About the Authors
- Barbara Rinaldi
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* E-mail: barbara.rinaldi@unina2.it
Affiliations Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Maria Donniacuo
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Loredana Sodano
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Giulia Gritti
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Simona Signoriello
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Affiliation Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Medical Statistics, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Elisabetta Parretta
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Liberato Berrino
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Konrad Urbanek
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Annalisa Capuano
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- Francesco Rossi
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Affiliations Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “L. Donatelli”, Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors declare that Sildenafil citrate was a donation from a commercial source (Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA). This was stated in Acknowledgements and does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BR FR. Performed the experiments: BR MD LS GG EP KU. Analyzed the data: BR MD LS GG SS KU LB AC FR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EP LB AC FR. Wrote the paper: BR MD SS LB AC FR.