Unidad de Imagen Molecular

Francisca Mulero Jefe de Unidad
T +34 917328000 (Ext 3150)
fmulero@cnio.es

Técnicos de Laboratorio

Guillermo Garaulet
Guillermo Medrano

A new strategy involving molecular imaging is Theranostics, which integrates diagnostics and therapy for patient management. In the oncology field, this technique combines tumour diagnostic imaging and therapeutics, trying to improve existing techniques. The possibility of detecting the disease, guiding therapy and conducting follow-up is opening a new chapter in precision medicine.

In molecular imaging medicine, theranostics refers to the use of molecules labelled with either diagnostic radionuclides (e.g. gamma-ray or positron emitters) or with therapeutic radionuclides (beta-particle emitters) for diagnosis and treatment of a particular disease. Thus, molecular imaging and disease diagnosis can effectively lead to personalised treatment using the same study molecules.

Publicaciones

Torra J, Viela F, Megías D, Sot B, Flors C (2022). Versatile Near-Infrared Super-Resolution Imaging of Amyloid Fibrils with the Fluorogenic Probe CRANAD-2. Chem-Eur J 28, e202200026. Publicación CNIO.
Gerke C, Zabala Gutierrez I, Méndez-González D, Cruz MCI, Mulero F, Jaque D, Rubio-Retama J (2022). Clickable Albumin Nanoparticles for Pretargeted Drug Delivery toward PD-L1 Overexpressing Tumors in Combination Immunotherapy. Bioconjugate Chem (in press). Publicación CNIO.
Bertolin J, Sánchez V, Ribera A, Jaén ML, Garcia M, Pujol A, Sánchez X, Muñoz S, Marcó S, Pérez J, Elias G, León X, Roca C, Jimenez V, Otaegui P, Mulero F, Navarro M, Ruberte J, Bosch F. (2021). Treatment of skeletal and non-skeletal alterations of Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA by AAV-mediated gene therapy. Nat Commun 12, 5343. Publicación CNIO. Open Access
de la Calle Arregui C, Plata-Gómez AB, Deleyto-Seldas N, García F, Ortega-Molina A, Abril-Garrido J, Rodriguez E, Nemazanyy I, Tribouillard L, de Martino A, Caleiras E, Campos-Olivas R, Mulero F, Laplante M, Muñoz J, Pende M, Sabio G, Sabatini DM, Efeyan A (2021). Limited survival and impaired hepatic fasting metabolism in mice with constitutive Rag GTPase signaling. Nat Commun 12, 3660. Publicación CNIO. Open Access
Garlito-Díaz H, Esteban J, Mediero A, Carias-Cálix RA, Toirac B, Mulero F, Faus-Rodrigo V, Jiménez-Morales A, Calvo E, Aguilera-Correa JJ. (2021). A New Antifungal-Loaded Sol-Gel Can Prevent Candida albicans Prosthetic Joint Infection. Antibiotics-Basel 10, 711. Publicación CNIO.
Mora-Raimundo P, Lozano D, Benito M, Mulero F, Manzano M, Vallet-Regí M. (2021). Osteoporosis Remission and New Bone Formation with Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles. Adv Sci 8, e2101107. Publicación CNIO.
Shaikh F, Andersen MB, Sohail MR, Mulero F, Awan O, Dupont-Roettger D, Kubassova O, Dehmeshki J, Bisdas S (2021). Current Landscape of Imaging and the Potential Role for Artificial Intelligence in the Management of COVID-19. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 50, 430-435. Publicación CNIO.
Quintela-Fandino M, Morales S, Cortés-Salgado A, Manso L, Apala JV, Muñoz M, Gasol Cudos A, Salla Fortuny J, Gion M, Lopez-Alonso A, Cortés J, Guerra J, Malón D, Caleiras E, Mulero F, Mouron S (2020). Randomized Phase 0/I Trial of the Mitochondrial Inhibitor ME-344 or Placebo Added to Bevacizumab in Early HER2-Negative Breast Cancer.. Clin Cancer Res 26, 35-45. Publicación CNIO.
Aguilera-Correa JJ, Garcia-Casas A, Mediero A, Romera D, Mulero F, Cuevas-López I, Jiménez-Morales A, Esteban J (2020). A new antibiotic-loaded sol-gel can prevent bacterial prosthetic joint infection: from in vitro studies to an in vivo model.. Front Microbiol 17, 2935. Publicación CNIO.
Conesa-Buendía FM, Mediero A, Fujikawa R, Esbrit P, Mulero F, Mahillo-Fernández I, Mues AO (2020). Beneficial effects of manually assisted chiropractic adjusting instrument in a rabbit model of osteoarthritis. Sci Rep 10, 1237. Publicación CNIO. Open Access
Shaikh F, Andersen MB, Sohail MR, Mulero F, Awan O, Dupont-Roettger D, Kubassova O, Dehmeshki J, Bisdas S (2020). Current landscape of imaging and the potential role for artificial intelligence in the management of COVID-19.. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol (in press). Publicación CNIO.
Blasco MT, Navas C, Martín-Serrano G, Graña-Castro O, Lechuga CG, Martín-Díaz L, Djurec M, Li Jing, Morales-Cacho L, Esteban-Burgos L, Perales-Patón J, Bousquet-Mur E, Castellano E, Jacob Harrys KC, Cabras L, Mustenau M, Drosten M, Ortega S, Mulero F, Sainz B, Dusetti N, Iovanna J, Sánchez-Bueno F, Hidalgo M, Khiabanian H, Hidalgo M, Rabadán R, Al-Shahrour F, Guerra C, Barbacid M (2019). Complete Regression of Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas upon Combined Inhibition of EGFR and C-RAF. Cancer Cell 35, 573-587. Publicación CNIO.
Garaulet G, Pérez-Chacon G, Alarcón H, Alfranca A, Mulero F, Martínez-Torrecuadrada J, Zapata JM, Rodríguez A (2019). Intratumoral expression using a NFkB-based promoter enhances IL12 antitumor efficacy. Cancer Gene Ther 26, 216-233. Publicación CNIO.
Cussó L, Musteanu M, Mulero F, Barbacid M, Desco M (2019). Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on [18F]FDG-PET Imaging in a Mouse Model of Lung Cancer. Mol Imaging Biol 21, 279-285. Publicación CNIO.
Jimenez V, Jambrina C, Casana E, Sacristan V, Muñoz S, Darriba S, Rodó J, Mallol C, Garcia M, León X, Marcó S, Ribera A, Elias I, Casellas A, Grass I, Elias G, Ferré T, Motas S, Franckhauser S, Mulero F, Navarro M, Haurigot V, Ruberte J, Bosch F (2018). FGF21 gene therapy as treatment for obesity and insulin resistance. EMBO Mol Med 10, e8791. Publicación CNIO. Open Access
Muñoz-Espín D, Rovira M, Galiana I, Giménez C, Lozano-Torres B, Paez-Ribes M, Llanos S, Chaib S, Muñoz-Martín M, Ucero AC, Garaulet G, Mulero F, Dann SG, VanArsdale T, Shields DJ, Bernardos A, Murguía JR, Martínez-Máñez R, Serrano M (2018). A versatile drug delivery system targeting senescent cells. EMBO Mol Med 10, pii: e9355. Publicación CNIO. Open Access
Gambera S, Abarrategi A, Rodríguez-Milla MA, Mulero F, Menéndez ST, Rodriguez R, Navarro S, García-Castro J (2018). Role of Activator Protein-1 Complex on the Phenotype of Human Osteosarcomas Generated from Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells 36, 1487-1500. Publicación CNIO.
Cussó L, Musteanu M, Mulero F, Barbacid M, Desco M (2018). Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on [18F]FDG-PET Imaging in a Mouse Model of Lung Cancer. Mol Imaging Biol 21, 279-285. Publicación CNIO.
Morcillo MÁ, García de Lucas Á, Oteo M, Romero E, Magro N, Ibáñez M, Martínez A, Garaulet G, Arroyo AG, López-Casas PP, Hidalgo M, Mulero F, Martínez-Torrecuadrada J (2018). MT1-MMP as a PET Imaging Biomarker for Pancreas Cancer Management. Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging 2018, 8382148. Publicación CNIO. Open Access
Olmeda D, Cerezo-Wallis D, Riveiro-Falkenbach E, Pennacchi PC, Contreras-Alcalde M, Ibarz N, Cifdaloz M, Catena X, Calvo TG, Cañón E, Alonso-Curbelo D, Suarez J, Osterloh L, Graña O, Mulero F, Megías D, Cañamero M, Martínez-Torrecuadrada JL, Mondal C, Di Martino J, Lora D, Martinez-Corral I, Bravo-Cordero JJ, Muñoz J, Puig S, Ortiz-Romero P, Rodriguez-Peralto JL, Ortega S, Soengas MS (2017). Whole-body imaging of lymphovascular niches identifies pre-metastatic roles of midkine. Nature 546, 676-680. Publicación CNIO.
de Cárcer G, Wachowicz P, Martínez-Martínez S, Oller J, Méndez-Barbero N, Escobar B, González-Loyola A, Takaki T, El Bakkali A, Cámara JA, Jiménez-Borreguero LJ, Bustelo XR, Cañamero M, Mulero F, de Los Ángeles Sevilla M, Montero MJ, Redondo JM, Malumbres M (2017). Plk1 regulates contraction of postmitotic smooth muscle cells and is required for vascular homeostasis. Nat Med 23, 964-974. Publicación CNIO.
Quintela-Fandino M, Lluch A, Manso LM, Calvo I, Cortes J, Garcia Saenz JA, Gil JM, Martinez-Jez N, Gonzalez Martin A, Adrover E, De Andres R, Viñas G, Llombart-Cussac A, Alba E, Guerra K, Bermejo B, Zamora E, Moreno-Anton F, Pernas Simón S, Carrato A, Lopez A, Escudero MJ, Campo R, Carrasco EM, Palacios J, Mulero F, Colomer R (2017). 18F-fluoromisonidazole PET and activity of neoadjuvant nintedanib in early HER2-negative breast cancer: a window-of-opportunity randomized trial. Clin Cancer Res 23, 1432-1441. Publicación CNIO.
Mancheño-Corvo P, Lopez-Santalla M, Menta R, DelaRosa O, Mulero F, Del Rio B, Ramirez C, Büscher D, Bueren JA, Lopez-Belmonte J, Dalemans W, Garin MI, Lombardo E (2017). Intralymphatic Administration of Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduces the Severity of Collagen-Induced Experimental Arthritis. Front Inmmunol 8, 462. Publicación CNIO.
López-Herradón A, Fujikawa R, Gómez-Marín M, Stedile-Lovatel JP, Mulero F, Ardura JA, Ruiz P, Muñoz I, Esbrit P, Mahíllo-Fernández I, Ortega-de Mues A (2017). Impact of chiropractic manipulation on bone and skeletal muscle of ovariectomized rats. Calcified Tissue Int 101, 519-529. Publicación CNIO.