About the Authors

Juan Pérez-Martínez

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Albacete, Spain

Francisco C. Pérez-Martínez

Affiliation Department of Research and Development, NanoDrugs, S.L., Parque Científico y Tecnológico, Albacete, Spain

Blanca Carrión

Affiliation Department of Research and Development, NanoDrugs, S.L., Parque Científico y Tecnológico, Albacete, Spain

Jesús Masiá

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Albacete, Spain

Agustín Ortega

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Albacete, Spain

Esther Simarro

Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Albacete, Spain

Syong H. Nam-Cha

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Albacete, Spain

Valentín Ceña

valentin.cena@gmail.com

Affiliations Unidad Asociada Neurodeath, Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, CSIC-Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain, CIBERNED, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: - The corresponding author, VC, is an Academic Editor for the journal. - FCP-M and BC are employed by NanoDrugs, S.L. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JP-M FP-M VC. Performed the experiments: JP-M BC JM AO ES SN. Analyzed the data: JP-M FP-M. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VC. Wrote the paper: JP-M FP-M VC.