About the Authors

Ricci J. Haines

Affiliation University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Richard S. Beard Jr.

Affiliation University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Rebecca A. Eitner

Affiliation University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Liwei Chen

Affiliation University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Mack H. Wu

mwu1@health.usf.edu

Affiliations James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RJH RSB MHW. Performed the experiments: RJH LC RSB. Analyzed the data: RJH RAE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MHW. Wrote the paper: RJH RAE MHW.