AVELINA TORTOSA MORENO

AVELINA TORTOSA MORENO

Associate professor

Researcher ID: O-7788-2016
Knowledge area: Infermeria

Research group:

  • Apoptosi i càncer
  • Bases Cel·lulars i Moleculars dels Trastorns Sensorials

Teaching Innovation Groups: Innovació Docent Ciències Fisiològiques II

Contact Information
Department of Basic and Clinical Nursing
Pavelló Central, 4a pl, Feixa Llarga, s/n, lab 4108
934039727 - 934035586
atortosa(a)ub.edu

Journal Publications

Pedrosa, Leire; Bedia, Carmen; Diao, Diouldé; Mosteiro, Alejandra; Ferrés, Abel; Stanzani, Elisabetta; Martínez-Soler, Fina; Tortosa, Avelina; Pineda, Estela; Aldecoa, Iban; Centellas, Marc; Muñoz-Tudurí, Marta; Sevilla, Ana; Sierra, Àngels; González Sánchez, José Juan. Preclinical Studies with Glioblastoma Brain Organoid Co-Cultures Show Efficient 5-ALA Photodynamic Therapy. In Cells. Volume 12. 2023 . Institutional Repository
Lafuente Cabrero, Elisabeth; Terradas Robledo, Roser; Civit Cuñado, Anna; García Sardelli, Diana; Hidalgo López, Carlota; Giro Formatger, Dolors; Lacueva Perez, Laia; Esquinas López, Cristina; Tortosa Moreno, Avelina. Risk factors of catheter - associated bloodstream infection: Systematic review and meta-analysis. In PLoS One. Volume 18. Number 3. 2023 . Institutional Repository
González-Vaca, J; García Hernández , M; Sarabia Cobo, C; Melendo Azuela, E.M; Tortosa I Moreno, A. Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce pain in dementia: A quasi-experimental study. In Applied Nursing Research. Volume 63. Number 151546. 2022 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2021.151546
Esteve-Codina, A.; Alameda, F.; Carrato, C.; Pineda, E.; Arpí, O.; Martinez-García, M.; Mallo, M.; Gut, M.; Dabad, M.; Tortosa, A.; Del Barco, S.; Capellades, J.; Puig, J.; Gallego, O.; Pujol, T.; Oleaga, L.; Gil-Gil, M.; de Quintana-Schmidt, C.; Valduvieco, I.; Martinez-Cardús , A.; Bellosillo, B.; Muñoz-Marmol, AM.; Esteve, A.; Domenech, M.; Camins, A.; Craven-Bartle, J.; Villa, A.; Marruecos, J.; Domenech, S.; de la Iglesia, N.; Balana, C. RNA sequencing and Immunohistochemistry Reveal ZFN7 as a Stronger Marker of Survival than Molecular Subtypes in G-CIMP-negative Glioblastoma. In Clinical Cancer Research. Volume 27. Number 2. 2021 . https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-2141
Stanzani, E.; Pedrosa, L.; Bourmeau,G.; Anezo, O.; Noguera-Castells, A.; Esteve-Codina, A.; Passoni, L.; Matteoli, M.; de la Iglesia, N.; Seano, G.; Martínez-Soler, F.; Tortosa, A. Dual Role of Integrin Alpha-6 in Glioblastoma: Supporting Stemness in Proneural Stem-Like Cells While Inducing Radioresistance in Mesenchymal Stem-Like Cells. In Cancers. 2021 . Institutional Repository
Nuez-Martínez, M. ; Pedrosa, L.; Martínez-Rovira I.; Yousef, I.; Diao, D.; Teixidor, F.; Stanzani, E.; Martínez-Soler, F.; Tortosa, A.; Sierra, A.; Gonzalez, J.J.; Viñas, C. Synchrotron-based fourier-transform infrared micro-spectroscopy (SR-FTIRM) fingerprint of the small anionic molecule cobaltabis(dicarbollide) uptake in glioma stem cells. In International Journal Of Molecular Sciences. Volume 22. Number 18. 2021 . Institutional Repository
Garrido-Marín, M.; Maria Argacha,P.; Fernández, L.; Molfino,F.; Martínez-Soler,F.; Tortosa, A.; Gimenez-Bonafé, P. Full-term pregnancy in breast cancer survivor with fertility preservation: a case report and review of literature. In World Journal Of Clinical Cases. Volume 7. Number 1. 2019 . Institutional Repository
Del‑Pozo‑Lérida, S.; Salvador, C.; Martínez‑Soler, F.; Tortosa, A.; Perucho, M.; Giménez‑Bonafé, J. Preservation of fertility in patients with cancer. In Oncology Reports. Volume 41. Number 5. 2019 . Institutional Repository
Janin, M.; Ortiz‑Barahona, V.; Castro de Moura, M.; Martínez‑Cardús, A.; Llinàs‑Arias, P.; Soler M.; Nachmani, D.; Pelletier, J.; Schumann, U.; Calleja‑Cervante, M.E.; Moran, S.; Guil, S.; Bueno‑Costa, A.; Piñeyro, D.; Perez‑Salvia, M.; Rosselló‑Tortella, M.; Piqué, L.; Bech‑Serra, J.; De La Torre, C. Vidal, A.; Martínez‑Iniesta, M. ; Martín‑Tejera, J.; Villanueva, A.; Aria, A.; Cuartas, I.; Aransay, A.M.; Morales-La Madrid, A.; Carcaboso, A.M.; Santa‑Maria, V. ; Mora, J. ; Fernandez, A.F.; Fraga, M.; Aldecoa, I.; Pedrosa, L.; Graus, F.; Vidal, N.; Martínez‑Soler, F. ; Tortosa, A.; Carrato, C.; Balañá, C.; Boudreau, M.W.; Hergenrother, P. ; Kötter, P.; Entian, K-D.; Hench, J.; Frank, S.; Mansouri. S.; Zadeh, G.; Dans, P.; Orozco, M.; Thomas, G.; Blanco, S.;Seoane, J.;Preiss, T. ; Pandolfi, P.P.; Esteller, M. Epigenetic loss of RNA‑methyltransferase NSUN5 in glioma targets ribosomes to drive stress adaptive translational program. In Acta Neuropathologica. Volume 138. Number 6. 2019 . Institutional Repository
Navarro-Sabaté, A.; Tortosa, A.; Martínez-Soler, F. Experiencia de aula activa, una prueba piloto para la valoración de conocimientos de genómi-ca y diagnóstico en profesionales de enfermería. In FEM. Revista de la Fundación Educación Médica. Volume 22. 2019
Martínez Momblan MA, Tortosa Moreno A, Del-gado Hito P, Fabrellas Padrés N, Falcó-Pegueroles A, Icart Isern T, Lluch Canut T, Pla Consuegra M, Rodríguez Ávila N Goberna Tricas J. Satisfacción de las y los estudiantes del pro-grama de doctorado en enfermería y salud de la Universidad de Barcelona. In FEM. Revista de la Fundación Educación Médica. Volume 22. Number Suplemento 1. 2019 . file:///C:/Users/UB/Documents/PEN/CONF-PONEN-COMUN/Trobada%20X%20Professors%20CCSS%20Bellvitge%20gener%202019/Resumens%20i%20Comunicacions%20publicats
Martínez-Soler, F.; Tortosa, A.; Navarro-Sabaté, A. El aula inversa como herramienta de refl exión y aprendizaje proactivo en estudiantes de fi siolo-gía del grado de enfermería. In FEM. Revista de la Fundación Educación Médica. Volume 22. 2019
Esteve-Codina, A.; Arpi, O.; Martínez-García, M.; Pineda, E.; Mallo, M.; Gut, M.; Carrato, C.; Rovira, A.; López, R.; Tortosa, A.; Dabad, M.; Del Barco, S.; Heath, S.; Bagué, S.; Ribalta, T.; Alameda, F.; de la Iglesia, N.; Balaña, C.; GLIOCAT Group. A Comparison of RNA-Seq results from Paired Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded and Fresh-Frozen Glioblastoma Tissue Samples. In PLoS One. Volume 12. Number 1. 2017 . Institutional Repository
Stanzani, E.; Martínez-Soler, F.; Martín Mateos, T.; Vidal, N.; Villanueva, A.; Pujana, MA.; Serra-Musach, J.; De la Iglesia, N.; Giménez-Bonafé, P.; Tortosa, A. Radioresistance of mesenchymal glioblastoma initiating cells correlates with patient outcome and is associated with activation of inflammatory program. In Oncotarget. Volume 8. Number 43. 2017 . Institutional Repository
Moreno, M.; Pedrosa, L.; Paré, L.; Pineda, E.; Bejarano, L.; Martínez, J.; Balasubramaniyan, V.; Ezhilarasan, R.; Kallarackal, N.; Kim, S.H.; Wang, J.; Audia, A.; Conroy, S.; Marin, M.; Ribalta, T.; Pujol, T.; Herreros, A.; Tortosa, A.; Mira, H.; Alonso, M.M.; Gómez-Manzano, C.; Graus, F.; Sulman, E.P.; Piao, X.; Nakano, I.; Prat, A.; Bhat, K.P.; de la Iglesia, N. GPR56/ADGRG1 Inhibits mesenchymal differentiation and radioresistance in glioblastoma. In Cell Reports. Volume 21. Number 8. 2017 . Institutional Repository
Sánchez-Osuna, M.; Martínez-Escardó, L.; Granados-Colomina, C.; Martínez-Soler, F.; Pascual-Guiral, S.; Iglesias-Guimarais, V.; Velasco, R.; Plans G.; Vidal, N.; Tortosa, A.; Barcia, C.; Bruna, J. Yuste, V.J. An intrinsic DFF40/CAD endonuclease deficiency impairs oligonucleosomal DNA hydrolysis during caspase-dependent cell death: a common trait in human glioblastoma cells. In Neuro-Oncology. Volume 18. Number 7. 2016 . https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/nov315
Francés, L.; Paulí, A.; Amorós, P.; Villanueva, M.; Tortosa, A.; Cambredó, MV. Risk factors associated with the colonization of group B streptococcus during pregnancy: preliminary results. In BMC Nursing. Volume 14. Number Supl. 1. 2015 . Institutional Repository
Moreno M.; Pineda E.; Martínez J.; Berjarano L.; Balasubramaniyan V.; Ezhilarasan R.; Kallarackal N.; Kim SH.; Paré L.; Tortosa A.; Gómez-Manzano C.; Graus F.; Sulman E.; Paio X.; Nakano I.; Prat A.; Bhat K.; de la Iglesia N. Inhibition of the neural stem cell/oligodendrocyte progenitor factor grp56 promotes the proneural to mesenchymal transition and radioresistance in glioblastoma. In Neuro-Oncology. Volume 17. Number Suple 5. 2015
Mir, R.; Stanzani, E.; Martinez-Soler, F.; Villanueva, A.; Vidal, A.; Condom, E.; Ponce, J.; Gil, J.; Tortosa, A.; Giménez-Bonafé, P. YM155 sensitizes ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin inducing apoptosis and tumor regression. In Gynecologic Oncology. Volume 132. Number 1. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.11.013
Gomà, A.; Mir, R.; Martinez-Soler, F.; Tortosa, A.; Vidal, A.; Condom, E.; Pérez-Tomás, R.; Giménez-Bonafé, P. MRP1 localization in lipid raft domains and prostasomes in prostate cancer cell lines. In OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 7. 2014 . Institutional Repository
Francés, L.; Tortosa, A.; Viñas, H.; Paulí, A.; Villanueva, M.; León, C. Prevención de la infección neonatal precoz por estreptococo del grupo B. In Matronas Profesión. Volume 15. Number 4. 2014 . Institutional Repository
Stanzani, B; Martinez-Soler, F.; Giménez-Bonafé, P.; Vidal, N.; Tortosa, A. ITGA6 is involved in radioresistance of glioblastoma stem cells. In Neuro-Oncology. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/nou174
Mir, R.; Tortosa, A.; Martínez-Soler, F.; Vidal, A.; Condom, E.; Pérez-Peranau, A.; Ruiz-Larroya, T.; Gil, J.; Giménez-Bonafé, P. Mdm2 antagonists induce apoptosis ans synergize with cisplatin overcoming chemoresistance in TP53 wild-type cancer cells. In International Journal of Cancer. Volume 132. Number 7. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.27832
Marta Brell, Sara Castañer, Teresa Pujol-Farré, Susana Boluda, Teresa Ribalta, Jordi Bruna, María Martínez, Eugenia Verger, Salvador Villà, Nuria Viñolas, Miguel Gil, Francesc Graus, Avelina Tortosa-Moreno. Implicación del patrón radiológico en el pronóstico de los tumores oligodendrogliales: correlación con el perfi l genético. In Revista de Neurologia. Volume 52. Number 8. 2011 . Institutional Repository
Brell M, Ibáñez J, Tortosa A. O6-Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase protein expression by immunohistochemistry in brain and nonbrain systemic tumours: systematic review and meta-analysis of correlation with methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction. In BMC Cancer. Volume 11. Number 1. 2011 . Institutional Repository
Vilallonga-Planells, R, Coll-Mulet, L, Martínez-Soler, F, Castaño, E, Acebes, JJ, Giménez-Bonafé, P, Gil, J, Tortosa, A. Activation of p53 by nutlin-3a induces apoptosis and cellular senescence in human glioblastoma multiforme. In PLoS One. Volume 6. Number 4. 2011 . Institutional Repository
Peña, M.A.; Calvo, M.N.; Villalonga, R.; Martínez, F.; Giménez, P.; Navarro, A.; Tortosa, A.; Bartrons, R.; Manzano, A. TP53 induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) knockdown results in radiosensitization of glioma cells. In Radiotherapy and Oncology. Volume 101. Number 1. 2011 . Institutional Repository
Brell, Marta; Castaner, Sara; Pujol-Farre, Teresa; Boluda, Susana; Ribalta, Teresa; Bruna, Jordi; Martinez, Maria; Verger, Eugenia; Villa, Salvador; Vinolas, Nuria; Gil, Miguel; Graus, Francesc; Tortosa-Moreno, Avelina. Implication of radiological pattern in the prognosis of oligodendroglial tumors: correlation with genetic profile. In Revista de Neurologia. Volume 52. Number 8. 2011
Gimenez-Bonafé, P.; Tortosa, A.; Pérez-Tomas, R. Overcoming Drug Resistance by Enhancing Apoptosis of Tumour Cells. In Current Cancer Drug Targets. Volume 9. Number 3. 2009
Bruna, J; González, L; Miró, J; Velasco, R; Gil, M; Tortosa, A. Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: prognostic implications of clinical and cerebrospinal fluid features. In Cancer. Volume 115. Number 2. 2009
Bruna, Jordi; Gonzalez, Laura; Miro, Julia; Velasco, Roser; Gil, Miguel; Tortosa, Avelina. Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis Prognostic Implications of Clinical and Cerebrospinal Fluid Features. In Cancer. Volume 115. Number 2. 2009 . https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.24041
Chiva-Blanch, Gemma; Gimenez-Bonafe, Pepita; Llaudo, Ines; Torras, Joan; Cruzado, Josep M.; Petriz, Jordi; Castano, Esther; la Franquesa, Marcel; Herrero-Fresneda, Immaculada; Tortosa, Avelina; Rama, Ines; Bestard, Oriol; Grinyo, Josep M.; Lloberas, Nuria. Different Storing and Processing Conditions of Human Lymphocytes do not Alter P-Glycoprotein Rhodamine 123 Efflux. In Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Volume 12. Number 3. 2009
Gimenez-Bonafe, Pepita; Tortosa, Avelina; Perez-Tomas, Ricardo. Overcoming Drug Resistance by Enhancing Apoptosis of Tumor Cells. In Current Cancer Drug Targets. Volume 9. Number 3. 2009
Bruna, J; Brell, M; Ferrer, I; Gimenez-Bonafé, P; Tortosa, A. Ki-67 proliferative index predicts clinical outcome in patients with atypical or anaplstic meningioma. In Neuropathology. Volume 27. Number 2. 2007 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1789.2007.00750.x
Bruna, A; Darken, RS; Rojo, F; Ocaña, A; Peñuelas, S; Arias, A; Paris, R; Tortosa, A; Mora, J; Baselga, J; Seoane, J. Ahyperactibe TGFB-Smad pathway confers poor prognosis in patients with glioma and promotes cell proliferation through the induction of PDGF-B in tumors with an unmethyalted PDGF-B gene. In Cancer Cell. Volume 11. Number 2. 2007
Graus, F.; Tortosa, A. Neuro-oncology: setting new standards of management. In The Lancet Neurology. Volume 5. 2006
Tortosa, A; Graus F. Síndromes neurológicos paraneoplásicos. In Gastroenterologia y hepatologia continuada. Volume 5. Number 3. 2006
Brell, M.; Tortosa, A.; Verger, E.; Gil, J. M.; Viñolas, N.; Villà, S.; Acebes, J. J.; Caral, L.; Pujol, T.; Ferrer, I.; Ribalta, T.; Graus, F. Prognostic Significance of O6-Methylguanine- DNA Methyltransferase (MGMT) Determined by Promoter Hypermethylation and Immunohistochemical Expression in Anaplastic Gliomas. In Clinical Cancer Research. Volume 11. Number 14. 2005 . https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-0230
Tortosa, A; Ferrer, I. Síndromes tumorales familiares con afección gastrointestinal y del sistema nervioso central. In Gastroenterologia y hepatologia continuada. Volume 2. Number 2. 2004
Tortosa, A.; Viñolas, N.; Villà, S.; Verger, E.; Gil, J.M.; Brell, M.; Caral, LL.; Pujol, T.; Acebes, J.J.; Ribalta, T.; Ferrer, I.; Graus, F. Prognostic implication of clinical, radiological, and pathological features in patients with anaplastic gliomas. In Cancer. Volume 15. 2003 . https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.11120
Puig, B.; Tortosa, A.; Ferrer, I. Cleaved caspase-3, caspase-7 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase are complementarly butferentially expressed in human medulloblastomas. In Neuroscience Letters. Volume 306. 2001 . https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3940(01)01873-0
Tortosa, A.; Ino, Y.; Odell, N.; Swilley, S.; Sasaki, H.; Louis, D.N.; Henson, J.W. Molecular genetics of radiographically-defined de novo GBM. In Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. Volume 26. 2000
Ferrer, I.; Martí, E.; Tortosa, A.; Blasi, J. Dystrophic neurites of senile plaques are defective in proteins involved in exocytosis and neurotransmission. In Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. Volume 57. 1998 . https://doi.org/10.1097/00005072-199803000-00002
Ferrer, I.; Martí, E.; López, E.; Tortosa, A. NF-KB immunoreactivity is observed in association with senile plaques in patients with Alzheimer's disease. In Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. Volume 24. 1998 . https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2990.1998.00116.x
Tortosa, A.; López, E.; Ferrer, I. Bcl-2 and Bax proteins in Lewy bodies from patients with Parkinson's disease and diffuse lewy body disease. In Neuroscience Letters. Volume 238. 1997 . https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00837-9
Palacios, G.; Mengod, G.; Tortosa, A.; Ferrer, I.; Palacios, J.M. Increased β-amyloid precursor protein expression in astrocytes in the gerbil hippocampus following ischaemia: association with proliferation of astrocytes. In European Journal of Neuroscience. Volume 7. 1995 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.1995.tb00346.x
Espino, A.; Cutillas, B.; Tortosa, A.; Ferrer, I.; Bartrons, R.; Ambrosio, S. Chronic effects of single intrastriatal injections of 6-hydroxydopamine or 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium studied by microdialysis in freely moving rats. In Brain Research. Volume 695. 1995 . https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(95)00705-u
Aurea Navarro-Sabate; Rebeca Font; Fina Martinez; Judit Solà; Avelina Tortosa; Josepa Ribes; Llucia Benito Aracil; Josep Alfons Espinas; Josep M Borras. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adherence to Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer in Catalonia (Spain). In Cancers. Volume 16. 2024 . Institutional Repository
Elisabeth Lafuente Cabrero; Roser Terradas Robledo; Anna Civit Cuñado; Diana García Sardelli; Carla Molina Huerta; Laia Lacueva Pere; Purificacion Estevez Estevez; Cristina Esquinas; Avelina Tortosa. The Midline Catheter Within the Context of Home Intravenous Antibiotic Treatmen. In Journal of Infusion Nursing. 2024

Projects

Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Cáncer (RTICC) (Redes temáticas de Investigación Cooperativa) . 2013 - 2016 . Ref.RD12/0036/0029 . Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad . PI: Juan Gil Santano . (1 Researchers)
Gene expresión profiling (GEP) of glioblastoma, including long intergenic non-coding RNA (lincRNA), an a homogeneus population: Correlation with immunophenotype, radiology, clinical outcome and response to therapy. A multicenter study () . 2013 - 2017 . Ref.665/C/2013 . Fundació La Marató de TV3 . PI: Carme Balaña Quintero, Núria de la Iglesia Zaragoza i Francesc Alameda Quitllet . (15 Researchers)
Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Cáncer (RTICC) (Redes temáticas de Investigación Cooperativa) . 2014 - 2015 . Ref.RD12/0036/0029 . Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad . PI: Juan Gil Santano . (1 Researchers)
Apoptosi i càncer (Ajuts de Suport als Grups de Recerca de Catalunya (SGR)) . 2014 - 2017 . Ref.2014SGR935 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Juan Gil Santano . (14 Researchers)
  • Apoptosi
  • Quimioterapia
  • Cáncer
Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Cáncer (RTICC) (Redes temáticas de Investigación Cooperativa) . 2016 . Ref.RD12/0036/0029 . Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad . PI: Juan Gil Santano . (1 Researchers)
IDCCFF. Innovació Docent Ciències Fisiològiques (Projectes d'Innovació Docent) . 2016 - 2025 . Ref.GINDOC-UB/157 . Universitat de Barcelona . PI: Anna Manzano Cuesta . (7 Researchers)
Apoptosi i càncer (Ajuts de Suport als Grups de Recerca de Catalunya (SGR)) . 2017 - 2021 . Ref.2017SGR1014 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Juan Gil Santano . (12 Researchers)
  • Apoptosi
  • Radioterapia
  • Quimioterapia
  • Cáncer
Aplicació de JITT en la Lectura Crítica per a la Pràctica Basada en l'Evidència (Projectes d'Innovació Docent) . 2018 . Ref.2018PID-UB/B22 . Universitat de Barcelona . PI: Avelina Tortosa Moreno . (1 Researchers)
Parcours international en Sciences infirmieres- Sins infirmiers en practique avancée et Master Santé () . 2018 - 2020 . Ref.MS&DEIPA . UNIVERSITE D'AIX-MARSEILLE . PI: Sébastien Colson . (7 Researchers)
  • Enfermería de Práctica Avanzada
  • master universitario
  • Proyecto internacional
Conveni de col·laboració per a la realització del projecte: 'Effects of pstat3/5 inhibiting compounds in Glioblastoma Initiating Cells (GICs)' (Sense especificar) . 2019 . Janpix Limited . PI: Avelina Tortosa Moreno; Josefina Martinez Soler . (2 Researchers)