About the Authors

Georgia Porto

Affiliations Heart Institute, Instituto do Coração (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Ricardo J. Giordano

Affiliations David H. Koch Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Chemistry Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Luciana C. Marti

Affiliation Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil

Beatriz Stolf

Affiliations Heart Institute, Instituto do Coração (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Renata Pasqualini

Affiliation David H. Koch Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Wadih Arap

Affiliation David H. Koch Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Jorge Kalil

Affiliations Heart Institute, Instituto do Coração (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology, National Institute of Science and Technology (iii-INCT), São Paulo, Brazil

Verônica Coelho

vecoelho@usp.br

Affiliations Heart Institute, Instituto do Coração (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology, National Institute of Science and Technology (iii-INCT), São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GP VC BS RP WA JK. Wrote the paper: GP VC. WA gave permission for use of techniques. Substantial contribution to the conception and design of the work, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data: GP. Contributions to the design and to interpretation of data: RJG. Contributed to revision of the manuscript: BS RP RJG LCM. Acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data: LCM. Substantial contribution to the revision of the manuscript: BS. Discussion of data: BS JK. Interpretation of data: VC. Final approval of the version to be published: GP RJG LCM BS RP WA JK VC.