Sonia Ramos

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Country: Spain

Publications

  1. ncbi Cancer chemoprevention and chemotherapy: dietary polyphenols and signalling pathways
    Sonia Ramos
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CSIC, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain
    Mol Nutr Food Res 52:507-26. 2008
  2. ncbi Comparative effects of food-derived polyphenols on the viability and apoptosis of a human hepatoma cell line (HepG2)
    Sonia Ramos
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CSIC, Jose Antonio Novais 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain
    J Agric Food Chem 53:1271-80. 2005
  3. ncbi Effects of dietary flavonoids on apoptotic pathways related to cancer chemoprevention
    Sonia Ramos
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    J Nutr Biochem 18:427-42. 2007
  4. ncbi A diet rich in dietary fiber from cocoa improves lipid profile and reduces malondialdehyde in hypercholesterolemic rats
    Elena Lecumberri
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio CSIC, Madrid, Spain
    Nutrition 23:332-41. 2007
  5. ncbi Cocoa flavonoids up-regulate antioxidant enzyme activity via the ERK1/2 pathway to protect against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells
    Maria Angeles Martin
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de los Alimentos y Nutricion formerly Instituto del Frio, CSIC, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    J Nutr Biochem 21:196-205. 2010
  6. ncbi Molecular mechanisms of (-)-epicatechin and chlorogenic acid on the regulation of the apoptotic and survival/proliferation pathways in a human hepatoma cell line
    Ana Belen Granado Serrano
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Jose Antonio Novais 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    J Agric Food Chem 55:2020-7. 2007
  7. ncbi Time-course regulation of survival pathways by epicatechin on HepG2 cells
    Ana Belén Granado-Serrano
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CSIC, Jose Antonio Novais 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain
    J Nutr Biochem 20:115-24. 2009
  8. ncbi Selenium methylselenocysteine protects human hepatoma HepG2 cells against oxidative stress induced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide
    Susana Cuello
    Departamento de Quimica Analitica, Facultad de Quimicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040, Madrid, Spain
    Anal Bioanal Chem 389:2167-78. 2007
  9. ncbi Protection of human HepG2 cells against oxidative stress by cocoa phenolic extract
    Maria Angeles Martin
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Jose Antonio Novais 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    J Agric Food Chem 56:7765-72. 2008
  10. ncbi Hydroxytyrosol induces antioxidant/detoxificant enzymes and Nrf2 translocation via extracellular regulated kinases and phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B pathways in HepG2 cells
    Maria Angeles Martin
    Instituto del Frio ICTAN, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 28040, Madrid, Spain
    Mol Nutr Food Res 54:956-66. 2010

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  1. ncbi Cancer chemoprevention and chemotherapy: dietary polyphenols and signalling pathways
    Sonia Ramos
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CSIC, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain
    Mol Nutr Food Res 52:507-26. 2008
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  2. ncbi Comparative effects of food-derived polyphenols on the viability and apoptosis of a human hepatoma cell line (HepG2)
    Sonia Ramos
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CSIC, Jose Antonio Novais 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain
    J Agric Food Chem 53:1271-80. 2005
    ..Moreover, quercetin and fruit extracts arrested the G1 phase in the cell cycle progression prior to apoptosis. Quercetin and strawberry and plum extracts may induce apoptosis and contribute to a reduced cell viability in HepG2 cells...
  3. ncbi Effects of dietary flavonoids on apoptotic pathways related to cancer chemoprevention
    Sonia Ramos
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    J Nutr Biochem 18:427-42. 2007
    ....
  4. ncbi A diet rich in dietary fiber from cocoa improves lipid profile and reduces malondialdehyde in hypercholesterolemic rats
    Elena Lecumberri
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio CSIC, Madrid, Spain
    Nutrition 23:332-41. 2007
    ..The potential hypolipidemic effect of a new cocoa product rich in dietary fiber (DF) naturally containing antioxidant polyphenols (cocoa fiber [CF]) was studied in a rat model of dietary-induced hypercholesterolemia...
  5. ncbi Cocoa flavonoids up-regulate antioxidant enzyme activity via the ERK1/2 pathway to protect against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells
    Maria Angeles Martin
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de los Alimentos y Nutricion formerly Instituto del Frio, CSIC, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    J Nutr Biochem 21:196-205. 2010
    ..These findings suggest that CPE is an effective inductor of GPx and GR activities via ERK activation and that this up-regulation seems to be required to attenuate t-BOOH-induced injury...
  6. ncbi Molecular mechanisms of (-)-epicatechin and chlorogenic acid on the regulation of the apoptotic and survival/proliferation pathways in a human hepatoma cell line
    Ana Belen Granado Serrano
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Jose Antonio Novais 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    J Agric Food Chem 55:2020-7. 2007
    ..These data suggest that EC and CGA have no effect on apoptosis and enhance the intrinsic cellular tolerance against oxidative insults either by activating survival/proliferation pathways or by increasing antioxidant potential in HepG2...
  7. ncbi Time-course regulation of survival pathways by epicatechin on HepG2 cells
    Ana Belén Granado-Serrano
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CSIC, Jose Antonio Novais 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain
    J Nutr Biochem 20:115-24. 2009
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  8. ncbi Selenium methylselenocysteine protects human hepatoma HepG2 cells against oxidative stress induced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide
    Susana Cuello
    Departamento de Quimica Analitica, Facultad de Quimicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040, Madrid, Spain
    Anal Bioanal Chem 389:2167-78. 2007
    ..The results show that treatment of HepG2 cells with concentrations of Se-MeSeCys in the nanomolar to micromolar range confers a significant protection against an oxidative insult...
  9. ncbi Protection of human HepG2 cells against oxidative stress by cocoa phenolic extract
    Maria Angeles Martin
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Jose Antonio Novais 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    J Agric Food Chem 56:7765-72. 2008
    ..These results show that treatment of HepG2 in culture with CPE (within the physiological range of concentrations) confers a significant protection against oxidation to the cells...
  10. ncbi Hydroxytyrosol induces antioxidant/detoxificant enzymes and Nrf2 translocation via extracellular regulated kinases and phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B pathways in HepG2 cells
    Maria Angeles Martin
    Instituto del Frio ICTAN, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 28040, Madrid, Spain
    Mol Nutr Food Res 54:956-66. 2010
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  11. ncbi Quercetin modulates Nrf2 and glutathione-related defenses in HepG2 cells: Involvement of p38
    Ana Belén Granado-Serrano
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition ICTAN Former Instituto del Frío, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CSIC, Jose Antonio Novais 10, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain
    Chem Biol Interact 195:154-64. 2012
    ..In conclusion, p38-MAPK is involved in the mechanisms of the cell response to quercetin through the modulation of Nrf2 and glutathione-related enzymes in HepG2 cells...
  12. ncbi Quercetin modulates NF-kappa B and AP-1/JNK pathways to induce cell death in human hepatoma cells
    Ana Belén Granado-Serrano
    Instituto del Frio Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Alimentos y Nutricion, Madrid, Spain
    Nutr Cancer 62:390-401. 2010
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  13. ncbi Hypolipidemic effect in cholesterol-fed rats of a soluble fiber-rich product obtained from cocoa husks
    Sonia Ramos
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Spanish Council for Scientific Research CSIC, C Jose Antonio Novais 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    J Agric Food Chem 56:6985-93. 2008
    ..The SCFP also decreased triglyceride levels to values lower than those in the group fed the cholesterol-free diet. These results put forward the potential application of the SCFP as a dietary supplement or functional food ingredient...
  14. ncbi Comparative effects of dietary flavanols on antioxidant defences and their response to oxidant-induced stress on Caco2 cells
    Ildefonso Rodríguez-Ramiro
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio ICTAN, CSIC, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain
    Eur J Nutr 50:313-22. 2011
    ..The objective was to evaluate the antioxidant response of colon-derived Caco2 cells to dietary flavanols...
  15. ncbi Time-course regulation of quercetin on cell survival/proliferation pathways in human hepatoma cells
    Ana Belén Granado-Serrano
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CSIC, Jose Antonio Novais 10, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain
    Mol Nutr Food Res 52:457-64. 2008
    ....
  16. ncbi Dietary flavanols exert different effects on antioxidant defenses and apoptosis/proliferation in Caco-2 and SW480 colon cancer cells
    Sonia Ramos
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición ICTAN, Former Instituto del Frío, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CSIC, Jose Antonio Novais 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Toxicol In Vitro 25:1771-81. 2011
    ..Thus, ECG induced apoptosis in SW480 cells and contributed to the cytotoxic effect, whereas ECG enhanced the antioxidant potential in Caco-2 cells. PB2 activated cell proliferation and survival/proliferation pathways in SW480 cells...
  17. ncbi Cocoa-rich diet prevents azoxymethane-induced colonic preneoplastic lesions in rats by restraining oxidative stress and cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis
    Ildefonso Rodríguez-Ramiro
    Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición ICTAN CSIC, Madrid, Spain
    Mol Nutr Food Res 55:1895-9. 2011
    ..Our findings provide the first in vivo evidence that a cocoa-rich diet may inhibit the early stage of colon carcinogenesis probably by preventing oxidative stress and cell proliferation and by inducing apoptosis...
  18. ncbi A diet rich in cocoa attenuates N-nitrosodiethylamine-induced liver injury in rats
    Ana Belén Granado-Serrano
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio ICTAN, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Food Chem Toxicol 47:2499-506. 2009
    ..However, cocoa administration did not abrogate the DEN-induced body weight loss and the increased levels of hepatic-specific enzymes and LDH. These results suggested that cocoa-rich diet attenuates the DEN-induced liver injury...
  19. ncbi Molecular mechanisms of methylmercury-induced cell death in human HepG2 cells
    Susana Cuello
    Departamento de Quimica Analitica, Facultad de Quimicas, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
    Food Chem Toxicol 48:1405-11. 2010
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  20. ncbi 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 antioxidant
    Raquel Mateos
    , , Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040-Madrid, Spain
    J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 827:76-82. 2005
    ..These results point out the beneficial effects of phenolic antioxidants from fruits in preventing oxidative damage in vivo...
  21. ncbi Epicatechin induces NF-kappaB, activator protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear transcription factor erythroid 2p45-related factor-2 (Nrf2) via phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/AKT) and extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) signalling in HepG2 ce
    Ana Belén Granado-Serrano
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio ICTAN, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CSIC, Jose Antonio Novais 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Br J Nutr 103:168-79. 2010
    ..These data suggest that the epicatechin-induced survival effect occurs by the induction of redox-sensitive transcription factors through a tight regulation of survival and proliferation pathways...
  22. ncbi Olive oil hydroxytyrosol reduces toxicity evoked by acrylamide in human Caco-2 cells by preventing oxidative stress
    Ildefonso Rodríguez-Ramiro
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, ICTAN, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CSIC, Madrid, Spain
    Toxicology 288:43-8. 2011
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  23. ncbi Biscuit melanoidins of different molecular masses protect human HepG2 cells against oxidative stress
    Maria Angeles Martin
    Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Instituto del Frio ICTAN, Jose Antonio Novais 10, Madrid, Spain
    J Agric Food Chem 57:7250-8. 2009
    ..The results show that treatment of HepG2 cells with concentrations of biscuit melanoidins within the expected physiological range confers on the cells a significant protection against an oxidative challenge...
  24. ncbi Procyanidin B2 and a cocoa polyphenolic extract inhibit acrylamide-induced apoptosis in human Caco-2 cells by preventing oxidative stress and activation of JNK pathway
    Ildefonso Rodríguez-Ramiro
    Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio ICTAN, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Jose Antonio Novais 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    J Nutr Biochem 22:1186-94. 2011
    ..Interestingly, natural dietary antioxidant such as PB2 and CPE were able to suppress AA toxicity by improving the redox status of Caco-2 cells and by blocking the apoptotic pathway activated by AA...
  25. ncbi Interaction between malnutrition and ovarian hormones on the systemic IGF-I axis
    Luis Goya
    Institute of Biochemistry, CSIC-Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
    Eur J Endocrinol 147:417-24. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: These results indicate that the presence of circulating ovarian hormones significantly affects the response of the IGF system to undernutrition...
  26. ncbi Genomic organization and expression profile of the small GTPases of the RhoBTB family in human and mouse
    Sonia Ramos
    Institut fur Biochemie I, Medizinische Fakultat, University of Cologne, Joseph Stelzmann Strasse 52, D 50931 Cologne, Germany
    Gene 298:147-57. 2002
    ..All three genes were also detected in fetal tissues, and in a number of cell lines RHOBTB3 predominates. RHOBTB genes are upregulated in some cancer cell lines, suggesting that these proteins might participate in tumorigenesis...