About the Authors
- Adam D. Bachstetter
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Affiliations Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Jennifer Jernberg
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Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Andrea Schlunk
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Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Jennifer L. Vila
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Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Charles Hudson
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Affiliation James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, Research Service, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Michael J. Cole
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Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- R. Douglas Shytle
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Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Jun Tan
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Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Paul R. Sanberg
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Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Cyndy D. Sanberg
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Affiliation NaturaTherapeutics, Incorporated, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Cesario Borlongan
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Affiliations Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, Research Service, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Yuji Kaneko
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Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Naoki Tajiri
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Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Carmelina Gemma
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Affiliations Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, Research Service, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Paula C. Bickford
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* E-mail: pbickfor@health.usf.edu
Affiliations Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, Research Service, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Competing Interests
PCB and PRS are founders of NaturaTherapeutics, Inc., and have consulting relationship but no employment with NaturaTherapeutics, Inc.; JT and RDS are consultants for NaturaTherapeutics, Inc. NT-020 is a patented formulation that is marketed by NaturaTherapeutics, Inc. The patent is held by CDS, PB, JT, RDS, PRS, the University of South Florida and the Veterans Administration. CDS is employed by NaturaTherapeutics, Inc. These relationships do not alter adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ADB RDS JT PS CDS CG PCB. Performed the experiments: ADB JJ AS JV CEH MJC YK NT CG. Analyzed the data: ADB CVB YK CG PCB. Wrote the paper: ADB CG PCB.