Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel molecules with the capacity of inducing the degradation of different proteins by direct signaling to the proteasome 

    Alqahtani, Abdulateef (Fecha de defensa: 2023-10-25)

    [eng] In 2001, the initial hypothesis of targeted protein degradation (TPD) was born to announce the launching of a new era of therapeutics development not by inhibiting a component of ubiquitin-proteasome system as small ...

    Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of photoswitchable molecules targeting G protein-coupled receptors in retina 

    González Díez, Aleix (Fecha de defensa: 2023-07-24)

    [eng] G protein-coupled-receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of membrane proteins and mediate important cellular responses. Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGlu) belong to the Glutamate family/Class C GPCR. These ...

    Determinants de pèrdua de pes en persones amb obesitat intervingudes amb tècniques bariàtriques endoscòpiques. Desenvolupament i validació d’un nou qüestionari curt d’hàbits saludables d’alimentació i d’activitat física 

    Miranda Peñarroya, Maria Gemma (Fecha de defensa: 2022-11-28)

    [cat] Les teràpies endoscòpiques bariàtriques (TEB) són estratègies prometedores per al tractament de l'obesitat. No obstant això, hi ha una gran variabilitat en la pèrdua de pes i els individus sovint recuperen el pes ...

    Development and application of in-vitro assays for the study of the biological activity of pharmaceutical products 

    Cañellas Santos, Mariona (Fecha de defensa: 2022-11-03)

    [eng] This industrial Ph.D. thesis aimed to illustrate the presence of the cell-based bioassays throughout the whole life of a drug product and to demonstrate its importance for a complete characterization of a pharmaceutical ...

    Development and applications of photoswitchable ligands for G protein-coupled receptors 

    Sortino, Rosalba (Fecha de defensa: 2023-10-18)

    [eng] G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) modulate diverse cellular responses to the majority of neurotransmitters and hormones within the human body. They exhibit much structural and functional diversity and are responsive ...

    Development and characterization of in vivo models for Photopharmacology 

    Gomila Juaneda, Alexandre (Fecha de defensa: 2021-09-20)

    The main aim of this thesis is setting up and using in vivo screening techniques to identify and characterize new photopharmacological compounds targeting endogenous proteins. In order to achieve that aim, the thesis ...

    Development and characterization of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) as a vehicle of biomolecules 

    Bustos Araya, Marta Eduviges (Fecha de defensa: 2023-02-24)

    [eng] The interest of this work was to manufacture solid lipid nanoparticles that serve as a vehicle for biomolecules, specifically Chondroitin sulfate and pEGFP plasmid DNA. In the experimental part, the reagents and ...

    Development of crystallographic methods for phasing highly modulated macromolecular structures 

    Caballero Muñoz, Iracema (Fecha de defensa: 2021-03-26)

    Pathologies that result in highly modulated intensities in macromolecular crystal structures pose a challenge for structure solution. To address this issue two studies have been performed: a theoretical study of one of ...

    Dietary (poly)phenols intake and cardiometabolic health in adolescents from Spain 

    Laveriano Santos, Emily Pilar (Fecha de defensa: 2022-11-29)

    [eng] The rising of cardiometabolic risk factors like obesity, higher blood pressure, and alteration in the metabolism of lipids and glucose during adolescence increase the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular ...

    Dietary patterns and cardiomethabolic health 

    Rodríguez Monforte, Míriam (Fecha de defensa: 2017-03-06)

    Las enfermedades cardiometabólicas son la primera causa de muerte a nivel mundial. La prevención primaria de dichas enfermedades es el pilar fundamental para una salud óptima de los adultos, debiendo empezar desde la ...

    Discovery of First-In-Class inhibitors of a DNA damage repair pathway 

    Camps i Fajol, Cristina (Fecha de defensa: 2022-12-19)

    [eng] Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. The gold standard for cancer has historically been surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Although the efficacy of chemotherapy has been broadly confirmed, drug ...

    Diseño y caracterización de nanopartículas poliméricas de Epigalocatequina-3-galato para el tratamiento de enfermedades del sistema nervioso central 

    Cano Fernández, Amanda (Fecha de defensa: 2018-11-09)

    Las enfermedades del sistema nervioso central (SNC) engloban a un conjunto de patologías de elevada gravedad debido a la importancia de este sistema para el organismo. La Epilepsia del Lóbulo Temporal (TLE) y la Enfermedad ...

    Disrupció de l’homeòstasi lipídica com estratègia terapèutica en leucèmia limfoblàstica aguda -T 

    Banús Mulet, Antònia (Fecha de defensa: 2019-07-16)

    Recentment s’han descrit els receptors de dopamina per la seva implicació en càncer i la seva potencial inhibició com a mecanisme antitumoral. Al present treball s’ha ampliat aquesta recerca a la LLA-T, una malaltia amb ...

    Disrupted homeostasis and ciliary defects in VPS13B deficient cells: implications for Cohen syndrome 

    Lovera Ulecia, Marta (Fecha de defensa: 2023-05-05)

    [eng] Cohen syndrome (CS) is an ultra-rare, multi-system, autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the VPS13B gene on chromosome 8q22.2. The most characteristic clinical features of this disorder are microcephaly, ...

    Dissecting the cellular basis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease through Single-cell RNA sequencing 

    Garrido Trigo, Alba (Fecha de defensa: 2023-05-19)

    [eng] Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases that show perplexing heterogeneity which is poorly understood at a cellular level. We applied single-cell RNA sequencing and CosMxTM ...

    Disseny, síntesi i avaluació biològica de nous compostos potencialment antitumorals per inhibició enzimàtica 

    Grau Valls, Laura (Fecha de defensa: 2017-07-24)

    Aquesta tesis doctoral està enfocada a la investigació de nous agents amb potencial activitat antitumoral, mitjançant la inhibició d'enzims claus per al desenvolupament i la progressió del càncer, com per exemple KRAS. De ...

    Dual effect of Semaphorin 4D blockade in neuroendocrine tumor malignization: from vessels to macrophages 

    Zuazo Gaztelu, Iratxe (Fecha de defensa: 2018-11-23)

    Tumor progression is a complex conundrum of events that involve not only tumor cells, but also their surrounding microenvironment. Accounting to the natural dependency of tumors on angiogenesis, its therapeutic targeting ...

    Efecto de la Dieta Mediterránea sobre los patones de tratamiento farmacológico en adultos con alto riesgo cardiovascular 

    Ribó-Coll, Margarita (Fecha de defensa: 2022-12-16)

    [spa] Las enfermedades cardiovasculares (ECV), representan la principal causa de morbimortalidad en los países desarrollados y su aumento continúa a nivel mundial. Su denominación hace referencia a varias enfermedades de ...

    Efecto de la dieta mediterránea y sus compuestos bioactivos en la prevención y prognosis de enfermedades crónicas 

    Hurtado Barroso, Sara (Fecha de defensa: 2019-10-28)

    La dieta mediterránea, rica en hortalizas y frutas, tiene efectos beneficiosos en la salud debido en parte a su alto contenido en fitoquímicos biológicamente activos, entre ellos los carotenoides y los polifenoles. Las ...

    Efecto de la muerte cerebral en hígados esteatósicos y no esteatósicos sometidos a trasplante 

    Negrete Sánchez, Elsa N. (Fecha de defensa: 2019-10-11)

    Actualmente, el 80% de los injertos hepático proceden de donantes con muerte cerebral. Sin embargo, la muerte cerebral reduce la tolerancia de los injertos hepáticos a la lesión por isquemia/reperfusión y contrarresta los ...