• closedAccess   JAK2 mediates lung fibrosis, pulmonary vascular remodelling and hypertension in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an experimental study 

      MILARA, JAVIER; Ballester, Beatriz; Morell, Anselm; Ortiz, José L.; Escrivá, Juan; Fernández, Estrella; Pérez-Vizcaino, Francisco; Cogolludo, Ángel; Pastor, Enrique; Artigues, Enrique; Morcillo, Esteban; Cortijo, Julio BMJ (2018)
      Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common disorder in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and portends a poor prognosis. Recent studies using vasodilators approved for PH have failed in improving IPF ...
    • openAccess   MUC1 deficiency mediates corticosteroid resistance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 

      MILARA, JAVIER; Díaz-Platas, Lucía; Contreras, Sonia; Ribera, Pilar; Roger, Inés; Ballester, Beatriz; Montero, Paula; Cogolludo, Ángel; Morcillo, Esteban; Cortijo, Julio BMC (2018)
      Background Lung inflammation in COPD is poorly controlled by inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). Strategies to improve ICS efficacy or the search of biomarkers who may select those patients candidates to receive ICS in COPD ...
    • closedAccess   MUC4 impairs the anti-inflammatory effects of corticosteroids in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps 

      MILARA, JAVIER; Morell, Anselm; Ballester, Beatriz; Armengot, Miguel; Morcillo, Esteban; Cortijo, Julio Elsevier (2016)
      Background Current evidence suggests that membrane-tethered mucins could mediate corticosteroid efficacy, interacting with glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). ...
    • closedAccess   MUC4 is overexpressed in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and collaborates with transforming growth factor β inducing fibrotic responses 

      MILARA, JAVIER; Ballester, Beatriz; Safont, M. J.; Artigues, Enrique; Escrivá, Juan; Morcillo, Esteban; Cortijo, Julio Springer Nature (2020-09-04)
      Several mucins are implicated in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); however, there is no evidence regarding the role of MUC4 in the development of IPF. Here we demonstrated that MUC4 was overexpressed in IPF patients ...
    • openAccess   The JAK2 pathway is activated in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 

      MILARA, JAVIER; Hernandez, Gracia; Ballester, Beatriz; Morell, Anselm; Roger, Inés; Montero, P.; Escrivá, Juan; Lloris, José M.; Molina Molina, Maria; Morcillo, Esteban; Cortijo, Julio BioMed Central (2018)
      Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most rapidly progressive and fatal fibrotic disorder, with no curative therapies. The signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) protein is activated ...
    • openAccess   The role of mucin 1 in respiratory diseases 

      Ballester, Beatriz; MILARA, JAVIER; Cortijo, Julio European Respiratory Society (2021-03-31)
      Recent evidence has demonstrated that mucin 1 (MUC1) is involved in many pathological processes that occur in the lung. MUC1 is a transmembrane protein mainly expressed by epithelial and hematopoietic cells. It has a ...