Ines Colmegna, MD
Primary Axis:
Musculoskeletal Disorders
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A major focus is rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis including functional characterization of hematopoietic progenitor cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, mechanisms of bone marrow derived progenitor cells’ aging, and the impact on immune-regeneration. Dr. Colmegna is also interested in assessment of rheumatoid arthritis patients and family needs and health outcomes.
Keywords:
Rheumatoid arthritis, hematopoietic progenitor cells, cellular senescence, health outcomes
Publications:
Colmegna I, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM. Hematopoietic stem cell function in rheumatoid arthritis. Future Rheumatol 2008; 3(6):559-569
Fujii H, Shao L, Colmegna I, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM. Telomerase insufficiency in rheumatoid arthritis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2009; 106(11):4360-5
Colmegna I, Diaz-Borjon A, Fujii H, Schaefer L, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM. Defective proliferative capacity and accelerated telomeric loss of hematopoietic progenitor cells in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2008; 58(4):990-1000
