About the Authors

Maria Alícia Carrillo-Sepúlveda

Affiliation Laboratory of Cell Biology and Functional Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Graziela S. Ceravolo

Affiliation Laboratory of Hypertension, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Cristina R. Furstenau

Affiliation Laboratory of Cell Biology and Functional Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Priscilla de Souza Monteiro

Affiliation Laboratory of Cell Biology and Functional Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Zuleica Bruno-Fortes

Affiliation Laboratory of Hypertension, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Maria Helena Carvalho

Affiliation Laboratory of Hypertension, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Francisco R. Laurindo

Affiliation Vascular Biology Laboratory of Heart Institute, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Rita C. Tostes

Affiliations Laboratory of Hypertension, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Physiology, Georgia Health Science University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

R. Clinton Webb

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Georgia Health Science University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Maria Luiza M. Barreto-Chaves

mchaves@usp.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Cell Biology and Functional Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAC-S ZB-F MHC FRL RCT RCW MLMB-C. Performed the experiments: MAC-S GSC CRF PSM. Analyzed the data: MAC-S GSC RCT RCW MLMB-C. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ZB-F MHC FRL. Wrote the paper: MAC-S CRF MLMB-C.