About the Authors

Francesca Rossi

fra.rossi76@libero.it

Affiliations Department of Women, Child and General and Specialistic Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Department of Onco-Haematology, IRCCS “Bambino Gesù” Children Hospital, Rome, Italy

Maria Ester Bernardo

Affiliation Department of Onco-Haematology, IRCCS “Bambino Gesù” Children Hospital, Rome, Italy

Giulia Bellini

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Livio Luongo

Affiliations Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, The Endocannabinoid Research Group (ERG) via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy

Antonella Conforti

Affiliation Department of Onco-Haematology, IRCCS “Bambino Gesù” Children Hospital, Rome, Italy

Iolanda Manzo

Affiliations Department of Women, Child and General and Specialistic Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Francesca Guida

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Luigia Cristino

Affiliations The Endocannabinoid Research Group (ERG) via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy, Institute of Cybernetics, National Research Council (CNR), Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy

Roberta Imperatore

Affiliations The Endocannabinoid Research Group (ERG) via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council (CNR), Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy

Stefania Petrosino

Affiliations The Endocannabinoid Research Group (ERG) via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council (CNR), Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy

Bruno Nobili

Affiliations Department of Women, Child and General and Specialistic Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Department of Onco-Haematology, IRCCS “Bambino Gesù” Children Hospital, Rome, Italy

Vincenzo Di Marzo

Affiliations The Endocannabinoid Research Group (ERG) via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council (CNR), Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy

Franco Locatelli

Contributed equally to this work with: Franco Locatelli, Sabatino Maione

Affiliations Department of Onco-Haematology, IRCCS “Bambino Gesù” Children Hospital, Rome, Italy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Sabatino Maione

Contributed equally to this work with: Franco Locatelli, Sabatino Maione

Affiliations Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, The Endocannabinoid Research Group (ERG) via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FR MEB GB VDM FL SM. Performed the experiments: MEB GB LL IM FG AC LC RI SP. Analyzed the data: FR MEB GB LL LC VDM FL SM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FR BN VDM FL SM. Wrote the paper: FR GB LL VDM FL SM.