About the Authors
- Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash
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Affiliations Institute of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemical Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China, College of Pharmacy, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Kanwal Rehman
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Affiliation Institute of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemical Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
- Hongying Sun
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Affiliation Institute of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemical Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
- Shuqing Chen
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* E-mail: chenshuqing@zju.edu.cn
Affiliation Institute of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemical Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: IL-1Ra was generously provided by Hisun Pharmaceuticals. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. 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: MSHA SC. Performed the experiments: MSHA KR. Analyzed the data: MSHA KR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MSHA KR HS. Wrote the paper: MSHA KR.