Be cool to be far: Exploiting hibernation for space exploration

M Cerri, T Hitrec, M Luppi, R Amici - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2021 - Elsevier
In mammals, torpor/hibernation is a state that is characterized by an active reduction in
metabolic rate followed by a progressive decrease in body temperature. Torpor was …

Automating cell counting in fluorescent microscopy through deep learning with c-ResUnet

R Morelli, L Clissa, R Amici, M Cerri, T Hitrec… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Counting cells in fluorescent microscopy is a tedious, time-consuming task that researchers
have to accomplish to assess the effects of different experimental conditions on biological …

Understanding the scientific validity of synthetic torpor for radiation research and extended space missions

AP Kokko, R Chowdhury, K Sherman… - Frontiers in Space …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The idea of synthetic torpor, an artificial state resembling the hypo-metabolic state of
torpor/hibernation, has recently gained significant scientific attention. Building on pioneering …

Activation of orexin-A (hypocretin-1) receptors in the Raphe Pallidus at different ambient temperatures in the rat: effects on thermoregulation, cardiovascular control …

T Hitrec, F Del Vecchio, L Alberti, M Luppi… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The Raphe Pallidus (RPa) is a brainstem nucleus containing sympathetic premotor neurons
that control thermogenesis and modulate cardiovascular function. It receives inputs from …

Synthetic torpor triggers a regulated mechanism in the rat brain, favoring the reversibility of Tau protein hyperphosphorylation

F Squarcio, T Hitrec, E Piscitiello, M Cerri… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Hyperphosphorylated Tau protein (PPTau) is the hallmark of tauopathic
neurodegeneration. During “synthetic torpor”(ST), a transient hypothermic state which can …

[HTML][HTML] Association between lower body temperature and increased tau pathology in cognitively normal older adults

EM Blessing, A Parekh, RA Betensky, J Babb… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Preclinical studies suggest body temperature (Tb) and consequently brain
temperature has the potential to bidirectionally interact with tau pathology in Alzheimer's …

[HTML][HTML] Multiorgan ultrastructural changes in rats induced in synthetic torpor

S Salucci, T Hitrec, E Piscitiello… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Torpor is a state used by several mammals to survive harsh winters and avoid predation,
characterized by a drastic reduction in metabolic rate followed by a decrease in body …

Sleep deprivation soon after recovery from synthetic torpor enhances tau protein dephosphorylation in the rat brain

T Hitrec, F Squarcio, E Piscitiello, M Cerri… - Journal of Comparative …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Neuronal Tau protein hyperphosphorylation (PPtau) is a hallmark of tauopathic
neurodegeneration. However, a reversible brain PPtau occurs in mammals during either …

Mitochondrial respiration in rats during hypothermia resulting from central drug administration

G Sgarbi, T Hitrec, R Amici, A Baracca… - Journal of Comparative …, 2022 - Springer
The ability to induce a hypothermia resembling that of natural torpor would be greatly
beneficial in medical and non-medical fields. At present, two procedures based on central …

Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) in Healthcare

M Testi - 2024 - iris.unicampus.it
Abstract The operationalization of Machine Learning (ML) models into production
environments, a process known as Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), represents a …