Vicario, Nunzio https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5934-3962
Spitale, Federica M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6818-6559
Tibullo, Daniele https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-8556
Giallongo, Cesarina
Amorini, Angela M.
Scandura, Grazia
Spoto, Graziana
Saab, Miriam W.
D’Aprile, Simona
Alberghina, Cristiana
Mangione, Renata
Bernstock, Joshua D.
Botta, Cirino https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1522-4504
Gulisano, Massimo
Buratti, Emanuele
Leanza, Giampiero https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-2561
Zorec, Robert https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7478-3875
Vecchio, Michele
Di Rosa, Michelino
Li Volti, Giovanni https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8678-2183
Lazzarino, Giuseppe https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5917-7279
Parenti, Rosalba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1614-4696
Gulino, Rosario https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8067-697X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (PON AIM R&I 2014-2020 - E66C18001240007, PRIN 2017, Grant no. 2017XKWWK9_004, PRIN 2015, Grant. No.: 2015MJBEM2_006)
Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS (#P3-310)
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
Article History
Received: 17 May 2021
Revised: 4 June 2021
Accepted: 7 June 2021
First Online: 16 June 2021
Ethics statement
: The study was conducted in accordance with the recommendations of the local committee for animal welfare (OPBA, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, Catania, Italy); the protocol was approved by OPBA and by the Italian Ministry of Health.
: JDB has positions/equity in POCKiT Diagnostics, Treovir LLC, and Avidea Technologies.