About the Authors

Fiorella Faggi

Affiliations Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), Italy

Stefania Mitola

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Guglielmo Sorci

Affiliations Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), Italy

Francesca Riuzzi

Affiliations Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), Italy

Rosario Donato

Affiliations Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), Italy

Silvia Codenotti

Affiliations Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), Italy

Pietro Luigi Poliani

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Manuela Cominelli

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Raffaella Vescovi

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Stefania Rossi

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Stefano Calza

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Marina Colombi

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Fabio Penna

Affiliations Department of Experimental Medicine and Oncology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), Italy

Paola Costelli

Affiliations Department of Experimental Medicine and Oncology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), Italy

Ilaria Perini

Affiliation Stem Cell Research Institute, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

Maurilio Sampaolesi

Affiliations Stem Cell Research Institute, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium, Human Anatomy Section, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), Italy

Eugenio Monti

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Alessandro Fanzani

fanzani@med.unibs.it

Affiliations Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AF FF SM GS RD EM. Performed the experiments: FF SM GS FR S. Codenotti PLP M. Cominelli RV SR IP. Analyzed the data: AF FF SM GS RD EM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: M. Colombi FP PC MS. Wrote the paper: AF. Performed the statistical analysis: S. Calza.