About the Authors

Luciano R. Filgueiras, Jr.

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Joilson O. Martins

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Carlos H. Serezani

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Vera L. Capelozzi

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Marlise B. A. Montes

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Sonia Jancar

sojancar@icb.usp.br

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LFR JOM CHS SJ. Performed the experiments: LFR MBAM. Analyzed the data: LFR JOM CHS VLC SJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CHS SJ. Wrote the paper: LFR CHS SJ.