About the Authors

Jide Tian

jtian@mednet.ucla.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Hoa N. Dang

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Jing Yong

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Wing-Sheung Chui

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Matthew P. G. Dizon

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Catherine K. Y. Yaw

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Daniel L. Kaufman

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

Drs. Jide Tian and Daniel L. Kaufman are co-inventors of a patent titled “GABA Modulates Inflammation”, but both had no patent-related activity of employment, consultancy, products in development or modified products. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The authors declare no other conflicts of interest.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JT DLK. Performed the experiments: JT JY HND W-SC MPGD CKYY. Analyzed the data: JT HND JY. Wrote the paper: JT DLK.