Cognitive function in obesity: interactions with the gut microbiome 

    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 gut microbiome on ...

    Complicacions perioperatòries de l’adrenalectomia laparoscòpica. Experiència a la província de Girona 

    Delisau-Puig, Olga (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)

    INTRODUCTION: Adrenal masses are one of the most common tumors, being incidentally diagnosed in 5% of patients undergoing imaging tests. Until the beginning of the 1990s, all adrenal surgical treatment was performed through ...

    Estudi dels canvis promoguts per la cirurgia bariàtrica a nivell d'expressió gènica del teixit adipós subcutani i la relació amb la sensibilitat a la insulina 

    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 adipose tissue. THEORY: ...

    Estudio de la rigidez arterial en arteria carótida y depósito tisular de hierro mediante resonancia magnética: relación con los factores de riesgo asociados al síndrome metabólico 

    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 effect of MS on ...

    Factors associats a la incidència de fibril·lació auricular i estudi de l'associació del tractament amb estatines amb la incidència d'aquesta arítmia en població hipertensa sense antecedents de malaltia isquèmica vascular 

    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 allow tailored ...

    Identificació de microRNAs circulants i placentaris en obesitat materna gestacional i la seva relació amb paràmetres metabòlics materns i el creixement pre i postnatal 

    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 development of metabolic ...

    Implicaciones de la adiponectina de alto peso molecular en el eje tiroideo y el metabolismo óseo 

    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 molecule in the association ...

    L’àcid úric, el greix perirenal i la mida renal com a nous marcadors de risc cardiovascular en població pediàtrica sana 

    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 risk factors appear in ...

    Mecanismos de regulación del anabolismo lipídico en el tejido adiposo del paciente obeso 

    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 of adipose tissue. ...

    Posible rol de las neuregulinas en la fisiología del tejido adiposo en asociación con obesidad y diabetes mellitus tipo 2 

    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 in human adipose ...

    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). ...

    WNT5A, SFRP5 y CRTC3: nuevas adipocinas relacionadas con la obesidad en la edad pediátrica 

    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 actions and ...