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Overview

Andreu Palou is affiliated with the University of the Balearic Islands in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a focus on physiology, nutrition, and endocrine systems. Their research career encompasses a wide range of topics related to adipose tissue, metabolism, and the regulation of appetite and obesity.

Their scholarly output shows a strong emphasis on adipose tissue and metabolism, as demonstrated by numerous publications investigating the role of adipokines and inflammation in metabolic diseases. Their work also intersects with diet and metabolism studies, infant nutrition and health, and fatty acid research and health, highlighting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding metabolic and nutritional health issues.

Frequent coauthors in Andreu Palou's body of work include Catalina Picó, Mariona Palou, Catalina Amadora Pomar, Francisca Serra, and Sebastiá Galmés. Collaboration with these researchers has contributed to a substantial number of joint publications across various topics.

Andreu Palou's research appears regularly in several prominent scientific journals, with a notable presence in:

  • Nutrients
  • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
  • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Andreu Palou reflect the diversity and specificity of their research interests:

  • "Leptin as a key regulator of the adipose organ," 2021, Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
  • "Current State of Evidence: Influence of Nutritional and Nutrigenetic Factors on Immunity in the COVID-19 Pandemic Framework," 2020, Nutrients
  • "Carotenoids and carotenoid conversion products in adipose tissue biology and obesity: Pre-clinical and human studies," 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
  • "Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion of the Main Olive Tree Phenols and Polyphenols: A Literature Review," 2021, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • "Use of human PBMC to analyse the impact of obesity on lipid metabolism and metabolic status: a proof-of-concept pilot study," 2021, Scientific Reports

Key fields of study relevant to their research include physiology, nutrition and dietetics, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, epidemiology, as well as endocrine and autonomic systems. These areas align with the main scientific topics addressed in their work: adipose tissue and metabolism, birth development and health, regulation of appetite and obesity, adipokines, inflammation, and metabolic diseases.

Best Publications

  • A global perspective on carotenoids: Metabolism, biotechnology, and benefits for nutrition and health

    Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion;Javier Avalos;M. Luisa Bonet;Albert Boronat

  • β-Carotene Is an Important Vitamin A Source for Humans

    Tilman Grune;Georg Lietz;Andreu Palou;A. Catharine Ross

  • Chromatographic determination of carotenoids in foods

    Jordi Oliver;Andreu Palou

  • Pharmacological and nutritional agents promoting browning of white adipose tissue

    M. Luisa Bonet;Paula Oliver;Andreu Palou

  • A physiological role of breast milk leptin in body weight control in developing infants.

    Olga Miralles;Juana Sánchez;Andreu Palou;Catalina Picó

  • Remodeling of white adipose tissue after retinoic acid administration in mice.

    Josep Mercader;Joan Ribot;Incoronata Murano;Francisco Felipe

  • Secretory granules of endocrine and chief cells of human stomach mucosa contain leptin.

    S Cinti;Rd Matteis;C Pico;E Ceresi

  • Lipid metabolism in mammalian tissues and its control by retinoic acid.

    M. Luisa Bonet;Joan Ribot;Andreu Palou

  • Carotenoids and their conversion products in the control of adipocyte function, adiposity and obesity.

    M. Luisa Bonet;Jose A. Canas;Joan Ribot;Andreu Palou

  • Vitamin A and the regulation of fat reserves

    M. L. Bonet;J. Ribot;F. Felipe;A. Palou

  • The intake of physiological doses of leptin during lactation in rats prevents obesity in later life.

    C Picó;P Oliver;J Sánchez;O Miralles

  • Biomarkers of Nutrition and Health: New Tools for New Approaches

    Catalina Picó;Francisca Serra;Ana María Rodríguez;Jaap Keijer

  • Understanding and preventing childhood obesity and related disorders—IDEFICS: A European multilevel epidemiological approach

    W. Ahrens;K. Bammann;S. de Henauw;J. Halford

  • Cytochrome Oxidase Activity and Mitochondrial Gene Expression in Skeletal Muscle of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Jaume Sauleda;Francisco García-Palmer;Rudolf J. Wiesner;Salvador Tarraga

  • The uncoupling protein, thermogenin

    A Palou;C Picó;M L Bonet;P Oliver

  • Beta-Carotene Reduces Body Adiposity of Mice via BCMO1

    Jaume Amengual;Jaume Amengual;Erwan Gouranton;Yvonne G. J. van Helden;Susanne Hessel

  • Obesity: molecular bases of a multifactorial problem

    A. Palou;F. Serra;M.L. Bonet;C. Picó

  • Changes of Adiposity in Response to Vitamin A Status Correlate with Changes of PPARγ2 Expression

    Joan Ribot;Francisco Felipe;M. Luisa Bonet;Andreu Palou

  • Current State of Evidence: Influence of Nutritional and Nutrigenetic Factors on Immunity in the COVID-19 Pandemic Framework.

    Sebastià Galmés;Francisca Serra;Andreu Palou

  • Modulation of resistin expression by retinoic acid and vitamin A status

    Francisco Felipe;M. Luisa Bonet;Joan Ribot;Andreu Palou

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosangela Marchelli
Rosangela Marchelli University of Parma
Pagona Lagiou
Pagona Lagiou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Seppo Salminen
Seppo Salminen University of Turku
Jaap Keijer
Jaap Keijer Wageningen University & Research
Lluís Arola
Lluís Arola Rovira i Virgili University
Pere Puigserver
Pere Puigserver Harvard University
Saverio Cinti
Saverio Cinti Marche Polytechnic University
Dénes Molnár
Dénes Molnár University of Pecs
Iciar Astiasarán
Iciar Astiasarán University of Navarra
Alvar Agusti
Alvar Agusti University of Barcelona

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