About the Authors
- Linda Sommese
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Contributed equally to this work with: Linda Sommese, Chiara Pagliuca, Bice Avallone
Affiliations Division of Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Immunology, Regional Reference Laboratory of Transplant Immunology, Azienda Universitaria Policlinico, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental Medicine, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Chiara Pagliuca
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Contributed equally to this work with: Linda Sommese, Chiara Pagliuca, Bice Avallone
Affiliation CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Naples, Italy
- Bice Avallone
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Contributed equally to this work with: Linda Sommese, Chiara Pagliuca, Bice Avallone
Affiliation Department of Biological Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Rossana Ippolito
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Affiliation Department of Biomorphological and Functional Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Amelia Casamassimi
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Affiliation Department of General Pathology and Excellence Research Centre on Cardiovascular Diseases, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Valerio Costa
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Affiliation CNR, Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, Naples, Italy
- Roberta Colicchio
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Affiliation Foundation-SDN, Institute of Diagnostic and Nuclear Development, IRCCS, Naples, Italy
- Raimondo Cerciello
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Affiliation Department of Biological Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Maria D'Armiento
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Affiliation Department of Biomorphological and Functional Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Margherita Scarpato
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Affiliation CNR, Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, Naples, Italy
- Alfonso Giovane
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Gabiria Pastore
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Affiliation Department of Sciences for Biology, Geology, and Environment, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy
- Teresa Infante
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Affiliation Foundation-SDN, Institute of Diagnostic and Nuclear Development, IRCCS, Naples, Italy
- Alfredo Ciccodicola
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Affiliation CNR, Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “A. Buzzati-Traverso”, Naples, Italy
- Carmela Fiorito
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Affiliation Division of Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Immunology, Regional Reference Laboratory of Transplant Immunology, Azienda Universitaria Policlinico, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Francesco Paolo D'Armiento
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Affiliation Department of Biomorphological and Functional Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Paola Salvatore
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* E-mail: psalvato@unina.it
Affiliations CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Naples, Italy, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Pathology “L. Califano”, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Claudio Napoli
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Affiliations Division of Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Immunology, Regional Reference Laboratory of Transplant Immunology, Azienda Universitaria Policlinico, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Department of General Pathology and Excellence Research Centre on Cardiovascular Diseases, 1st School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Foundation-SDN, Institute of Diagnostic and Nuclear Development, IRCCS, Naples, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LS BA A. Casamassimi A. Ciccodicola PS CN. Performed the experiments: LS CP BA RI A. Casamassimi VC R. Colicchio R. Cerciello MD MS AG GP TI A. Ciccodicola CF FPD PS. Analyzed the data: LS CP BA RI A. Casamassimi VC R. Colicchio R. Cerciello MD MS A. Ciccodicola, FPD PS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LS BA A. Casamassimi MD AG A. Ciccodicola FPD PS CN. Wrote the paper: LS BA A. Casamassimi FPD PS CN.