About the Authors

Chera L. Maarouf

Affiliation The Longtine Center for Neurodegenerative Biochemistry, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, United States of America

Ian D. Daugs

Affiliation The Longtine Center for Neurodegenerative Biochemistry, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, United States of America

Tyler A. Kokjohn

Affiliations The Longtine Center for Neurodegenerative Biochemistry, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, United States of America

Douglas G. Walker

Affiliation Laboratory of Neuroinflammation, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, United States of America

Jesse M. Hunter

Affiliation The Longtine Center for Neurodegenerative Biochemistry, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, United States of America

Jane C. Kruchowsky

Affiliation Laboratory of Neuroinflammation, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, United States of America

Randy Woltjer

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Jeffrey Kaye

Affiliation Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, United States of America

Eduardo M. Castaño

Affiliation Fundacion Instituto Leloir, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Marwan N. Sabbagh

Affiliation Cleo Roberts Center for Clinical Research, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, United States of America

Thomas G. Beach

Affiliation Civin Laboratory for Neuropathology, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, United States of America

Alex E. Roher

alex.roher@bannerhealth.com

Affiliation The Longtine Center for Neurodegenerative Biochemistry, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CLM TAK DGW JMH TGB AER. Performed the experiments: CLM IDD DGW JMH JCK. Analyzed the data: CLM TAK DGW JMH TGB AER. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TGB AER. Wrote the paper: CLM TAK DGW JMH RW JK EMC MNS TGB AER.