• Assessment of Subclinical Psychotic Symptoms in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis 

      Prados-Ojeda, Juan L.; Luque-Luque, Rogelio; Gordillo-Urbano, Rafael M.; Guler, Ipek; López Medina, Eloísa Clementina; Collantes Estévez, Eduardo; Escudero Contreras, Alejandro (MDPI, 2021)
      Inflammatory and autoimmune processes have been associated with the onset of depressive and psychotic symptoms. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) are rheumatic diseases with an inflammatory etiology. A ...
    • Effects of aquatic exercises for women with rheumatoid arthritis: a 12-week intervention in a quasi-experimental study with pain as a mediator of depression 

      Pérez-Sousa, Miguel A.; Pedro, Jéssica; Carrasco-Zahinos, Rocío; Raimundo, Armando; Parraca, José A.; Tomas-Carus, Pablo (MDPI, 2023)
      Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by low physical fitness, pain, and depression. The present study aimed to examine the effects of a supervised aquatic exercise program on physical fitness, depression, ...
    • Effects of Biological Therapies on Molecular Features of Rheumatoid Arthritis 

      López-Pedrera, Ch.; Barbarroja, Nuria; Patiño-Trives, Alejandra Mª; Luque-Tévar, María; Collantes Estévez, Eduardo; Escudero Contreras, Alejandro; Pérez Sánchez, Carlos (MDPI, 2020)
      Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune and chronic inflammatory disease primarily affecting the joints, and closely related to specific autoantibodies that mostly target modified self-epitopes. Relevant findings in the ...
    • Non psychotropic cannabinoids for the treatment of inflammatory diseases 

      Palomares Cañero, Belén (Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2020)
      Medicinal cannabis and purified cannabinoids have garnered worldwide attention since millions of patients can benefit from their medical properties. Over the past few years, the endocannabinoid system (ECS) has emerged as ...
    • Preclinical Characterization of Pharmacologic NAD+Boosting as a Promising Therapeutic Approach inRheumatoid Arthritis 

      Pérez Sánchez, Carlos; Escudero Contreras, Alejandro; Cerdó, Tomás; Sánchez-Mendoza, Luz Marina; Llamas Urbano, Adrián; Arias de la Rosa, Iván; Pérez Rodríguez, Miguel; Muñoz-Barrera, Laura; Ábalos-Aguilera, María del Carmen; Barbarroja, Nuria; Calvo Gutiérrez, Jerusalém; Ortega Castro, María Rafaela; Ruiz-Vilchez, Desirée; Moreno, Juan Antonio; Burón, Isabel; González Reyes, José Antonio; López-Pedrera, Ch.; Villalba, José Manuel (Wiley, 2023)
      Objective: We analyzed NAD+ metabolism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), its association with disease activity and clinical outcomes of RA, and the therapeutic potential of pharmacologic NAD+ boosting. Methods: ...
    • Subclinical Atherosclerosis Measure by Carotid Ultrasound and Inflammatory Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondylarthritis 

      Rojas-Giménez, Marta; López Medina, Eloísa Clementina; Ladehesa-Pineda, Lourdes; Puche-Larrubia, María Ángeles; Gómez-García, Ignacio; Calvo Gutiérrez, Jerusalém; Seguí-Azpilcueta, Pedro; Ábalos-Aguilera, María del Carmen; Ruiz-Vilchez, Desirée; Escudero Contreras, Alejandro; Collantes Estévez, Eduardo (MDPI, 2022)
      Objective: To compare the effect of inflammation on subclinical atherosclerosis using carotid ultrasound in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods: Cross-sectional study including 347 ...