Listar BMB - Artículos por autor "Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel"
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(+)-Aeroplysinin-1 Modulates the Redox Balance of Endothelial Cells
García-Vilas García, Javier Alejandro; Martínez-Póveda, Beatriz Amparo; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel (IOAP-MPDI, 2018-09-06)The bioactive natural compound from marine origin, (+)-aeroplysinin-1, has been shown to exhibit potent anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic effects. The aim of the present study was to identify new targets for ... -
Angioprevention of Urologic Cancers by Plant-Derived Foods.
García-Caballero, Melissa; Torres-Vargas, José Antonio; Marrero Capitán, Ana Dácil; Martínez-Póveda, Beatriz Amparo; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María[et al.] (MDPI, 2022-01-21)The number of cancer cases worldwide keeps growing unstoppably, despite the undeniable advances achieved by basic research and clinical practice. Urologic tumors, including some as prevalent as prostate, bladder or kidney ... -
Anti-angiogenic effects of oleacein and oleocanthal: New bioactivities of compounds from Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Marrero Capitán, Ana Dácil; Ortega Vidal, Juan; Salido, Sofía; Castilla, Laura; Vidal-Valenzuela, Isabel; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María; Altarejos, Joaquín; Martínez-Póveda, Beatriz Amparo; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel[et al.] (Elsevier, 2023-09)Phenolic compounds play a key role in the health benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO). Among these molecules, the focus has been recently put on (−)-oleocanthal and (−)-oleacein, for which anti-cancer and angiogenesis-related ... -
Bringing Light to Science Undergraduate Students: A Successful Laboratory Experiment Illustrating the Principles and Applications of Bioluminescence
García-Ponce, Ángel Luis; Torres-Vargas, José Antonio; García-Caballero, Melissa; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; Blanco-López, Ángel; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María[et al.] (ACS Publications, 2021)Although many laboratory experiments are available to illustrate spectrophotometric or fluorometric methods, few of them introduce the use of luminometry to students. Bioluminescence, a subtype of chemiluminescence, ... -
Characterization of the activity and the mechanism of action of a new toluquinol derivative with improved potential as an antiangiogenic drug.
Torres-Vargas, José Antonio; Cheng-Sánchez, Iván; Martínez-Póveda, Beatriz Amparo; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; Sarabia-García, Francisco Ramón; García-Caballero, Melissa; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María[et al.] (Elsevier, 2022-09-30)The inhibition of sustained angiogenesis is an attractive approach for the treatment of cancer, blindness and other angiogenesis-dependent diseases. Encouraged by our previous finding that toluquinol, a methyl hydroquinone ... -
A comparative study of the antiangiogenic activity of hydroxytyrosyl alkyl ethers
Marrero Capitán, Ana Dácil; Castilla, Laura; Espartero, José L.; Madrona, Andrés; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; Martínez-Póveda, Beatriz Amparo[et al.] (2020-09-22)The phenolic compound hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives are responsible for some of the health benefits of the intake of virgin olive oil, having shown antiangiogenic properties. In this study, we explored the ... -
Comparison of the anti-angiogenic potential of hydroxytyrosol and five derivatives
López-Jiménez, Auxiliadora; Gallardo, Elena; Espartero, José L.; Madrona, Andrés; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María[et al.] (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018)Hydroxytyrosol is a phenolic compound present in extra virgin olive oil, either in free form or as derivatives, and related to some of the health benefits described for olive oil intake. We have demonstrated previously ... -
Control of tumor angiogenesis and metastasis through modulation of cell redox state
Serrano, José J.; Delgado-Martín, Belén; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel (2020-09-22)Redox reactions pervade all biology. The control of cellular redox state is essential for bioenergetics and for the proper functioning of many biological functions. This review traces a timeline of findings regarding the ... -
Copper-containing mesoporous bioactive glass promotes angiogenesis in an in vivo zebrafish model
Romero-Sánchez, Lilian B.; Marí-Beffa, Manuel; Carrillo Fernández, Paloma; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; Díaz-Cuenca, Aránzazu (2018-10-19)The osteogenic and angiogenic responses of organisms to the ionic products of degradation of bioactive glasses (BGs) are being intensively investigated. The promotion of angiogenesis by copper (Cu) has been known for more ... -
Danthron, an Anthraquinone Isolated from a Marine Fungus, Is a New Inhibitor of Angiogenesis Exhibiting Interesting Antitumor and Antioxidant Properties
Vidal-Valenzuela, Isabel; Torres-Vargas, José Antonio; Sánchez López, José María; Trigal Martínez, Mónica; García-Caballero, Melissa; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María[et al.] (MDPI, 2023-05-15)The role played by a sustained angiogenesis in cancer and other diseases stimulates the interest in the search for new antiangiogenic drugs. In this manuscript, we provide evidence that 1,8- dihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone ... -
Exploring the ring-closing metathesis for the construction of the solomonamide macrocyclic core: identification of bioactive precursors
Cheng-Sánchez, Iván; Sánchez-Ruiz, Antonio; Martínez-Póveda, Beatriz Amparo; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; Carrillo Fernández, Paloma; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María; López-Romero, Juan Manuel; Sarabia-García, Francisco Ramón[et al.] (2018-10-19)New synthetic strategies directed toward the novel cyclopeptides solomonamides have been explored utilizing an olefin metathesis as the key reaction. In the various strategies investigated, we worked on minimally oxidized ... -
Fishing anti(lymph)angiogenic drugs with zebrafish
García-Caballero, Melissa; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; Marí-Beffa, Manuel (2018-10-19)Zebrafish, an amenable small teleost fish with a complex mammal-like circulatory system, is being increasingly used for drug screening and toxicity studies. It combines the biological complexity of in vivo models with a ... -
Hydroxytyrosol targets extracellular matrix remodeling by endothelial cells and inhibits both ex vivo and in vivo angiogenesis
García-Vilas, Javier A.; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel (Elsevier, 2017-04)The health benefits of olive oil are attributed to their bioactive compounds, such as hydroxytyrosol. Previously, we demonstrated that hydroxytyrosol inhibits angiogenesis in vitro. The present study aimed to: i) get further ... -
Integrating differential expression, co-expression and gene network analysis for the identification of common genes associated with tumor angiogenesis deregulation
Monterde, Beatriz; Rojano Rivera, María Elena; Córdoba Caballero, José; Seoane Zonjic, Pedro; Perkins, James Richard; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; García-Ranea, Juan Antonio[et al.] (Elsevier, 2023)Angiogenesis is essential for tumor growth and cancer metastasis. Identifying the molecular pathways involved in this process is the first step in the rational design of new therapeutic strategies to improve cancer treatment. ... -
Mathematical modeling of cancer metabolism
Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel (2018-10-19)Systemic approaches are needed and useful for the study of the very complex issue of cancer. Modeling has a central position in these systemic approaches. Metabolic reprogramming is nowadays acknowledged as an essential ... -
Metabolic Reprogramming is a Hallmark of Metabolism Itself
Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel (2020-09-23)The reprogramming of metabolism has been identified as one of the hallmarks of cancer. It is becoming more and more frequent to connect other diseases with metabolic reprogramming. This article aims to argue that metabolic ... -
Metabolism within the tumor microenvironment and its implication on cancer progression: an ongoing therapeutic target
Martínez-Póveda, Beatriz Amparo; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; Ocaña Farfán, María del Carmen; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María (2018-10-19)Since reprogramming energy metabolism is considered a new hallmark of cancer, tumor metabolism is again in the spotlight of cancer research. Many studies have been carried out and many possible therapies have been developed ... -
Non-targeted metabolomics characterization of Annona muricata leaf extracts with anti-angiogenic activity
Cárdenas García, Casimiro; Torres-Vargas, José Antonio; Cárdenas Valdivia, Abel; Jurado, Nuria; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María; García-Caballero, Melissa; Martínez-Póveda, Beatriz Amparo; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel[et al.] (ELSEVIER, 2021-11)The tropical plant Annona muricata has been widely used for traditional ethnobotanic and pharmacologic applications. Extracts from different parts of this plant have been shown to have a wide range of biological activities. ... -
Novel application assigned to toluquinol: inhibition of lymphangiogenesis by interfering with VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 signalling pathway
García-Caballero, Melissa; Blacher, S.; Pauper, J.; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel; Noël, Agnès[et al.] (Wiley, 2016)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Lymphangiogenesis is an important biological process associated with the pathogenesis of several diseases, including metastatic dissemination, graft rejection, lymphoedema and other inflammatory ... -
A problem-/case-based learning approach as an useful tool for studying glycogen metabolism and its regulation
García-Ponce, Ángel Luis; Martínez-Póveda, Beatriz Amparo; Blanco-López, Ángel; Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María; Suárez-Marín, María Fernanda; Alonso-Carrión, Francisco José; Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel[et al.] (2020-09-23)Metabolism and its regulation is one of the most complex and difficult topics for students learning biochemistry. A problem-/case-based learning (PBL) approach can be useful to help biochemistry students to fulfill the ...