About the Authors

Hong-bing Liu

Affiliation Respiratory Department, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China

Ying Wu

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jiangsu Province Geriatric Hospital, Jiangsu Province Geriatric Institute, Nanjing, China

Tang-feng Lv

Affiliation Respiratory Department, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China

Yan-wen Yao

Affiliation Respiratory Department, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China

Yong-ying Xiao

Affiliation Respiratory Department, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China

Dong-mei Yuan

Affiliation Respiratory Department, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China

Yong Song

yong_song6310@yahoo.com

Affiliation Respiratory Department, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HL YS. Performed the experiments: HL YW TL. Analyzed the data: HL YW YS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YY YX DY. Wrote the paper: HL YW.