Dias, Ingrid R. S. B.
Costa, Rafaela G. A.
Rodrigues, Ana Carolina B. da C.
Silva, Suellen L. R.
Oliveira, Maiara de S.
Soares, Milena B. P.
Dias, Rosane B.
Valverde, Ludmila F.
Gurgel Rocha, Clarissa A.
Cairns, Lauren V.
Mills, Ken I.
Bezerra, Daniel P. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6774-2063
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia
Article History
Received: 21 June 2024
Revised: 9 August 2024
Accepted: 13 August 2024
First Online: 29 August 2024
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: For human samples, the Research Ethics Committee of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) (CAAE 16220713.2.0000.0040) approved the protocols. All the subjects provided signed informed consent prior to the use of these clinical materials for research purposes. For the animal studies, an experimental protocol was approved by the local animal ethics committee of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) (#16/2018). All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.