About the Authors

Juliana de Souza Apostólico

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil

Silvia Beatriz Boscardin

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Márcio Massao Yamamoto

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Jethe Nunes de Oliveira-Filho

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil

Jorge Kalil

Affiliations Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo—School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology—INCT, São Paulo, Brazil

Edecio Cunha-Neto

Affiliations Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo—School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology—INCT, São Paulo, Brazil, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy—LIM60, University of São Paulo- School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil

Daniela Santoro Rosa

dsantororosa@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology—INCT, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DSR JSA SBB ECN. Performed the experiments: JSA DSR SBB MMY JNOF. Analyzed the data: JSA DSR SBB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DSR SBB JK ECN. Wrote the paper: DSR SBB JSA.