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Study of pro-apoptotic protein RTP801 homeostasis and its regulation by NEDD4 in Parkinson's disease

Canal de la Iglesia, Mercè (Date of defense: 2016-06-01)

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons of the Substantia Nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and the presence of cytoplasmic protein inclusions named Lewy Bodies. Current treatments are directed ...

Study of the mTOR pathway in neurodegenerative diseases: from synapses to genes

Martín Flores, Núria (Date of defense: 2018-12-14)

Huntington's disease (HD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are devastating neurodegenerative diseases that progress with the death of selective neuronal subpopulations. Neuronal dysfunction and death are consequence of multiple ...

Technological insights into a histopathological and protein composition analysis of aortic aneurysms in Marfan syndrome

López Guimet, Júlia (Date of defense: 2018-04-25)

The aorta is the main artery of the body, whose function is to collect the blood ejected by the heart and distribute it to all tissues. The elastic degree of the aortic wall necessary to withstand blood pressure is mainly ...