A human pancreatic ribonuclease variant kills cancer cells by apoptosis and reduces the expression of P-glycoprotein in MDR cell lines 

    Castro Gallegos, Jessica (Date of defense: 2010-10-26)

    En aquesta tesi s'han estudiat les propietats antitumorals d'una variant de la ribonucleasa pancreàtica humana anomenada PE5 que incorpora un senyal de localització nuclear. Aquest estudi mostra que PE5 indueix l'apoptosi ...

    A practical approach on boar sperm cryodamage. Morphofunctional and immunocytochemical study of cryopreserved boar sperm intended for use in artificial insemination 

    Casas Roqueta, Isabel (Date of defense: 2010-07-08)

    L'ús d'esperma criopreservada en la inseminació artificial (IA) d'espècies d'interès productiu permet un major control sanitari i la creació de bancs de germoplasma d'alt valor genètic, entre d'altres avantatges. En el ...

    Algoritme diagnòstic en el laboratori. Impacte dels nous índex hematimètrics 

    Marull Arnall, Anna (Date of defense: 2021-06-21)

    Currently, automatic analyzers based on highly accurate methods can determine hematologic parameters in a fast and reliable way which is important to detect abnormalities in blood cells. In laboratories with a high care ...

    Anàlisi microscòpica de l'esperma ejaculada i de la maduració epididimària dels espermatozoides de Sus domesticus 

    Briz González, Maria Dolors (Date of defense: 1994-05-17)

    El present treball analitza la morfologia espermàtica de l'ejaculat de Sus domesticus, la histologia del conducte epididimari i la qualitat de l'esperma epididimari. El material d'estudi prové de mascles reproductors porcins ...

    Bacteriospermia and porcine reproduction: effects on sperm quality and fertility potential of boar spermatozoa 

    Sepúlveda, Lilian (Date of defense: 2016-09-30)

    Boar semen is not collected under sterile conditions,so boar ejaculates are commonly contaminated with a broad range of microorganisms, which may affect sperm quality and lead to a low reproductive performance and severe ...

    Characterization of cytotoxic ribonucleases: from the internalization pathway to the importance of dimeric structures 

    Rodríguez Maynou, Montserrat (Date of defense: 2006-12-15)

    En aquesta tesi s'ha caracteritzat la ruta d'internalització de l'onconasa, una RNasa citotòxica. Els resultats indiquen que l'onconasa entra a les cèl·lules per la via dependent de clatrina i del complex AP-2. Seguidament ...

    Descripció i quantificació de la microbiota intestinal associada al càncer colorectal 

    Mas de Xaxars Rivero, Teresa (Date of defense: 2012-10-02)

    Colorectal Cancer is the main type of cancer in Spain. Up to 90% of the cases are sporadic in nature and its aetiology is still unclear. It is supposed to be a multi-factorial disease, where factors play an important role ...

    Disseny, construcció i caracterització de zimògens de ribonucleases 

    Callís i Figueres, Mariona (Date of defense: 2015-04-17)

    El disseny i la producció de zimògens de ribonucleases que puguin ser específicament activats per la proteasa d’un patogen, constitueix un enginyós mecanisme per controlar la seva activitat enzimàtica i, conseqüentment, ...

    Estudi de les anomalies cromosòmiques detectades prenatalment i postnatalment per mètodes citogenètics i anàlisi de la contribució dels diferents mètodes de cribratge en la detecció de les anomalies prenatals. Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta, període 1999-2009 

    Alsius Suñer, Mercè (Date of defense: 2012-09-28)

    Chromosome abnormalities are one of the most important causes of congenital disorders. The main goal of this research is to give a broad view of the use and evolution of prenatal and postnatal cytogenetic diagnosis in ...

    In vitro production of porcine embryos. New insights into optimization of culture media with relevance to sex ratio purposes 

    Torner Bosch, Eva (Date of defense: 2014-06-20)

    This thesis is about challenges that currently concern in vitro production (IVP), sex determination procedures and sex-related survival of in vitro-produced porcine embryos. Specifically, the current thesis develops a new ...

    Inhibition of sialyltransferases in pancreatic cancer: effects on the EGFR pathway and on the tumour phenotype 

    Miró Domènech, Laura (Date of defense: 2023-01-13)

    Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) presents a dismal prognosis mainly due to its delayed diagnosis, its aggressiveness, and resistance to existing therapies. Aberrant glycosylation and, in particular, the overexpression ...

    Mecanismes cel·lulars en la curació de ferides a Hirudo medicinalis 

    Huguet i Blanco, Gemma (Date of defense: 1994-06-06)

    S'estudia la histologia normal de la paret corporal d'Hirudo medicinalis i els canvis morfogenètics que es donen durant el procés de cicatrització de ferides per incisió, cauterització i nitrat de plata.<br/>El procés de ...

    Molecular insights into mammalian sperm physiology: a comparative study of glutathione S-transferases in male reproduction 

    Llavanera Bruguera, Marc (Date of defense: 2023-05-12)

    Male infertility is a global health problem affecting one in four infertile couples. This also has a negative repercussion on the animal breeding industry, where infertility has a detrimental impact on their balance sheets. ...

    Nous mecanismes de resistència primària al trastuzumab (Herceptin): bases moleculars per a la determinació d'un nou subtipus de càncer de mama (Basal/ErbB2+) 

    Oliveras Ferrarós, Cristina (Date of defense: 2013-06-21)

    The aim of this doctoral thesis was to unravel mechanisms underlying primary resistance to trastuzumab regarding a putative new breast cancer subtype with mixed basal & ErbB2+ molecular features. Using the JIMT-1 breast ...

    Novel insights into paternal factors influencing the maternal environment and embryo development 

    Mateo Otero, Yentel (Date of defense: 2023-06-13)

    For many years, reproductive outcomes were considered as being solely determined by the genome of oocytes and sperm. Yet, in the last decades, many other female and male factors have also been found to be relevant. Focusing ...

    Physiological role of mitochondrial and plasma membrane channels in sperm 

    Delgado Bermúdez, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2022-07-28)

    The spermatozoon is a highly specialised cell that travels along the female reproductive tract to deliver its genetic information into the oocyte. During this journey, the interaction with the varying environment is crucial ...

    Producció i caracterització de variants de la ribonucleasa pancreàtica humana dissenyades per a adquirir propietats citotòxiques 

    Bosch i Grau, Montserrat (Date of defense: 2003-12-18)

    Amb la finalitat d'aprofundir en les bases moleculars de la citotoxicitat de les ribonucleases pancreàtiques, es van construir variants derivades de l'HP-RNasa seguint dues estratègies. En la primera, es van generar variants ...

    Relevance of sperm chromatin protamination, condensation and DNA integrity for sperm function and fertility: the role of toroid linker regions 

    Viñolas Vergés, Estel (Date of defense: 2023-07-27)

    Male fertilising capacity has traditionally been predicted by the assessment of sperm concentration, motility and morphology. During the last few decades, however, research has been particularly focused on the analysis of ...

    Role of alpha 2,3-sialyltransferases ST3Gal III and ST3Gal IV in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 

    Pérez Garay, Marta (Date of defense: 2011-02-07)

    Este trabajo demuestra que los genes que codifican para los enzimas beta-galactosido alfa-2,3-sialiltransferasa 3 (ST3Gal III), y en menor medida beta-galactosido alfa-2,3-sialiltransferasa 4 (ST3Gal IV), están directamente ...

    Study of the anticancer activity of a nuclear directed HP-RNase variant and different metal-based compounds 

    Bravo Bonilla, Marlon Rolando (Date of defense: 2022-06-16)

    Cancer is the leading cause of death due to non-communicable diseases worldwide. Despite the advances in the development of new antitumor drugs, there are still problems such as the resistance that tumor cells acquire ...