About the Authors

Luciana Gabriel Nogueira

Affiliations Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology (iii), INCT, São Paulo, Brazil

Ronaldo Honorato Barros Santos

Affiliation Divison of Surgery, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Barbara Maria Ianni

Affiliation Myocardiopathies Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Alfredo Inácio Fiorelli

Affiliation Divison of Surgery, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Eliane Conti Mairena

Affiliations Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology (iii), INCT, São Paulo, Brazil

Luiz Alberto Benvenuti

Affiliation Divison of Pathology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Amanda Frade

Affiliations Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology (iii), INCT, São Paulo, Brazil

Eduardo Donadi

Affiliation School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto (FMRP), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Fabrício Dias

Affiliation School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto (FMRP), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Bruno Saba

Affiliation Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology and Heart Failure Unit, São Paulo, Brazil

Hui-Tzu Lin Wang

Affiliation Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology and Heart Failure Unit, São Paulo, Brazil

Abilio Fragata

Affiliation Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology and Heart Failure Unit, São Paulo, Brazil

Marcelo Sampaio

Affiliation Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology and Heart Failure Unit, São Paulo, Brazil

Mario Hiroyuki Hirata

Affiliation Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology and Heart Failure Unit, São Paulo, Brazil

Paula Buck

Affiliation Myocardiopathies Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Charles Mady

Affiliation Myocardiopathies Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Edimar Alcides Bocchi

Affiliation Transplantation and Heart Failure Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Noedir Antonio Stolf

Affiliation Divison of Surgery, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Jorge Kalil

Affiliations Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology (iii), INCT, São Paulo, Brazil

Edecio Cunha-Neto

edecunha@usp.br

Affiliations Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute for Investigation in Immunology (iii), INCT, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LGN JK ECN. Performed the experiments: LGN ECM. Analyzed the data: LGN LAB A. Frade ECN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RHBS AIF A. Fragata MS ED CM BMI EAB NAS MHH BS HLW FD PB. Wrote the paper: LGN ECN.