About the Authors

Emi Ishida

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Koshi Hashimoto

khashimo@gunma-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Hiroyuki Shimizu

Affiliations Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan, Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Gunma, Japan

Shuichi Okada

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Tetsurou Satoh

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Ikuo Kato

Affiliation Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokuriku University, Kanazawa, Japan

Masanobu Yamada

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Masatomo Mori

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Performed the experiments: EI KH. Analyzed the data: EI KH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HS IK SO TS MY MM. Wrote the paper: EI KH.