Institut de Recerca Sant Pau
The Institut de Recerca Sant Pau, CERCA center and Health Research Institute accredited by the ISCIII, is a biomedical research foundation of excellence, attached to the UAB, which promotes basic, clinical, epidemiological and translational research with the aim of improving people's health and quality of life, through the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge, the training of international researchers, the generation of health innovations, the application of advances in care practice and health policies.


Research is carried out through consolidated, emerging and associated groups that are organized in strategic areas of research in onco-hematological diseases, in cardiovascular diseases, in neurological diseases, neurosciences and mental health, in epidemiology, public health and care primary and translational medicine and at the same time work is being done on transversal research programs in advanced therapies, in genomic medicine and rare diseases, in biomarkers for prognoses and diagnostics, in healthcare improvements, in women's and gender health and in Covid-19.

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704.2 KB A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation and music therapy in mild cognitive impairment in Huntington's disease / Moreu Valls, Andrea (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Infermeria) ; Puig-Davi, Arnau (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Martínez-Horta, Saul (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Kulisevsky, Gabriel (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Sampedro, Frederic (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Pérez-Pérez, Jesús (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Horta, Andrea (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Olmedo-Saura, Gonzalo (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Pagonabarraga Mora, Javier (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Kulisevsky, Jaime (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina)
Background: Cognitive impairment is a core feature of Huntington's disease (HD), yet no disease-modifying or symptomatic interventions have demonstrated efficacy in addressing these deficits. Non-pharmacological interventions, particularly cognitive training (CT), are promising options for maintaining neural plasticity, enhancing cognition, and improving emotional well-being. [...]
2025 - 10.1007/s00415-025-12927-2
Journal of neurology, Vol. 272, Num. 3 (February 2025)  
2025-11-25
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8 p, 543.3 KB Evaluación de la seguridad del sistema de utilización de los medicamentos en los servicios de urgencias hospitalarios / Otero, M.J. (IBSAL-Hospital Universitario de Salamanca) ; Alonso Díez, M. (Hospital Universitario Basurto) ; Esteban Cartelle, H. (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela) ; Jiménez Hernández, Sonia (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Miguéns Blanco, Iria (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón) ; Samartín Ucha, M. (Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo) ; Santolaya Perrín, R. (Hospital Universitario Príncipes de Asturias) ; Ruiz Ramos, Jesús (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
Introducción: El objetivo principal de este estudio ha sido evaluar la implantación de prácticas seguras de medicación en los servicios de urgencias hospitalarios, con el fin de conocer los puntos de mayor riesgo y los retos de seguridad a los que se enfrentan estos servicios, para planificar iniciativas de mejora colaborativas. [...]
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to assess the implementation of safe medication practices in hospital emergency services, in order to understand the points of greatest risk as well as the safety challenges faced by these departments, and to plan collaboratively improvement initiatives. [...]

2025 - 10.1016/j.farma.2024.10.015
Farmacia hospitalaria, Vol. 49 Núm. 2 (january 2025) , p. T86-T93  
2025-11-25
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10 p, 1.8 MB Nephrometry Scores Based on Three-dimensional Virtual Models Improve the Accuracy of Predicting Postoperative Complications After Robotic Partial Nephrectomy : Results from a Collaborative ERUS Validation Study / Amparore, Daniele (University of Turin) ; Piramide, Federico (University of Turin) ; Verri, Paolo (University of Turin) ; Checcucci, Enrico (Candiolo Cancer Institute FPO-IRCCS) ; Piana, Alberto (University of Turin) ; Basile, Giuseppe (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Larcher, Alessandro (IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele) ; Gallioli, Andrea (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Territo, Angelo (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Gaya, Josep Maria (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Piazza, P. (Orsi Academy) ; Puliatti, Stefano (Orsi Academy) ; Grosso, Antonio Andrea (Università degli Studi di Firenze) ; Mari, Andrea (Università degli Studi di Firenze) ; Campi, Riccardo (Università degli Studi di Firenze) ; Zuluaga, L. (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Nova York, Estats Units d'Amèrica)) ; Burak, U. (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Nova York, Estats Units d'Amèrica)) ; Ketan, B. (Department of Urology. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) ; Serni, S. (Università degli Studi di Firenze) ; Capitanio, Umberto (IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele) ; Montorsi, Francesco (IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele) ; Mottrie, Alexandre (Orsi Academy) ; Fiori, Cristian (University of Turin) ; Minervini, Andrea (Università degli Studi di Firenze) ; Wiklund, P. (Karolinska Institutet) ; Breda, Alberto (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Porpiglia, Francesco (University of Turin) ; Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
Background and objective: The aim of our study was to compare assessment of PADUA and RENAL nephrometry scores and risk/complexity categories via two-dimensional (2D) imaging and three-dimensional virtual models (3DVM) in a large multi-institutional cohort of renal masses suitable for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN), and evaluate the predictive role of these imaging approaches for postoperative complications. [...]
2025 - 10.1016/j.euros.2025.02.001
European Urology Open Science, Vol. 74 (april 2025) , p. 11-20  
2025-11-25
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13 p, 2.4 MB CD200 in acute myeloid leukemia : marked upregulation in CEBPA biallelic mutated cases / González-Guerrero, L. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Castellet, Helena (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Martínez, Clara (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; González, Nuria (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Guijarro, Francesca (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Lloveras, Natàlia (Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta) ; Pratcorona, Marta (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Gich, Ignasi (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Berenguer-Molins, Pau (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques) ; Perera-Bel, Júlia (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques) ; Zamora, Lurdes (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Mascaró, Martí (Hospital Universitari Son Llàtzer (Palma de Mallorca, Balears)) ; Sampol, Antonia (Hospital de Son Espases) ; Garcia-Guiñón, Antoni (Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova) ; Vives Polo, Susana (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Tormo, Mar (Universitat de València) ; Arnan, Montserrat (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) ; Villamor, Neus (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Nomdedéu, Josep (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
CD200 is a glycoprotein that binds with its receptor CD200R, providing immunosuppressive signals to T and NK cells. CD200 is expressed by normal stem cells and progenitors committed to B-lymphopoiesis and myeloid development. [...]
2025 - 10.1186/s13000-025-01655-w
Diagnostic Pathology, Vol. 20 Núm. 1 (december 2025) , p. 56  
2025-11-25
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10 p, 2.6 MB Donor-derived cell-free DNA as a new biomarker for cardiac allograft rejection : A prospective study (FreeDNA-CAR) / Jiménez-Blanco, M. (Centro de Investigación Cardiovascular en Red CIBER) ; Crespo-Leiro, Maria Generosa (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña) ; García-Cosío Carmena, M.D. (Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)) ; Gómez Bueno, M. (Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (Madrid)) ; López-Vilella, R. (Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (València)) ; Ortiz-Bautista, C. (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón) ; Farrero, Marta (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Zegrí-Reiriz, Isabel (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz (Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias) ; García-Romero, Elena (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) ; Rangel Sousa, Diego (Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (Sevilla, Andalusia)) ; Salterain, N. (Clínica Universidad de Navarra) ; Garrido Bravo, I. (Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca (Múrcia)) ; Segovia, Javier (Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (Madrid)) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
Background: There is a long-standing need for a noninvasive biomarker that allows monitoring of cardiac allograft rejection, avoiding the need for periodic endomyocardial biopsies (EMB). Methods: Multicenter, observational, prospective study, performed between 2019 and 2023 (NCT 04973943). [...]
2025 - 10.1016/j.healun.2024.11.009
Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Vol. 44 Núm. 4 (april 2025) , p. 560-569  
2025-11-25
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20 p, 983.2 KB Impacto pronóstico a largo plazo de la arteria descendente anterior como vaso culpable del IAMCEST: subanálisis del estudio EXAMINATION-EXTEND / Vidal-Calés, Pablo (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Bujak, Kamil (Medical University of Silesia) ; Rinaldi, Riccardo (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Salazar-Rodríguez, Anthony (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Ortega-Paz, L. (University of Florida College of Medicine) ; Gomez Lara, Josep (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) ; Jiménez-Díaz, V. (Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro (Vigo)) ; Jiménez Farrerons, Marcel (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Jiménez-Quevedo, P. (Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid)) ; Diletti, R. (Thoraxcenter) ; Bordes, P. (Hospital General de Alicante (Alicante)) ; Campo, G. (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara) ; Silvestro, A. (University Hospital Bolognini Seriate) ; Maristany, J. (Hospital Universitari Son Dureta (Palma de Mallorca, Balears)) ; Flores, X. (Hospital Universitario A Coruña (Galícia)) ; De Miguel-Castro, A. (Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro (Vigo)) ; Íñiguez, A. (Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro (Vigo)) ; Ielasi, A. (IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio) ; Tespili, M. (IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio) ; Lenzen, M. (Thoraxcenter) ; Gonzalo, N. (Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid)) ; Tebaldi, M. (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara) ; Biscaglia, S. (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara) ; Romaguera, Rafael (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) ; Gómez-Hospital, Joan Antoni (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) ; Serruys, P.W. (University of Galway) ; Sabaté Tenas, Manel (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Brugaletta, Salvatore (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
Introduction and objectives: There is limited data on the impact of the culprit vessel on very long-term outcomes after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim was to analyze the impact of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) as the culprit vessel of STEMI on very long-term outcomes. [...]
2025 - 10.24875/RECICE.M24000488
REC: Interventional Cardiology, Vol. 7 Núm. 2 (abril 2025) , p. 99-108  
2025-11-25
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9 p, 569.6 KB Study of bone turnover biomarker behavior within the first year post-kidney transplant / Lloret, Maria Jesus (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Canal Girol, Cristina (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Montañés Bermúdez, Rosario (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Di Gregorio, S. (CETIR Ascires) ; Fayos de Arizón, Leonor (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Tinoco, A. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Laiz, Ana (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Montolio, D. (Universitat de Barcelona) ; Facundo, Carme (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Guirado, Luis (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Bover, Jordi (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
Introduction: kidney transplantation (KT) poses a risk for decreased bone strength, especially during the first-year post-kidney transplant when the dose of corticosteroids used is higher. The objective of the study is to analyze the behavior of bone formation and resorption biomarkers during the first year post-KT. [...]
2025 - 10.20960/RevOsteoporosMetabMiner.00063
Revista de Osteoporosis y Metabolismo Mineral, Vol. 17 Núm. 2 (april 2025) , p. 57-65  
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10 p, 2.2 MB A pathophysiological and mechanistic review of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy therapy / Caballero-Ávila, Marta (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Martín-Aguilar, Lorena (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Collet Vidiella, Roger (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Querol, Luis (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Pascual-Goñi, Elba (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated disease of the peripheral nerves characterized by proximal and distal muscle weakness and sensory abnormalities. [...]
2025 - 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1575464
Frontiers in immunology, Vol. 16 (2025) , p. 1575464  
2025-11-25
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16 p, 1.2 MB Nuevo balón scoring para el tratamiento de lesiones coronarias con calcificación de moderada a grave. Primer estudio en humanos Naviscore / Serra Peñaranda, A. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Fernández-Peregrina, Estefanía (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Jimenez, Marcelo (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; García del Blanco, Bruno (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ; Romani, S. (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Cáceres) ; Moreiras, J.M. (Hospital Universitario de Salamanca) ; Bermúdez, E.P. (Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca (Múrcia)) ; Rodrigues, A. (Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho) ; Ojeda, S. (Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (Córdoba, Espanya)) ; López, N.G. (Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid)) ; Regueiro, Ander (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Frutos, A.S. (Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
Introducción y objetivos: Las lesiones coronarias calcificadas son cada vez más prevalentes y suponen un reto terapéutico. Aunque se pueden tratar con distintos dispositivos, los balones de corte (BC) y de scoring (BS) son herramientas potentes y de más fácil uso que otros dispositivos de mayor complejidad. [...]
Introduction and objectives: Calcified coronary lesions are becoming more prevalent and remain therapeutically challenging. Although a variety of devices can be used in this setting, cutting balloons (CB) and scoring balloons (SB) are powerful and simple tools to treat calcified plaques vs more complex devices. [...]

2025 - 10.24875/RECICE.M24000484
REC: Interventional Cardiology, Vol. 7 Núm. 2 (abril 2025) , p. 91-98  
2025-11-25
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13 p, 3.0 MB Inter-organ communication : pathways and targets to cardioprotection and neuro-protection. A report from the 12th Hatter Cardiovascular Institute workshop / Pearce, L. (University College London) ; Galán-Arriola, C. (Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC)) ; Bell, R.M. (University College London) ; Carr, R.D. (Ulster University) ; Cunningham, J. (University College London) ; Davidson, Sean M. (University College London) ; Ghosh, A.K. (University College London) ; Giesz, S. (University College London) ; Golforoush, P. (University College London) ; Gourine, A.V. (University College London) ; Hermann, D.M. (University of Duisburg-Essen) ; Heusch, Gerd (University of Duisburg-Essen) ; Kalkhoran, S.B. (The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute. University College London) ; Lecour, Sandrine (University of Cape Town) ; Lukhna, K. (University of Cape Town) ; Ntsekhe, M. (University of Cape Town) ; Sack, M.N. (National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Estats Units d'Amèrica)) ; Unwin, R.J. (University College London) ; Vilahur, Gemma (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Walker, J.M. (University College London) ; Yellon, D.M. (University of Cape Town) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
A long-standing aim in the setting of various pathologies including acute myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and ischaemic stroke, has been to identify successful approaches to augment cellular and organ protection. [...]
2025 (Ibanez, B.) - 10.1007/s00395-024-01094-6
Basic Research in Cardiology, Vol. 120 Núm. 2 (april 2025) , p. 287-299