Dávila Bouziguet, Eva (Date of defense: 2022-06-03)
The neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease are senile plaques, extracellular deposits of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ), and neurofibrillary tangles, intracellular aggregates of hyperphosphorylated ...
Glaría Percaz, Estibaliz (Date of defense: 2021-06-16)
Macrophages exert potent microbicidal functions against pathogens; however, some intracellular bacteria have developed strategies to survive within intracellular phagolysosomes and use macrophages as a ...
Riera Heredia, Natàlia (Date of defense: 2019-12-13)
Aquaculture needs to develop new strategies and tools to face challenges as the reduction of fish oil use in fish feeds and climate change, to assure the obtention of a valuable high-quality product ...
Hernaiz Llorens, Marc (Date of defense: 2019-11-25)
During brain development, UNC5 receptors play a key role in controlling axonal extension through their sensing of the guidance molecule Netrin-1. The correct positioning of receptors into specific ...
Plá Requena, Virginia Teresa (Date of defense: 2017-09-05)
The Alzheimer’s disease is a disorder characterized by the presence of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles caused by the aberrant accumulation of β-amyloid peptide and hyperphosphorylated Tau, ...
Rovira i Berger, Mireia (Date of defense: 2016-11-14)
In mammals, regular exercise is related to important benefits for health by protecting from the development of cardiovascular diseases, stimulating the immune system by providing anti- inflammatory ...
Calatayud Subias, Juan Antonio (Date of defense: 2016-07-19)
Monocytes are composed of several subsets which differ in sizes, morphology, ontogeny, localization, gene expression, fates and functions. Two principal and functionally distinct subsets have been ...
Perelló Amorós, Miquel (Date of defense: 2021-10-20)
With the most absolute purpose of understanding what the “simple” concept of “growth regulation” implies, the present thesis is a compilation of original works that aims to deepen in how the growth and ...
Lutfi Royo, Esmail (Date of defense: 2017-07-20)
Obesity is traditionally defined as a complex and chronic health condition characterized by an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation in the body that relies upon the homeostatic relationship between ...
Ruiz Romeu, Ester (Date of defense: 2017-03-07)
Psoriasis is an inflammatory immune-mediated skin disease that usually occurs in individuals with genetic susceptibility in conjunction with environmental triggers. Circulating effector memory skin-tropic ...