About the Authors
- Bianca K. Itariu
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Affiliations Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardio-Metabolic Immunotherapy, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Maximilian Zeyda
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Affiliations Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardio-Metabolic Immunotherapy, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Gerhard Prager
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Thomas M. Stulnig
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* E-mail: thomas.stulnig@meduniwien.ac.at
Affiliations Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardio-Metabolic Immunotherapy, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Competing Interests
This work was partly supported by the Austrian National Bank Project. There are no 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, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TMS BKI. Performed the experiments: BKI GP. Analyzed the data: BKI MZ TMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TMS MZ GP. Wrote the paper: BKI. Critically reviewed the manuscript: TMS MZ GP.