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Oreste Gualillo is affiliated with the Servicio Gallego de Salud in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on rheumatology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, pathology and forensic medicine, molecular biology, and immunology.

Their research portfolio includes multiple publications in notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
  • Polymers
  • Antioxidants

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Oreste Gualillo are:

  • A new immunometabolic perspective of intervertebral disc degeneration (2021), published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • Adipokines and Inflammation: Focus on Cardiovascular Diseases (2020), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Omentin: a biomarker of cardiovascular risk in individuals with axial spondyloarthritis (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • Adipokines in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Are We on the Road toward New Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets? (2022), published in Biology
  • Leptin in Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Player or Bystander? (2022), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The scientific topics most covered in their work include:

  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases

Oreste Gualillo has collaborated frequently with several researchers. The most common co-authors include:

  • Miguel Á. González-Gay
  • Francisca Lago
  • Raquel López-Mejías
  • Fernanda Genre
  • Sara Remuzgo-Martínez

Their research encompasses interdisciplinary approaches, integrating molecular biology and immunology to explore the mechanisms and therapeutic avenues within rheumatology and metabolic diseases. The concentration of work in medicine totals 174 publications, evidencing a significant commitment to clinical and experimental investigations.

Best Publications

  • Adipokines as emerging mediators of immune response and inflammation

    Francisca Lago;Carlos Dieguez;Juan Gómez-Reino;Oreste Gualillo

  • The role of metabolism in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis

    Ali Mobasheri;Ali Mobasheri;Margaret P. Rayman;Oreste Gualillo;Jérémie Sellam

  • Changes in plasma levels of fat-derived hormones adiponectin, leptin, resistin and visfatin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Miguel Otero;Rocio Lago;Rodolfo Gomez;Francisca Lago

  • Ghrelin, a novel placental-derived hormone.

    O Gualillo;J Caminos;M Blanco;T Garcìa-Caballero

  • Leptin, from fat to inflammation: old questions and new insights

    Miguel Otero;Rocı́o Lago;Francisca Lago;Felipe F. Casanueva

  • The emerging role of adipokines as mediators of inflammation and immune responses

    Francisca Lago;Carlos Dieguez;Juan Gómez-Reino;Oreste Gualillo

  • Leptin in the interplay of inflammation, metabolism and immune system disorders

    Vanessa Abella;Morena Scotece;Javier Conde;Jesús Pino

  • What's new in our understanding of the role of adipokines in rheumatic diseases?

    Rodolfo Gómez;Javier Conde;Morena Scotece;Juan Jesus Gómez-Reino

  • A new player in cartilage homeostasis: adiponectin induces nitric oxide synthase type II and pro-inflammatory cytokines in chondrocytes.

    R. Lago;R. Gomez;M. Otero;F. Lago

  • Obesity, Fat Mass and Immune System: Role for Leptin

    Vera Francisco;Jesús Pino;Victor Campos-Cabaleiro;Clara Ruiz-Fernández

  • Towards a pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory emerging role of leptin

    M. Otero;R. Lago;R. Gomez;C. Dieguez

  • Adipokines as novel modulators of lipid metabolism.

    Francisca Lago;Rodolfo Gómez;Juan J. Gómez-Reino;Carlos Dieguez;Carlos Dieguez

  • Signalling pathway involved in nitric oxide synthase type II activation in chondrocytes: synergistic effect of leptin with interleukin-1

    Miguel Otero;Rocío Lago;Francisca Lago;Juan Jesús Gomez Reino;Juan Jesús Gomez Reino

  • The potential of lipocalin-2/NGAL as biomarker for inflammatory and metabolic diseases.

    Vanessa Abella;Morena Scotece;Javier Conde;Rodolfo Gómez

  • Leptin beyond body weight regulation--current concepts concerning its role in immune function and inflammation.

    Rocío Lago;Rodolfo Gómez;Francisca Lago;Juan Gómez-Reino

  • Adipokines: Biofactors from white adipose tissue. A complex hub among inflammation, metabolism, and immunity

    Javier Conde;Morena Scotece;Rodolfo Gómez;Verónica López

  • Metabolic stress-induced joint inflammation and osteoarthritis.

    Alice Courties;Oreste Gualillo;Francis Berenbaum;Jérémie Sellam

  • A new immunometabolic perspective of intervertebral disc degeneration.

    Vera Francisco;Jesús Pino;Miguel Ángel González-Gay;Francisca Lago

  • Growth hormone releasing peptide (ghrelin) is synthesized and secreted by cardiomyocytes

    María J Iglesias;Roberto Piñeiro;Montserrat Blanco;Rosalía Gallego

  • TLR4 signalling in osteoarthritis--finding targets for candidate DMOADs.

    Rodolfo Gómez;Amanda Villalvilla;Raquel Largo;Oreste Gualillo

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan J. Gomez-Reino
Juan J. Gomez-Reino University of Santiago de Compostela
Carlos Dieguez
Carlos Dieguez University of Santiago de Compostela
Miguel A. González-Gay
Miguel A. González-Gay University of Cantabria
Felipe F. Casanueva
Felipe F. Casanueva University of Santiago de Compostela
Ali Mobasheri
Ali Mobasheri University of Oulu
Javier Llorca
Javier Llorca University of Cantabria
José Ramón González-Juanatey
José Ramón González-Juanatey University of Santiago de Compostela
Rubén Nogueiras
Rubén Nogueiras University of Santiago de Compostela
Javier Martín
Javier Martín Spanish National Research Council
Monica Fedele
Monica Fedele National Research Council (CNR)

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