About the Authors

Cristiane Miranda da Silva

Affiliation Post Graduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil

Mayara Peres Leal

Affiliation Post Graduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil

Robson Alexandre Brochetti

Affiliation Post Graduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil

Tárcio Braga

Affiliation Department of Immunology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Luana Beatriz Vitoretti

Affiliation Post Graduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil

Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara

Affiliation Department of Immunology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Amílcar Sabino Damazo

Affiliation Department of Basic Science in Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Federal University of Cuiabá, Cuiabá, Brazil

Ana Paula Ligeiro-de-Oliveira

Affiliation Post Graduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil

Maria Cristina Chavantes

Affiliation Post Graduate Program in Medicine, University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil

Adriana Lino-dos-Santos-Franco

alsantosfranco@gmail.com

Affiliation Post Graduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MCC ALSF. Performed the experiments: CMS MPL RAB TB LBV NOSC ASD APLO. Analyzed the data: CMS RAB TB LBV NOSC ASD APLO ALSF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: APLO NOSC ALSF. Wrote the paper: CMS MCC ALSF.