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Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and sex-specific neonatal outcomes in the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort. 

De Saeger, Sarah; Raes, Jeroen; Nawrot, Tim S.; Vanhaecke, Lynn; Covaci, Adrian; Cseresznye, Adam; Ouden, Fatima den; Engelen, Liesa; Maris, Elias; Ait Bamai, Yu; Paepe, Ellen De; Poma, Giulia; Derrien, Muriel; Vich Vila, Arnau; Hemeryck, Lieselot Y.; Peró Gascón, Roger (Publication date: 2026-01-23)

Early-life exposure to environmental contaminants, such as endocrine disrupting persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorine ...

Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous detection of urinary inflammatory biomarkers in a Flemish birth cohort 

Raes, Jeroen; Vanhaecke, Lynn; Nawrot, Tim S.; Covaci, Adrian; Ouden, Fatima den; Cseresznye, Adam; Engelen, Liesa; Maris, Elias; Paepe, Ellen De; Poma, Giulia; Proost, Sebastian; Vich Vila, Arnau; Hemeryck, Lieselot Y.; Peró Gascón, Roger; De Saeger, Sarah (Publication date: 2026-01-16)

Chronic inflammation is a significant contributor to various diseases but its assessment via blood sampling presents challenges, particularly in children. The evaluation of urinary biomarkers, including 3-bromotyrosine ...

Influence of hesperidin on systemic immunity of rats following an intensive training and exhausting exercise 

Ruiz Iglesias, Patricia; Estruel Amades, Seila; Camps i Bossacoma, Mariona; Massot Cladera, Malen; Franch i Masferrer, Àngels; Pérez-Cano, Francisco J.; Castell, Margarida (Publication date: 2020-06-05)

Intensive training and exhausting exercise can disrupt innate and acquired immunity. The flavanone hesperidin has shown immunomodulatory properties in physiological and some pathological conditions, and positive e ects on ...

Porcine Digestible Peptides (PDP) in Weanling Diets Regulates the Expression of Genes Involved in Gut Barrier Function, Immune Response and Nutrient Transport in Nursery Pigs 

González Solé, Francesc; Criado Mesas, Lourdes; Villodre, Carmen; García, Wellington C.; Farré, Mercè; Borda, Elisabet; Pérez-Cano, Francisco J.; Folch, Josep M.; Solà Oriol, David; Pérez, José F. (Publication date: 2021-04-15)

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation of porcine digestible peptides (PDP), spray-dried plasma (SDP), or a combination of both, on growth performance and the expression of genes ...

A Proteomics Data Mining Strategy for the Identification of Quinoa Grain Proteins with Potential Immunonutritional Bioactivities 

Galindo-Luján, Rocío; Pont Villanueva, Laura; Sanz Nebot, María Victoria; Benavente Moreno, Fernando J. (Julián) (Publication date: 2023-06-16)

Quinoa proteins are attracting global interest for their wide amino acid profile and as a promising source for the development of biomedical treatments, including those against immunemediated diseases. However, information ...

Tissue-Specific Hormonal Variations in Grapes of Irrigated and Non-irrigated Grapevines ( Vitis vinifera cv. 'Merlot') Growing Under Mediterranean Field Conditions 

Ribalta-Pizarro, Camila; Muñoz Roldán, Paula; Munné Bosch, Sergi (Publication date: 2023-03-16)

Agricultural practices in grapevines management include water restrictions due to its positive effect on wine quality, especially when applied at fruit ripening. Although the effects of water stress in some groups of ...

On-line aptamer affinity solid-phase extraction capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry for the analysis of protein biomarkers in biological fluids and food: A tutorial 

Vergara Barberan, Maria; Pont Villanueva, Laura; Salim, Hiba; Giménez López, Estela; Benavente Moreno, Fernando J. (Julián) (Publication date: 2026-03-10)

The analysis by capillary electrophoresis (CE) of low abundant proteins in complex samples, such as biological fluids and food, is especially challenging, due to the poor concentration sensitivity of microscale separation ...

Dietary spray-dried animal plasma alleviates mucosal inflammation in experimental models 

Pérez Bosque, Anna; Moretó, Miquel, 1950- (Publication date: 2015-10-30)

Podeu consultar el llibre complet a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/67430

Metabolome biomarkers linking dietary fibre intake with cardiometabolic effects: results from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health-Next Generations MAX study 

Unión-Caballero, Andrea; Meroño, Tomás; Zamora-Ros, Raul; Linn Rostgaard-Hansen, Agneta; Miñarro Alonso, Antonio; Sànchez, Àlex (Sànchez Pla); Estanyol-Torres, Núria; Martínez Huélamo, Miriam; Cubedo Culleré, Marta; González-Domínguez, Raúl; Tjønneland, Anne; Riccardi, Gabrielle; Landberg, Rikard; Halkjær, Jytte; Andrés Lacueva, Ma. Cristina (Publication date: 2024-02-27)

Biomarkers associated with dietary fibre intake, as complements to traditional dietary assessment tools, may improve the understanding of its role in human health. Our aim was to discover metabolite biomarkers related to ...

Separation and characterization of bovine milk proteins by capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry 

Ghafoori, Zahra; Tehrani, Tahereh; Pont Villanueva, Laura; Benavente Moreno, Fernando J. (Julián) (Publication date: 2022-12-14)

Protein profiling of major bovine milk proteins (i.e. whey and casein proteins) is of great interest in food science and technology. This complex set of protein proteoforms may vary with breed, genetics, lactation stage, ...

Tea and Chicory Extract Characterization, Classification and Authentication by non-Targeted HPLC-UV-FLD Fingerprinting and Chemometrics 

Pons, Josep; Bedmar, Àlex; Núñez, Nerea; Saurina, Javier; Núñez Burcio, Oscar (Publication date: 2022-02-13)

Tea is a widely consumed drink in the world which is susceptible to undergo adulterations to reduce manufacture costs and rise financial benefits. The development of simple analytical methodologies to assess tea authenticity, ...

Characteristics of Non-Therapeutic Pregabalin Users Detected by a Community Pharmacies Network in a Region of Southern Europe 

Perelló, Maria; Rio-Aige, Karla; Rius, Pilar; Pérez-Cano, Francisco J.; Rabanal i Tornero, Manel (Publication date: 2025-07-03)

Background: Since 2008, several cases of pregabalin abuse have been reported to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). Despite this evidence, gabapentinoids are increasingly being prescribed. ...

Unveiling the functional components and antivirulence activity of mustard leaves using an LC-MS/MS, molecular networking, and multivariate data analysis integrated approach 

Ibrahim, Rana M.; Eltanany, Basma M.; Pont Villanueva, Laura; Benavente Moreno, Fernando J. (Julián); ElBanna, Shahira A.; Otify, Asmaa M. (Publication date: 2025-03-14)

Plant extracts have recently received increased attention as alternative sources of antimicrobial agents in thefight against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Non-targeted metabolomics liquid chromatography-quadrupole timeof-flight ...

A setup to measure the temperature-dependent heating power of magnetically heated nanoparticles up to high temperature. 

Mille, N.; Faure, Stephane; Estrader i Bofarull, Marta; Yi, Deliang; Marbaix, Julien; De Masi, D.; Soulantica, Katerina; Millán, A.; Chaudret, Bruno; Carrey, J. (Publication date: 2022-01-28)

Magnetic heating, namely, the use of heat released by magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) excited with a high-frequency magnetic field, has so far been mainly used for biological applications. More recently, it has been shown ...

Early Life Prebiotic effect on the intestinal microbiota composition and functionality 

Azagra Boronat, Ignasi; Massot Cladera, Malen; Castell, Margarida; Knipping, K.; Tims, S.; van't Land, B.; Stahl, B.; Knol, J.; Garssen, J.; Franch i Masferrer, Àngels; Rodríguez Lagunas, María José; Pérez-Cano, Francisco J. (Publication date: 2018-01-16)

Podeu consultar el III Workshop anual INSA-UB complet a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/118993

On-line coupling of aptamer affinity solid-phase extraction and immobilized enzyme microreactor capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry for the sensitive targeted bottom-up analysis of protein biomarkers 

Salim, Hiba; Peró Gascón, Roger; Giménez López, Estela; Benavente Moreno, Fernando J. (Julián) (Publication date: 2022-11-14)

In this paper, we present a fully integrated valve-free method for the sensitive targeted bottom-up analysis of proteins through on-line aptamer affinity solid-phase extraction and immobilized enzyme microreactor capillary ...

Rapid and Highly Efficient Separation of i‑Motif DNA Species by CEUVand Multivariate Curve Resolution 

Bchara, Laila; Eritja i Casadellà, Ramon; Gargallo Gómez, Raimundo; Benavente Moreno, Fernando J. (Julián) (Publication date: 2024-10-03)

The i-motif is a class of nonstandard DNA structure with potential biological implications. A novel capillaryelectrophoresis with an ultraviolet absorption spectrophotometric detection (CE-UV) method has been developed for ...

Editorial for the Special Issue, 'Chemistry of Essential Oils and Food Flavours' 

Southwell, Ian; Núñez Burcio, Oscar (Publication date: 2022-10-10)

Essential oils have important functions in nature. In addition, they are used commercially as in areas such as flavours, fragrances and health-care products. Their properties present a challenge with respect to investigating ...

Berry-based products classification by FIA−HRMS fingerprinting and chemometric analysis 

Campmajó Galván, Guillem; Saurina, Javier; Núñez Burcio, Oscar (Publication date: 2022-09-12)

In recent years, nutraceuticals prepared with cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) have gained special attention because of their beneficial effects on human health (e.g., antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activity against ...

Effect of a cocoa-enriched diet on immune response and anaphylaxis in a food allergy model in Brown Norway rats 

Abril Gil, Maria del Mar; Pérez-Cano, Francisco J.; Franch i Masferrer, Àngels; Castell, Margarida (Publication date: 2020-06-26)

Previous studies have demonstrated that cocoa intake decreased Th2 immune-related antibodies in rats. In consequence, we aimed to study in depth this cocoa action, particularly assessing its effect on a rat model of food ...

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