Carreras Salinas, Anna (Date of defense: 2022-12-21)
[eng] The bacterial colonisation of the respiratory tract is critical for health as it establishes a symbiotic relationship between the bacterial community and the host. Haemophilus influenzae and ...
Morató Arús, Xavier (Date of defense: 2017-09-29)
GPR37 is an orphan GPCR that belongs to the Rodhopsin family. GPR37 is highly expressed in the Central Nervous System (CNS), while little peripheral expression has been found in humans and rodents. GPR37 ...
Domenech Pena, Arnau (Date of defense: 2013-12-03)
It is estimated that within a few years chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the third leading cause of death worldwide. The morbidity and mortality associated with COPD are due, in part ...
Garcia Esparcia, Paula (Date of defense: 2016-12-02)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by movement impairment, or parkinsonism, for which there is still no cure. The manifest clinical signs result from ...
Grandes Vilaclara, Mª Eugenia (Date of defense: 2008-06-18)
The aim of this 4 year long work was to study the Connexin32 (Cx32), a protein that forms hemichannels anchored in the plasma membrane. Two hemichannels of adjacent cells form a gap junction. Mutations ...
Adrião Camoez, Marina (Date of defense: 2016-02-08)
Infections by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are still an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Health-care associated infections, especially bacteremia, often represent ...
Velasco Domínguez, Cecilia (Date of defense: 2022-04-22)
Synapses are the contact sites where the transfer of information from the presynaptic to the postsynaptic site occurs. Correct processing of information requires that synapses continuously adapt their ...
Mas del Molino, Ezequiel (Date of defense: 2011-02-25)
El ATP es una molécula ampliamente conocida por su papel en muchas funciones como la homeostasis celular, el mantenimiento de gradientes iónicos, el mantenimiento del pH en gránulos secretores, el ...
Puig Pitarch, Carmen (Date of defense: 2015-06-17)
Haemophilus influenzae is an opportunistic pathogen that forms part of the human nasopharyngeal microbiota. This microorganism is classified into encapsulated and nonencapsulated or nontypeable (NTHi) ...
Bucchi Morales, María Cristina (Date of defense: 2019-10-22)
The aim of this PhD thesis was to study experimental approaches for revitalization of necrotic teeth. Revitalization, also known as regenerative endodontic procedures (REPs), is a relatively new treatment ...