About the Authors

Keity Souza Santos

Affiliations Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, FMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology–INCT, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Heart Institute (InCor), LIM-19, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Marco Antonio Stephano

Affiliation Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

José Roberto Marcelino

Affiliation Division of Hyperimmune Plasmas, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Virginia Maria Resende Ferreira

Affiliations Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, FMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology–INCT, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Thalita Rocha

Affiliation Medical School, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil

Celso Caricati

Affiliation Special Pilot Laboratory of Research and Development of Veterinary Immunobiologicals, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Hisako Gondo Higashi

Affiliation Institute of Technology of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Ana Maria Moro

Affiliations Institute for Investigation in Immunology–INCT, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Laboratory of Biopharmaceuticals in Animal Cells, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Jorge Elias Kalil

Affiliations Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, FMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology–INCT, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Heart Institute (InCor), LIM-19, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Osmar Malaspina

Affiliations Institute for Investigation in Immunology–INCT, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Department of Biology/Institute of Biosciences, Center for the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

Fabio Fernandes Morato Castro

Affiliations Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, FMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology–INCT, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Heart Institute (InCor), LIM-19, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Mário Sérgio Palma

mspalma@rc.unesp.br

Affiliations Institute for Investigation in Immunology–INCT, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Department of Biology/Institute of Biosciences, Center for the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MSP KSS MASJEK FFMC AMM. Performed the experiments: KSS HGH MAS JRM VMRF TR CC OM. Analyzed the data: KSS MAS MSP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MSP JEK FFMC OM AMM HGH. Wrote the manuscript: MSP KSS MAS. Obtained permission from the Committee for Ethics in Animal Experimentation: MAS KSS.