Lluis Arola

Lluis Arola participates in the Mitofood project; a research community for nutritional optimization of mitochondrial function for health promotion and disease resistance.

Prof. dr. Lluís Arola

Universitat Rovira Virgili
Facultat d'Enología
Institut d'Investigacions Sanitaries Pere Virgili
Tarragona
SPAIN
Tel +34 977 558 449
Fax +34 977 558 232

E-mail: lluis.arola@urv.cat

Expertise

Metabolic regulation, plant bioactive substances and metabolism, genomics and metabolomics, components of wine and health.

Relevant projects and functions

  • Former rector of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili of Tarragona (three terms)
  • Coordinator of Biochemistry of Nutrition Section of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • PI of individual grants from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Spanish Ministry of Industry

Group structure

1 Professor (M); 7 scientists (PhD, 2M, 5F); 7 doctoral students (2M, 5F)

Selected publications

  1. Del Bas J.M, Fernandez-Larrea J, Blay M, Ardevol A, Salvado M.J, Arola L, et al. Grape seed procyanidins improve atherosclerotic risk index and induce liver CYP7A1 and SHP expression in healthy rats. Faseb J 2005;
  2. Garcia-Ramirez B, Fernandez-Larrea J, Salvado M.J, Ardevol A, Arola L, Blade C. Tetramethylated dimeric procyanidins are detected in rat plasma and liver early after oral administration of synthetic oligomeric procyanidins. J Agric Food Chem 2006; 54: 2543-51.