Article Information
- Received December 7, 2012
- Revision received March 27, 2013
- Accepted April 16, 2013
- First published June 5, 2013.
- Version of record published June 5, 2013.
Author Information
- Ashley S. Harms1,
- Shuwen Cao1,
- Amber L. Rowse2,
- Aaron D. Thome1,
- Xinru Li1,
- Leandra R. Mangieri3,
- Randy Q. Cron4,
- John J. Shacka3,5,
- Chander Raman6, and
- David G. Standaert1
- 1Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Neurology,
- 2Department of Microbiology, and
- 3Department of Pathology, Neuropathology Division, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294,
- 4Department of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294,
- 5The Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, and
- 6Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294
Author contributions
Author contributions: A.S.H., S.C., A.L.R., R.Q.C., J.J.S., C.R., and D.G.S. designed research; A.S.H., S.C., A.L.R., A.D.T., X.L., L.R.M., and J.J.S. performed research; C.R. and D.G,S. contributed unpublished reagents/analytic tools; A.S.H., S.C., A.L.R., L.R.M., and C.R. analyzed data; A.S.H., S.C., A.L.R., A.D.T., R.Q.C., J.J.S., C.R., and D.G.S. wrote the paper.
Disclosures
- Received December 7, 2012.
- Revision received March 27, 2013.
- Accepted April 16, 2013.
The work from these studies is generously supported by the RJG Foundation, the University of Alabama (UAB) Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Autoimmunity Center (CAMAC) Comprehensive Flow Cytometry Core (NIH Grant P30 AR48311), the UAB Animal Resources Program (NIH Grants G20 RR025858 and G20 RR022807-01), and NIH Grant T32 AR007450-30. We thank Dr. Chad Steele for his help with the multiplex ELISA assay at University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The authors declare no competing financial interests.
- Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. David G. Standaert, Professor and Chair of Neurology, John N. Whitaker Endowed Chair, Director, Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1719 6th Avenue South, CIRC 516, Birmingham, AL 35294-0021. dstandaert{at}uab.edu
