About the Authors

Eveline A. I. F. Queiroz

Affiliations Pharmacology Department, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

Stephanie Puukila

Affiliation Biology Department, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Rosangela Eichler

Affiliation Pharmacology Department, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Sandra C. Sampaio

Affiliation Pharmacology Department, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Heidi L. Forsyth

Affiliation Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Simon J. Lees

Affiliations Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, Biology Department, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Aneli M. Barbosa

Affiliation Biorefining Research Institute, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Robert F. H. Dekker

Affiliation Biorefining Research Institute, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Zuleica B. Fortes

zbfortes@icb.usp.br (ZBF); nkhaper@nosm.ca (NK)

Affiliation Pharmacology Department, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Neelam Khaper

zbfortes@icb.usp.br (ZBF); nkhaper@nosm.ca (NK)

Affiliations Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, Biology Department, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EAIFQ SCS RFHD ZBF NK. Performed the experiments: EAIFQ SP RE HLF SJL AMB. Analyzed the data: EAIFQ SP RE HLF SCS SJL AMB RFHD ZBF NK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SCS SJL RFHD ZBF NK. Wrote the paper: EAIFQ RFHD ZBF NK.