About the Authors

Stefano Delli Pizzi

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, “G. d'Annunzio University” Foundation, Chieti, Italy

Rosalinda Madonna

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Cardiology Division of Center of Excellence on Aging, University “G. d'Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy

Massimo Caulo

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, “G. d'Annunzio University” Foundation, Chieti, Italy

Gian Luca Romani

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, “G. d'Annunzio University” Foundation, Chieti, Italy

Raffaele De Caterina

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Cardiology Division of Center of Excellence on Aging, University “G. d'Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy

Armando Tartaro

tartaro@unich.it

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, “G. d'Annunzio University” Foundation, Chieti, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SDP RM RDC AT. Performed the experiments: SDP RM. Analyzed the data: SDP RM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SDP RM RDC AT. Wrote the paper: SDP RM MC GLR RDC AT.