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Felix Lopez Figueroa

- Verified email at uma.es - Cited by 11680

Fernando E. Figueroa

- Verified email at UANDES.CL - Cited by 2698

Fernanda Figueroa (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6950-0490)

- Verified email at ciencias.unam.mx - Cited by 1225

Heavy metal water pollution: A fresh look about hazards, novel and conventional remediation methods

…, F Figueroa, E Zamora-Ledezma, M Ni, F Alexis… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Water pollution is one of the global challenges that society must address in the 21st century
aiming to improve water quality and reduce human and ecosystem health impacts. …

Evolution of the major histocompatibility complex.

J Klein, F Figueroa - Critical reviews in immunology, 1986 - europepmc.org
The major histocompatibility complex is a group of closely linked loci that code for molecules
used by T-lymphocytes as context for the recognition of antigens. The loci fall into two …

Current status of cell-based therapies for respiratory virus infections: applicability to COVID-19

…, J Cuenca, FF Cruz, FE Figueroa… - European respiratory …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The severe respiratory consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
have prompted urgent need for novel therapies. Cell-based approaches, primarily using …

[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cells generate a CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cell population during the differentiation process of Th1 and Th17 cells

…, C Jorgensen, F Figueroa, F Djouad, F Carrión - Stem cell research & …, 2013 - Springer
Introduction Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are adult, multipotent, stem cells with
immunomodulatory properties. The mechanisms involved in the capacity of MSCs to inhibit the …

[HTML][HTML] An image J plugin for the high throughput image analysis of in vitro scratch wound healing assays

A Suarez-Arnedo, FT Figueroa, C Clavijo, P Arbeláez… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
In vitro scratch wound healing assay, a simple and low-cost technique that works along with
other image analysis tools, is one of the most widely used 2D methods to determine the …

Safety and efficacy of the intravenous infusion of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in patients with heart failure: a phase 1/2 randomized controlled trial …

…, J Cuenca, MJ Brobeck, AN Patel, FE Figueroa… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Umbilical cord–derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSC) are easily accessible
and expanded in vitro, possess distinct properties, and improve myocardial remodeling and …

Antioxidant activity of mycosporine-like amino acids isolated from three red macroalgae and one marine lichen

F De la Coba, J Aguilera, FL Figueroa… - Journal of Applied …, 2009 - Springer
Several standard in vitro assays were performed in order to determine the potential
antioxidant capabilities of purified aqueous extracts of the mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs), …

Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) for knee osteoarthritis: repeated MSC dosing is superior to a single MSC dose and to hyaluronic acid in a …

…, M Khoury, FE Figueroa, F Espinoza - Stem cells …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability. Although conventional
treatments show modest benefits, pilot and phase I/II trials with bone marrow (BM) and adipose-…

Effectiveness of natural protected areas to prevent land use and land cover change in Mexico

F Figueroa, V Sánchez-Cordero - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2008 - Springer
This study evaluated the extent to which natural protected areas (NPAs) in Mexico have been
effective for preventing land use/land cover change, considered as a major cause of other …

Autologous mesenchymal stem cell treatment increased T regulatory cells with no effect on disease activity in two systemic lupus erythematosus patients

…, C Inostroza, D Rojo, G Mönckeberg, FE Figueroa - Lupus, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) exert suppressive effects in several disease models
including lupus prone mice. However, autologous MSC therapy has not been tested in human …