Papers by Edoardo Maria Franciosi
Background: Although athletes with mental retardation (MR) have achieved an important role, liter... more Background: Although athletes with mental retardation (MR) have achieved an important role, literature concerning the evaluation tests in basketball is still poor. Objective: To assess basketball ability before and after a 4-month training performed before championship for athletes with MR and to correlate ability variations with MR levels. Methods: 15 trained basketball players with MR (11 men and 4 women; age range 21–43 years; MR: 3 mild, 8 moderate, 8 severe and 1 profound). Athletes were tested before (pre) and after (post) 4 month training preceding the championship. The tests assessed 4 levels of ability, each one characterised by 4 fundamental areas of this game: ball handling, reception, passing and
Italian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2010
Scientific Reports
Metabolic and neuroactive metabolite production represents one of the mechanisms through which th... more Metabolic and neuroactive metabolite production represents one of the mechanisms through which the gut microbiota can impact health. One such metabolite, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), can modulate glucose homeostasis and alter behavioural patterns in the host. We previously demonstrated that oral administration of GABA-producing Lactobacillus brevis DPC6108 has the potential to increase levels of circulating insulin in healthy rats. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of endogenous microbial GABA production in improving metabolic and behavioural outcomes in a mouse model of metabolic dysfunction. Diet-induced obese and metabolically dysfunctional mice received one of two GABA-producing strains, L. brevis DPC6108 or L. brevis DSM32386, daily for 12 weeks. After 8 and 10 weeks of intervention, the behavioural and metabolic profiles of the mice were respectively assessed. Intervention with both L. brevis strains attenuated several abnormalities associate...
Journal of Applied Microbiology
Straw wine is a highly valuable oenological production, affected by relevant economical losses du... more Straw wine is a highly valuable oenological production, affected by relevant economical losses due to proliferation of spoilage micro‐organisms during drying grapes, after being harvested. In this work, ozone was evaluated as a tool to preserve grapes during drying, in terms of both qualitative and quantitative changes induced in the epiphytic microflora. In addition, the alteration exerted by ozone on grapes’ chemical composition was analysed.
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Papers by Edoardo Maria Franciosi