About the Authors

Kyota Fujita

Affiliation Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Toshihiro Seike

Affiliation Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Noriko Yutsudo

Affiliation Division of Neurofunctional Genomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Mizuki Ohno

Affiliation Division of Neurofunctional Genomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Hidetaka Yamada

Affiliation Division of Neurofunctional Genomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Hiroo Yamaguchi

Affiliation Division of Neurofunctional Genomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Kunihiko Sakumi

Affiliation Division of Neurofunctional Genomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Yukiko Yamakawa

Affiliation Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Mizuho A. Kido

Affiliation Department of Oral Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Dental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Atsushi Takaki

Affiliation Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Toshihiko Katafuchi

Affiliation Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Yoshinori Tanaka

Affiliation R&D Center, Home Appliances Manufacturing Business Unit, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan

Yusaku Nakabeppu

Contributed equally to this work with: Yusaku Nakabeppu, Mami Noda

Affiliation Division of Neurofunctional Genomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Mami Noda

Contributed equally to this work with: Yusaku Nakabeppu, Mami Noda

noda@phar.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YN MN. Performed the experiments: KF TS NY HY KS YY. Analyzed the data: KF TS HY YY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MO HY MAK AT TK YT. Wrote the paper: KF YN MN. Undertook most of the experiments and wrote the manuscript: KF. Established MPTP-induced PD model mice: TS. Performed stereological analysis: NY. Contributed the generation of MPTP-induced PD model mice and behavioral analyses: HY HY. Contributed stereological analysis: KS. Contributed immunohistochemistry: MO YY MAK. Contributed to making H2 water: AT. Contributed H2 measurements: YK YT.