About the Authors

Cinzia Antognelli

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Letizia Mezzasoma

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Ettore Mearini

Affiliation Department of Medical-Surgical Specialties and Public Health, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Vincenzo Nicola Talesa

talesa@unipg.it

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CA VNT EM. Performed the experiments: CA. Analyzed the data: CA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CA VNT LM. Wrote the paper: CA VNT EM.