About the Authors

Benjamin W. Van Tassell

bvantassell@vcu.edu

Affiliations School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Victoria Johnson Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Ross A. Arena

Affiliation Physical Therapy Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Stefano Toldo

Affiliations Victoria Johnson Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Eleonora Mezzaroma

Affiliations School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Victoria Johnson Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Tania Azam

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

Ignacio M. Seropian

Affiliations School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Victoria Johnson Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Keyur Shah

Affiliation Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Justin Canada

Affiliation Department of Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Norbert F. Voelkel

Affiliation Victoria Johnson Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Charles A. Dinarello

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

Antonio Abbate

Affiliations Victoria Johnson Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

AA is a PLoS ONE Editorial Board Member. However, his position does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BVT RAA ST EM IMS NFV CAD AA. Performed the experiments: BVT RAA ST EM TA IMS KS JC NFV CAD AA. Analyzed the data: BVT RAA TA NFV CAD AA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BVT RAA ST EM TA IMS KS JC NFV CAD AA. Wrote the paper: BVT RAA NFV CAD AA.