About the Authors

Caio Cesar de Souza Alves

Affiliations Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Experimental&Translational Respiratory Group, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia, Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia

Adam Collison

Affiliations Experimental&Translational Respiratory Group, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia, Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia

Luke Hatchwell

Affiliations Experimental&Translational Respiratory Group, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia, Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia

Maximilian Plank

Affiliation Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia

Matthew Morten

Affiliations Experimental&Translational Respiratory Group, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia, Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia

Paul S. Foster

Affiliation Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia

Sebastian L. Johnston

Affiliation Airway Disease Infection Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Medical Research Council & Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Cristiane França da Costa

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Mauro Vieira de Almeida

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Henrique Couto Teixeira

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Ana Paula Ferreira

Joerg.mattes@newcastle.edu.au (JM); ana.paula@ufjf.edu.br (APF)

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Joerg Mattes

Joerg.mattes@newcastle.edu.au (JM); ana.paula@ufjf.edu.br (APF)

Affiliations Experimental&Translational Respiratory Group, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia, Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia, Paediatric Respiratory & Sleep Medicine Unit, Newcastle Children’s Hospital, Newcastle, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JM APF MVA CFC CCSA PSF. Performed the experiments: CCSA AC LH MP MM. Analyzed the data: CCSA AC LH MP JM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JM SLJ APF MVA CFC. Wrote the manuscript: CCSA AC JM HCT PSF APF MVA CFC.