Els mitocondris són orgànuls essencials implicats en la producció d’energia i en moltes altres funcions cel·lulars. Per garantir aquestes funcions, el seu nombre, forma, mida i distribució han d’estar ...

La carnitina palmitoiltransferasa 1C (CPT1C) pertenece a la familia de enzimas CPT1, las cuales controlan la entrada de ácidos grasos al lumen de la mitocondria para su posterior oxidación. Sin embargo, ...

Nowadays, the most common solution to maintain the teeth of patients that have suffered from a traumatism or a profound caries and have ended with root canal infection is to perform a root canal ...

Obesity has become a pandemic disease in the last 40 years. The WHO estimates that the population with overweight has nearly tripled since 1975, and the tendency is still growing. These data have an ...

Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C (CPT1C) is the brain-specific isoform of the CPT1 family which is located at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of neurons and exhibits low catalytic activity, but still ...

The bone is a very complex organ that participates in multiple critical functions for the human body. Bone can be affected by different health issues, such as physical trauma or tumor, and the body ...

La β-oxidació dels àcids grassos al mitocondri és una de les principals fonts per a l’obtenció d’energia per a les cèl·lules. Per a que ocorri, cal que els àcids grassos siguin transportats a la matriu ...

Peripheral neuropaties are one of the major complications of the Peripheral Nervous System. Depsite the big importance of those pathologies, less drugs are effective for their treatment, and most of the ...

Nowadays, there are approximately 10 million people worldwide with visual impairment due to corneal diseases. Currently, the main therapeutic solution is the transplant of a donor's cornea. The great ...

Obesity prevalence in worldwide population is increasing every day due to an imbalance between the energy intake and the energy expenditure. Rich-caloric food is highly palatable and easily accessible, ...