About the Authors

Hirochika Umeki

Affiliation Department of Oral Medicine and Stomatology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Reiko Tokuyama

Affiliation Department of Oral Medicine and Stomatology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Shinji Ide

Affiliation Department of Oral Medicine and Stomatology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Mitsuru Okubo

Affiliation Department of Oral Medicine and Stomatology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Susumu Tadokoro

Affiliation Department of Oral Medicine and Stomatology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Mitsuki Tezuka

Affiliation Department of Oral Medicine and Stomatology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Seiko Tatehara

Affiliation Department of Oral Medicine and Stomatology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Kazuhito Satomura

satomura-k@tsurumi-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Oral Medicine and Stomatology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RT KS. Performed the experiments: HU RT SI MO S. Tadokoro MT S. Tatehara. Analyzed the data: HU KS. Wrote the paper: HU RT KS. Obtained permission for use of cell line: KS.