About the Authors

Antonio J. Ruiz-Alcaraz

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology B and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain

Christopher Lipina

Affiliation Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom

John R. Petrie

Affiliation Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Michael J. Murphy

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Medicine, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, United Kingdom

Andrew D. Morris

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Medicine, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, United Kingdom

Calum Sutherland

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Medicine, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, United Kingdom

Daniel J. Cuthbertson

daniel.cuthbertson@liverpool.ac.uk

Affiliations Department of Obesity and Endocrinology, Clinical Sciences Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Department of Obesity and Endocrinology, Institute of Aging and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ARA MM JP DC AM CS. Performed the experiments: ARA CL JP MM CS DC. Analyzed the data: ARA CL JP MM AM CS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ARA JP MM CS. Wrote the paper: ARA CL JP CS DC.