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RESEARCH GROUPS
Group 16
Programme: Asthma
Lead Researcher: Morell Brotad, Ferrán Group members
STAFF MEMBERS: Ollé Monge, Marta | Sánchez Ortiz, Mónica .
ASSOCIATED MEMBERS: Álvarez Fernández, Antonio | Bravo Masgoret, Carlos | Cruz Carmona, Maria Jes- us | De Gracía Roldán, Javier | Ferrer Sancho, Jaime | Genover Llimona, María Teresa | Gómez Olles, Susana | Lloberes Canadell, Patricia | Martí Beltran, Sergi | Miravitlles Fernández, Marc | Monforte Torres, Víctor | Muñoz Gall, Javier | Orriols Martínez, Ramón | Roca Gas, Oriol | Rodríguez González, Esther | Roman Broto, Antonio | Romero Santo Tomas, Odile | Ruano Burgos, Laura | Sampol Rubio, Gabriel | Untoria Corral, María Dolores | Vendrell Relat, Montserrat
Main lines of research
The PCI on asthma has started the MEGA project (Mechanism underlying to genesis and evolution of asthma) with the aim to examine the mechanism underlying to genesis and evolution of asthma in a well defined cohort . Using an integrate approximation, MEGA will identify, describe and validate immunological and molecular networks involved in the genesis and evolution of asthma . This project will devise, operate and exploit a carefully integrated network of collaborative studies designed to understand the mechanism underlying to the asthma genesis and evolution . The knowledge generated by this project will be translated into therapeutic strategies designed to address the current epidemic of asthma in the world .
The Group is also working in the evolution of occupational asthma in order to know if cessation of exposure really improve prognosis (paper submitted): Muñoz X, Viladrich M, Manso L, del Pozo V, Quirce S, Cruz MJ, Carmona F, Sánchez-Pla A, Sastre J . Evolution of occupational asthma: does cessation of exposure really improve prognosis? . Under Review .
However, the group has published in 2013 more than 50 scientific articles which more than half are collaborative . This is because, the clinical and basic research activity of the group 16 is mainly focused on areas of inflammation and repair, respiratory failure and tissue hypoxia, and there is complementarily and interrelatedness of these areas for the study of diseases such as asthma COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, infections, transplant, pulmonary hypertension and sleep-disordered breathing . For this reason, the Group is also collaborating with other Corporate Research Programs such us COPD, Sleep Disorders and others (see publications of the Group) .
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