About the Authors

Nicolás M. Kouyoumdzian

Affiliations Cardiological Research Institute, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Natalia L. Rukavina Mikusic

Affiliations Cardiological Research Institute, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina

María C. Kravetz

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Brenda M. Lee

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Andrea Carranza

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Julieta S. Del Mauro

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Marcela Pandolfo

Affiliation Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mariela M. Gironacci

Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Susana Gorzalczany

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jorge E. Toblli

Affiliations Cardiological Research Institute, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Deutsch Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Belisario E. Fernández

Affiliations Cardiological Research Institute, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Marcelo R. Choi

marcelinkchoi@yahoo.com.ar

Affiliations Cardiological Research Institute, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Department of Anatomy and Histology, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Department of Pathophysiology, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BEF MRC. Performed the experiments: NMK NLRM MCK BML SG MRC. Analyzed the data: JET MRC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AC JDM MP MMG. Wrote the paper: NMK NLRM BEF MRC.