About the Authors

Giovanni Lombardi

giovanni.lombardi@grupposandonato.it

Affiliation Laboratory of Experimental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italia

Patrizia Lanteri

Affiliation Laboratory of Experimental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italia

Simone Porcelli

Affiliation Institute of Bioimaging and Molecular Physiology, National Research Council, Segrate, Milano, Italia

Clara Mauri

Affiliation Department of Multifunctional Rehabilitation, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italia

Alessandra Colombini

Affiliation Laboratory of Experimental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italia

Dalila Grasso

Affiliation Laboratory of Experimental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italia

Viviana Zani

Affiliation Centre of Systemic Cryotherapy, Poliambulatorio Bongi, Orzinuovi, Italia

Felice Giulio Bonomi

Affiliations Centre of Systemic Cryotherapy, Poliambulatorio Bongi, Orzinuovi, Italia, Cardiovascular Department, O.U: Cardiology, Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italia

Gianluca Melegati

Affiliation Department of Multifunctional Rehabilitation, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italia

Giuseppe Banfi

Affiliations Laboratory of Experimental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italia, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milano, Italia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VZ FGB GM GB. Performed the experiments: GL PL SP CM. Analyzed the data: GL PL AC DG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VZ FGB GM. Wrote the paper: GL FGB GB.