About the Authors
- Yejie Shi
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Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Hui Yuan
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Dong Kim
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Vishal Chanana
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Affiliation Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Akemichi Baba
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Affiliation Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Toshio Matsuda
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Affiliation Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Pelin Cengiz
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Affiliation Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Peter Ferrazzano
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Affiliation Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Dandan Sun
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* E-mail: sund@upmc.edu
Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Competing Interests
The HOE 642 used in this study was a kind gift from Aventis Pharma (Frankfurt, Germany). 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: DS. Performed the experiments: YS HY DK VC PC PF. Analyzed the data: YS HY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AB TM. Wrote the manuscript: YS HY DS.