Acknowledgement
The authors would like to thank LQ Vieira (Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais [UFMG]) for providing the space and laboratory equipment for carrying out the experiments and the graduate program of dentistry at UFMG.
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