About the Authors

Mohamed M. Amin

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Medical Division, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Gihan F. Asaad

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Medical Division, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Rania M. Abdel Salam

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Hanan S. El-Abhar

Hanabhar@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Mahmoud S. Arbid

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Medical Division, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HEA M. Amin GA. Performed the experiments: M. Amin GA M. Arbid. Analyzed the data: RAS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: M. Amin GA RAS M. Arbid. Wrote the paper: HEA.