About the Authors

Alessio Papi

massimiliano.bonafe@unibo.it (MB); alessio.papi2@unibo.it (AP)

Affiliation Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Gianluca Storci

Affiliations Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Center for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

Tiziana Guarnieri

Affiliations Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Center for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy, National Biostructures and Biosystems Institute (INBB), Rome, Italy

Sabrina De Carolis

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Sara Bertoni

Affiliation Center for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

Nicola Avenia

Affiliation Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology and Dentistry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Alessandro Sanguinetti

Affiliation Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology and Dentistry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Angelo Sidoni

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Donatella Santini

Affiliation Department of Radiology and Histo-cytopathology, St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

Claudio Ceccarelli

Affiliation Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Mario Taffurelli

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Marina Orlandi

Affiliation Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Massimiliano Bonafé

massimiliano.bonafe@unibo.it (MB); alessio.papi2@unibo.it (AP)

Affiliations Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Center for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AP MB. Performed the experiments: AP GS SD SB. Analyzed the data: AP MB CC DS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TG MT NA A. Sanguinetti A. Sidoni. Wrote the paper: AP MB MO.