Lluis Arola

Prof. dr. Lluís Arola
Universitat Rovira Virgili
Facultat d'Enología
Institut d'Investigacions Sanitaries Pere Virgili
Tarragona
SPAIN
Tel +34 977 558 449
Fax +34 977 558 232
E-mail: lluis.arola@urv.cat


Expertise:
Metabolic regulation, plant bioactive substances and metabolism, genomics and metabolomics, components of wine and health.


Relevant projects and functions:

• Former rector of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili of Tarragona (three terms)
• Coordinator of Biochemistry of Nutrition Section of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• PI of individual grants from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Spanish Ministry of Industry

Group structure:
1 Professor (M); 7 scientists (PhD, 2M, 5F); 7 doctoral students (2M, 5F)


Selected publications:
1. Del Bas J.M, Fernandez-Larrea J, Blay M, Ardevol A, Salvado M.J, Arola L, et al. Grape seed procyanidins improve atherosclerotic risk index and induce liver CYP7A1 and SHP expression in healthy rats. Faseb J 2005;
2. Garcia-Ramirez B, Fernandez-Larrea J, Salvado M.J, Ardevol A, Arola L, Blade C. Tetramethylated dimeric procyanidins are detected in rat plasma and liver early after oral administration of synthetic oligomeric procyanidins. J Agric Food Chem 2006; 54: 2543-51

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