About the Authors

Gloria Formoso

Affiliations Department of Medicine and Aging, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, “G. D’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy, Aging Research Center, Ce.S.I., “G. d’Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Merilda Taraborrelli

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Aging, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Maria T. Guagnano

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Aging, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Monica D’Adamo

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

Natalia Di Pietro

Affiliations Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, “G. D’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy, Aging Research Center, Ce.S.I., “G. d’Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Armando Tartaro

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, “G. D’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Agostino Consoli

consoli@unich.it

Affiliations Department of Medicine and Aging, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, “G. D’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy, Aging Research Center, Ce.S.I., “G. d’Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AC GF. Performed the experiments: GF MT NDP MTG MD AT. Analyzed the data: AC GF MT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GF MT MD. Wrote the paper: GF AC.