Prats Puig, Anna (Date of defense: 2012-05-17)
Adiponectin is a protein secreted by adipose tissue which possesses insulin-sensitivity and anti-atherosclerotic properties. In this work, we will study if high molecular weight adiponectin is a key ...
Soriano Rodríguez, Pilar (Date of defense: 2015-10-13)
WNT5A is a protein with proinflammatory properties recently related to insulin resistance. It is believed that this protein might be regulated by SFRP5, which sequesters WNT5A exerting its anti-inflammatory ...
Martínez-Calcerrada, José María (Date of defense: 2022-06-16)
Despite notable advances in health promotion over the past decades, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, with obesity being a rising contributor of it. Cardiovascular ...
Bonmatí Santané, Alexandra (Date of defense: 2017-11-28)
Increased metabolic disease in children is a major public health problem.. Epigenetic marks, such as microRNAs, could be one of the mechanisms that regulate the association maternal obesity with the ...
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 ...
577 - Material bases of life. Biochemistry. Molecular biology. Biophysics (1)
616.1 - Pathology of the circulatory system, blood vessels. Cardiovascular complaints (1)
616.6 - Pathology of the urogenital system. Urinary and sexual (genital) complaints. Urology (1)