About the Authors
- Antonio Di Grazia
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Affiliation Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Floriana Cappiello
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Affiliation Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Akiko Imanishi
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Affiliation Centre for Dermatology Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Arianna Mastrofrancesco
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Affiliation Laboratory of Cutaneous Physiopathology and Integrated Center of Metabolomics Research, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, Rome, Italy
- Mauro Picardo
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Affiliation Laboratory of Cutaneous Physiopathology and Integrated Center of Metabolomics Research, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, Rome, Italy
- Ralf Paus
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Affiliations Centre for Dermatology Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Maria Luisa Mangoni
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* E-mail: marialuisa.mangoni@uniroma1.it
Affiliation Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Part of the content of this work is the object of a pending US patent application n. 14/506,383 (belonging to Houston and Sapienza Universities). Title of Invention: Esculentin 1a Derivatives and Uses Thereof. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MLM ADG. Performed the experiments: ADG FC AI AM. Analyzed the data: ADG MLM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MLM MP RP. Wrote the paper: MLM RP.