About the Authors

Jingwei Lu

Affiliation Cardiovascular Medicine, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Reeva Aggarwal

Affiliation Cardiovascular Medicine, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Suman Kanji

Affiliation Cardiovascular Medicine, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Manjusri Das

Affiliation Cardiovascular Medicine, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Matthew Joseph

Affiliation Cardiovascular Medicine, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Vincent Pompili

Affiliation Cardiovascular Medicine, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Hiranmoy Das

hiranmoy.das@osumc.edu

Affiliations Cardiovascular Medicine, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Innate Immunity, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JL HD. Performed the experiments: JL RA SK MD MJ HD. Analyzed the data: JL RA SK MD MJ VP HD. Wrote the paper: JL HD.