About the Authors

Kenji Yoshioka

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Ken Ishii

keni8888@z7.keio.jp

Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Tetsuya Kuramoto

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Shigenori Nagai

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Tokyo, Japan, Department of Molecular Immunology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Haruki Funao

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroko Ishihama

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Yuta Shiono

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Aya Sasaki

Affiliation Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Mamoru Aizawa

Affiliations Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Yasunori Okada

Affiliation Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Shigeo Koyasu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Laboratory for Immune Cell System, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS), Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Yoshiaki Toyama

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Morio Matsumoto

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KY TK KI SN SK MM. Performed the experiments: KY KI HF SN HI YS MA AS YO. Analyzed the data: KY KI YT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SK YT. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: KY TK KI MM.