About the Authors

Ke Ni

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

Simin Li

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

Qiuling Xia

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

Na Zang

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

Yu Deng

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

Xiaohong Xie

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

Zhengxiu Luo

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

Yan Luo

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

Lijia Wang

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

Zhou Fu

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

Enmei Liu

emliu186@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EL KN NZ YD XX ZL ZF. Performed the experiments: KN NZ QX. Analyzed the data: KN NZ SL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LW YL. Wrote the paper: KN EL. Obtained the permission for use of cell line: Hep-2: LW.