About the Authors

Rory Blackler

Affiliation Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Stephanie Syer

Affiliation Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Manlio Bolla

Affiliation NicOx Research Institute, Milan, Italy

Ennio Ongini

Affiliation NicOx Research Institute, Milan, Italy

John L. Wallace

jwalla@mcmaster.ca

Affiliation Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have the following competing interests: Dr. Bolla and Dr. Ongini are employed by NicOx S.A. Dr. Wallace holds shares in Antibe Therapteutis. ATB-346 (2-(6-methoxy-napthalen-2-yl)-propionic acid 4-thiocarbamoyl-phenyl ester) was provided and is manufactured by Antibe Therapeutics Inc. (Toronto, ON, Canada). NCX 429 [(S)-6-(nitrooxy)hexyl 2-(6-methoxynaphthalen-2-yl)propanoate] was provided and is manufactured by NicOx S.A. There are no other patents, products in development or other marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RB SS EO MB JLW. Performed the experiments: RB SS. Analyzed the data: RB SS EO MB JLW. Wrote the paper: RB EO MB JLW.