Arnoriaga Rodríguez, María (Date of defense: 2022-04-27)
Obesity is considered a modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment which, in turn, predisposes to overeating and weight gain. Compelling evidence in animal models has demonstrated the impact of the ...
Xifra Villarroya, Gemma (Date of defense: 2017-02-03)
INTRODUCTION: Bariatric surgery (CB) is the only treatment option that has proved capable of solving the DM2. In addition to the impact on weight and comorbidities, the CB has shown a great impact on ...
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 ...
Alves Cabratosa, Lia (Date of defense: 2016-12-16)
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice and implies a huge social, medical, and economical burden. Analyses of AF risk factors in certain groups of population would ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...