About the Authors

Mitsuhito Koizumi

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan

Yoichi Hiasa

hiasa@m.ehime-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan

Teru Kumagi

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan

Hirofumi Yamanishi

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan

Nobuaki Azemoto

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan

Tetsuji Kobata

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan

Bunzo Matsuura

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan

Masanori Abe

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan

Morikazu Onji

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MK YH T. Kumagi HY MO. Performed the experiments: MK YH. Analyzed the data: MK YH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HY NA T. Kobata BM MA. Wrote the paper: MK YH.