About the Authors
- Lyubov Chaykovska
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Affiliations Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Fabian Heunisch
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Affiliation Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Gina von Einem
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Affiliation Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Markus L. Alter
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Affiliation Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Carl-Friedrich Hocher
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Affiliation Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Oleg Tsuprykov
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Affiliation Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Thomas Dschietzig
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Affiliations Immundiagnostik AG, Bensheim, Germany, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Axel Kretschmer
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Affiliation Bayer Pharma AG, Wuppertal, Germany
- Berthold Hocher
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* E-mail: hocher@uni-potsdam.de
Affiliations Institute for Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany, IFLb Laboratoriumsmedizin Berlin GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Competing Interests
Commercial affiliation to Bayer Pharma AG, Wuppertal, Germany did not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MLA AK BH. Performed the experiments: FH GvE CFH OT. Analyzed the data: FH LC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AK. Wrote the paper: LC FH MLA AK BH.