis in Mice through the Activation of Regulatory T Cells and Reduction in IL-17 Production: e108477 by Gonzalez-Mateo, Guadalupe T, Fernandez-Millara, Vanessa, Bellon, Teresa, Liappas, Georgios, Ruiz-Ortega, Marta, Lopez-Cabrera, Manuel, Selgas, Rafael, Aroeira, Luiz S

“…Fibrosis is a significant health problem associated with a chronic inflammatory reaction. The precise mechanisms involved in the fibrotic process are still…”
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Anti-γδ T cell antibody blocks the induction and maintenance of oral tolerance to ovalbumin in mice by Mengel, José, Cardillo, Fabíola, Aroeira, Luiz S., Williams, Owen, Russo, Momtchilo, Vaz, Nelson M.

“…The oral administration of antigens is one of the means of inducing tolerance in adult mammals. In this report, the role of γδ T cells in the induction and…”
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Absence of peripheral clonal deletion and anergy in immune responses of T cell-reconstituted athymic mice by Williams, O, Aroeira, L S, Martínez, C

“…Superantigens induce clonal deletion of reactive T cells in the thymus and clonal deletion and anergy in the periphery of euthymic mice. In this report we have…”
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