About the Authors

Susanne Przybylla

Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

Jan Stindt

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

Diana Kleinschrodt

Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

Jan Schulte am Esch

Affiliation Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

Dieter Häussinger

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

Verena Keitel

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

Sander H. Smits

Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

Lutz Schmitt

Lutz.Schmitt@hhu.de

Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SP JS DK VK SHS LS. Performed the experiments: SP JS DK. Analyzed the data: SP JS DK VK SHS LS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JSaE DH. Wrote the paper: SP JS VK SHS LS.