Characterization of epigenetic and transcriptional changes in aging and Alzheimer’s disease 

    Cosín Tomàs, Marta (Fecha de defensa: 2017-02-28)

    Epigenetic changes are currently recognized as part of the aging process and have been implicated in many age-related chronic diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The term epigenetics includes a variety of processes ...

    Chiral tricyclic lactams as efficient enantiomeric scaffolds for the synthesis of cis-decahydroquinolines substituted on the carbocyclic ring. Total synthesis of Myrioneuron alkaloids 

    Calbó Zabala, Arnau (Fecha de defensa: 2024-02-16)

    [eng] The Myrioneuron alkaloids constitute a family of natural products found in East and South-East Asia. They feature a cis- or trans-decahydroquinoline (DHQ) as a common unit, attached to an oxazine, a diazine, or a ...

    Chloroacetamides as Valuable Synthetic Tools to Access Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles Using Both Radical and Non-Radical Processes 

    Montiel Achong, Juan Andrés (Fecha de defensa: 2016-12-20)

    Durante este trabajo de tesis doctoral se ha demostrado que las cloroacetamidas son intermedios de gran utilidad para la síntesis de heterociclos nitrogenados a través de procesos radicalarios o no radicalarios. En este ...

    Common scaffolds for the enantioselective synthesis of marine, plant, and amphibian cis-decahydroquinoline alkaloids 

    Pinto, Alexandre (Fecha de defensa: 2017-09-28)

    Chiral amino alcohol derived lactams are a valuable scaffold for the enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids. In the present thesis the potential of this methodology was expanded and to demonstrate the synthetic utility ...

    Design and synthesis of heterocyclic compounds potentially antitumor by enzymatic inhibition 

    Lizano Gispert, Enric (Fecha de defensa: 2020-07-24)

    This doctoral thesis is focused on the investigation and development of new compounds directed to different cancer and tropical diseases targets. Drug resistance, as well in cancer as in tropical diseases, is a hurdle which ...

    Design and synthesis of sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase inhibitors and fluorogenic probes for the development of HTS assays 

    Sanllehí Figuerola, Pol (Fecha de defensa: 2016-11-02)

    Sphingolipids (SLs) are essential structural and signaling molecules of eukaryotic cells. An important group of SLs metabolites are those showing a phosphate group at the C1‒ OH. Among them, sphingosine‒1‒phosphate (S1P) ...

    Development of a divergent strategy towards the synthesis of lycopodium alkaloids 

    Saborit Villarroya, Gisela (Fecha de defensa: 2016-07-19)

    En la present tesi doctoral s’ha desenvolupat una estratègia per obtenir els esquelets dels quatre alcaloides licopodi representatius a partir d’un mateix intermedi sintètic comú 1, de manera semblant al procés que té lloc ...

    Development of Iron-Catalyzed Hydrogen Atom Transfer Driven Cross-Coupling and Cyclization Reactions: Use of Isocyanides, Heterocycles and Tosylhydrazones as Radical Acceptors 

    Puig Bosch, Jordi (Fecha de defensa: 2024-05-10)

    [eng] Radical reactions have been proven valuable tools in C-C bond generation because the initial radical can evolve to form additional C-C bonds until the new radical species is trapped. With the careful design of the ...

    Development of New Multicomponent Processes based on Unexplored Chemistry of Isocyanides: Access to Heterocyclic Scaffolds and Applications 

    Ghashghaei, Ouldouz (Fecha de defensa: 2017-09-26)

    1. It was observed that the interaction of imines and isocyanides in the presence of a Lewis acid can lead to a variety of scaffolds including α-aminoamides, α-aminoamidines, indoles and diiminoazetidines. The reaction ...

    Developmental toxicity screening in the zebrafish embryo – a metabolomics approach 

    Wilhelmi, Pia Rosa Maria (Fecha de defensa: 2024-07-19)

    [eng] Birth defects occur in about 3-6% of human births worldwide (CDC, 2023). To mitigate the risk to the unborn child, the assessment of embryo-fetal developmental toxicity is an integral part of chemical registration ...

    El déficit cognitivo y la enfermedad de Alzheimer en presencia de alteraciones metabólicas: Estudio in vivo de una nueva diana terapéutica y de la estrategia multidiana para el tratamiento de estas condiciones 

    Espinosa Jiménez, Triana (Fecha de defensa: 2023-09-26)

    [spa] La enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) es el tipo de demencia más común. En los últimos años su prevalencia se ha incrementado preocupantemente, considerándose la epidemia del siglo XXI. Hasta ahora solo se han conseguido ...

    Efectes metabòlics, vasculars i cognitius del consum de sucres simples en rates femella 

    Sangüesa Puigventós, Gemma (Fecha de defensa: 2017-04-18)

    En les últimes dècades, l’increment del consum de sucres, especialment de fructosa, s’ha associat al desenvolupament de la obesitat i d’alteracions metabòliques com ara diabetis, hipertensió i malalties cardiovasculars. ...

    Efecto del síndrome metabólico provocado por una dieta rica en grasa en ratones APPswe/PS1dE9, modelo experimental de la enfermedad de Alzheimer, y posibles terapias farmacológicas 

    Ettcheto Arriola, Miren (Fecha de defensa: 2018-03-16)

    La enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) es el tipo de demencia progresiva más común. En base al incremento de la prevalencia esperada, es considera la epidemia del siglo XXI. En consecuencia, surge una gran necesidad de encontrar ...

    Enantio- and Diastereoselective Cyclocondensation Reactions. Stereocontrolled Access to Azabicycles and Application to Natural Product Synthesis 

    Ghirardi, Elena (Fecha de defensa: 2016-07-28)

    The first objective of this Thesis was the study of the preparation of octhydro-1H-cyclopenta[b]pyridines and octahydro-1H-indoles, through the synthesis of (R)-phenylglycinol derived tricyclic lactams. Following the ...

    From the design to the in vivo evaluation of novel soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors 

    Codony Gisbert, Sandra (Fecha de defensa: 2020-09-17)

    Epoxieicosatrienoic acids acids (EETs) are endogenous chemical mediators derived from arachidonic acid that show anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, analgesic, angiogenic and antiatherosclerotic effects. Soluble epoxide ...

    G9a, a histone lysine methylatransferase, as a potential target for Alzheimer’s disease 

    Bellver Sanchis, Aina (Fecha de defensa: 2024-04-22)

    [eng] Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia that currently lacks effective pharmacological treatment. Identifying new targets to halt disease progression is a pressing need. In most cases, AD has a ...

    GDF15, a novel regulator of the AMPK-mediated antidiabetic actions of PPARβ/δ and metformin 

    Aguilar Recarte, David (Fecha de defensa: 2021-09-20)

    Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a multifactorial disease that comprises metabolic defects in multiple organs. Several studies have shown that the presence of a chronic low-state inflammatory process induces the development of ...

    GDF15, AMPK,PPARβ/δ : Estudio de su relación en el control de la glucemia 

    Jurado Aguilar, Javier (Fecha de defensa: 2024-09-27)

    [spa] La diabetes mellitus tipo 2, una enfermedad multifactorial cuyo principal factor de riesgo es la obesidad, donde se produce la acumulación anormal o excesiva que puede ser dañina para la salud. Esta enfermedad se ...

    Generació de "building blocks" enantiopurs amb un estereocentre quaternari. Aplicació a la síntesi de productes naturals i compostos biològicament actius 

    Ordeix i Utiel, Sergi (Fecha de defensa: 2022-11-11)

    [cat] Els alcaloides indòlics monoterpènics del grup leuconolam-leuconoxina-mersicarpina [(–)- mersicarpina, (–)-leuconoxina, (+)-melodinina E] i la (–)-kopsiyunnanina K presenten una interessant activitat biològica juntament ...

    Isocyanide as a key functional group for the synthesis of biologically active compounds 

    Abás Prades, Sònia (Fecha de defensa: 2018-05-31)

    The distinctive reactivity of isocyanides has been recognised as an advantageous characteristic for the formation of heterocyclic compounds. In the present manuscript new synthetic possibilities are explored involving the ...