Food and Nutrition Science

Biography

The pharmacological research activity of Dr. Claudio Ferrante is focused on the following main research fields: Role of endogenous peptides on food intake and energy expenditure control; Protective effects of medicinal plants and extracts, with particular regards to inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases; Pharmacology of central monoaminergic system; Optimization of preclinical pharmacological models for the study of the mechanism of action of drugs.

Dr. C. Ferrante is co-author of 84 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Currently, Dr. Ferrante is also scientific responsible of several projects focusing on the study of the pharmacognostic and pharmacological properties aimed to the valorization of high quality byproducts of Crocus sativus (Saffron) and Cannabis sativa (industrial hemp).

Abstract

Abstract : Saffron byproducts as sources of bioactive extracts