Publications by the researcher in collaboration with Carmen Alvarez Escola (22)

2020

  1. Cocoa diet modulates gut microbiota composition and improves intestinal health in Zucker diabetic rats

    Food Research International, Vol. 132

2016

  1. Glucagon-like peptide-1 improves beta-cell antioxidant capacity via extracellular regulated kinases pathway and Nrf2 translocation

    Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Vol. 95, pp. 16-26

2015

  1. Cocoa and cocoa flavanol epicatechin improve hepatic lipid metabolism in in vivo and in vitro models. Role of PKCζ

    Journal of Functional Foods, Vol. 17, pp. 761-773

  2. Cocoa-rich diet ameliorates hepatic insulin resistance by modulating insulin signaling and glucose homeostasis in Zucker diabetic fatty rats

    Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, Vol. 26, Núm. 7, pp. 704-712

  3. Cocoa-rich diet attenuates beta cell mass loss and function in young Zucker diabetic fatty rats by preventing oxidative stress and beta cell apoptosis

    Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, Vol. 59, Núm. 4, pp. 820-824

2014

  1. Microbial phenolic metabolites improve glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and protect pancreatic beta cells against tert-butyl hydroperoxide-induced toxicity via ERKs and PKC pathways

    Food and Chemical Toxicology, Vol. 66, pp. 245-253

2010

  1. Maternal undernutrition increases pancreatic IGF-2 and partially suppresses the physiological wave of β-cell apoptosis during the neonatal period

    Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, Vol. 44, Núm. 1, pp. 25-36

2007

  1. Increased IRS-2 content and activation of IGF-I pathway contribute to enhance β-cell mass in fetuses from undernourished pregnant rats

    American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 292, Núm. 1

  2. Type 2 diabetes - A matter of failing β-cell neogenesis? Clues from the GK rat model

    Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

2006

  1. Undernutrition does not alter the activation of β-cell neogenesis and replication in adult rats after partial pancreatectomy

    American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 291, Núm. 5

2005

  1. Maternal food restriction enhances insulin-induced GLUT-4 translocation and insulin signaling pathway in skeletal muscle from suckling rats

    Endocrinology, Vol. 146, Núm. 8, pp. 3368-3378

  2. Protein-caloric food restriction affects insulin-like growth factor system in fetal wistar rat

    Endocrinology, Vol. 146, Núm. 3, pp. 1364-1371

2004

  1. Protein calorie restriction has opposite effects on glucose metabolism and insulin gene expression in fetal and adult rat endocrine pancreas

    American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 286, Núm. 4 49-4

2002

  1. Effects of chronic undernutrition on glucose uptake and glucose transporter proteins in rat heart

    Endocrinology, Vol. 143, Núm. 11, pp. 4295-4303

2001

  1. Different role of insulin in GLUT-1 and -4 regulation in heart and skeletal muscle during perinatal hypothyroidism

    American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 281, Núm. 5 44-5

  2. Effect of thyroxine administration on the IGF/IGF binding protein system in neonatal and adult thyroidectomized rats

    Journal of Endocrinology, Vol. 169, Núm. 1, pp. 111-122

  3. Influence of type II 5′ deiodinase on TSH content in diabetic rats

    Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, Vol. 57, Núm. 3, pp. 221-230

  4. Regulation of IGF-I and -II by insulin in primary cultures of fetal rat hepatocytes

    Endocrinology, Vol. 142, Núm. 12, pp. 5089-5096

2000

  1. Effects of experimental diabetes on renal IGF/IGFBP system during neonatal period in the rat

    American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology, Vol. 279, Núm. 6 48-6

1999

  1. Liver mRNA expression of IGF-I and IGFBPs in adult undernourished diabetic rats

    Life Sciences, Vol. 64, Núm. 24, pp. 2255-2271