About the Authors

Zahra Khalajzeyqami

Contributed equally to this work with: Zahra Khalajzeyqami, Andrea Grandi

Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Andrea Grandi

Contributed equally to this work with: Zahra Khalajzeyqami, Andrea Grandi

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pharmacology & Toxicology Department, Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., Corporate Pre-ClinicalR&D, Parma, Italy

Erica Ferrini

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Francesca Ravanetti

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Ludovica Leo

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Martina Mambrini

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Luciana Giardino

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Gino Villetti

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pharmacology & Toxicology Department, Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., Corporate Pre-ClinicalR&D, Parma, Italy

Franco Fabio Stellari

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

fb.stellari@chiesi.com

Affiliation Pharmacology & Toxicology Department, Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., Corporate Pre-ClinicalR&D, Parma, Italy

Competing Interests

FFS, GV and AG are affiliated to Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. Chiesi Farmaceutici provided financial support for this study, however this does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the Plos One policies on sharing data and materials. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.