Francesc Villarroya Gombau
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Institut de Biomedicina de la UB (IBUB) Last Publications
- Blasco-Roset A, Quesada T, Mestres-Arenas A, Villarroya-Terrade J, Godoy-Nieto FJ, Cereijo R, Rupérez CH, Neess D, Færgeman NJ, Giralt M, Planavila A and Villarroya-Gombau F Acyl CoA-binding protein in brown adipose tissue acts as a negative regulator of adaptive thermogenesis. molecular metabolism . 96: 102153-102153.
- González L, Gonzalez-Riano C, Fernández-García P, Cereijo R, Valls A, Soria-Gondek A, Real N, Requena B, Bel-Comos J, Corrales P, Jiménez-Pavón D, Barbas C, Villarroya-Gombau F, Sánchez-Infantes D and Murillo M Effect of rhGH treatment on lipidome and brown fat activity in prepuberal small for gestational age children: a pilot study. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS . 15(1): 4710-4710.
- Díaz-Silva M, Quesada-López, T, Villarroya-Gombau F, Casano-Sancho P, López-Bermejo, A, de Zegher, F and Ibañez-Toda L The Proteome of Exosomes at Birth Predicts Insulin Resistance, Adrenarche and Liver Fat in Childhood INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES . 26(4): .
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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.