About the Authors

Jinxiang Wu

Affiliation Department of Respiratory, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Fangzheng Dong

Affiliations University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Dermatology & Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Rui-An Wang

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xian, Shanxi, China

Junfei Wang

Affiliation Department of Respiratory, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Jiping Zhao

Affiliation Department of Respiratory, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Mengmeng Yang

Affiliation Department of Respiratory, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Wenbin Gong

Affiliation Department of Respiratory, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Rutao Cui

rutaocui@bu.edu (RC); dl5506@aliyun.com (LD)

Affiliations Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai, China, Department of Dermatology & Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Liang Dong

rutaocui@bu.edu (RC); dl5506@aliyun.com (LD)

Affiliation Department of Respiratory, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LD RC J. Wu. Performed the experiments: J. Wu J. Wang JZ WG MY. Analyzed the data: J. Wu FD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RW FD J. Wu. Wrote the manuscript: FD J. Wu.