About the Authors

Ahmed M. Al-Abd

amalabd@kau.edu.sa

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Fahad A. Al-Abbasi

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Salwa M. Nofal

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Medical Division, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

Amani E. Khalifa

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Richard O. Williams

Affiliation Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Wafaa I. El-Eraky

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Medical Division, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

Ayman A. Nagy

Affiliation Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt

Ashraf B. Abdel-Naim

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Competing Interests

The co-author Ashraf B. Abdel-Naim is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AMA WIE ROW ABA. Performed the experiments: AMA WIE ROW AAN. Analyzed the data: AMA FAA AEK AAN ABA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FAA SMN AEK ROW. Wrote the paper: AMA AAN ABA. Fund raising: FAA.