Lipid metabolism
Group leader
Diego Gómez-Coronado Cáceres
Tlf.: +34 91 336 86 84 y +34 91 336 80 77
Principal Investigator
- Rebeca Busto Durán
- Javier Martínez-Botas Mateo
- Óscar Pastor Rojo
Collaborating Staff
- Milagros Lerma Fernández
- Miguel Angel Lasunción Ripa
- Tamara Villanueva Blanco
- Álvaro Hidalgo Llorente
Group leader
Diego Gómez-Coronado Cáceres
Tlf.: +34 91 336 86 84 y +34 91 336 80 77
Principal Investigator
- Rebeca Busto Durán
- Javier Martínez-Botas Mateo
- Óscar Pastor Rojo
Collaborating Staff
- Milagros Lerma Fernández
- Miguel Angel Lasunción Ripa
- Tamara Villanueva Blanco
- Álvaro Hidalgo Llorente
Strategic objectives
Study of lipid metabolism, especially cholesterol, in physiology and pathology, in order to establish the biological role of certain lipids, identify mechanisms and design strategies with therapeutic potential.
Research lines
- The Role of Cholesterol in Cell Proliferation.
- Food Allergies.
- The Effect of Amphiphilic Amine-Based Drugs on Lipid Homeostasis.
- HDL Function and Its Alterations.
- Lipidomics Applied to the Study of Metabolic Alterations Associated with Disease.
Location
Ramón y Cajal University Hospital
Biochemistry Laboratory-Research
Level -1, Right Side
Keywords
Cholesterol, ceramides, lipid metabolism, cell proliferation, food allergy, intracellular lipid trafficking, male fertility, HDL, gene expression, lipidomics, NAFLD, selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), antipsychotics, cholesterol-lowering agents