About the Authors

Suresh C. Bairwa

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1

Venkatesh Rajapurohitam

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1

Xiaohong Tracey Gan

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1

Rabban Mangat

Affiliation Alberta Diabetes and Mazankowski Heart Institutes, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1

Spencer D. Proctor

Affiliation Alberta Diabetes and Mazankowski Heart Institutes, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1

Morris Karmazyn

morris.karmazyn@schulich.uwo.ca

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SB VR XTG RM SDP MK. Performed the experiments: SB VR RM. Analyzed the data: SB VR RM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SDP MK. Wrote the paper: SB VR SDP MK.