About the Authors

Ruth Clapauch

rclapauch@uol.com.br

Affiliations Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research on Vascular Biology (BioVasc), Biomedical Center, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Hospital da Lagoa, Endocrinology Sector, Health Ministry, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

André Felipe Mourão

Affiliation Departamento de Bioquímica, IBRAG, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Anete S. Mecenas

Affiliation Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research on Vascular Biology (BioVasc), Biomedical Center, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Priscila A. Maranhão

Affiliation Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research on Vascular Biology (BioVasc), Biomedical Center, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ana Rossini

Affiliation Departamento de Bioquímica, IBRAG, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Eliete Bouskela

Affiliation Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research on Vascular Biology (BioVasc), Biomedical Center, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RC AR EB. Performed the experiments: RC AFM ASM PAM AR. Analyzed the data: RC AR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AR EB. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: RC AR EB.