Clinical epidemiology and molecular biology of cutaneous and mucosal melanoma in Girona 1994-2018 

    Carbó Bagué, Anna (Date of defense: 2023-03-27)

    In this doctoral thesis, the epidemiology of cutaneous and mucosal melanoma is analyzed, as well as its molecular profile to provide new knowledge on a population basis in the province of Girona. The cancer registry of ...

    Fatty acid synthase expression and inhibition in cancer 

    Blancafort Jorquera, Adriana (Date of defense: 2016-01-29)

    In this thesis,the association of FASN (fatty acid synthase) expression with clinicopathological and anthropometric characteristics in breast cancer patients is studied to find out FASN role as a prognostic in early stage ...

    Relació de la proteïna C-reactiva, el quocient neutròfils/limfòcits i l’adiponectina d’alt pes molecular amb paràmetres d’obesitat i de risc cardiometabòlic en nens prepuberals sans. Efecte modulador dels estils de vida 

    Díaz Roldán, Ferran (Date of defense: 2023-07-03)

    Childhood obesity is one of the most important public health problems and is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors (CMR). Low-grade inflammation plays a prominent role in the development of cardiometabolic alterations ...

    The relevance of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in obesity and adipose tissue physiology 

    Comas Vila, Ferran (Date of defense: 2021-05-14)

    Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), regarded as the third gasotransmitter, plays diverse physiological and pathological roles in the body along with another two gasotransmitters, including nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO). ...

    Trafficking and function of the voltage-gated sodium channel β2 subunit 

    Cortada Almar, Èric (Date of defense: 2020-11-24)

    The sodium channel β2 subunit is a component of the voltage-gated sodium channel (NaV), a large multimeric protein complex. In the heart, NaV is mainly composed of a pore-forming α subunit, NaV1.5, and two associated ...