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ANTONIO MERA

Rheumatologist
Verified email at usc.es
Cited by 5100

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

V Abella, M Scotece, J Conde, J Pino… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Leptin is one of the most relevant factors secreted by adipose tissue and the forerunner of a
class of molecules collectively called adipokines. Initially discovered in 1994, its crucial role …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity, fat mass and immune system: role for leptin

V Francisco, J Pino, V Campos-Cabaleiro… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is an epidemic disease characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation associated
with a dysfunctional fat mass. Adipose tissue is now considered an extremely active …

Adipokines: linking metabolic syndrome, the immune system, and arthritic diseases

V Francisco, C Ruiz-Fernández, J Pino, A Mera… - Biochemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a cluster of metabolic and cardiovascular
complications, including obesity and visceral adiposity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia …

A new Web assessment index: Spanish universities analysis

MB Mateos, AC Mera, FJM González, ÓRG López - Internet research, 2001 - emerald.com
Despite the rapid growth of the World Wide Web in the last several years few studies have
appeared in the literature assessing Web sites' efficacy. This paper provides an original Web …

Lipid profile changes in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis treated with biologic agents and tofacitinib in randomized clinical trials: a systematic review and …

A Souto, E Salgado, JR Maneiro, A Mera… - Arthritis & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To analyze lipid changes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and patients
with spondyloarthritis (SpA) treated with biologic agents or tofacitinib in randomized clinical …

Tocilizumab in giant cell arteritis: multicenter open-label study of 22 patients

J Loricera, R Blanco, JL Hernández… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ) in giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients
with refractory disease and/or with unacceptable side effects due to corticosteroids. Methods …

Adipokines and inflammation: is it a question of weight?

V Francisco, J Pino, MA Gonzalez‐Gay… - British journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the Western society and is increasing in the
developing world. It is considered as one of the major contributors to the global burden of …

Biomechanics, obesity, and osteoarthritis. The role of adipokines: When the levee breaks

V Francisco, T Pérez, J Pino, V López… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis is a high‐incidence painful and debilitating disease characterized by
progressive degeneration of articular joints, which indicates a breakdown in joint …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular relationships among obesity, inflammation and intervertebral disc degeneration: are adipokines the common link?

C Ruiz-Fernández, V Francisco, J Pino, A Mera… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a chronic, expensive, and high-incidence
musculoskeletal disorder largely responsible for back/neck and radicular-related pain. It is …

Predictors of response to TNF antagonists in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis

JR Maneiro, A Souto, E Salgado, A Mera… - RMD open, 2015 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Objective To identify predictors of response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists in
ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods Systematic review and …