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Synaptic transmission in autaptic circuits: presynaptic homeostatic plasticity and microtubule dynamics

Velasco Domínguez, Cecilia (Date of defense: 2022-04-22)

Synapses are the contact sites where the transfer of information from the presynaptic to the postsynaptic site occurs. Correct processing of information requires that synapses continuously adapt their properties to an ...

Synthetic Polymyxin-based Peptides Against Multidrug Resistant Bacteria: A Therapeutic Option

Rudilla Mateo, Héctor (Date of defense: 2019-01-18)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are nosocomial opportunistic pathogens causing a wide variety of both acute and chronic infections, such as pneumonia, bacteraemia, and urinary tract infections. Immunocompromised ...

Unveiling novel components of the protein complex responsible for cGMP synthesis in retinal photoreceptors: role in cell physiology and disease

López Begines, Santiago (Date of defense: 2016-11-18)

In photoreceptor cells of the retina, light triggers a protein G-mediated enzymatic cascade that leads to hydrolysis of cGMP. The drop in cGMP levels causes the closure of cGMP-channel at the plasma membrane, decreasing ...

Verrugas plantares: caracterización de los virus causales y aplicación del láser 1064 nm a su tratamiento

Planell Mas, Elena de (Date of defense: 2016-12-20)

INTRODUCCIÓN: Las verrugas plantares están provocadas por el virus del papilloma humano (VPH). Se han descrito diferentes genotipos asociados a estas lesiones si bien existen pocos estudios centrados exclusivamente en ...

Vías de señalización en enfermedades priónicas

Rodríguez Fernández, Agustí (Date of defense: 2007-10-04)

Las enfermedades priónicas, también conocidas como EETs (Encefalopatías Espongiformes Transmisibles), son un grupo de enfermedades neurodegenerativas fatales que, debido a su transmisibilidad potencial han tenido un gran ...