About the Authors

Mohammad T. Elnakish

Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, and Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, and Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Mohamed D. H. Hassona

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, and Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Mazin A. Alhaj

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, and Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Leni Moldovan

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Paul M. L. Janssen

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, and Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Mahmood Khan

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, and Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Hamdy H. Hassanain

dr.hamdyhassanain@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, and Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Performed the experiments: MTE MDHH MAA LM MK. Analyzed the data: MTE MDHH MAA LM MK. Wrote the paper: MTE HHH. Interpreted results of experiments: MTE MDHH MAA LM PMLJ MK HHH. Prepared figures: MTE LM MK. Edited and revised the manuscript: MTE MDHH MAA LM PMLJ MK. Approved the final version of manuscript: MTE MDHH MAA LM PMLJ MK HHH.