Aberrant TIMP-1 regulation in tumor-associated fibroblasts by the TGF-β1/SMAD3 pathway in lung cancer: implications in tumor progression and resistance to antifibrotic therapies 

    Duch Gili, Paula (Date of defense: 2022-03-14)

    Increased expression of TIMP-1 is associated with poor prognosis in virtually all cancer types, including lung cancer. However, how TIMP-1 is regulated in lung cancer and how it drives tumor progression is poorly defined. ...

    Cerca i identificació de nous biomarcadors de fibrosi hepàtica per mitjà de tècniques proteòmiques 

    Marfà Bruix, Santiago (Date of defense: 2017-02-24)

    La detecció precoç de fibrosi hepàtica és de gran rellevància per al diagnòstic i el tractament dels pacients amb una malaltia hepàtica crònica. Actualment, s'utilitzen diversos procediments per a la seva estadificació. ...

    Characterization of the in vivo immunomodulatory properties of CD5 and CD6 

    Simões, Inês Tadeu dos Anjos (Date of defense: 2017-09-14)

    Our goal in this doctoral thesis was to study the immunomodulatory effects of CD5 and CD6, two proteins expressed on the lymphocytes membrane. These two proteins belong to the Scavenger Receptors Cystein- Rich superfamily, ...

    Cholesterol and StARD1: a common nexus in Alcoholic Liver Injury and Niemann-Pick Type C disease-associated mitochondrial stress 

    Solsona i Vilarrasa, Estel (Date of defense: 2021-03-22)

    [eng] Cholesterol accumulation in mitochondrial membranes is a common feature of various chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's as well as liver diseases. Studies prior to this doctoral ...

    Comparative study of nanocarriers targeted to different transport pathways into and across the endothelium for brain delivery of therapeutic enzymes 

    Loeck, Maximilian (Date of defense: 2022-09-16)

    [eng] The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a major obstacle for the treatment of neurological diseases such as common Parkinson’s disease or rare lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs). LSDs are characterised by deficiency of ...

    Dual role of CDK5 on cognitive deficits and striatal vulnerability in Huntington’s disease 

    Alvarez Periel, Elena (Date of defense: 2018-07-06)

    Huntington’s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by an autosomic mutation on the Huntingtin (HTT) coding gene. HD is mainly characterized by the appearance of motor symptoms or choreas, which are associated ...

    Effects of human serum albumin on TNFα-induced cell death and mitochondrial dysfunction in the liver cells 

    Duran Güell, Marta (Date of defense: 2023-04-12)

    [eng] Albumin exerts pleiotropic actions beyond its oncotic power, which include binding, transport and detoxification of endogenous and exogenous molecules, antioxidant activity and the modulation of immune and inflammatory ...

    El paper de p27 a la regulació de la via de Notch 

    Durán Rodríguez, Rodrigo (Date of defense: 2022-01-28)

    Partint dels resultats previs obtinguts per aquest grup d’investigació, es planteja la següent hipòtesi de treball: “La proteïna p27 és un regulador de la via de Notch. Aquesta regulació es realitzaria, principalment, ...

    Estimació del risc de neoplàsia colorectal avançada a partir de la quantificació de l’hemoglobina fecal en el cribratge del càncer de còlon i recte 

    Augé Fradera, Josep Maria (Date of defense: 2017-05-26)

    INTRODUCCIÓ: A nivell mundial el càncer de còlon i recte (CCR) és el segon i el tercer en freqüència en homes i en dones, respectivament. La seva història natural és coneguda, se sap que habitualment es desenvolupa a ...

    Evaluación funcional del péptido EAR-20 como posible agonista de los receptores ionotrópicos de glutamato de tipo NMDA 

    García Díaz, Roberto (Date of defense: 2023-05-26)

    [spa] Debido a la importancia de la modulación del NMDAR, en el grupo de investigación de proteínas (GRIP) se han diseñado una serie de péptidos derivados de la Conantokina-G (Con-G), un péptido antagonista de los NMDARs, ...

    Evaluation of therapeutic targets for the treatment of behavioral alterations and neuropathology in Huntington’s disease. The role of histone deacetylase 3 and p75 neurotrophin receptor 

    Suelves Caballol, Núria (Date of defense: 2018-07-23)

    Huntington’s disease (HD) is a rare genetic disorder caused by an aberrant expansion of a CAG trinucleotide in the huntingtin gene (Htt). The neuropathology of the disease is characterized by progressive neuronal dysfunction ...

    Funció de la MAPKAP quinasa Srkl en resposta a pertorbacions del citoesquelet d'actina en Schizosaccharomyces pombe 

    Llanes Velasco, Julia (Date of defense: 2020-09-16)

    A Schizosaccharomyces pombe, la citocinesi està mediada per l’assemblatge i la constricció de l’anell contràctil d’actomiosiona. Pertorbacions petites en aquesta estructura activen un conjunt de mecanismes de control que ...

    Involvement of Foxp2 in the alterations of the basal ganglia circuitry in Huntington’s Disease 

    Rodríguez Urgellés, Ened (Date of defense: 2022-01-20)

    Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor, psychiatric, and cognitive manifestations. The disease is caused by an unstable expansion of the CAG trinucleotide ...

    Mecanismes neuronals de la picor aguda i crònica en neurones sensorials: implicació del canal TRESK 

    Andrés Bilbé, Alba (Date of defense: 2020-11-13)

    [cat] TRESK (K2P18.1) és un canal de potassi de fuga que s’expressa en algunes subpoblacions de neurones sensorials, on modula el potencial de membrana en repòs, la descàrrega de potencial d’acció i l’excitabilitat neuronal. ...

    Membrane Trafficking of TGF-β and Transcriptome Analysis in Marfan Syndrome 

    Siegert, Anna-Maria Elisa (Date of defense: 2017-10-20)

    Marfan Syndrome (MFS) is a rare, autosomal dominant disorder of the connective tissue that affects between 1.5 and 17.2 in 100.000 live births. MFS is caused by mutations in the extracellular matrix (ECM) glycoprotein ...

    Microphthalmia-associated Transcription Factor function and regulation in KIT oncogenic pathologies 

    Proaño Pérez, Elizabeth (Date of defense: 2022-11-30)

    [eng] KIT (CD117) is a tyrosine kinase receptor expressed in hematopoietic progenitors, melanocytes, germ cells, mast cells, and interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) of the digestive tract. KIT gain-of-function mutations have ...

    Mitochondria and stem cell function: from somatic cells to iPSC-based disease modeling 

    Romero Moya, Damià (Date of defense: 2017-01-16)

    Homeostasis of the hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell pool relies on a finely tuned balance between self-renewal, differentiation and proliferation. Recent work has revealed the importance of mitochondria during stem cell ...

    Mitochondrial dynamics and quality control mechanisms in Huntington's disease 

    López Molina, Laura (Date of defense: 2022-06-17)

    [spa] La enfermedad de Huntington (EH) es una enfermedad neurodegenerativa hereditaria causada por la mutación de la huntingtina (mHtt) que ocasiona síntomas motores, cognitivos y psiquiátricos. La característica ...

    Myeloid p38 MAPK signaling in intestinal homeostasis, inflammation and tumorigenesis = Señalización por la MAPK p38 de células mieloides en la homeostasis, inflamación y tumorogénesis intestinal 

    Youssif, Catrin (Date of defense: 2017-10-27)

    Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of colon cancer, and patients with inflammatory bowel disease are prone to developing colon tumors. In recent years, many efforts have been devoted to characterize the interplay between ...

    New insights into ionotropic glutamate receptors in physiological and pathological conditions 

    Miguez Cabello, Federico (Date of defense: 2021-02-09)

    [eng] Speaking metaphorically, the human nervous system is a complex ensemble of millions of parts operating together one with another. For this reason, each part is fundamental for the correct function of the whole system. ...