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Roberto González-Amaro is affiliated with the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí in Mexico. Their research focuses primarily on immunology and microbiology, with additional work in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The scientist's work encompasses key subfields such as immunology, molecular biology, infectious diseases, rheumatology, and genetics.

The areas of study are diverse, with main topics including immune cell function and interaction; T-cell and B-cell immunology; diabetes and associated disorders; oral microbiology and periodontitis research; bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing; immune cells in cancer; and bone metabolism and diseases.

Selected recent papers cover a range of immunological and clinical topics:

  • Altered NK cell receptor repertoire and function of natural killer cells in patients with acute myocardial infarction: A three-month follow-up study, 2020, Immunobiology
  • B regulatory cells associated with changes in biochemical and inflammatory parameters in normal-glycemic individuals, pre-diabetes and T2DM patients, 2021, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
  • Differentiation of circulating monocytes into macrophages with metabolically activated phenotype regulates inflammation in dyslipidemia patients, 2022, Clinical & Experimental Immunology
  • Analysis of Expression of Different Histone Deacetylases in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease, 2021, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Impact of type 2 diabetes on the capacity of human macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis to modulate monocyte differentiation through a bystander effect, 2021, Immunology and Cell Biology

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Marlen Vitales-Noyola, Raquel Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Perla Niño-Moreno, Adriana Monsiváis-Urenda, and Berenice Hernández-Castro.

Roberto González-Amaro regularly publishes in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Clinical & Experimental Immunology (4 publications)
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (2 publications)
  • Journal of Immunology Research (2 publications)
  • Immunobiology (1 publication)
  • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Clinical and immunological effects of Rituximab in patients with lupus nephritis refractory to conventional therapy: a pilot study.

    Mónica Vigna-Perez;Berenice Hernández-Castro;Octavio Paredes-Saharopulos;Diana Portales-Pérez

  • Induction of tumor necrosis factor alpha production by human hepatocytes in chronic viral hepatitis.

    R González-Amaro;C García-Monzón;L García-Buey;R Moreno-Otero

  • Regulatory T cells in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Brenda Alvarado-Sánchez;Berenice Hernández-Castro;Diana Portales-Pérez;Lourdes Baranda

  • Increased circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and Th17 lymphocytes in Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

    Nicté Figueroa-Vega;Manuel Alfonso-Pérez;Manuel Alfonso-Pérez;Ignacio Benedicto;Ignacio Benedicto;Francisco Sánchez-Madrid;Francisco Sánchez-Madrid

  • Cell adhesion molecules: selectins and integrins.

    Roberto González-Amaro;Francisco Sanchez-Madrid

  • Regulatory T Cells in Human Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

    Mónica Marazuela;María A. García-López;Nicté Figueroa-Vega;Hortensia de la Fuente

  • CD43 Interacts With Moesin and Ezrin and Regulates Its Redistribution to the Uropods of T Lymphocytes at the Cell-Cell Contacts

    Juan M. Serrador;Marta Nieto;José L. Alonso-Lebrero;Miguel A. del Pozo

  • Is CD69 an effective brake to control inflammatory diseases

    Roberto González-Amaro;José R. Cortés;Francisco Sánchez-Madrid;Francisco Sánchez-Madrid;Pilar Martín

  • Therapy with statins in patients with refractory rheumatic diseases: a preliminary study.

    C Abud-Mendoza;H de la Fuente;E Cuevas-Orta;L Baranda

  • Effect of arsenic, cadmium and lead on the induction of apoptosis of normal human mononuclear cells.

    H. De La Fuente;D. Portales-Pérez;L. Baranda;F. Díaz-Barriga

  • Expression of CD64 as a potential marker of neonatal sepsis

    Esther Layseca-Espinosa;Luis F. Pérez-González;Abraham Torres-Montes;Lourdes Baranda

  • CTLA-4-Ig therapy diminishes the frequency but enhances the function of Treg cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Crisol Álvarez-Quiroga;Carlos Abud-Mendoza;Lesly Doníz-Padilla;Amida Juárez-Reyes

  • Roles of Chemokines and Receptor Polarization in NK-Target Cell Interactions

    Nieto M;Navarro F;Perez-Villar Jj;del Pozo Ma

  • DDT-induced oxidative damage in human blood mononuclear cells

    Iván N. Pérez-Maldonado;Crispín Herrera;Lilia E. Batres;Roberto González-Amaro

  • Multidrug resistance-1 (MDR-1) in rheumatic autoimmune disorders. Part I: Increased P-glycoprotein activity in lymphocytes from rheumatoid arthritis patients might influence disease outcome.

    Llorente L;Richaud-Patin Y;Díaz-Borjón A;Alvarado de la Barrera C

  • Adhesion Molecules in Inflammatory Diseases

    Roberto González-Amaro;Federico Diaz-González;Francisco Sánchez-Madrid

  • DDT induces DNA damage in blood cells. Studies in vitro and in women chronically exposed to this insecticide.

    Leticia Yáñez;Vı́ctor H Borja-Aburto;Emilio Rojas;Hortensia de la Fuente

  • P2X7 and NRAMP1/SLC11 A1 gene polymorphisms in Mexican mestizo patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

    P. Niño-Moreno;D. Portales-Pérez;B. Hernández-Castro;L. Portales-Cervantes

  • Distribution of ICAM-3-bearing cells in normal human tissues. Expression of a novel counter-receptor for LFA-1 in epidermal Langerhans cells.

    A. Acevedo;M. A. del Pozo;A. G. Arroyo;P. Sánchez-Mateos

  • T regulatory (Treg) and T helper 17 (Th17) lymphocytes in thyroid autoimmunity.

    Roberto González-Amaro;Mónica Marazuela

  • Functional Role of P-Selectin Glycoprotein Ligand 1/P-Selectin Interaction in the Generation of Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells

    Ana Urzainqui;Gloria Martínez del Hoyo;Amalia Lamana;Hortensia de la Fuente

  • Influence of human cytomegalovirus infection on the NK cell receptor repertoire in children

    Adriana Monsiváis-Urenda;Daniel Noyola-Cherpitel;Alba Hernández-Salinas;Christian García-Sepúlveda

  • Immune effects of therapy with Adalimumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    M Vigna-Pérez;C Abud-Mendoza;H Portillo-Salazar;B Alvarado-Sánchez

  • DDT induces apoptosis in human mononuclear cells in vitro and is associated with increased apoptosis in exposed children.

    Iván N Pérez-Maldonado;Fernando Dı́az-Barriga;Hortensia de la Fuente;Roberto González-Amaro

  • Effect of Arsenic on Regulatory T Cells

    B. Hernández-Castro;L. M. Doníz-Padilla;M. Salgado-Bustamante;D. Rocha

  • DDE-induced apoptosis in children exposed to the DDT metabolite.

    Iván N. Pérez-Maldonado;Maria Athanasiadou;Leticia Yáñez;Roberto González-Amaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco Sánchez-Madrid
Francisco Sánchez-Madrid Autonomous University of Madrid
Fernando Díaz-Barriga
Fernando Díaz-Barriga Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí
Donato Alarcón-Segovia
Donato Alarcón-Segovia Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
Luis Llorente
Luis Llorente Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
Miguel López-Botet
Miguel López-Botet Pompeu Fabra University
Paloma Sánchez-Mateos
Paloma Sánchez-Mateos Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
María Yáñez-Mó
María Yáñez-Mó Spanish National Research Council
Manuel López-Cabrera
Manuel López-Cabrera Spanish National Research Council
Michel Dy
Michel Dy Université Paris Cité
David Sancho
David Sancho Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research

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