About the Authors

Antonio Curcio

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Daniele Torella

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy, Biostem Unit, RISES, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Claudio Iaconetti

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Eugenia Pasceri

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Jolanda Sabatino

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Sabato Sorrentino

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Salvatore Giampà

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Mariella Micieli

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Alberto Polimeni

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Beverley J. Henning

Affiliation Biostem Unit, RISES, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Angelo Leone

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Daniele Catalucci

Affiliation Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, and National Research Council, Italy

Georgina M. Ellison

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy, Biostem Unit, RISES, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Gianluigi Condorelli

Affiliation Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, and National Research Council, Italy

Ciro Indolfi

indolfi@unicz.it

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy, URT - National Research Council, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AC DT CI. Performed the experiments: AC EP JS AP SG MM SS ClI BJH AL GME DC. Analyzed the data: AC DT ClI JS EP AP SG MM SS GME GC CI. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AC DT GME DC GC CI. Wrote the manuscript: AC DT CI. Realized the cardiac pressure overload model: AC DT CI. Performed in vivo electrophysiology: AC JS SS AL. Performed in vivo hemodynamics: AC AP AL. Assessed statistic power: AC DT EP. Evaluated echocardiographic parameters: AC EP JS. Supervisioned experiments in lab/animal facilities: AC GC CI. Performed microRNAs analysis: AC DT ClI. Immunoblotted lysates: SG MM. Obtained permission for use of cell line: SG MM. Confocal microscopy and immufluorescence: GME. Calcium transients: BJH. Adenoviral vectors preparation: DC GC.