About the Authors

Patrizia Nanni

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Valentina Gatta

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Laura Menotti

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Carla De Giovanni

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Marianna Ianzano

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Arianna Palladini

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Valentina Grosso

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Massimiliano Dall'Ora

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Stefania Croci

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Giordano Nicoletti

Affiliation Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

Lorena Landuzzi

Affiliation Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

Manuela Iezzi

Affiliation CESI Aging Research Center, G. D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy

Gabriella Campadelli-Fiume

gabriella.campadelli@unibo.it

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Pier-Luigi Lollini

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: G. Campadelli-Fiume, L. Menotti, P. Nanni, P-L. Lollini, C. De Giovanni. Performed the experiments: L. Menotti, V. Gatta, M. Ianzano, A. Palladini, V. Grosso, M. Dall'Ora, S. Croci, G. Nicoletti, L. Landuzzi, P. Nanni, C. De Giovanni, M. Iezzi. Analyzed the data: P. Nanni, P-L. Lollini, C. De Giovanni, G. Campadelli-Fiume, L. Menotti. Wrote the paper: P-L. Lollini, P. Nanni, C. De Giovanni, G. Campadelli-Fiume.