1. Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria;
2. Institute of Anatomy, University Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany and Airway Research Center North, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Grosshansdorf, Germany;
3. Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria;
4. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;
5. Department of Pulmonology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria;
6. Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany;
7. Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Southampton, UK;
8. NIHR Southampton Respiratory BioMedical Research Unit at University Hospital Southampton, NHS Foundation Trust, UK; and
9. Department of Experimental Anesthesiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria