About the Authors
- Nicolai A. Kittan
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Ronald M. Allen
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Abhay Dhaliwal
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Karen A. Cavassani
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Matthew Schaller
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Katherine A. Gallagher
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Affiliation Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- William F. Carson IV
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Sumanta Mukherjee
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Jolanta Grembecka
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Tomasz Cierpicki
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Gabor Jarai
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Affiliation Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research, Respiratory Disease Area, Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
- John Westwick
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Affiliation Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research, Respiratory Disease Area, Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
- Steven L. Kunkel
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Cory M. Hogaboam
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* E-mail: hogaboam@med.umich.edu
Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors confirm that they will fully adhere to all the PLOS ONE policies. They received funding from Novartis. And two of the coauthors, Gabor Jarai and John Westwick, are (GJ) or were (JW) employed by the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, UK. However, this does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The authors also have no other commercial interests to declare.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NAK RMA KAC MS KAG WFC SM JG TC GJ JW SLK CMH. Performed the experiments: NAK RMA AD KAC MS SM. Analyzed the data: NAK RMA KAC MS KAG WFC SM JG TC SLK CMH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JG TC. Wrote the manuscript: NAK RMA SLK CMH.