The project “Optimization and validation of the production of new generation probiotics for obesity” reaches its end with very promising results.

By |2021-12-14T13:44:57+02:0014/12/2021|Tags: , , , , , |

The project "Optimization and validation of the production of new generation probiotics for obesity" of two years, awarded in 2020 by the Valencian Agency of Innovation (AVI) to the research group of Prof. Yolanda Sanz reaches its end with great results. This project focused on an intestinal bacterium with preclinical effectiveness against obesity, Phascolarctobacterium faecium (P. faecium) and had three main objectives: 1) To demonstrate that the bacterium is safe for consumption. 2) To optimize the production and scale-up of Leer más

Publication of original article: “Holdemanella biformis improves glucose tolerance and regulates GLP-1 signaling in obese mice” in scientific journal The FASEB Journal

By |2021-08-31T10:43:29+02:0008/09/2021|Tags: , , , , |

The original article 'Holdemanella biformis improves glucose tolerance and regulates GLP-1 signaling in obese mice' (doi: 10.1096/fj.202100126R) has recently been published in the FASEB Journal. Its authors are Marina Romaní-Pérez, Inmaculada López-Almela, Clara Bullich-Vilarrubias, Lola Rueda-Ruzafa, Eva M Gómez Del Pulgar, Alfonso Benítez-Páez, Gerhard Liebisch, José Antonio Lamas and Yolanda Sanz Yolanda Sanz. This work is the result of collaboration between the Microbial Ecology, Nutrition and Health unit of the IATA-CSIC, the Neuroscience group of the CINBIO (University of Vigo) Leer más

Publication of review article “The Microbiota and the Gut-brain axis in controlling food intake and energy homeostasis”

By |2021-08-31T10:46:51+02:0003/09/2021|Tags: , , , |

The review article 'The Microbiota and the Gut-brain axis in controlling food intake and energy homeostasis' (doi: 10.3390/ijms22115830) has recently been published in the International Journal of Molecular Science, included in the special issue on Hypothalamic regulation of obesity. Its authors are Marina Romaní-Pérez, Clara Bullich-Vilarrubias, Inmaculada López-Almela, Rebeca Liébana-García, Marta Olivares and Yolanda Sanz from the Microbial Ecology, Nutrition and Health unit of the IATA-CSIC. Here is a brief summary of its contents: "Obesity currently represents a major societal Leer más

A probiotic to prevent and treat obesity and its cormobilities

By |2021-05-21T10:16:35+02:0021/05/2021|Tags: , , , , , , , |

As you can read in the article published by CSIC (read article), our research group at IATA-CSIC, led by Prof. Yolanda Sanz, has developed a probiotic that prevents and treats obesity and its associated diseases (cormobilities). The project to advance in future commercialization is funded by the Agència Valenciana de la Innovació (AVI) and is being carried out in collaboration with the Instituto Tecnológico de la Industria Agroalimentaria (AINIA). We show you a short video explaining the project: 

Publication of the article ‘The gut microbiota as a versatile immunomodulator in obesity and associated metabolic disorders’

By |2021-05-14T10:59:05+02:0014/05/2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This week has been published in the scientific journal Best Practice & Research: Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism a review article entitled: 'The gut microbiota as a versatile immunomodulator in obesity and associated metabolic disorders', whose authors are our colleagues Rebeca Liébana-García, Marta Olivares, Clara Bullich-Vilarrubias, Inmaculada López-Almela, Marina Romaní-Perez and Yolanda Sanz, belonging to the Microbial Ecology, Nutrition and Health Research Unit of the IATA-CSIC. Attached is a short preview of this interesting article: "Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions and Leer más

Article on the results of the European project MiVaO, published on the CORDIS website

By |2021-04-14T17:41:53+02:0014/04/2021|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The results ('Results in Brief') of the European project MiVaO (Microbiota mediating Vagal communication in Obesity) have recently been published on the CORDIS website of the European Commission. The title of the article is 'Small microbial agents with a major impact on obesity'. A short excerpt is attached: Gut microbiota could play a central role in human energy metabolism driving an unprecedented shift in the way we manage obesity. An EU funded project investigates. Despite the knowledge that microbiome-based strategies Leer más

 

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