Gemma Chiva-Blanch
http://nutrimetabolomics.com/team/gemma

Collaborators
Predoctoral contract by the Clinic Hospital
Gemma has the Human Nutrition and Dietetic degree from CESNID-UB (2004), and the Food Science and Technology degree (University of Barcelona, 2007). She holds a Master’s in Food Development and Innovation (2009).

She is currently doing her PhD in the study of the risk/benefit ratio of polyphenols and ethanol contained in red wine: scientific bases of the effects of moderate consumption of red wine on cardiovascular system.

Chiva-Blanch G; Urpi-Sarda M; Ros E; Arranz S; Valderas-Martínez P; Casas R; Sacanella E; Llorach R; Lamuela-Raventos RM; Andres-Lacueva C; Estruch R (2012)
Dealcoholized Red Wine Decreases Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure and Increases Plasma Nitric Oxide. Circulation Research. 2012 [in press] PubMed

Vazquez-Fresno R; Llorach R; Alcaro F; Rodríguez MA; Vinaixa M; Chiva-Blanch G; Estruch R; Correig X; Andres-Lacueva C (2012) (1)
H-NMR-based metabolomic analysis of the effect of moderate wine consumption on subjects with cardiovascular risk factors. Electrophoresis. 2012;33(15):2345-54. doi: 10.1002/elps.201100646. PubMed

Urpi-Sarda M; Casas R; Chiva-Blanch G; Romero-Mamani ES; Valderas-Martínez P; Arranz S; Andres-Lacueva C; Llorach R; Medina-Remón A; Lamuela-Raventos RM; Estruch R (2012)
Virgin olive oil and nuts as key foods of the Mediterranean diet effects on inflammatory biomakers related to atherosclerosis. Pharmacological Research. 2012;65(6):577-583. PubMed

Urpi-Sarda M; Casas R; Chiva-Blanch G; Romero-Mamani ES; Valderas-Martínez P; Salas-Salvadó J; Covas MI; Andres-Lacueva C; Llorach R; Bulló M; Ruiz-Gutierrez V; Lamuela-Raventos RM; Estruch R (2012)
The mediterranean diet pattern and its main components are associated with lower plasma concentrations of tumor necrosis factor receptor 60 in patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Journal of Nutrition. 2012;142(6):1019-1025. PubMed

Chiva-Blanch G; Urpi-Sarda M; Llorach R; Rotches-Ribalta M; Guillén M; Casas R; Arranz S; Valderas-Martínez P; Portolés O; Corella D; Tinahones FJ; Lamuela-Raventos RM; Andres-Lacueva C; Estruch R (2012)
Differential effects of polyphenols and alcohol of red wine on the expression of adhesion molecules and inflammatory cytokines related to atherosclerosis: a randomized clinical trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 95(2):326-334. PubMed

Rabassa M; Zamora-Ros R; Tulipani S; Khymenets O; Urpi-Sarda M; Garcia-Aloy, M; Boto-Ordoñez M; Vazquez-Fresno R; Rotches-Ribalta M; Chiva-Blanch G; Trespalacios P; Llorach R; Andres-Lacueva C (2011)
Flavonoids from food and its implication in human health. In: Voravuthikunchai SP, Ifesan BOT (editors). Applications of natural products in food. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-61668-370-2. [in press]

Chiva-Blanch G; Urpi-Sarda M; Rotches-Ribalta M; Zamora-Ros R; Llorach R; Lamuela-Raventos RM; Estruch R; Andres-Lacueva C (2011) Determination of resveratrol and piceid in beer matrices by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A. 1218(5):698-705 PubMed

Estruch R; Sacanella E; Mota F; Chiva-Blanch G; Antúnez E; Casals E; Deulofeu R; Rotilio D; Andres-Lacueva C; Lamuela-Raventos RM; de Gaetano G; Urbano-Márquez A (2011)
Moderate consumption of red wine, but not gin, decreases erythrocyte superoxide dismutase activity: a randomised cross-over trial. Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases. 21(1):46-53. PubMed

Vázquez-Agell M; Urpi-Sarda M; Sacanella E; Camino-López S; Chiva-Blanch G; Llorente-Cortés V; Tobias E; Roura E; Andres-Lacueva C; Lamuela-Raventos RM; Badimon L; Estruch R (2011) Cocoa consumption reduces NF-kB activation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in humans. Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases. [in press]. PubMed

Andres-Lacueva C; Medina-Remón A; Llorach R; Urpi-Sarda M; Nasiruddin Khan, PhD; Chiva-Blanch G; Zamora-Ros R; Rotches-Ribalta M; Lamuela-Raventos RM (2010) Phenolic compounds: chemistry and occurrence in fruits and vegetables. In: De la Rosa L, Alvarez-Parrilla E, Gonzalez-Aguilar GA (editores). Fruit and vegetable phytochemicals: chemistry, nutritional value and stability. United Kingdom: John Wiley and Sons. pg. 53-88. ISBN: 978-0-8138-0320-3. Google Books .