About the Authors

Svitlana Garbuzova-Davis

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: sgarbuzo@health.usf.edu

Affiliations Center of Excellence for Aging & Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Samuel Saporta

Affiliations Center of Excellence for Aging & Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Edward Haller

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Irina Kolomey

Affiliation Center of Excellence for Aging & Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Steven P. Bennett

Affiliations Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Johnnie B. Byrd's Alzheimer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Huntington Potter

Affiliations Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Johnnie B. Byrd's Alzheimer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Paul R. Sanberg

Affiliations Center of Excellence for Aging & Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Psychiatry, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SG. Performed the experiments: SG. Analyzed the data: SG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SG. Wrote the paper: SG. Other: Consulted with about pathological mechanisms in ALS: PS. Consulted in discussion of findings: HP. Assisted in determining disease stage in ALS mice: SB. Assisted in performing immunohistochemistry: IK. Assisted in performing experiments with Evans Blue extravation: EH. Consulted on experimental design: SS.