About the Authors

Monica Lamberti

Contributed equally to this work with: Monica Lamberti, Rosanna Capasso

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Rosanna Capasso

Contributed equally to this work with: Monica Lamberti, Rosanna Capasso

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Angela Lombardi

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Marina Di Domenico

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Alfonso Fiorelli

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Antonia Feola

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Alessandra F. Perna

Affiliation Department of Cardiothoracic & Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Mario Santini

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Michele Caraglia

michele.caraglia@unina2.it

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Diego Ingrosso

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MC DI MS MDD. Performed the experiments: RC A. Lombardi A. Feola. Analyzed the data: ML RC A. Lombardi DI MC A. Feola. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DI. Wrote the paper: MC DI RC ML. Obtained permission for use of cell line: A. Fiorelli.