About the Authors

Carla Lubrano

Carla.Lubrano@uniroma1.it

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Maurizio Saponara

Affiliation Head and Neck Department, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Giuseppe Barbaro

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Palma Specchia

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Eliana Addessi

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Daniela Costantini

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Marta Tenuta

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Gabriella Di Lorenzo

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Giuseppe Genovesi

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Lorenzo M. Donini

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Andrea Lenzi

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Lucio Gnessi

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CL LG. Performed the experiments: MS GB PS EA DC MT. Analyzed the data: LMD AL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GDL GG. Wrote the paper: CL LG.