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F. Riu

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:clinical cohort / trial· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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A. Castro· 1 shared A. F. Lopez-Azcona· 1 shared A. Hernandez-Aguilera· 1 shared A. P. Lynch· 1 shared A. V. Benest· 1 shared A. Zawia· 1 shared B. Braithwaite· 1 shared C. Allen· 1 shared

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A. Castro

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The splicing factor kinase SRPK1 is a therapeutic target for Peripheral Vascular Disease

S. R. Bhalla, M. Wahid, J. Amartey, A. Zawia, F. Riu, Y. Gao, J. Agrawal, A. P. Lynch, M. J. Machado, T. Hawtrey, R. Kikuchi, K. R. Green, L. Teboul, C. Allen, Z. Blackley, , D. O. Bates

This paper shows that inhibiting SRPK1 in monocytes promotes angiogenesis by altering VEGF splicing from anti-angiogenic VEGF-A165b to pro-angiogenic VEGF-A165a in both human and mouse models of peripheral arterial disease.

bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2024Physiology

Risk factors associated with mortality in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. A prospective, longitudinal, unicenter study in Reus, Spain

S. Iftimie, A. F. Lopez-Azcona, M. Vicente-Miralles, R. Descarrega-Reina, A. Hernandez-Aguilera, F. Riu, J. M. Simo, P. Garrido, J. Joven, J. Camps, A. Castro

This study identifies risk factors for mortality in hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 patients in Spain, finding older age, fever, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, diabetes, and cancer as significant predictors.

bioRxiv · May 29, 2020Microbiology