About the Authors

Marc-André Caron

Affiliation Centre de Recherche, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, and Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Mathieu C. Morissette

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Marie-Eve Thériault

Affiliation Centre de Recherche, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, and Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Jake K. Nikota

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Martin R. Stämpfli

Affiliations Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Richard Debigaré

Richard.Debigare@rea.ulaval.ca

Affiliation Centre de Recherche, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, and Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAC MCM MRS RD. Performed the experiments: MAC MCM MET JKN. Analyzed the data: MAC MCM MRS RD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MRS RD. Wrote the paper: MAC MCM MRS RD.