About the Authors
- David L Boyle
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Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Toni L Jones
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Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Deepa Hammaker
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Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Camille I Svensson
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Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Sanna Rosengren
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Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Salvatore Albani
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Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Linda Sorkin
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Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Gary S Firestein
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: gfirestein@ucsd.edu
Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
DLB, SA, LS, and GSF designed the study. DLB, TLJ, LS, and GSF analyzed the data. DLB, CIS, LS, and GSF contributed to writing the paper. DH performed some of the Western blotting experiments discussed in the paper, and SR performed some of the in vivo studies.