About the Authors

Ewan A. Ross

Affiliation Rheumatology Research Group, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Birmingham, Birminham, United Kingdom

Sylvie Freeman

Affiliation Division of Immunity and Infection, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Yan Zhao

Affiliation Center for Cardiovascular Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Tarvinder S. Dhanjal

Affiliation Center for Cardiovascular Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Emma J. Ross

Affiliation Rheumatology Research Group, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Birmingham, Birminham, United Kingdom

Sian Lax

Affiliation Rheumatology Research Group, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Birmingham, Birminham, United Kingdom

Zubair Ahmed

Affiliation Molecular Neuroscience Group, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Tie Zheng Hou

Affiliation Rheumatology Research Group, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Birmingham, Birminham, United Kingdom

Neena Kalia

Affiliation Center for Cardiovascular Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Stuart Egginton

Affiliation Department of Physiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Gerard Nash

Affiliation Center for Cardiovascular Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Steve P. Watson

Affiliation Center for Cardiovascular Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Jon Frampton

Affiliation Division of Immunity and Infection, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Christopher D. Buckley

c.d.buckley@bham.ac.uk

Affiliation Rheumatology Research Group, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Birmingham, Birminham, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GN SE CB ER SF TD SW JF. Performed the experiments: ER YZ TD ER SL ZA TH NK. Analyzed the data: CB ER SF ZA TH NK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SE. Wrote the paper: GN CB ER SF SW JF.