Ambar Lopez-Macay
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Preliminary study on the potential damage of cigarette smoke extract in 3D human chondrocyte culture
Zamudio-Cuevas Y, Fernandez-Torres J, Aztatzi-Aguilar O, Martinez-Cabello P, Lopez-Macay A, Ilizaliturri-Sanchez V, et al.
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim
. 2024 Dec;
61(2):214-227.
PMID: 39733182
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of articular cartilage. The role of cigarette smoke (CS) in OA is debated, with some studies suggesting a...
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Fernandez-Torres J, Zamudio-Cuevas Y, Martinez-Flores K, Lopez-Macay A, Rosas-Alquicira G, Martinez-Zavaleta M, et al.
PeerJ
. 2024 Nov;
12:e18560.
PMID: 39575176
Background: Diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a significant challenge for healthcare professionals. Commonly utilized inflammatory markers include erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cells (WBC)....
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Fernandez-Torres J, Lopez-Macay A, Zamudio-Cuevas Y, Martinez-Flores K
Clin Rheumatol
. 2024 Sep;
43(11):3477-3485.
PMID: 39256280
Background: Gouty arthritis is a metabolic disease characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joints, which triggers the release of interleukin-1β (IL-β) by activating the NLRP3 inflammasome....
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Fernandez-Torres J, Aztatzi-Aguilar O, Zamudio-Cuevas Y, Sierra-Vargas M, Martinez-Nava G, Montano-Armendariz N, et al.
Exp Biol Med (Maywood)
. 2023 Nov;
248(20):1754-1767.
PMID: 37916410
Even though smoking has been scarcely studied in osteoarthritis (OA) etiology, it is considered a controversial risk factor for the disease. Exposure to tobacco smoke has been reported to promote...
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Fernandez-Torres J, Zamudio-Cuevas Y, Ruiz-Davila X, Lopez-Macay A, Martinez-Flores K
Immunol Res
. 2023 Sep;
72(1):119-127.
PMID: 37665559
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoinflammatory disease that affects the sacroiliac joints, causing stiffness and pain in the back. MICA is a ligand of the NKG2D receptor, and an increase...
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Zamudio-Cuevas Y, Martinez-Lopez V, Lopez-Macay A, Montano-Armendariz N, Lozada-Perez C, Martinez-Flores K, et al.
Inflammation
. 2023 Jul;
46(5):1952-1965.
PMID: 37470914
Polygallic acid (PGAL) has been used in vitro to protect synoviocytes from monosodium urate (MSU) crystals due to its anti-inflammatory properties. However, MSU crystals can also activate other cells of...
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Esquivel-Chirino C, Bolanos-Carrillo M, Carmona-Ruiz D, Lopez-Macay A, Hernandez-Sanchez F, Montes-Sanchez D, et al.
Plants (Basel)
. 2023 Jun;
12(12).
PMID: 37375955
Background: Oral cancer has a high prevalence worldwide, and this disease is caused by genetic, immunological, and environmental factors. The main risk factors associated with oral cancer are smoking and...
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Martinez-Flores K, Plata-Rodriguez R, Olivos-Meza A, Lopez-Macay A, Fernandez-Torres J, Landa-Solis C, et al.
Medicina (Kaunas)
. 2022 Dec;
58(12).
PMID: 36556927
Deposits of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals due to increased levels of uric acid (UA) have been associated with bone formation and erosion, mainly in patients with chronic gout. The synovial...
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Esquivel-Chirino C, Valero-Princet Y, Gaitan-Cepeda L, Hernandez-Hernandez C, Hernandez A, Laparra-Escareno H, et al.
Medicina (Kaunas)
. 2021 Dec;
57(12).
PMID: 34946297
Healthcare workers (HCWs) play important roles in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic and are more likely to become infected with COVID-19. Mexico, among other countries, had a high incidence and prevalence...
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Silva-Luna K, Ventura-Rios L, Lopez-Macay A
Medicine (Baltimore)
. 2021 Sep;
100(35):e27059.
PMID: 34477138
Prolidase enzyme activity is important for collagen resynthesis. In late stages of osteoarthritis (OA) its activity is decreased.To evaluate prolidase expression in knees of patients undergoing total arthroplasty for OA,...