About the Authors

Simona Delle Monache

Affiliation Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

Patrizia Sanità

Affiliation Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

Elena Trapasso

Affiliation Department of Drug Sciences and Health Products, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Maria Rita Ursino

Affiliation Department of Drug Sciences and Health Products, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Paola Dugo

Affiliation Department of Drug Sciences and Health Products, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Marina Russo

Affiliation Department of Drug Sciences and Health Products, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Nadia Ferlazzo

Affiliation Department of Drug Sciences and Health Products, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Gioacchino Calapai

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Adriano Angelucci

Affiliation Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

Michele Navarra

mnavarra@unime.it

Affiliations Department of Drug Sciences and Health Products, University of Messina, Messina, Italy, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico centro neurolesi “Bonino-Pulejo”, Messina, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MN AA. Performed the experiments: SDM PS ET MRU PD MR NF. Analyzed the data: MN AA GC. Wrote the paper: MN AA.