About the Authors

Marco Tomasetti

m.tomasetti@univpm.it

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

Linda Nocchi

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

Jiri Neuzil

Affiliations Apoptosis Research Group, School of Medical Science and Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia, Molecular Therapy Group, Institute of Biotechnology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

Jacob Goodwin

Affiliation Apoptosis Research Group, School of Medical Science and Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia

Maria Nguyen

Affiliation Apoptosis Research Group, School of Medical Science and Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia

Lanfeng Dong

Affiliation Apoptosis Research Group, School of Medical Science and Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia

Nicola Manzella

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

Sara Staffolani

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

Claudio Milanese

Affiliation Angelini Research, S. Palomba-Pomezia, Rome, Italy

Beatrice Garrone

Affiliation Angelini Research, S. Palomba-Pomezia, Rome, Italy

Renata Alleva

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology Research Unit, IRCCS Orthopaedic Institute Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy

Battista Borghi

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology Research Unit, IRCCS Orthopaedic Institute Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy

Lory Santarelli

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

Roberto Guerrieri

Affiliation ARCES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MT RG LN JN CM BG. Performed the experiments: MT LN NM SS RA JG MN LD. Analyzed the data: MT LN NM CM BG RA LS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LS JN CM BB RG. Wrote the paper: MT JN RG. Animal management and sample collection: CM BG. Transmission electron microscopy analysis: RA BB.