About the Authors

Khalil Karimi

forsytp@mcmaster.ca (PF); karimik@mcmaster.ca (KK)

Affiliations The Brain Body institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Nalaayini Kandiah

Affiliation The Brain Body institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Jessie Chau

Affiliations The Brain Body institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

John Bienenstock

Affiliations The Brain Body institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Paul Forsythe

forsytp@mcmaster.ca (PF); karimik@mcmaster.ca (KK)

Affiliations The Brain Body institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KK PF. Performed the experiments: KK NK JC PF. Analyzed the data: KK PF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JB. Wrote the paper: PF KK JB.