About the Authors

Fabrizio Vincenzi

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Melissa Padovan

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Section, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Martina Targa

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Carmen Corciulo

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Sarah Giacuzzo

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Section, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Stefania Merighi

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Stefania Gessi

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Marcello Govoni

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Section, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Pier Andrea Borea

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Katia Varani

vrk@unife.it

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FV MG PAB KV. Performed the experiments: MP MT CC SG SM SG. Analyzed the data: FV MP KV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FV MP MT CC SG. Wrote the paper: FV MG PAB KV.