About the Authors

Daniel A. M. Toledo

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

Natália R. Roque

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lívia Teixeira

Affiliations Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Erix A. Milán-Garcés

Affiliation Laboratory of Plasmonic Nanostructures, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

Alan B. Carneiro

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mariana R. Almeida

Affiliation Laboratory of Plasmonic Nanostructures, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

Gustavo F. S. Andrade

Affiliation Laboratory of Plasmonic Nanostructures, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

Jefferson S. Martins

Affiliation Department of Physics, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

Roberto R. Pinho

Affiliation Department of Physics, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

Célio G. Freire-de-Lima

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunomodulation, Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Patrícia T. Bozza

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Heloisa D’Avila

rossana.melo@ufjf.edu.br (RCNM); davila.bizarro@ufjf.edu.br (HD)

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

Rossana C. N. Melo

rossana.melo@ufjf.edu.br (RCNM); davila.bizarro@ufjf.edu.br (HD)

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DAMT PTB HD RCNM. Performed the experiments: DAMT NRR LT ABC CGFL HD RCNM. Analyzed the data: DAMT EAMG MRA GFSA JSM RRP HD RCNM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RRP GFSA CGFL PTB HD RCNM. Wrote the paper: DAMT EAMG MRA JSM RRP GFSA HD RCNM.