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leaD researcher
Blanco Vaca, Francisco
Instituto de Investigación del hospital de la santa creu i sant pau
C/ S Antoni Ma Claret, 167 08025 Barcelona
(+34) 93 553 73 58 [email protected] group Website
gROUP MEMBERS
Staff members: Cedo Gine, Lidia | Santos Palacios, David
Associated members: Escolá Gil, Juan Carlos | Julve Gil, Josep | Laura Errico, Teresa | Martín, Jesús | Pérez Pérez, Antonio | Roig Martínez, Rosa
Main lines of research
• Hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL (Atherogenic dyslipidemia): modulation by diet and drugs and role in diabetes mellitus and atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease development.
• Genetics of dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes and hyperhomocysteinaemia.
• Development of experimental-biochemistry and molecular biology techniques and their application to
clinical laboratory practice (innovation).
• Cholesterol homeostasis and human breast and epithelial thyroid cancer development.
• Relationship of epicardial fat, lipoprotein function and inflammation in the development of
arteriosclerosis and diabetic cardiomyopathy.
• Evaluation of novel therapeutic and nutritional strategies for improving cardioprotective properties of
HDL in mouse models of obesity, diabetes and cancer.
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