About the Authors

Xiaofeng Chen

Affiliation Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Debra L. Rateri

Affiliation Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Deborah A. Howatt

Affiliation Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Anju Balakrishnan

Affiliation Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Jessica J. Moorleghen

Affiliation Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Andrew J. Morris

Affiliation Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Richard Charnigo

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Lisa A. Cassis

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Biochemical Pharmacology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Alan Daugherty

Alan.Daugherty@uky.edu

Affiliation Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XC AD. Performed the experiments: XC DR DAH AB JM. Analyzed the data: XC DR DAH AB JM AJM RC LAC AD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AJM AD. Wrote the manuscript: XC DR DAH AB JM AJM RC LAC AD.