Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.
Author contributions
WOH, CM, JH, MMW, and WCL designed the study. CM and SHB performed and analyzed the experiments. BLP and RK performed statistical analysis. WOH, MMH and WCL interpreted the results and drafted the manuscript. All authors reviewed, revised and approved the manuscript for submission.
Funding
Funding was provided by NIH T32AI007044-39 (WOH), NIH K23HL120896, and Parker B Francis Fellowship (CM), and Department of Medicine Research Fund (WCL).