• Paravertebral Muscle Mechanical Properties in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis or Low Back Pain: A Case-Control Study 

  Alcaraz-Clariana, Sandra; García-Luque, Lourdes; Garrido Castro, Juan Luis; Aranda-Valera, I. Concepción; Ladehesa-Pineda, Lourdes; Puche-Larrubia, María Ángeles; Carmona-Pérez, Cristina; Rodrigues-de-Souza, Daiana Priscila; Alburquerque Sendín, Francisco (MDPI, 2021)

  Different musculoskeletal disorders are a source of pain in the spinal region; most of them can be divided into mechanical, such as low back pain (LBP), or inflammatory origins, as is the case of axial spondyloarthritis ...

• 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 ...

• Owning a Pet Is Associated with Changes in the Composition of Gut Microbiota and Could Influence the Risk of Metabolic Disorders in Humans 

  Arenas-Montes, Javier; Pérez-Martínez, Pablo; Vals-Delgado, Cristina; Romero-Cabrera, Juan Luis; Cardelo, Magdalena P.; León Acuña, Ana; Quintana-Navarro, Gracia M.; Alcalá Díaz, Juan Francisco; López-Miranda, José; Camargo García, A.; Pérez-Jiménez, Francisco (MDPI, 2021)

  Pet ownership positively influences clinical outcomes in cardiovascular prevention. Additionally, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been previously linked to microbiota dysbiosis. We evaluated the influence of owning a pet ...

• 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 ...

• Expression of DDX11 and DNM1L at the 12p11 Locus Modulates Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Susceptibility 

  Saeed, Mohammad; Ibáñez-Costa, Alejandro; Patiño-Trives, Alejandra Mª; Muñoz-Barrera, Laura; Collantes Estévez, Eduardo; Aguirre, María Ángeles; López-Pedrera, Ch. (MDPI, 2021)

  This study employed genetic and functional analyses using OASIS meta-analysis of multiple existing GWAS and gene-expression datasets to identify novel SLE genes. Methods: Four hundred and ten genes were mapped using SNIPPER ...

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