About the Authors

Shinya Abe

Affiliation Department of Comprehensive Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Morito Kurata

Affiliation Department of Comprehensive Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Shiho Suzuki

Affiliation Department of Comprehensive Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Kouhei Yamamoto

Affiliation Department of Comprehensive Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Ken-ichi Aisaki

Affiliation Division of Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan

Jun Kanno

Affiliation Division of Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan

Masanobu Kitagawa

masa.pth2@tmd.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Comprehensive Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SA M. Kitagawa M. Kurata. Performed the experiments: SA M. Kurata SS KY. Analyzed the data: SA M. Kurata. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KA JK. Wrote the paper: SA M. Kitagawa.