• Measuring moral distress in health professionals using the MMD-HP-SPA scale 

      Girela López, Eloy; Beltrán Aroca, Cristina María; Boceta-Osuna, Jaime; Aguilera-López, Dolores; Gómez-Carranza, Alejandro; López-Valero, Manuel; Romero Saldaña, Manuel (BMC (Springer), 2024)
      Background: Moral distress (MD) is the psychological damage caused when people are forced to witness or carry out actions which go against their fundamental moral values. The main objective was to evaluate the prevalence ...
    • Mechanical Properties of Lumbar and Cervical Paravertebral Muscles in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Case-Control Study 

      Garrido Castro, Juan Luis; Aranda-Valera, I. Concepción; Peña Amaro, J.; Martínez Galisteo, A.; González-Navas, Cristina; Rodrigues-de-Souza, Daiana Priscila; Alcaraz-Clariana, Sandra; García-Luque, Lourdes; Martínez Sánchez, Iago R.; López Medina, Eloísa Clementina; Collantes Estévez, Eduardo; Alburquerque Sendín, Francisco (MDPI, 2021)
      Background: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) affects spinal muscles, due to inflammation and structural damage. The mechanical properties of the muscles, such as tone or stiffness, could be altered in axSpA. The aim of this ...
    • Molecular Classification of Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Using NanoString-Based Gene Expression Analysis 

      López-Beltrán, Antonio; Blanca, Ana; Cimadamore, Alessia; Gogna, Rajan; Montironi, Rodolfo; Cheng, Liang (MDPI, 2021)
      Molecular classification of bladder carcinoma is a relevant topic in modern bladder cancer oncology due to its potential to improve oncological outcomes. The available molecular classifications are generally based on ...
    • Muscle Physiology Changes Induced by Every Other Day Feeding and Endurance Exercise in Mice: Effects on Physical Performance 

      Rodríguez-Bies, Elizabeth; Santa-Cruz Calvo, Sara; Fontán-Lozano, Ángela; Peña Amaro, J.; Berral de la Rosa, Francisco José; Carrión, Ángel M.; Navas, Plácido; López-Lluch, Guillermo (Public Library Of Science (PLOS), 2010)
      Every other day feeding (EOD) and exercise induce changes in cell metabolism. The aim of the present work was to know if both EOD and exercise produce similar effects on physical capacity, studying their physiological, ...
    • Muscular hypertrophy and atrophy in normal rats provoked by the administration of normal and denervated muscle extracts 

      Agüera, Eduardo; Castilla, Salvador; Luque, Evelio; Jimena Medina, Ignacio; Leiva-Cepas, Fernando; Ruz‐Caracuel, Ignacio; Peña, José (Universidad de Murcia. Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, 2016)
      This study was conducted to determine the effects of extracts obtained from both normal and denervated muscles on different muscle types. Wistar rats were used and were divided into a control group and four experimental ...
    • Neuroprotective effect of S-allyl cysteine on an experimental model of multiple sclerosis: Antioxidant effects 

      Escribano, Begoña M.; Agüera Carmona, Eduardo; Aguilar-Luque, Macarena; Luque, Evelio; Feijóo, Montserrat; Latorre, Manuel; Giraldo, Ana I.; Galván-Jurado, A.; Caballero-Villarraso, Javier; García-Maceira, Fé I.; Santamaría, Abel; Túnez, Isaac (Elsevier, 2018)
      S-allyl cysteine (SAC), has shown itself to performance important activity as a neuroprotective agent. This action is prompted by antioxidative activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of ...
    • Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Show an Altered Flexion/Relaxation Phenomenon 

      Aranda-Valera, I. Concepción; Garrido Castro, Juan Luis; Martínez Galisteo, A.; Peña Amaro, J.; González-Navas, Cristina; Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio; Jiménez Reina, L.; Collantes Estévez, Eduardo; López Medina, Eloísa Clementina (MDPI, 2021)
      Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic rheumatic disease characterized by the presence of inflammatory back pain. In patients with chronic low back pain, the lumbar flexion relaxation phenomenon measured by surface ...
    • Problemas éticos en atención primaria durante la pandemia del coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) 

      Beltrán Aroca, Cristina María; González Tirado, Magdalena; Girela López, Eloy (Elsevier, 2021)
      Las emergencias de salud pública, como la que estamos viviendo con la pandemia originada por el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, han originado trágicas limitaciones de recursos que impiden salvar vidas. Provocan tensiones en la ...
    • Prostate Cancer in 2021: Novelties in Prognostic and Therapeutic Biomarker Evaluation 

      Cimadamore, Alessia; Mazzucchelli, Roberta; López-Beltrán, Antonio; Massari, Francesco; Santoni, Matteo; Scarpelli, Marina; Cheng, Liang; Montironi, Rodolfo (MDPI, 2021)
      The 2021 novelties in prognostic and therapeutic tissue markers in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) can be subdivided into two major groups. The first group is related to prognostic markers based on morphological and ...
    • Proto-oncogene HER-2 in normal, dysplastic and tumorous feline mammary glands: an immunohistochemical and chromogenic in situ hybridization study 

      Ordás, Javier; Millán Ruiz, Yolanda; Reymundo, Carlos; Martín de las Mulas González-Albo, Juana; Dios Palomares, Rafaela (BioMed Central, 2007)
      Background: Feline mammary carcinoma has been proposed as a natural model of highly aggressive, hormone-independent human breast cancer. To further explore the utility of the model by adding new similarities between the ...
    • Relationship between Child Abuse and Delinquent Behavior in Male Adolescents Deprived of Liberty 

      Vallejo Valdivieso, Patricio Alfredo; Zambrano Pincay, Graciela Hernestina; Beltrán Aroca, Cristina María; Girela López, Eloy (MDPI, 2022)
      The objective is to identify the prevalence of child abuse and criminal behavior among young male prisoners in Ecuador. Method: A total of 425 young people between 12 and 18 years of age, deprived of liberty from different ...
    • Safety and Efficacy of a New Synthetic Material Based on Monetite, Silica Gel, PS-Wallastonite, and a Hydroxyapatite Calcium Deficient: A Randomized Comparative Clinic Trial 

      Flores Fraile, Javier; López-Valverde, Nansi; García de Castro Andews, Arcadio; Santos Marino, Juan Antonio; Ramírez, Juan M.; Gómez de Diego, Rafael; Montero, Javier; López-Valverde, Antonio; Blanco Antona, Leticia Alejandra (MDPI, 2020)
      Background and Objectives: Maxillary bone defects related to post-extraction alveolar ridge resorption are usual. These defects may lead to failure in further surgical implant phases given the lack of bone volume to perform ...
    • Space Race: An Interactive Digital Tool in the Classroom. Are You Ready? 

      Luesma, Mª José; Cantarero, Irene; Artal-Sevil, Jesús Sergio (MDPI, 2018)
      This document presents an interdisciplinary teaching experience based on Game-based Learning as an educational methodology complementary to the Flipped Classroom pedagogical approach in higher education. The tool used ...
    • Sport, doping and male fertility 

      Sansone, Andrea; Sansone, Massimiliano; Vaamonde, Diana; Sgrò, Paolo; Salzano, Ciro; Romanelli, Francesco; Lenzi, Andrea; Di Luigi, Luigi (BMC, 2018)
      It is universally accepted that lifestyle interventions are the first step towards a good overall, reproductive andsexual health. Cessation of unhealthy habits, such as tobacco, alcohol and drug use, poor nutrition and ...
    • Structural abnormalities in the human diaphragm in drowning and hanging deaths: preliminary results 

      Girela López, Eloy; Beltrán Aroca, Cristina María; Jimena, Ignacio; Pérez-Jorge, Pablo; Ramos-Medina, Valentin; Ruz‐Caracuel, Ignacio; Gill, James R.; Peña Amaro, J. (Springer, 2020)
      Purpose: Previous experiments in rats have indicated that there are histological changes in skeletal muscle in drowning deaths; these changes includemuscle fibers that contain ragged red fibers (RRF). The purpose of this ...
    • Study of the Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Measure of Moral Distress for Health Care Professionals (MMD-HP-SPA) 

      Girela López, Eloy; Beltrán Aroca, Cristina María; Boceta-Osuna, Jaime; Aguilera-López, Dolores; Gómez-Carranza, Alejandro; García-Linares, Miguel; Llergo Muñoz, Antonio; Romero Saldaña, Manuel (MDPI, 2022)
      Background: The early detection of moral distress requires a validated and reliable instrument. The aim of this study was to carry out an advanced analysis of the psychometric properties of the moral distress scale for ...
    • T1 bladder carcinoma with variant histology: pathological features and clinical significance 

      López-Beltrán, Antonio; Blanca, Ana; Cimadamore, Alessia; Montironi, Rodolfo; Luque, Rafael J.; Volavšek, Metka; Chen, Liang (Springer, 2022)
      The aim of the study was to stratify high-grade T1 (HGT1) bladder urothelial carcinoma into risk categories based on the presence of variant histology when compared to conventional urothelial carcinoma. The clinicopathological ...
    • The protective effect of extra-virgin olive oil in the experimental model of multiple sclerosis in the rat 

      Conde, Cristina; Escribano, Begoña M.; Luque, Evelio; Aguilar-Luque, Macarena; Feijoo, Marisa; Ochoa, J.J.; Latorre, Manuel; Giraldo, Ana I.; Lillo, Rafael; Agüera Carmona, Eduardo; Santamaría, Abel; Túnez, Isaac (Taylor & Francis, 2018)
      This study has evaluated the effect of EVOO (Extra-Virgin olive oil), OA (oleic acid) and HT (hydroxytyrosol) in an induced model of MS through experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Dark Agouti 2-month old ...
    • The role of multiparametric magnetic resonance in active surveillance of a low‐risk prostate cancer cohort from clinical practice 

      Chamorro Castillo, L.; García Morales, L.; Ruiz López, D.; Salguero Segura, J.; Valero-Rosa, J.; Anglada Curado, FJ.; Mesa Quesada, Juan; Blanca Pedregosa, A.; Carrasco-Valiente, J.; Gómez Gómez, Enrique (Wiley, 2023)
      Introduction Active surveillance (AS) is considered a suitable management practice for those patients with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa). At present, however, the role of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) ...
    • The role of undergraduate medical students training in respect for patient confidentiality 

      Beltrán Aroca, Cristina María; Ruiz Montero, Rafael; Labella, Fernando; Girela López, Eloy (BMC (Springer), 2021)
      Background Encouraging professional integrity is vital for providing a standard of excellence in quality medical care and education and in promoting a culture of respect and responsibility. The primary objective of this ...