About the Authors

Cesidio Giuliani

cgiulian@unich.it

Affiliations Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Sciences of Aging, “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara, Chieti, Italy, Aging Research Centre (Ce.S.I.), “G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy

Ines Bucci

Affiliations Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Sciences of Aging, “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara, Chieti, Italy, Aging Research Centre (Ce.S.I.), “G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy

Serena Di Santo

Affiliations Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Sciences of Aging, “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara, Chieti, Italy, Aging Research Centre (Ce.S.I.), “G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy

Cosmo Rossi

Affiliation Aging Research Centre (Ce.S.I.), “G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy

Antonino Grassadonia

Affiliations Aging Research Centre (Ce.S.I.), “G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy, Department of Oncology and Neurosciences, “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara, Chieti, Italy

Marianna Mariotti

Affiliation Aging Research Centre (Ce.S.I.), “G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy

Mauro Piantelli

Affiliations Aging Research Centre (Ce.S.I.), “G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy, Department of Oncology and Neurosciences, “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara, Chieti, Italy

Fabrizio Monaco

Affiliations Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Sciences of Aging, “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara, Chieti, Italy, Aging Research Centre (Ce.S.I.), “G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy

Giorgio Napolitano

Affiliations Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Sciences of Aging, “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara, Chieti, Italy, Aging Research Centre (Ce.S.I.), “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: CG MP. Performed the experiments: CG IB SDS CR AG MM. Analyzed the data: CG IB FM GN. Wrote the paper: CG IB SDS CR AG MM MP FM GN.