About the Authors

Juan Meng

Affiliation Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China

Peng Zhou

Affiliation Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China

Yafeng Liu

Affiliation Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China

Feng Liu

Affiliation Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China

Xuelian Yi

Affiliation Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China

Shixi Liu

liusx999@163.com

Affiliation Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China

Gabriele Holtappels

Affiliation Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

Claus Bachert

Affiliations Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, Division of ENT Diseases, Clintec, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Nan Zhang

Affiliation Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SXL CB. Performed the experiments: JM NZ GH PZ. Analyzed the data: FL XLY YFL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GH. Wrote the manuscript: JM SXL CB.