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Immunomodulation Group
Academic Unit: Faculty of Medicine, Academic Corporation for the study of Tropical Pathologies
OECD
Discipline
Natural sciences
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Biological sciences
Strategic Focus
The group researches chronic inflammatory diseases. It uses animal models (mainly mice) of infectious chronic (e.g., cutaneous Leishmaniasis), allergic (e.g., allergic asthma), metabolic (such as atherosclerosis and diet-induced obesity), and autoimmune (such as multiple sclerosis and Psoriasis) inflammation. Such models are used to research basic aspects of the disease and as a platform for the preclinical development of vaccines, immunotherapies, and other measures of prophylactic and therapeutic interventions.
Research Areas and Topics
- Immune modulation in atherosclerosis.
- Immune modulation in allergic inflammation of airways.
- Immune modulation in leishmaniasis.
- Immune modulation in autoimmunity.
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Group Coordinator
José Robinson Ramírez Pineda, Ph
PhD in Immunomodulation
University of Würzburg, Germany
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Collaborative Relationships
- Coloides- Bioactive Substances (GISB).
- GICIG.
- Vidarium (Grupo Nutresa).
- Nexentia (Spin-off UdeA).
Notable Projects
- Preclinical development of a molecularly defined liposomal vaccine for cutaneous leishmaniasis.
- Concept testing of a nanoimmunotherapy prototype for cardiovascular diseases and other chronic non-transmissible conditions.
- Immune modulation of atherosclerosis and diet-induced obesity through nutritional intervention with green coffee extracts.
Main Research Results
- Reformulating Small Molecules for Cardiovascular Disease Immune Intervention: Low-Dose Combined Vitamin D/Dexamethasone Promotes IL-10 Production and Atheroprotection in Dyslipidemic Mice. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00743
- Green Coffee Extract Improves Cardiometabolic Parameters and Modulates Gut Microbiota in High-Fat-Diet-Fed ApoE-/- Mice. DOI: 10.3390/nu11030497
- Genomic Analysis of Colombian Leishmania panamensis strains with different level of virulence. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35778-6
- Biflavonoids Modulate Macrophage–Oxidized LDL Interaction In Vitro and Promote Atheroprotection In Vivo. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00923
Research Portafolio
- Formulation and characterization of vaccines and immunotherapies based on liposomes.
- Preclinical prophylactic and/or therapeutic evaluation in preclinical models (mice) of cutaneous leishmaniasis, allergic asthma, atherosclerosis, diet-induced obesity, psoriasis, and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
- Use of mice as experimental models of human and veterinary disease.
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AccionesUniversidad de Antioquia | Vigilada Mineducación | Acreditación institucional hasta el 2033 | NIT 890980040-8
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