Miquel Cusachs, Josep Oriol (Date of defense: 2021-12-17)
The gut microbiota (GM) plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of gut homeostasis, and the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) which includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis ...
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 ...
Amoedo Cibeira, Joan (Date of defense: 2020-12-15)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a group of immune-based pathologies that affect the digestive tract, causing chronic inflammatory diseases processes. In recent years, the microbial communities that ...
Malagón Rodríguez, Marta (Date of defense: 2019-12-13)
This thesis aims to develop a new non-invasive tool based on faecal bacterial markers for the early detection of colorectal cancer, which is capable of detecting precancerous lesions before the onset ...
Martínez Medina, Margarita (Date of defense: 2009-12-22)
La malaltia de Crohn és una malaltia inflamatòria intestinal crònica d'etiologia encara desconeguda. Actualment es pensa que hi participen factors genètics i immunològics que confereixen una susceptibilitat ...
López Siles, Mireia (Date of defense: 2016-01-25)
In this PhD thesis Faecalibacterium prausnitzii populations of patients with gut disease and healthy individuals have been characterized. First, isolates from healthy volunteers have been phenotypically ...
González Ruiz, Mercedes (Date of defense: 2024-12-16)
ENG- The present doctoral thesis explores and compares the oral microbiome of ancient dental plaque from burial sites in the ancient Roman city of Tarraco (modern-day Tarragona) with dental plaque from ...
Oliver Galindo, Lia (Date of defense: 2024-07-17)
ENG- Intestinal microbiota, a diverse community of microorganisms residing in the gastrointestinal tract, plays a crucial role in digestion, nutrient absorption, and immune system regulation, thus ...
Vilà-Quintana, Laura (Date of defense: 2025-02-07)
ENG- Pancreatic cancer (PDAC) is becoming more common, especially in developed countries, due to risk factors like smoking and alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis (CP). Its hidden location often causes ...