Carla Daffunchio

Carla Daffunchio

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 April 2023 in Thrombosis Research
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CDCarla Daffunchio
Carla Daffunchio
GGGustavo Galatro
Gustavo Galatro
VFVirginia Faurlin
Virginia Faurlin
DNDaniela Neme
Daniela Neme
HCHoracio Caviglia
Horacio Caviglia

25 January 2023 in Haemophilia
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CDCarla Daffunchio
Carla Daffunchio
MLMaría Eulalia Landro
María Eulalia Landro
GGGustavo Galatro
Gustavo Galatro
DNDaniela Neme
Daniela Neme
GCGuillermo Cambiaggi
Guillermo Cambiaggi
HCHoracio Caviglia
Horacio Caviglia

10 May 2021 in Haemophilia
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CDCarla Daffunchio
Carla Daffunchio
GGGustavo Galatro
Gustavo Galatro
MRMartín Rossi
Martín Rossi
MLMaría Eulalia Landro
María Eulalia Landro
MAMauro Andreu
Mauro Andreu
HCHoracio Caviglia
Horacio Caviglia

13 February 2022 in Haemophilia
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POPaula Oneto
Paula Oneto
MLMaría Eulalia Landro
María Eulalia Landro
CDCarla Daffunchio
Carla Daffunchio
APAna Laura Douglas Price
Ana Laura Douglas Price
ESEugenio Antonio Carrera Silva
Eugenio Antonio Carrera Silva
JEJulia Etulain
Julia Etulain

20 September 2023 in Haemophilia
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CCCarlos Cruz‐Montecinos
Carlos Cruz‐Montecinos
MLMaría Eulalia Landro
María Eulalia Landro
GCGuillermo Cambiaggi
Guillermo Cambiaggi
HCHoracio Caviglia
Horacio Caviglia
CDCarla Daffunchio
Carla Daffunchio

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POPaula Oneto
Paula Oneto
MLMaría Eulalia Landro
María Eulalia Landro
MLMartin Manuel Ledesma
Martin Manuel Ledesma
EJEtulain Julia
Etulain Julia
CDCarla Daffunchio
Carla Daffunchio
ESEugenio Antonio Carrera Silva
Eugenio Antonio Carrera Silva
Chronic hemophilic synovitis (CHS), driven by hemosiderin-laden macrophages from recurrent hemarthrosis, is a major cause of joint damage in hemophilia. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a promising regenerative therapy for joint diseases. This study investigated PRP’s ability to modulate macrophage polarization from a pro-inflammatory (M1) to a pro-resolving, tissue-repairing (M2) phenotype in CHS. We analyzed synovial fluid (SF) from CHS patients (N = 22), both pre- and post-PRP treatment. Ex vivo analysis revealed a predominant M1 profile with an increased proportion of CD11+CD14+CD64hi compared with CD206+ or CD163+ M2 macrophages in CHS SF. In vitro experiments showed that CHS SF skewed monocyte-derived macrophages toward an M1 inflammatory program, evaluated by flow cytometry, qPCR, and ELISA. However, adding PRP significantly modulated the pro-inflammatory macrophage program, promoting an M2 tissue repair profile. Furthermore, a random forest machine learning algorithm, applied to public scRNAseq data, confirmed PRP’s macrophage reprogramming effect. Functional assays also showed increased TGF-β secretion and macrophage fusion when challenged with neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). A small patient follow-up cohort treated with intra-articular PRP showed similar results, including normalization of cellular content and reduced CD64/CD206 expression. These findings indicate that PRP treatment effectively shifts SF-associated M1 macrophages to an M2-like phenotype, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic strategy for CHS.