About the Authors

Cansu Yıldırım

Affiliation Dept of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Daphne Y. S. Vogel

Affiliation Dept of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Maurits R. Hollander

Affiliation Dept of Cardiology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Josefien M. Baggen

Affiliation Dept of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Ruud D. Fontijn

Affiliation Dept of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Sylvia Nieuwenhuis

Affiliation Dept of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Anouk Haverkamp

Affiliation Dept of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Margreet R. de Vries

Affiliation Dept of Vascular Surgery, Einthoven Laboratories, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands

Paul H. A. Quax

Affiliation Dept of Vascular Surgery, Einthoven Laboratories, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands

Juan J. Garcia-Vallejo

Affiliation Dept of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Anja M. van der Laan

Affiliation Dept of Cardiology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Christine D. Dijkstra

Affiliation Dept of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Tineke C. T. M. van der Pouw Kraan

Affiliation Dept of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Niels van Royen

Affiliation Dept of Cardiology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Anton J. G. Horrevoets

aj.horrevoets@vumc.nl

Affiliation Dept of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CY DV MH JB RF SN AH MdeV PQ JGV AvdL CD TvdPK NvR AJGH. Performed the experiments: CY DV MH JB RF SN AH MdeV JGV AvdL. Analyzed the data: CY DV MH JB RF SN AH MdeV PQ JGV AvdL CD TvdPK NvR AJGH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DV SN MdeV PQ JGV AvdL. Wrote the paper: CY DV MH JB RF SN AH MdeV PQ JGV AvdL CD TvdPK NvR AJGH.