About the Authors

Angela Sciacqua

Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

Maria Adelaide Marini

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome-Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

Marta Letizia Hribal

Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

Francesco Perticone

Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

Giorgio Sesti

sesti@unicz.it

Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AS FP GS. Performed the experiments: AS MAM MLH. Analyzed the data: AS MAM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MLH. Wrote the paper: AS MAM GS.