About the Authors
- Rashmi Krishnapuram
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Affiliation Infections and Obesity Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
- Emily J. Dhurandhar
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Affiliation Infections and Obesity Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
- Olga Dubuisson
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Affiliation Infections and Obesity Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
- Vijay Hegde
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Affiliation Infections and Obesity Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
- Nikhil V. Dhurandhar
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* E-mail: Nikhil.Dhurandhar@PBRC.EDU
Affiliation Infections and Obesity Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Vital Health Interventions, LLC partly funded this study. The following Patents are granted or have been applied for: United States Patents approved: Patent number 6,127,113. Viral Obesity methods and Compositions. Patent number 6,664,050. Viral Obesity methods and Compositions. Patent number US 8,008,436B2, dated August 30, 2011: Adenovirus 36 E4orf1 gene and protein and their uses. Patent filed. Dhurandhar NV and Holland TC. Ad-36 E4 orf-1, E1A and obesity and diabetes. November 2006. File No. 05P09. Adenovirus Ad36 E4orf1 protein for prevention and treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. US patent application July 8, 2010. 61/362,443; Taiwan Patent number 100124173. Enhanced glycemic control using Ad36E4orf1 and AKT1 Inhibitor. January 2013. Provisional Patent filed: October 17, 201. 61/714,899. Compositions and Methods for Improving Glucose Uptake. There are no other patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NVD. Performed the experiments: RK EJD OD VH. Analyzed the data: RK EJD OD VH NVD. Wrote the paper: RK EJD OD VH NVD.