About the Authors

Serafula Filou

Affiliation Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis and Matrix Pathobiology Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

Aggeliki Korpetinou

Affiliation Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis and Matrix Pathobiology Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

Dora Kyriakopoulou

Affiliation Department of Surgery, School of Health Sciences and University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

Dimitrios Bounias

Affiliation Department of Surgery, School of Health Sciences and University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

Michael Stavropoulos

Affiliation Department of Surgery, School of Health Sciences and University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

Panagiota Ravazoula

Affiliation Department of Histopathology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

Dionysios J. Papachristou

Affiliation Anatomy, Histology and Embryology laboratory, Department of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

Achilleas D. Theocharis

Affiliation Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis and Matrix Pathobiology Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

Demitrios H. Vynios

vynios@chemistry.upatras.gr

Affiliation Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis and Matrix Pathobiology Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DHV ADT MS DJP. Performed the experiments: SF AK DK DB PR. Analyzed the data: DHV DJP PR SF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DHV ADT DJP. Wrote the paper: SF DHV DJP ADT MS DK.