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Moro-López M, Farré R, Otero J, Sunyer R. Trusting the forces of our cell lines. Cells Dev. 2024 Sep;179:203931. doi: 10.1016/j.cdev.2024.203931. Epub 2024 Jun 7. Review. PubMed PMID: 38852676.
Otero J, Rodríguez-Lázaro MA, Martínez-Trejo A, Mbanze D, Solana G, Vergara A, Bosch S, Gozal D, Vila J, Farré R. Robust and low-cost open-source device for detecting infectious microorganisms by loop-mediated isothermal amplification. HardwareX. 2024 Sep;19:e00568. doi: 10.1016/j.ohx.2024.e00568. eCollection 2024 Sep. PubMed PMID: 39291286; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11405915.
Ulldemolins A, Narciso M, Sanz-Fraile H, Otero J, Farré R, Gavara N, Almendros I. Effects of aging on the biomechanical properties of the lung extracellular matrix: dependence on tissular stretch. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2024;12:1381470. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1381470. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 38645411; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11026642.
González JE, Rodríguez MA, Caballero E, Pardo A, Marco S, Farré R. Open-source, low-cost App-driven Internet of Things approach to facilitate respiratory oscillometry at home and in developing countries. Pulmonology. 2024 Mar-Apr;30(2):180-183. doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.10.004. Epub 2023 Nov 14. PubMed PMID: 37968180.
Farré R, Rodríguez-Lázaro MA, Otero J, Gavara N, Sunyer R, Farré N, Gozal D, Almendros I. Low-cost, open-source device for simultaneously subjecting rodents to different circadian cycles of light, food, and temperature. Front Physiol. 2024;15:1356787. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1356787. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 38434139; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10904513.
Otero J, Pearce JM, Gozal D, Farre R. Open-source design of medical devices. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. 2024 February.
Gómez-Olivas JD, Campos-Rodriguez F, Nagore E, Martorell A, García-Rio F, Cubillos C, Hernandez L, Bañuls J, Arias E, Ortiz P, Cabriada V, Gardeazabal J, Montserrat JM, Carrera C, Masa JF, Gomez de Terreros J, Abad J, Boada A, Mediano O, Castillo-Garcia M, Chiner E, Landete P, Mayos M, Fortuna A, Barbé F, Sanchez-de-la-Torre M, Cano-Pumarega I, Perez-Gil A, Gomez-Garcia T, Cullen D, Somoza M, Formigon M, Aizpuru F, Oscullo G, Garcia-Ortega A, Almendros I, Farré R, Gozal D, Martinez-Garcia MA. Role of Sleep Apnea and Long-Term CPAP Treatment in the Prognosis of Patients With Melanoma: A Prospective Multicenter Study of 443 Patients. Chest. 2023 Dec;164(6):1551-1559. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.06.012. Epub 2023 Jun 21. PubMed PMID: 37348828.
Farré R, Navajas D. Ventilation Mechanics. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Oct;44(5):511-525. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1770340. Epub 2023 Jul 19. PubMed PMID: 37467769.
Nizamoglu M, Joglekar MM, Almeida CR, Larsson Callerfelt AK, Dupin I, Guenat OT, Henrot P, van Os L, Otero J, Elowsson L, Farre R, Burgess JK. Innovative three-dimensional models for understanding mechanisms underlying lung diseases: powerful tools for translational research. Eur Respir Rev. 2023 Sep 30;32(169). doi: 10.1183/16000617.0042-2023. Print 2023 Sep 30. Review. PubMed PMID: 37495250; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10369168.
Malandain N, Sanz-Fraile H, Farré R, Otero J, Roig A, Laromaine A. Cell-Laden 3D Hydrogels of Type I Collagen Incorporating Bacterial Nanocellulose Fibers. ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2023 Sep 18;6(9):3638-3647. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00126. Epub 2023 Sep 5. PubMed PMID: 37669535; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10521014.
Sanz-Fraile H, Herranz-Diez C, Ulldemolins A, Falcones B, Almendros I, Gavara N, Sunyer R, Farré R, Otero J. Characterization of Bioinks Prepared via Gelifying Extracellular Matrix from Decellularized Porcine Myocardia. Gels. 2023 Sep 13;9(9). doi: 10.3390/gels9090745. PubMed PMID: 37754426; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10530680.
Cuervo R, Rodríguez-Lázaro MA, Farré R, Gozal D, Solana G, Otero J. Low-cost and open-source neonatal incubator operated by an Arduino microcontroller. HardwareX. 2023 Sep;15:e00457. doi: 10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00457. eCollection 2023 Sep. PubMed PMID: 37538251; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10393824.
Alcaraz-Serrano V, Sanz-Fraile H, Bueno-Freire L, Farré R, Otero J, Vázquez N, Rovira-Ribalta N, Oscanoa P, Torres A, Fernández-Barat L. Association Between Viscoelastic Characteristics and Sputum Colour in Patients With Bronchiectasis. Arch Bronconeumol. 2023 Jun;59(6):406-408. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2023.02.011. Epub 2023 Feb 25. PubMed PMID: 37019740.
Narciso M, Martínez Á, Júnior C, Díaz-Valdivia N, Ulldemolins A, Berardi M, Neal K, Navajas D, Farré R, Alcaraz J, Almendros I, Gavara N. Lung Micrometastases Display ECM Depletion and Softening While Macrometastases Are 30-Fold Stiffer and Enriched in Fibronectin. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Apr 21;15(8). doi: 10.3390/cancers15082404. PubMed PMID: 37190331; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10136590.
Cubillos-Zapata C, Martínez-García MÁ, Díaz-García E, García-Tovar S, Campos-Rodríguez F, Sánchez-de-la-Torre M, Nagore E, Martorell-Calatayud A, Blasco LH, Pastor E, Abad-Capa J, Montserrat JM, Cabriada-Nuño V, Cano-Pumarega I, Corral-Peñafiel J, Arias E, Mediano O, Somoza-González M, Dalmau-Arias J, Almendros I, Farré R, Gozal D, García-Río F. Obstructive sleep apnoea is related to melanoma aggressiveness through paraspeckle protein-1 upregulation. Eur Respir J. 2023 Feb;61(2). doi: 10.1183/13993003.00707-2022. Print 2023 Feb. PubMed PMID: 36265878.
Mension E, Alonso I, Anglès-Acedo S, Ros C, Otero J, Villarino Á, Farré R, Saco A, Vega N, Castrejón N, Ordi J, Rakislova N, Tortajada M, Matas I, Gómez S, Ribera L, Castelo-Branco C. Effect of Fractional Carbon Dioxide vs Sham Laser on Sexual Function in Survivors of Breast Cancer Receiving Aromatase Inhibitors for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: The LIGHT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Feb 1;6(2):e2255697. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.55697. PubMed PMID: 36763359; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9918877.
Durgan DJ, Farré R. Gut check: assessing the role of the gut microbiota in the adverse cardiovascular effects of obstructive sleep apnoea. Eur Respir J. 2023 Jan;61(1). doi: 10.1183/13993003.01974-2022. Print 2023 Jan. PubMed PMID: 36657778.
Júnior C, Ulldemolins A, Narciso M, Almendros I, Farré R, Navajas D, López J, Eroles M, Rico F, Gavara N. Multi-Step Extracellular Matrix Remodelling and Stiffening in the Development of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 15;24(2). doi: 10.3390/ijms24021708. PubMed PMID: 36675222; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9865994.
Jurado A, Ulldemolins A, Lluís H, Gasull X, Gavara N, Sunyer R, Otero J, Gozal D, Almendros I, Farré R. Fast cycling of intermittent hypoxia in a physiomimetic 3D environment: A novel tool for the study of the parenchymal effects of sleep apnea. Front Pharmacol. 2022;13:1081345. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1081345. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 36712654; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9879064.
Farré R, Artigas A, Torres A, Albaiceta GM, Dinh-Xuan AT, Gozal D. A Simple Procedure to Measure the Tidal Volume Delivered by Mechanical Ventilators: A Tool for Bedside Verification and Quality Control. Arch Bronconeumol. 2023 Jan;59(1):61-62. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2022.07.008. Epub 2022 Jul 21. PubMed PMID: 35908988.
Bras M, Zemla J, Farré R. Tissue preparation. In: Lekka M, Navajas D, Radmacher M, Podesta A, editors. Volume 2. Biomedical applications [Internet] 1 ed. Berlin-Boston: De Gruyter; 2023. Chapter 5.2; p.91-104. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110989380-008.
Farré R, Navajas D. Respiratory diseases. In: Lekka M, Navajas D, Radmacher M, Podesta A, editors. Volume 2. Biomedical applications [Internet] 1 ed. Berlin-Boston: De Gruyter; 2023. Chapter 6.2; p.163-190. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110989380-012.
Pérez-Carbonell L, Muñoz-Lopetegi A, Sánchez-Valle R, Gelpi E, Farré R, Gaig C, Iranzo A, Santamaria J. Sleep architecture and sleep-disordered breathing in fatal insomnia. Sleep Med. 2022 Dec;100:311-346. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.08.027. Epub 2022 Sep 20. PubMed PMID: 36182725.
Farré R, Almendros I, Martínez-García MÁ, Gozal D. Experimental Models to Study End-Organ Morbidity in Sleep Apnea: Lessons Learned and Future Directions. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Nov 20;23(22). doi: 10.3390/ijms232214430. Review. PubMed PMID: 36430904; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9696027.
Narciso M, Ulldemolins A, Júnior C, Otero J, Navajas D, Farré R, Gavara N, Almendros I. A Fast and Efficient Decellularization Method for Tissue Slices. Bio Protoc. 2022 Nov 20;12(22). doi: 10.21769/BioProtoc.4550. eCollection 2022 Nov 20. PubMed PMID: 36532689; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9724012.
Ulldemolins A, Jurado A, Herranz-Diez C, Gavara N, Otero J, Farré R, Almendros I. Lung Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels-Derived Vesicles Contribute to Epithelial Lung Repair. Polymers (Basel). 2022 Nov 14;14(22). doi: 10.3390/polym14224907. PubMed PMID: 36433034; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9692679.
Farré R. Measuring intra-subject changes in respiratory mechanics by oscillometry: impedance versus admittance. Eur Respir J. 2022 Oct;60(4). doi: 10.1183/13993003.01198-2022. Print 2022 Oct. PubMed PMID: 36028252.
Farré R, Rodríguez-Lázaro MA, Gonzalez-Martin J, Castro P, Hospital T, Compta Y, Solana G, Gozal D, Otero J. Device for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Low-Resource Regions: Open-Source Description and Bench Test Evaluation. J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 15;11(18). doi: 10.3390/jcm11185417. PubMed PMID: 36143070; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9503864.
Farré R, Gozal D, Nguyen VN, Pearce JM, Dinh-Xuan AT. Open-Source Hardware May Address the Shortage in Medical Devices for Patients with Low-Income and Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Low-Resource Countries. J Pers Med. 2022 Sep 13;12(9). doi: 10.3390/jpm12091498. Review. PubMed PMID: 36143283; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9502622.
Marhuenda E, Villarino A, Narciso M, Elowsson L, Almendros I, Westergren-Thorsson G, Farré R, Gavara N, Otero J. Development of a physiomimetic model of acute respiratory distress syndrome by using ECM hydrogels and organ-on-a-chip devices. Front Pharmacol. 2022;13:945134. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.945134. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 36188621; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9517737.
Méndez M, Fabregues F, Ferreri J, Calafell JM, Villarino A, Otero J, Farre R, Carmona F. Biomechanical characteristics of the ovarian cortex in POI patients and functional outcomes after drug-free IVA. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2022 Aug;39(8):1759-1767. doi: 10.1007/s10815-022-02579-w. Epub 2022 Jul 29. PubMed PMID: 35904669; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9428073.
Farré R, Rodríguez-Lázaro MA, Gozal D, Trias G, Solana G, Navajas D, Otero J. Simple low-cost construction and calibration of accurate pneumotachographs for monitoring mechanical ventilation in low-resource settings. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022;9:938949. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.938949. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35979205; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9376320.
López-Alonso I, López-Martínez C, Martín-Vicente P, Amado-Rodríguez L, González-López A, Mayordomo-Colunga J, Del Busto C, Bernal M, Crespo I, Astudillo A, Arias-Guillén M, Fueyo A, Almendros I, Otero J, Sanz-Fraile H, Farré R, Albaiceta GM. Mechanical ventilation promotes lung tumour spread by modulation of cholesterol cell content. Eur Respir J. 2022 Jul;60(1). doi: 10.1183/13993003.01470-2021. Print 2022 Jul. PubMed PMID: 34887328.
Falcones B, Söderlund Z, Ibáñez-Fonseca A, Almendros I, Otero J, Farré R, Rolandsson Enes S, Elowsson Rendin L, Westergren-Thorsson G. hLMSC Secretome Affects Macrophage Activity Differentially Depending on Lung-Mimetic Environments. Cells. 2022 Jun 8;11(12). doi: 10.3390/cells11121866. PubMed PMID: 35740995; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9221297.
López-Mengual A, Segura-Feliu M, Sunyer R, Sanz-Fraile H, Otero J, Mesquida-Veny F, Gil V, Hervera A, Ferrer I, Soriano J, Trepat X, Farré R, Navajas D, Del Río JA. Involvement of Mechanical Cues in the Migration of Cajal-Retzius Cells in the Marginal Zone During Neocortical Development. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022;10:886110. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.886110. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35652101; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9150848.
Marhuenda E, Villarino A, Narciso ML, Camprubí-Rimblas M, Farré R, Gavara N, Artigas A, Almendros I, Otero J. Lung Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels Enhance Preservation of Type II Phenotype in Primary Alveolar Epithelial Cells. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Apr 28;23(9). doi: 10.3390/ijms23094888. PubMed PMID: 35563279; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9100165.
Kaminsky DA, Simpson SJ, Berger KI, Calverley P, de Melo PL, Dandurand R, Dellacà RL, Farah CS, Farré R, Hall GL, Ioan I, Irvin CG, Kaczka DW, King GG, Kurosawa H, Lombardi E, Maksym GN, Marchal F, Oostveen E, Oppenheimer BW, Robinson PD, van den Berge M, Thamrin C. Clinical significance and applications of oscillometry. Eur Respir Rev. 2022 Mar 31;31(163). doi: 10.1183/16000617.0208-2021. Print 2022 Mar 31. Review. PubMed PMID: 35140105; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9488764.
Farré R, Martínez-García MA, Gozal D. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in animal model research: as necessary, and with similar pros and cons, as in patient research. Eur Respir J. 2022 Mar;59(3). doi: 10.1183/13993003.02438-2021. Print 2022 Mar. PubMed PMID: 35301241.
Narciso M, Ulldemolins A, Júnior C, Otero J, Navajas D, Farré R, Gavara N, Almendros I. Novel Decellularization Method for Tissue Slices. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2022;10:832178. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.832178. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35356779; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8959585.
Mediano O, González Mangado N, Montserrat JM, Alonso-Álvarez ML, Almendros I, Alonso-Fernández A, Barbé F, Borsini E, Caballero-Eraso C, Cano-Pumarega I, de Carlos Villafranca F, Carmona-Bernal C, Carrillo Alduenda JL, Chiner E, Cordero Guevara JA, de Manuel L, Durán-Cantolla J, Farré R, Franceschini C, Gaig C, Garcia Ramos P, García-Río F, Garmendia O, Gómez García T, González Pondal S, Hoyo Rodrigo MB, Lecube A, Madrid JA, Maniegas Lozano L, Martínez Carrasco JL, Masa JF, Masdeu Margalef MJ, Mayos Pérez M, Mirabet Lis E, Monasterio C, Navarro Soriano N, Olea de la Fuente E, Plaza G, Puertas Cuesta FJ, Rabec C, Resano P, Rigau D, Roncero A, Ruiz C, Salord N, Saltijeral A, Sampol Rubio G, Sánchez Quiroga MÁ, Sans Capdevila Ó, Teixeira C, Tinahones Madueño F, Maria Togeiro S, Troncoso Acevedo MF, Vargas Ramírez LK, Winck J, Zabala Urionaguena N, Egea C. International Consensus Document on Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Arch Bronconeumol. 2022 Jan;58(1):52-68. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2021.03.017. Epub 2021 Mar 24. PubMed PMID: 33875282.
Otero J, Almendros I, Farré R. Mechanical stimuli in lung regeneration. In: Westergren-Thorsson G, Rolandsson Enes S, editors. 3D LUNG MODELS FOR REGENERATING LUNG TISSUE 1st ed. United Kingdom: Elsevier - Academic Press; 2022. Chapter 9; p.153-170. 246p.
Yáñez-Bisbe L, Garcia-Elias A, Tajes M, Almendros I, Rodríguez-Sinovas A, Inserte J, Ruiz-Meana M, Farré R, Farré N, Benito B. Aging Impairs Reverse Remodeling and Recovery of Ventricular Function after Isoproterenol-Induced Cardiomyopathy. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Dec 24;23(1). doi: 10.3390/ijms23010174. PubMed PMID: 35008601; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8745739.
Farré R, Rodríguez-Lázaro MA, Dinh-Xuan AT, Pons-Odena M, Navajas D, Gozal D. A Low-Cost, Easy-to-Assemble Device to Prevent Infant Hyperthermia under Conditions of High Thermal Stress. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 19;18(24). doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413382. PubMed PMID: 34948991; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8703827.
Júnior C, Narciso M, Marhuenda E, Almendros I, Farré R, Navajas D, Otero J, Gavara N. Baseline Stiffness Modulates the Non-Linear Response to Stretch of the Extracellular Matrix in Pulmonary Fibrosis. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Nov 29;22(23). doi: 10.3390/ijms222312928. PubMed PMID: 34884731; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8657558.
Farré R, Gozal D, Almendros I. Human experimental models: seeking to enhance multiscale research in sleep apnoea. Eur Respir J. 2021 Oct;58(4). doi: 10.1183/13993003.01169-2021. Print 2021 Oct. PubMed PMID: 34620681.
Farré R, Gozal D, Montserrat JM. Costs of sleep apnoea treatment can be reduced. Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2021;27(3). doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i3.163. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34761209; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8573814.
Khalyfa A, Trzepizur W, Gileles-Hillel A, Qiao Z, Sanz-Rubio D, Marin JM, Martinez-Garcia MA, Campos-Rodriguez F, Almendros I, Farre R, Sanchez-de-la-Torre M, García-Río F, Gozal D. Heterogeneity of Melanoma Cell Responses to Sleep Apnea-Derived Plasma Exosomes and to Intermittent Hypoxia. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Sep 24;13(19). doi: 10.3390/cancers13194781. PubMed PMID: 34638272; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8508428.
Garmendia O, Farré R, Ruiz C, Suarez-Girón M, Torres M, Cebrian R, Saura L, Monasterio C, Negrín MA, Montserrat JM. Telemedicine Strategy to Rescue CPAP Therapy in Sleep Apnea Patients with Low Treatment Adherence: A Pilot Study. J Clin Med. 2021 Sep 13;10(18). doi: 10.3390/jcm10184123. PubMed PMID: 34575234; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8470548.
Aymerich C, Rodríguez-Lázaro M, Solana G, Farré R, Otero J. Low-Cost Open-Source Device to Measure Maximal Inspiratory and Expiratory Pressures. Front Physiol. 2021;12:719372. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.719372. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34512389; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8427661.
Narciso M, Otero J, Navajas D, Farré R, Almendros I, Gavara N. Image-Based Method to Quantify Decellularization of Tissue Sections. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Aug 5;22(16). doi: 10.3390/ijms22168399. PubMed PMID: 34445106; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8395145.
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