MA. PILAR VINARDELL MARTINEZ-HIDALGO

MA. PILAR VINARDELL MARTINEZ-HIDALGO

Full professor

ORCID: 0000-0003-4533-5114
Scopus Author ID: 35496929500
Researcher ID: I-2406-2014
Knowledge area: Fisiologia

Research group: Grup de Bioquímica Integrativa

Teaching Innovation Groups: Ensenyar a Aprendre Fisiologia

Contact Information
Department of Biochemistry and Physiology
Av. Joan XXIII, s/n
934024505
mpvinardellmh(a)ub.edu

Academic profile

Physiology and Physiopathology
Human Physiology in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Human Physiology in Food Science and Technology

Academic training

Licenciada en Farmacia
Doctora en Farmacia
Diplomada en Sanidad

Research interests

Estudio de antioxidantes de origen natural
Desarrollo de modelos de irritación ocular y dérmica in vitro
Desarrollo de modelos de sensibilización dérmica in vitro
Nanotoxicologia

Projects

Estudios orientados a mejorar la seguridad de sistemas tensioactivos catiónicos de lisina . 2010 - 2012 . Ref.CTQ2009-14151-C02-02 . Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) . PI: Ma. Pilar Vinardell Martinez-Hidalgo
Background review documents of existing Alternative methods for Eye irritation Testing subdivided into four lots: Lot 2 (Red blood cell (RBC) haemolysis test) . 2005 - 2006 . Ref.CCR.IHCP.431230.X0 . Unió Europea . PI: Ma. Pilar Vinardell Martinez-Hidalgo
Adaptación de modelos in vitro para evaluar la seguridad de partículas coloidales de escala micro y nanométrica . 2013 - 2015 . Ref.MAT2012-38047-C02-01 . Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad . PI: Ma. Pilar Vinardell Martinez-Hidalgo
Desarrollo de sistemas nanoestructurados para la terapia antitumoral: estudios de actividad y de mecanismos de citotoxicidad in vitro . 2013 - 2014 . Universitat de Barcelona . PI: Ma. Pilar Vinardell Martinez-Hidalgo
Estudi Toxicològic i Farmacologia de Cosmètics, Fàrmacs i altres productes . 2015 - 2015 . Ref.000501 . Diversos . PI: Ma. Pilar Vinardell Martinez-Hidalgo

Relevant publications

Fornaguera,C.; Calderó, G.; Mitjans, M.; Vinardell, M.P.; Solans, C.; Vauthier, C. Interactions of PLGA nanoparticles with blood components: protein adsorption, coagulation, activation of the complement system and hemolysis studies. In Nanoscale. Volume 7. Number 14. 2015 . https://doi.org/10.1039/C5NR00733J
García-Becerra, L.; Mitjans, M.; Rivas-Morales, C.; Verde-Star, J.; Oranday-Cárdenas, A.; Vinardell, M.P. Antioxidant comparative effects of two grape pomace Mexican extracts from vineyards on erythrocytes. In Food Chemistry. Volume 194. 2016
Nogueira-Librelotto, D.R.; Scheeren, L.E.; Macedo, L.B.; Vinardell, M.P.; Rolim, C.M.B. pH-Sensitive chitosan-tripolyphosphate nanoparticles increase doxorubicin-induced growth inhibition of cervical HeLa tumor cells by apoptosis and cell cycle modulation. In Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces. Volume 190. 2020 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.110897
Roggia, I.; Dalcin, A.J.F.; Ourique, A.F.; da Cruz, I.B.M.; Ribeiro, E.E.; Mitjans, M.; Vinardell, M.P.; Gomes, P. Protective effect of guarana-loaded liposomes on hemolytic activity. In Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces. Volume 187. 2019 . Institutional Repository
Vinardell, MP. ¿Existen alternativas a los experimentos con animales?. In Revista de Bioética y Derecho. Volume 51. 2021 . Institutional Repository
Vinardell, M.P.; Llanas, H.; Marics, L.; Mitjans, M. In vitro comparative skin irritation induced by micro and nano zinc oxide. In Nanomaterials. Volume 7. Number 56. 2017 . Institutional Repository
Roggia, I.; Gomes, P.; Dalcin, A.J.F.; Ourique, A.F.; Mânica da Cruz, I.B.; Ribeiro, E.E.; Mitjans, M.; Vinardell, M.P. Profiling and Evaluation of the Effect of Guarana-Loaded Liposomes on Different Skin Cell Lines: An In Vitro Study. In Cosmetics. Volume 10. Number 3. 2023 . https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics10030079
Mitjans, M.; Marics, L.; Bilbao, M.; Maddaleno, A.S.; Piñero, J.J., Vinardell, M.P. Size Matters? A Comprehensive In Vitro Study of the Impact of Particle Size on the Toxicity of ZnO. In Nanomaterials. Volume 13. Number 11. 2023 . https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13111800
Mitjans, M.; Vinardell, M.P.; Nogueira-Librelotto, D.R. Nanotoxicity in vitro: Limitations of the main cytotoxicity assays. In Nanotoxicology: Toxicity evaluation, risk assessment and management. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. 2018

Other activities

Editorial Board Nanomaterials
Member of the Ethical Committee of Animal experimentation, DTSO - Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Member of the Skin Sensitisation Expert Group, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Member of the Expert Group on Skin and Eye Irritation Testing (EGSEIT), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Editorial Board Drug Delivery Letters