About the Authors
- Yoshihito Kogure
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* E-mail: yo-kogure@umin.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Hideo Saka
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Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Masahide Oki
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Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Toshiki I. Saito
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Affiliation Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Shimaa Nour Moursi Ahmed
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Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Chiyoe Kitagawa
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Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Kazuyoshi Imaizumi
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Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following competing interests. Hideo Saka is receiving grants from Daiichi-Sankyo Co., Ono Pham. Co., AstraZeneca Co., Ili Lilly Co. and Bayer Co. Kazuyoshi Imaizumi is receiving grants from AstraZeneca Co. and Ili Lilly Co. There are no conflicts to declare for the remaining authors. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: YK HS. Performed the experiments: YK CK. Analyzed the data: YK MO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YK TS. Wrote the paper: YK TS SA HS KI.