About the Authors

Ji Hyun Kim

Affiliation Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam, Republic of Korea

Kyung Ha Choi

Affiliation Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam, Republic of Korea

Young Jung Jang

Affiliation Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam, Republic of Korea

Sun Sik Bae

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam, Republic of Korea

Byung-Cheul Shin

Affiliation Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam, Republic of Korea

Byung Tae Choi

choibt@pusan.ac.kr (BTC); julie@pusan.ac.kr (HKS)

Affiliation Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam, Republic of Korea

Hwa Kyoung Shin

choibt@pusan.ac.kr (BTC); julie@pusan.ac.kr (HKS)

Affiliation Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam, Republic of Korea

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HKS BTC. Performed the experiments: JHK KHC YJJ. Analyzed the data: JHK KHC YJJ BCS HKS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HKS BTC. Wrote the paper: HKS SSB BCS BTC.