Parascandolo, Alessia
Magnifico, Maria C.
De Vita, Emanuele
Hematti, Peiman https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-4497
Distante, Cosimo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1073-2390
Corcione, Francesco
Varelli, Marco
Cutruzzolà, Francesca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4621-2135
Macone, Alberto
Laukkanen, Mikko O. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1004-7131
Article History
Received: 18 August 2025
Revised: 13 April 2026
Accepted: 15 May 2026
First Online: 22 May 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approvals for the isolation of the primary cells, tissues, and for the urine sample collection were obtained from the ethical committees of the Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy (Project 2013-01-02, deliberation number 1293), the University of Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy (Protocol 394/19), and the Clinical Mediterranea hospital, Naples, Italy (Authorization released by Medical Director on 24.5.2023). Informed consent was obtained from all participating patients. The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The funders had no role in the study’s design, execution, data analysis, or interpretation of the results.