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 ...
Blasco Solà, Gerard (Date of defense: 2015-05-22)
The aim is to demonstrate the utility of magnetic resonance (MR) for identifying subclinical changes associated with the metabolic syndrome (MS) that contribute to increased cardiometabolic risk. The ...
Ortega Delgado, Francisco José (Date of defense: 2012-06-18)
Obesity is one of the most important public health problems facing the world today. Gene expression studies applied to fat depots from obese subjects have provided important clues about the pathophysiology ...
Martínez Merchan, Cristina (Date of defense: 2023-06-28)
Different studies link the metabolic alterations of obesity with imbalances in neuregulin 4 levels. In this study we hypothesize that signaling of neuregulin isoforms (NRG) produced through ERBB receptors ...