selected publications

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  • B regulatory cells associated with changes in biochemical and inflammatory parameters in normal-glycemic individuals, pre-diabetes and T2DM patients.  Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.  173:-. 2021-01-01
  • Expression of mBD4, mBD3 and CRAMP during type II collagen-induced arthritis/CIA and their association with inflammation and bone-remodeling markers.  Experimental and Molecular Pathology.  123:-. 2021-01-01
  • Chemoresistance in Breast Cancer Patients Associated With Changes in P2X7 and A2A Purinergic Receptors in CD8%2b T Lymphocytes.  Frontiers in Pharmacology.  11:-. 2020-01-01
  • Expression and activity of AIM2-inflammasome in rheumatoid arthritis patients.  Immunobiology.  225:-. 2020-01-01
  • Circulating miR-146a, miR-34a and miR-375 in type 2 diabetes patients, pre-diabetic and normal-glycaemic individuals in relation to β-cell function, insulin resistance and metabolic parameters.  Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology.  46:1092-1100. 2019-01-01
  • P2X4 receptor as a modulator in the function of P2X receptor in CD4%2b T cells from peripheral blood and adipose tissue.  Molecular Immunology.  112:369-377. 2019-01-01
  • Frequency of regulatory B cells in adipose tissue and peripheral blood from individuals with overweight, obesity and normal-weight.  Obesity Research and Clinical Practice.  12:513-519. 2018-01-01
  • Increased levels of AIM2 and circulating mitochondrial DNA in type 2 diabetes.  Iranian Journal of Immunology.  15:142-155. 2018-01-01
  • The inflammatory state of adipose tissue is not affected by the anti-inflammatory response of the A2a-adenosine system and miR-221/PTEN.  International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology.  100:42-48. 2018-01-01
  • The presence of the 1068 G>A variant of P2X7 receptors is associated to an increase in IL-1Ra levels, insulin secretion and pancreatic β-cell function but not with glycemic control in type 2 diabetes patients.  Gene.  652:1-6. 2018-01-01
  • Diminished levels of regulatory T cell subsets (CD8%2bFoxp3, CD4%2bFoxp3 and CD4%2bCD39%2bFoxp3) but increased Foxp3 expression in adipose tissue from overweight subjects.  Nutrition.  32:943-954. 2016-01-01
  • Evaluation of the expression and function of the P2X7 receptor and ART1 in human regulatory T-cell subsets.  Immunobiology.  221:84-93. 2016-01-01
  • LL-37, HNP-1, and HBD2/3 modulate the secretion of cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, IFN-γ, IL-10 and MMP1 in human primary cell cultures.  European Cytokine Network.  27:68-74. 2016-01-01
  • Analysis of Th1, Th17 and regulatory T cells in tuberculosis case contacts.  Cellular Immunology.  289:167-173. 2014-01-01
  • In vitro assessment of agave fructans (Agave salmiana) as prebiotics and immune system activators.  International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.  63:181-187. 2014-01-01
  • Dysregulated miR-155 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with type 2 diabetes.  Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes.  121:347-353. 2013-01-01
  • Abnormal expression and function of Dectin-1 receptor in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with poor glycemic control (HbA1c > 8%25).  Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental.  61:1538-1546. 2012-01-01
  • The His155Tyr (489C>T) single nucleotide polymorphism of P2RX7 gene confers an enhanced function of P2X7 receptor in immune cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.  Cellular Immunology.  276:168-175. 2012-01-01
  • Expression and function of P2X7 receptor and CD39/Entpd1 in patients with type 2 diabetes and their association with biochemical parameters.  Cellular Immunology.  269:135-143. 2011-01-01
  • Expression and function of the P2X7 purinergic receptor in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis.  Human Immunology.  71:818-825. 2010-01-01
  • Quantitative analysis of regulatory T cells in kidney graft recipients: A relationship with calcineurin inhibitor level.  Transplant Immunology.  21:43-49. 2009-01-01
  • Regulatory T cells in children with intestinal parasite infection.  Parasite Immunology.  31:597-603. 2009-01-01
• AIM2-inflammasome role in systemic lupus erythematous and rheumatoid arthritis.  Autoimmunity. 443-454. 2022-01-01
• Specific therapy to regulate inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis: Molecular aspects.  Immunotherapy. 623-636. 2014-01-01