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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
21712
World Ranking
7668
National Ranking
124

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Laura Bravo is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their main field of study is Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Biochemistry, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research concentrates on topics related to phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, nutritional studies and diet, coffee research and impacts, diet and metabolism studies, edible oils quality and analysis, asthma and respiratory diseases, and tea polyphenols and their effects.

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • Foods
  • Nutrients
  • Food Research International
  • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society
  • Food & Function

Key recent papers by Laura Bravo include:

  • Fractal Analysis: Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Trabecular Complexity Cardiovascular MRI in Participants with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, 2020, Radiology
  • Bioconversion by gut microbiota of predigested mango (Mangifera indica L) 'Ataulfo' peel polyphenols assessed in a dynamic (TIM-2) in vitro model of the human colon, 2020, Food Research International
  • Bioavailability and nutrikinetics of rosemary tea phenolic compounds in humans, 2020, Food Research International
  • Bioconversion of polyphenols and organic acids by gut microbiota of predigested Hibiscus sabdariffa L. calyces and Agave (A. tequilana Weber) fructans assessed in a dynamic in vitro model (TIM-2) of the human colon, 2021, Food Research International
  • Colonic Coffee Phenols Metabolites, Dihydrocaffeic, Dihydroferulic, and Hydroxyhippuric Acids Protect Hepatic Cells from TNF-α-Induced Inflammation and Oxidative Stress, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Laura Bravo include:

  • Beatriz Sarriá
  • Raquel Mateos
  • Joaquín García-Cordero
  • Susana González-Rámila
  • Georgios V. Gkoutos

Best Publications

  • Polyphenols: Chemistry, Dietary Sources, Metabolism, and Nutritional Significance

    Laura Bravo

  • Antioxidant activity of dietary polyphenols as determined by a modified ferric reducing/antioxidant power assay

    Raquel Pulido;Laura Bravo;Fulgencio Saura-Calixto

  • Determination of malondialdehyde (MDA) by high-performance liquid chromatography in serum and liver as a biomarker for oxidative stress: Application to a rat model for hypercholesterolemia and evaluation of the effect of diets rich in phenolic antioxidants from fruits

    Raquel Mateos;Elena Lecumberri;Sonia Ramos;Luis Goya

  • Quercetin Induces Apoptosis via Caspase Activation, Regulation of Bcl-2, and Inhibition of PI-3-Kinase/Akt and ERK Pathways in a Human Hepatoma Cell Line (HepG2)

    Ana Belén Granado-Serrano;María Angeles Martín;Laura Bravo;Luis Goya

  • LC/MS characterization of phenolic constituents of mate (Ilex paraguariensis, St. Hil.) and its antioxidant activity compared to commonly consumed beverages

    Laura Bravo;Luis Goya;Elena Lecumberri

  • Dietary fibre composition, antioxidant capacity and physico-chemical properties of a fibre-rich product from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)

    Elena Lecumberri;Raquel Mateos;María Izquierdo-Pulido;Pilar Rupérez

  • Effect of grape antioxidant dietary fiber on the total antioxidant capacity and the activity of liver antioxidant enzymes in rats

    Margarita Alía;César. Horcajo;Laura Bravo;Luis Goya

  • Quercetin protects human hepatoma HepG2 against oxidative stress induced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide

    Mario Alía;Sonia Ramos;Raquel Mateos;Ana Belén Granado-Serrano

  • Influence of quercetin and rutin on growth and antioxidant defense system of a human hepatoma cell line (HepG2).

    Mario Alía;Raquel Mateos;Sonia Ramos;Elena Lecumberri

  • Antioxidant properties of tuna-skin and bovine-hide gelatin films induced by the addition of oregano and rosemary extracts

    J. Gómez-Estaca;L. Bravo;M.C. Gómez-Guillén;A. Alemán

  • Response of the antioxidant defense system to tert-butyl hydroperoxide and hydrogen peroxide in a human hepatoma cell line (HepG2).

    Mario Alía;Sonia Ramos;Raquel Mateos;Laura Bravo

  • In Vitro Determination of the Indigestible Fraction in Foods: An Alternative to Dietary Fiber Analysis

    Fulgencio Saura-Calixto;Alejandra García-Alonso;Isabel Goñi;Laura Bravo

  • Influence of different types and proportions of added edible seaweeds on characteristics of low-salt gel/emulsion meat systems

    S. Cofrades;I. López-López;M.T. Solas;L. Bravo

  • Quercetin modulates Nrf2 and glutathione-related defenses in HepG2 cells: Involvement of p38

    Ana Belén Granado-Serrano;María Angeles Martín;Laura Bravo;Luis Goya

  • Effect of the olive oil phenol hydroxytyrosol on human hepatoma HepG2 cells: Protection against oxidative stress induced by tert-butylhydroperoxide

    Luis Goya;Raquel Mateos;Laura Bravo

  • Effect of various processing methods on the in vitro starch digestibility and resistant starch content of Indian pulses.

    Laura Bravo;Perumal Siddhuraju;Fulgencio Saura-Calixto

  • Characterization of dietary fiber and the in vitro indigestible fraction of grape pomace.

    L. Bravo;F. Saura-Calixto

  • Cocoa flavonoids up-regulate antioxidant enzyme activity via the ERK1/2 pathway to protect against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells

    María Ángeles Martín;Ana Belén Granado Serrano;Sonia Ramos;María Izquierdo Pulido

  • Comparative Effects of Food-Derived Polyphenols on the Viability and Apoptosis of a Human Hepatoma Cell Line (HepG2)

    Sonia Ramos;Margarita Alía;Laura Bravo;Luis Goya

  • Assessment of some parameters involved in the gelatinization and retrogration of starch

    Alejandra Garcı́a-Alonso;Antonio Jiménez-Escrig;Nuria Martı́n-Carrón;Laura Bravo

Frequent Co-Authors

Raquel Mateos
Raquel Mateos Spanish National Research Council
Luis Goya
Luis Goya Spanish National Research Council
Sonia Ramos
Sonia Ramos Spanish National Research Council
María Ángeles Martín
María Ángeles Martín Spanish National Research Council
Fulgencio Saura-Calixto
Fulgencio Saura-Calixto Spanish National Research Council
Isabel Goñi
Isabel Goñi Complutense University of Madrid
Carmen Cámara
Carmen Cámara Complutense University of Madrid
Paul A. Kroon
Paul A. Kroon Norwich Research Park
Francisco J. Morales
Francisco J. Morales Spanish National Research Council
Francisco Jiménez-Colmenero
Francisco Jiménez-Colmenero Spanish National Research Council

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