Fernando Figueroa

Summary

Affiliation: Universidad de los Andes
Location: Santiago, Chile
Summary:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Medical School. Santiago
Medical Doctor. Universidad de Chile. Summa cum laude. Santiago
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes. Santiago
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN CELL THERAPY. School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, UNIT OF RHEUMATOLOGY. School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes

Publications

  1. ncbi Mesenchymal stem cell injection ameliorates chronic renal failure in a rat model
    Sandra Villanueva
    Laboratory of Integrative and Molecular Physiology, Los Andes University, Santiago, Chile
    Clin Sci (Lond) 121:489-99. 2011
  2. ncbi Opposing effect of mesenchymal stem cells on Th1 and Th17 cell polarization according to the state of CD4+ T cell activation
    Flavio Carrion
    Laboratorio de Inmunologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Avenida San Carlos de Apoquindo 2200, Santiago de Chile, Postal code 7620001, Santiago, Chile
    Immunol Lett 135:10-6. 2011
  3. ncbi [Cardiovascular assessment of non diabetic patients on hemodialysis]
    Sonia Kunstmann
    Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 137:351-60. 2009
  4. ncbi Patient self-administered joint tenderness counts in rheumatoid arthritis are reliable and responsive to changes in disease activity
    Fernando Figueroa
    Department of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago de Chile, Chile
    J Rheumatol 34:54-6. 2007
  5. ncbi [Study of polymorphism of Fc gamma IIa receptors in Chilean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus]
    Flavio Carrion
    Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Facultad de Medicina, Sede Oriente, Universidad de Chile
    Rev Med Chil 131:11-8. 2003
  6. ncbi [Presence of bacterial DNA in valvular tissue of patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease]
    Fernando E Figueroa
    Laboratorio de Inmunologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 135:959-66. 2007
  7. ncbi Restriction in the usage of variable beta regions in T-cells infiltrating valvular tissue from rheumatic heart disease patients
    F Figueroa
    Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile
    J Autoimmun 19:233-40. 2002
  8. ncbi Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: is the cure for connective tissue diseases within connective tissue?
    Flavio A Carrión
    Laboratorio de Inmunología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Avda San Carlos de Apoquindo 2200, Las Condes, Santiago 7620001, Chile
    Stem Cell Res Ther 2:23. 2011
  9. ncbi [Effects of bromocriptine in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis]
    F Figueroa
    Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Los Andes, Las Condes, Santiago de Chile
    Rev Med Chil 126:33-41. 1998

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Publications11

  1. ncbi Mesenchymal stem cell injection ameliorates chronic renal failure in a rat model
    Sandra Villanueva
    Laboratory of Integrative and Molecular Physiology, Los Andes University, Santiago, Chile
    Clin Sci (Lond) 121:489-99. 2011
    ..It is precisely to this point that the present study aims to contribute...
  2. ncbi Opposing effect of mesenchymal stem cells on Th1 and Th17 cell polarization according to the state of CD4+ T cell activation
    Flavio Carrion
    Laboratorio de Inmunologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Avenida San Carlos de Apoquindo 2200, Santiago de Chile, Postal code 7620001, Santiago, Chile
    Immunol Lett 135:10-6. 2011
    ..These results suggest that the therapeutic use of MSCs in vivo might exert opposing effects on disease activity, according to the time of therapeutic application and the level of effector T cell activation...
  3. ncbi [Cardiovascular assessment of non diabetic patients on hemodialysis]
    Sonia Kunstmann
    Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 137:351-60. 2009
    ..Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for cardiovascular complications among patients on hemodialysis. However, the incidence of these complications among non diabetic patients on hemodialysis is not well known...
  4. ncbi Patient self-administered joint tenderness counts in rheumatoid arthritis are reliable and responsive to changes in disease activity
    Fernando Figueroa
    Department of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago de Chile, Chile
    J Rheumatol 34:54-6. 2007
    ..To examine whether self-assessment of tender and swollen joints by patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be used to evaluate changes in disease activity instead of joint counts by physicians...
  5. ncbi [Study of polymorphism of Fc gamma IIa receptors in Chilean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus]
    Flavio Carrion
    Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Facultad de Medicina, Sede Oriente, Universidad de Chile
    Rev Med Chil 131:11-8. 2003
    ..The H131 allele binds IgG2 efficiently, whereas R131 binds it poorly. Because IgG2 is a poor activator of the classical complement pathway, the H131 is essential for the disposal of IgG2 immune complexes...
  6. ncbi [Presence of bacterial DNA in valvular tissue of patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease]
    Fernando E Figueroa
    Laboratorio de Inmunologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 135:959-66. 2007
    ..However, recent studies concerning the antigenic specificity and clonality of intralesional lymphocytes have revealed oligoclonal expansions characteristic of an antigen specific response, that might be related to GAS...
  7. ncbi Restriction in the usage of variable beta regions in T-cells infiltrating valvular tissue from rheumatic heart disease patients
    F Figueroa
    Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile
    J Autoimmun 19:233-40. 2002
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  8. ncbi Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: is the cure for connective tissue diseases within connective tissue?
    Flavio A Carrión
    Laboratorio de Inmunología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Avda San Carlos de Apoquindo 2200, Las Condes, Santiago 7620001, Chile
    Stem Cell Res Ther 2:23. 2011
    ..In addition, they suggest that there is much to be learned from the basic and clinical science of MSCs in order to reap the full potential of these multifaceted progenitor cells in the treatment of autoimmune diseases...
  9. ncbi [Effects of bromocriptine in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis]
    F Figueroa
    Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Los Andes, Las Condes, Santiago de Chile
    Rev Med Chil 126:33-41. 1998
    ..Prolactin (PRL) can induce T-cell proliferation and macrophage activation. Elevated PRL levels have been described in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...