About the Authors

Antonio A. M. Castro

antonioamcastro@yahoo.com.br

Affiliations Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center of Federal University of São Paulo – Unifesp, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Federal University of Pampa (Unipampa), Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Elias F. Porto

Affiliations Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center of Federal University of São Paulo – Unifesp, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Adventist University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Vinícius C. Iamonti

Affiliation Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center of Federal University of São Paulo – Unifesp, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Gérson F. de Souza

Affiliations Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center of Federal University of São Paulo – Unifesp, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Nove de Julho University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Oliver A. Nascimento

Affiliation Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center of Unifesp, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

José R. Jardim

Affiliation Professor of Respiratory Diseases and Director of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center of Unifesp, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AAMC JRJ. Performed the experiments: AAMC EFP VCI GFS. Analyzed the data: AAMC EFP OAN JRJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VCI. Wrote the manuscript: AAMC JRJ.