About the Authors

Claudio D'Addario

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy

Andrea Di Francesco

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy

Beatrice Arosio

Affiliation Geriatric Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

Cristina Gussago

Affiliation Geriatric Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

Bernardo Dell'Osso

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Milan, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

Monica Bari

Affiliations Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy, European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy

Daniela Galimberti

Affiliation Department of Neurological Sciences, “Dino Ferrari” Center, University of Milan, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

Elio Scarpini

Affiliation Department of Neurological Sciences, “Dino Ferrari” Center, University of Milan, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

A. Carlo Altamura

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Milan, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

Daniela Mari

Affiliation Geriatric Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

Mauro Maccarrone

mmaccarrone@unite.it

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy, European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CD MM. Performed the experiments: CD ADF BA CG BD DG MB. Analyzed the data: CD ADF BA BD DG MB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CA DM ES MM. Wrote the paper: CD MM.