2010 AnnuAl REpoRT - Ciberdem

Lipids and Arteriosclerosis Research Unit
Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus
www.iispv.cat
Principal Investigator Lluís Masana luis.masana@urv.cat Research directors Josep Ribalta, Rosa Solà Senior researchers Anna Cabré,
Joan Carles Vallvé Associate researcher Núria Plana Nutritionist Jordi Merino Postdoctoral fellows Montserrat Guardiola, Rosa Maria Valls
PhD students Gemma Aragonès, Úrsula Catalán, Raimon Ferré, Marta González, Iolanda Lázaro, Isabel Martorell, Anna Pedret, Paula
Saavedra Lab manager Josefa Girona Lab technicians Mercedes Heras, Carme Buixadera, Sara Fernández, Roser Rosales Administrative
staff Sílvia Solé
Total IF: 49.910
Publications: 12, 6 of them in the first decile, 5 in the first quartile
and 1 in the second quartile
With other CIBERDEM groups: 4
With other CIBERs: 5
With other international groups: 1
Research grants: 4
National projects: 4
Scientific collaborations within CIBERDEM: 3
Clinical trials: 4
Spin-offs: 1
PhD theses: 4
Awards: 1
Keywords
Genetics type 2 diabetes. Insulin sensitivity and resistance.
Metabolic syndrome. Biomarkers and Imaging. Prevention
of type 2 diabetes. Endothelium. Macrovascular disease.
Nutrigenomics.
Main lines of research
-Atherogenic dyslipidaemia in diabetes, obesity and
metabolic syndrome.
-The characterization of plasma lipoprotein subclasses by
NMR, metabolomics and lipidomics.
-Adipose tissue dysfunction as a major determinant of AD.
-Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins (FABPs) and insulin resistance
in different tissues.
-Fatty acids and adipokine-induced endothelial dysfunction.
-AD and subclinical atherosclerosis.
-FFA, extracellular matrix and artery wall dysfunction in diabetes.
-The epigenetics of atherosclerosis.
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