• Increased Plin2 expression in human skeletal muscle is associated with sarcopenia and muscle weakness 

      Conte, Maria; Vasuri, Francesco; Trisolino, Giovanni; Bellavista, Elena; Santoro, Aurelia; Degiovanni, Alessio; Martucci, Ermanno; D'Errico-Grigoni, Antonia; Caporossi, Daniela; Capri, Miriam; Maier, Andrea B.; Seynnes, Olivier R.; Barberi, Laura; Musaro, Antonio; Narici, Marco V.; Franceschi, Claudio; Salvioli, Stefano (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-15)
      Human aging is associated with a progressive loss of muscle mass and strength and a concomitant fat accumulation in form of inter-muscular adipose tissue, causing skeletal muscle function decline and immobilization. Fat ...
    • Sarcolab pilot study into skeletal muscle’s adaptation to long-term spaceflight 

      Rittweger, Jörn; Albracht, Kirsten; Flück, Martin; Ruoss, Severin; Brocca, Lorenza; Longa, Emanuela; Moriggi, Manuela; Seynnes, Olivier R.; di Giulio, Irene; Tenori, Leonardo; Vignoli, Alessia; Capri, Miriam; Gelfi, Cecilia; Luchinat, Claudio; Franceschi, Claudio; Bottinelli, Roberto; Cerretelli, Paolo; Narici, Marco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Spaceflight causes muscle wasting. The Sarcolab pilot study investigated two astronauts with regards to plantar flexor muscle size, architecture, and function, and to the underlying molecular adaptations in order to further ...