About the Authors
- Zuyi Weng
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Affiliations Molecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Graduate Program in Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Arti B. Patel
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Affiliations Molecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Magdalini Vasiadi
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Affiliations Molecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Graduate Program in Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Anastasia Therianou
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Affiliation First Department of Dermatology, A. Sygros Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
- Theoharis C. Theoharides
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* E-mail: theoharis.theoharides@tufts.edu
Affiliations Molecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Graduate Program in Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Competing Interests
We have the following interests. This study was partly supported by Theta Biomedical Consulting and Development Co., Inc. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ZW AP TCT. Performed the experiments: ZW AP MV AT. Analyzed the data: ZW AP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AT TCT. Wrote the paper: ZW AP TCT.