Diaz Garrido, Natalia (Date of defense: 2021-11-17)
The gut microbiota establishes dynamic and complex interactions with the intestinal epithelium and the immune system. In this regard, commensal microbiota plays essential role in the development and ...
Kundisová, Ivana (Date of defense: 2021-04-08)
Table olives are an important source of phenolic compounds, whose beneficial health effects have been widely demonstrated. Therefore, the present thesis aims to assess the different phenolic compounds ...
Wu, Yuanbing (Date of defense: 2023-04-28)
[eng] Eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3, EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3, DHA) are omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFA) known to prevent atherosclerosis, stroke, obesity, ...
Ruiz Iglesias, Patricia (Date of defense: 2022-09-14)
[eng] The influence of exercise on immune system has gained increasing attention from researchers lately, mainly due to the growing participation of the general population in sport competitions. Whereas ...
Jiménez Félix, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2021-01-11)
This thesis is centered on the study of PolyPurine Reverse Hoogsteen (PPRH) hairpins technology as a tool for both gene silencing and gene editing. PolyPurine Reverse Hoogsteen (PPRH) hairpins are ...
Bayod Giron, Carles (Date of defense: 2021-05-07)
The nuclear receptors (NR) modulate gene transcription in a ligand-dependent manner throughout different mechanisms. A set of NR, including PPARγ and LXR, are important regulators of carbohydrate and ...
Aubets Gil, Eva (Date of defense: 2021-09-19)
This work is focused on the study of Polypurine Reverse Hoogsteen hairpins (PPRHs) as a gene silencing tool, and on the search of alternative methods for their delivery, including viral and non-viral ...
Morcillo Sánchez, Melisa (Date of defense: 2021-03-24)
Obesity is the most common metabolic disorder that have alarmingly increased all over the world in the last few decades. The hormone insulin is one of the major endocrine axis deregulated in obesity and ...
Riba Baques, Marta (Date of defense: 2022-03-11)
Corpora amylacea (CA) in the human brain are polyglucosan aggregates that were first described by J.E. Purkinje in 1837. They are intracellular astrocytic bodies that accumulate mainly in perivascular, ...
Rio Aige, Karla (Date of defense: 2023-09-22)
[eng] Newborns have limited ability to fight infections due to an immature adaptative immune response. As a result, they depend on mechanisms of maternal immune transfer, such as placental transfer and ...