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      A Three-Protein Panel to Support the Diagnosis of Sepsis in Children 

      Pilar Orive, Francisco Javier; Astigarraga Aguirre, María Iciar; Azkargorta, Mikel; Elortza, Felix; García Obregón, Susana (MDPI, 2022-03-12)
      Sepsis is a syndrome without a standard validated diagnostic test. Early recognition is crucial. Serum proteome analysis in children with sepsis may identify new biomarkers. This study aimed to find suitable blood biomarkers ...
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      Antibacterial and antifungal activity of the human endometrial fluid during the natural cycle 

      Bregón Villahoz, Marta; Moragues Tosantos, María Dolores ORCID; Arrieta Aguirre, Inés ORCID; Azkargorta, Mikel; Laínz, Lucía; Diez Zapirain, Miren; Iglesias Calabria, María; Prieto Molano, María Begoña; Matorras, Ana; Expósito Navarro, María Antonia; Elortza, Felix; Matorras Weinig, José Roberto (Hindawi, 2021-06-16)
      [EN] Purpose. Some microbiota patterns have been associated with favorable IVF prognosis and others with pathological conditions. The endometrial fluid aspirate (EFA) contains antibacterial proteins that are enriched in ...
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      Arachidyl Amido Cholanoic Acid Improves Liver Glucose and Lipid Homeostasis in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Via AMPK and mTOR Regulation 

      Fernández Ramos, David; Lopitz Otsoa, Fernando; De la Cruz Villar, Laura; Bilbao García, Jon; Pagano, Martina; Mosca, Laura; Bizkarguenaga, Maider; Serrano Maciá, Marina; Azkargorta, Mikel; Iruarrizaga Lejarreta, Marta; Sot, Jesús; Tsvirkun, Darya; Van Liempd, Sebastiaan Martijn; Goñi Urcelay, Félix María ORCID; Alonso, Cristina; Martínez Chantar, María Luz ORCID; Elortza, Felix; Hayardeny, Liat; Lu, Shelly C.; Mato, José M. (Baishideng, 2020-09-14)
      BACKGROUND Arachidyl amido cholanoic acid (Aramchol) is a potent downregulator of hepatic stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) protein expression that reduces liver triglycerides and fibrosis in animal models of steatohepatitis. ...
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      Correlation between biological responses in vitro and in vivo to Ca-doped sol-gel coatings assessed using proteomic analysis 

      García Arnáez, Iñaki; Romero Gavilán, Francisco; Cerqueira, Andreia; Elortza, Felix; Azkargorta, Mikel; Muñoz Guzón, Fernando María; Mata Roig, Manuel; Martín de Llano, José Javier; Suay, Julio; Gurruchaga Torrecilla, María Dolores ORCID; Goñi Echave, Isabel María del Coro ORCID (Elsevier, 2022-12)
      Poor correlation between the results of in vitro testing and the subsequent in vivo experiments hinders the design of biomaterials. Thus, new characterisation methods are needed. This study used proteomic and histological ...
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      Development and characterisation of strontium-doped sol-gel coatings to optimise the initial bone regeneration processes 

      García Arnáez, Iñaki; Cerqueira, Andreia; Romero Gavilán, Francisco; Elortza, Felix; Azkargorta, Mikel; Iloro, Ibon; Suay, Julio; Goñi Echave, Isabel María del Coro ORCID; Gurruchaga Torrecilla, María Dolores ORCID (Elsevier, 2022-12)
      Strontium plays an important role in bone regeneration; it promotes the differentiation and maturation of os-teoblasts and inhibits the activity of osteoclasts. Our principal objective in this study was to formulate new ...
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      Differential profile of protein expression on human keratocytes treated with autologous serum and plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) 

      Anitua Aldekoa, Eduardo; De la Fuente, María; Muruzabal, Francisco J.; Sánchez Ávila, Ronald Mauricio; Merayo Lloves, Jesús; Azkargorta, Mikel; Elortza, Felix; Orive Arroyo, Gorka (Public Library Science, 2018-10-12)
      Purpose The main objective of this study is to compare the protein expression of human keratocytes treated with Plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) or autologous serum (AS) and previously induced to myofibroblast by ...
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      Identification of a panel of serum protein markers in early stage of sepsis and its validation in a cohort of patients 

      Garcia-Obregon, Susana; Azkargorta, Mikel; Seijas, Iratxe; Pilar-Orive, Javier; Borrego, Francisco; Elortza, Felix; Boyano López, María Dolores ORCID; Astigarraga Aguirre, María Iciar (Elsevier, 2018-08)
      Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening illness with a challenging diagnosis. Current serum biomarkers are not sensitive enough for diagnosis. With the aim of finding proteins associated with sepsis, serum protein profile ...
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      Identification of proximal SUMO-dependent interactors using SUMO-ID 

      Barroso Gomila, Orhi; Trulsson, Erik; Muratore, Verónica; Canosa, Iñigo; Merino Cacho, Laura; Cortázar, Ana Rosa; Pérez Fernández, Coralia; Azkargorta, Mikel; Iloro, Ibon; Carracedo Pérez, Arkaitz ORCID; Aransay Bañares, Ana María; Elortza, Felix; Mayor Martínez, Ugo ORCID; Verteegal, Alfred C.O.; Barrio Olano, María Rosa; Sutherland, James D. (Nature Research, 2021-11-18)
      [EN]The fast dynamics and reversibility of posttranslational modifications by the ubiquitin family pose significant challenges for research. Here we present SUMO-ID, a technology that merges proximity biotinylation by ...
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      Influence of Calcium Ion-Modified Implant Surfaces in Protein Adsorption and Implant Integration 

      Anitua Aldekoa, Eduardo; Cerqueira, Andreia; Romero Gavilán, Francisco; García Arnáez, Iñaki; Martínez Ramos, Cristina; Ozturan, Seda; Azkargorta, Mikel; Elortza, Felix; Gurruchaga Torrecilla, María Dolores ORCID; Goñi Echave, Isabel María del Coro ORCID; Suay, Julio; Tejero, Ricardo (Springer, 2021-04-21)
      Background Calcium (Ca) is a well-known element in bone metabolism and blood coagulation. Here, we investigate the link between the protein adsorption pattern and the in vivo responses of surfaces modified with calcium ...
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      Inhibition of NAE-dependent protein hyper-NEDDylation in cystic cholangiocytes halts cystogenesis in experimental models of polycystic liver disease 

      Lee-Law, Pui Y.; Olaizola Rebe, Paula; Caballero Camino, Francisco Javier ORCID; Izquierdo Sánchez, Laura; Rodrigues, Pedro M.; Perugorria Montiel, María Jesús; Azkargorta, Mikel; Elortza, Felix; Martínez Chantar, María Luz ORCID; Aspichueta Celaá, Patricia; Bujanda Fernández de Pierola, Luis ORCID; Drenth, Joost P. H.; Bañales Asurmendi, Jesús María ORCID (Sage, 2021-09)
      Background Polycystic liver diseases (PLDs) are genetic inherited disorders characterized by the progressive growth of numerous intrahepatic biliary cysts, which are the main cause of morbidity. Previous studies revealed ...
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      Interactome of the Autoimmune Risk Protein ANKRD55 

      Ugidos Damboriena, Nerea; Mena Lucía, Jorge; Baquero, Sara; Alloza Moral, Iraide; Azkargorta, Mikel; Elortza, Felix; Vandenbroeck, Koen (Frontiers Media, 2019-09-18)
      The ankyrin repeat domain-55 (ANKRD55) gene contains intronic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with risk to contract multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune disorders. Risk alleles of ...
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      miR-873-5p targets mitochondrial GNMT-Complex II interface contributing to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 

      Fernández Tussy, Pablo; Fernández Ramos, David; Lopitz Otsoa, Fernando; Simon, Jorge; Barbier Torres, Lucía; Gómez Santos, Beatriz; Nuñez García, Maitane; Azkargorta, Mikel; Serrano Maciá, Marina; Gutiérrez de Juan, Virginia; Serrano Maciá, Marina; Rodríguez Agudo, Rubén; Iruzubieta, Paula; Anguita Castillo, Juan de Dios; Castro, Rui E.; Champagne, Devin; Rincon, Mercedes; Elortza, Felix; Arslanow, Anita; Krawczyk, Marcin; Lammert, Frank; Kirchmeyer, Melanie; Behrmann, Iris; Crespo, Javier; Lu, Shelly C.; Mato, José M.; Varela Rey, Marta; Aspichueta Celaá, Patricia; Delgado, Teresa C.; Martínez Chantar, María Luz ORCID (Elsevier, 2019-08-16)
      Objective: Non-alcoholic fatly liver disease (NAFLD) is a complex pathology in which several dysfunctions, including alterations in metabolic pathways, mitochondrial functionality and unbalanced lipid import/export, lead ...
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      Multi-Omics Integration Highlights the Role of Ubiquitination in CCl4-Induced Liver Fibrosis 

      Mercado Gómez, María; Lopitz Otsoa, Fernando; Azkargorta, Mikel; Serrano Maciá, Marina; Lachiondo Ortega, Sofía; Goikoetxea Usandizaga, Naroa; Rodríguez Agudo, Rubén; Fernández Ramos, David; Bizkarguenaga, Maider; Gutiérrez de Juan, Virginia; Lectez, Benoit; Aloria Escolastico, Kerman; Arizmendi Bastarrika, Jesús María ORCID; Simón Espinosa, Jorge; Alonso, Cristina; Lozano, Juan José; Ávila, Matías A. ORCID; Bañales Asurmendi, Jesús María ORCID; Marin, Jose J. G.; Beraza, Naiara; Mato, José M.; Elortza, Felix; Barrio Olano, María Rosa; Sutherland, James D.; Mayor Martínez, Ugo ORCID; Martínez Chantar, María Luz ORCID; Cardoso Delgado, Teresa de Jesús (MDPI, 2020-11-27)
      Liver fibrosis is the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins that occurs in chronic liver disease. Ubiquitination is a post-translational modification that is crucial for a plethora of physiological ...
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      Müller glial cells located in the peripheral retina are more susceptible to high pressure: implications for glaucoma 

      Pereiro Díez, Xandra ORCID; Ruzafa Andrés, Noelia ORCID; Azkargorta, Mikel; Elortza, Felix; Acera Osa, Arantxa; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Santiago, Ana Raquel; Vecino Cordero, Elena ORCID (BMC, 2024)
      Background Glaucoma, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss worldwide. This study aims to elucidate the critical role of Müller glia (MG) in the context of retinal ganglion ...
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      Neddylation inhibition ameliorates steatosis in NAFLD by boosting hepatic fatty acid oxidation via DEPTOR-mTOR axis 

      Serrano Maciá, Marina; Simon, Jorge; González Rellán, María Jesús; Azkargorta, Mikel; Goikoetxea Usandizaga, Naroa; Lopitz Otsoa, Fernando; Saenz de Urturi Indart, Diego; Rodríguez Agudo, Rubén; Lachiondo Ortega, Sofía; Mercado Gómez, María; Gutiérrez de Juan, Virginia; Bizkarguenaga, Maider; Fernández Ramos, David; Buqué García, Xabier ORCID; Baselli, Guido A.; Valenti, Luca; Iruzubieta, Paula; Crespo, Javier; Villa, Erica; Bañales Asurmendi, Jesús María ORCID; Ávila, Matías A. ORCID; Marin, José J. G.; Aspichueta Celaá, Patricia; Sutherland, James D.; Barrio Olano, María Rosa; Mayor Martínez, Ugo ORCID; Elortza, Felix; Xirodimas, Dimitri; Nogueiras Pozo, Rubén; Delgado, Teresa C.; Martínez Chantar, María Luz ORCID (Elsevier, 2021-06-18)
      [EN] Objective: Neddylation is a druggable and reversible ubiquitin-like post-translational modification upregulated in many diseases, including liver fibrosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and more recently, non-alcoholic ...
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      Potential Tear Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease—A Pilot Study 

      Acera Osa, Arantxa; Gómez Esteban, Juan Carlos; Murueta-Goyena Larrañaga, Ane; Galdós Iztueta, Marta; Azkargorta, Mikel; Elortza, Felix; Ruzafa Andrés, Noelia ORCID; Ibarrondo, Oliver; Pereiro Díez, Xandra ORCID; Vecino Cordero, Elena ORCID (MDPI, 2022-01-13)
      Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, the tear proteome profile of patients with idiopathic PD (iPD, n = 24), carriers of the E46K-SNCA ...
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      Protein adsorption/desorption dynamics on Ca-enriched titanium surfaces: biological implications 

      Romero Gavilán, Francisco; Cerqueira, Andreia; Anitua Aldekoa, Eduardo; Tejero, Ricardo; García Arnáez, Iñaki; Martínez Ramos, Cristina; Ozturan, Seda; Izquierdo, Raúl; Azkargorta, Mikel; Elortza, Felix; Gurruchaga Torrecilla, María Dolores ORCID; Goñi Echave, Isabel María del Coro ORCID; Suay, Julio (Springer, 2021-08-27)
      Calcium ions are used in the development of biomaterials for the promotion of coagulation, bone regeneration, and implant osseointegration. Upon implantation, the time-dependent release of calcium ions from titanium implant ...
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      Proteomic Analysis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Monocyte Co-Cultures Exposed to a Bioactive Silica-Based Sol–Gel Coating 

      Cerqueira, Andreia; Romero Gavilán, Francisco; Helmholz, Heike; Azkargorta, Mikel; Elortza, Felix; Gurruchaga Torrecilla, María Dolores ORCID; Goñi Echave, Isabel María del Coro ORCID; Willumeit-Römer, Regine; Suay, Julio (American Chemical Society, 2023-05)
      New methodologies capable of extensively analyzing the cell-material interactions are necessary to improve current in vitro characterization methods, and proteomics is a viable alternative. Also, many studies are focused ...
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      Targeting NAE1-mediated protein hyper-NEDDylation halts cholangiocarcinogenesis and impacts on tumor-stroma crosstalk in experimental models. 

      Olaizola Rebe, Paula; Lee-Law, Pui Y.; García Fernández de Barrena, Maite; Álvarez Asiain, Laura; Cadamuro, Massimiliano ORCID; Azkargorta, Mikel; O’Rourke, Colm J.; Caballero Camino, Francisco Javier ORCID; Olaizola, Irene; Rodríguez Macías, Rocío Isabel; García Marín, Jose Juan; Serrano Maciá, Marina; Martínez Chantar, María Luz ORCID; Ávila, Matías A. ORCID; Aspichueta Celaá, Patricia; CALVISI, Diego Francesco ORCID; Evert, Matthias; Fabris, Luca; Castro, Rui ORCID; Elortza, Felix; Andersen, Jesper B.; Bujanda Fernández de Pierola, Luis ORCID; Rodrigues, Pedro M.; Perugorria, Maria Jesus ORCID; Bañales Asurmendi, Jesús María ORCID (Elsevier, 2022-07)
      [EN] BACKGROUND & AIMS: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) comprises a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors associated with dismal prognosis. Alterations in post-translational modifications (PTMs), including NEDDylation, result ...
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      Targeting UBC9-Mediated Protein Hyper-SUMOylation in Cystic Cholangiocytes Halts Polycystic Liver Disease in Experimental Models 

      Lee-Law, Pui Y.; Olaizola Rebe, Paula; Caballero Camino, Francisco Javier ORCID; Izquierdo Sánchez, Laura; Rodrigues, Pedro M.; Santos Laso, Álvaro; Azkargorta, Mikel; Elortza, Felix; Martínez Chantar, María Luz ORCID; Perugorria Montiel, María Jesús; Aspichueta Celaá, Patricia; Marzioni, Marco; LaRusso, Nicholas F.; Bujanda Fernández de Pierola, Luis ORCID; Drenth, Joost P. H.; Bañales Asurmendi, Jesús María ORCID (Elsevier, 2021-02)
      BACKGROUND & AIMS: Polycystic liver diseases (PLDs) are genetic disorders characterized by progressive development of multiple fluid-filled biliary cysts. Most PLD-causative genes participate in protein biogenesis and/or ...