About the Authors

Rafaianne Q. Moraes-Souza

Contributed equally to this work with: Rafaianne Q. Moraes-Souza, Ana Paula Reinaque

Affiliation Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) - Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil

Ana Paula Reinaque

Contributed equally to this work with: Rafaianne Q. Moraes-Souza, Ana Paula Reinaque

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunology and Genomics of Parasites, Department of Parasitology, Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Thaigra S. Soares

Affiliation Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) - Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil

Ana Luiza T. Silva

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunology and Genomics of Parasites, Department of Parasitology, Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Rodolfo C. Giunchetti

Affiliation Laboratory of Cell-Cell Interactions, Morphology Department, Institute of Biological Science, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Maria A. S. Takano

Affiliation Division of Technological Development and Production (DDTP), Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Milena A. Akamatsu

Affiliation Division of Technological Development and Production (DDTP), Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Flávia S. Kubrusly

Affiliation Division of Technological Development and Production (DDTP), Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Fernanda Lúcio-Macarini

Affiliation Division of Technological Development and Production (DDTP), Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Isaias Raw

Affiliation Division of Technological Development and Production (DDTP), Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Dmitri Iourtov

Affiliation Division of Technological Development and Production (DDTP), Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Paulo Lee Ho

Affiliation Division of Technological Development and Production (DDTP), Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Lilian L. Bueno

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunology and Genomics of Parasites, Department of Parasitology, Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Ricardo T. Fujiwara

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunology and Genomics of Parasites, Department of Parasitology, Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Gustavo T. Volpato

gtvolpato@yahoo.com

Affiliation Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) - Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: RQMS APR RTF GTV. Data curation: RQMS APR ALTS LLB RTF GTV. Formal analysis: RQMS APR LLB RTF GTV. Funding acquisition: RCG DI PLH RTF GTV. Investigation: RQMS APR TSS ALTS MAST MAA FSK FLM IR. Methodology: ALTS RCG MAST MAA FSK FLM IR DI PLH LLB RTF GTV. Project administration: RQMS APR RTF GTV. Resources: IR DI PLH LLB RTF GTV. Supervision: RTF GTV. Validation: RQMS APR TSS ALTS MAST MAA FSK FLM. Visualization: RQMS APR TSS ALTS RCG MAST MAA FSK FLM IR DI PLH LLB RTF GTV. Writing – original draft: RQMS APR TSS ALTS RCG DI PLH LLB RTF GTV. Writing – review & editing: RQMS APR TSS ALTS RCG MAST MAA FSK FLM IR DI PLH LLB RTF GTV.