About the Authors

André Luis Bombeiro

andrelb@icb.usp.br

Affiliations Department of Immunology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Neuroregeneration Center, Department of Neurology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Lígia Antunes Gonçalves

Affiliation Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal

Carlos Penha-Gonçalves

Affiliation Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal

Claudio Romero Farias Marinho

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Maria Regina D’Império Lima

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Gerson Chadi

Affiliation Neuroregeneration Center, Department of Neurology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

José Maria Álvarez

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ALB LAG CRFM CPG MRDL GC JMA. Performed the experiments: ALB LAG. Analyzed the data: ALB LAG JMA GC MRDL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JMA GC MRDL CPG. Wrote the paper: ALB LAG CRFM CPG MRDL GC JMA.