About the Authors

Martin Kongsbak

Affiliation Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Marina R. von Essen

Affiliation Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Lasse Boding

Affiliation Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Trine B. Levring

Affiliation Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Peter Schjerling

Affiliation Institute of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery M, Bispebjerg Hospital and Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Jens P. H. Lauritsen

Affiliation Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Anders Woetmann

Affiliation Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Niels Ødum

Affiliation Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Charlotte M. Bonefeld

Affiliation Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Carsten Geisler

cge@sund.ku.dk

Affiliation Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MK MRvE LB TBL PS CMB JPHL AW NØ CG. Performed the experiments: MK MRvE. Analyzed the data: MK MRvE LB TBL PS CMB JPHL AW NØ CG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NØ CG. Wrote the paper: MK MRvE LB TBL PS CMB JPHL AW NØ CG.