Francesc Villarroya Gombau
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Institut de Biomedicina de la UB (IBUB) Last Publications
- Villarroya-Gombau F and Giralt M Controlling brown adipose tissue size through EPAC1. NATURE REVIEWS ENDOCRINOLOGY . 20(5): 259-260.
- Fernández-García P, Taxerås SD, Reyes-Farias M, González L, Soria-Gondek A, Pellitero S, Tarascó J, Moreno P, Sumoy L, Stephens JM, Yoo LG, Galán M, Izquierdo A, Medina-Gómez G, Herrero L, Corrales P, Villarroya-Gombau F, Cereijo R and Sánchez-Infantes D Claudin-1 as a novel target gene induced in obesity and associated to inflammation, fibrosis and cell differentiation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY . 190(3): 201-210.
- Jurado-Fasoli L, Sanchez-Delgado G, Di X, Yang W, Kohler I, Villarroya-Gombau F, Aguilera CM, Hankemeier T, Ruiz JR and Martinez-Tellez B Cold-induced changes in plasma signaling lipids are associated with a healthier cardiometabolic profile independently of brown adipose tissue. CELL REPORTS MEDICINE . 5(2): 101387-101387.
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Brown adipose tissue activity is higher in girls during the first year of life
A team led by Dr Lourdes Ibáñez and Dr Francesc Villarroya, IRSJD researchers, publishes the first study that shows the very early appearance of differences in the activity of the brown adipose tissue between girls and boys.
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Supplementing the maternal diet with betaine during lactation may reduce the risk of childhood obesity
Decreased levels of betaine in breast milk are associated with accelerated growth in babies during the first few months of life, a risk factor for childhood obesity. Study led by a research team from the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu and SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital, published in the scientific journal Science Translational Medicine.