About the Authors

Domenico Spadafora

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Nataliya Kozhukhar

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Vladimir N. Chouljenko

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Konstantin G. Kousoulas

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Mikhail F. Alexeyev

malexeye@southalabama.edu

Affiliations Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America, Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MFA. Performed the experiments: MFA DS NK. Analyzed the data: MFA DS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VNC KGK. Wrote the paper: DS MFA.