About the Authors

Margaret Chia-Ying Wey

Affiliations Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Elizabeth Fernandez

FernandezE@uthscsa.edu (EF); Strong@uthscsa.edu (RS)

Affiliations Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care Network, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Paul Anthony Martinez

Affiliation Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Patricia Sullivan

Affiliation Clinical Neurocardiology Section, Clinical Neurosciences Program, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

David S. Goldstein

Affiliation Clinical Neurocardiology Section, Clinical Neurosciences Program, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Randy Strong

FernandezE@uthscsa.edu (EF); Strong@uthscsa.edu (RS)

Affiliations Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care Network, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MCW EF RS DSG. Performed the experiments: MCW EF PAM PS. Analyzed the data: MCW PS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RS DSG. Wrote the paper: MCW RS .