Puigdellívol Cañadell, Maria del Mar (Date of defense: 2014-11-27)
Understanding the molecular underpinnings of neuronal dysfunction and degeneration involved in Huntington’s disease is a goal of increasing urgency for society and scientific community. In this Thesis ...
Mora Buch, Rut (Date of defense: 2015-10-29)
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine. In most patients UC runs a remitting and relapsing course, with periods of active disease followed by phases ...
Puig-Pey Comas, Isabel (Date of defense: 2010-06-16)
This is a compound work comprising two independent studies.<br/><br/>1. Characterization of gamma-delta-T cell subsets in organ transplantation<br/><br/>gamma-delta-T cells are innate-type lymphocytes ...
Martínez Llordella, Marc (Date of defense: 2009-11-27)
EN CATALÀ:<br/><br/>L'acceptació indefinida dels òrgans trasplantats mantenint el correcte funcionament de l'empelt sense necessitat d'administrar l'agressiu tractament immunosupressor constitueix el ...
Pardo Muñoz, Mònica (Date of defense: 2015-11-12)
The striatum is one of the brain structures that controls body movement. In humans the striatum consists of two nuclei, the caudate and putamen which are separated by the internal capsule, while in mice ...
Cabezón Cabello, Raquel (Date of defense: 2015-03-26)
The quality of life of a significant proportion of IBD patients is poor as a result of persistent disease activity and repeated surgery, among others. Current treatments for Crohn’s disease are not able ...
Anglada Huguet, Marta (Date of defense: 2013-07-22)
Huntington’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the expansion of a CAG tract in the exon-1 of the huntingtin gene. Mutant huntingtin induces a large amount of toxic effects ...
Rué Cabré, Laura (Date of defense: 2012-07-12)
La malaltia de Huntington és un trastorn neurodegeneratiu progressiu causat per una expansió de repeticions del triplet CAG (més de 37) en l’exó 1 del gen de la huntingtina que genera una proteïna ...
Esteve-Solé, Ana (Date of defense: 2018-05-18)
IL-12/IFN-γ axis is a principal pathway for intramacrophagic pathogens immunity such as leishmania or mycobacteria. Alterations in this axis, being both congenic (causing the primary immunodeficiency ...
Cherubini, Marta (Date of defense: 2016-01-15)
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal-dominant inherited neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by progressive behavioral, motor and cognitive deficits (HDCRG, 1993; Ross & Margolis, 2001). The ...