About the Authors

Masaru Obokata

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

Kazuaki Negishi

kazz.negishi@nifty.com

Affiliations Department of Medicine and Biological Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Yoshiaki Ohyama

Affiliation Clinical Investigation and Research Unit, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Haruka Okada

Affiliation Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Gunma Chuo Hospital, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Kunihiko Imai

Affiliation Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Gunma Chuo Hospital, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Masahiko Kurabayashi

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MO KN. Analyzed the data: MO KN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HO KI YO. Wrote the paper: MO KN HO KI YO MK.