About the Authors

Kou Kayamori

kayamori.mpa@tmd.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Oral Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Ken-ichi Katsube

Affiliations Department of Oral Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Human Care, Tohto College of Health Science, Saitama, Japan

Kei Sakamoto

Affiliation Department of Oral Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshio Ohyama

Affiliation Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Hideaki Hirai

Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Akane Yukimori

Affiliation Department of Oral Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Yae Ohata

Affiliation Department of Oral Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Takumi Akashi

Affiliation Department of Surgical Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Masao Saitoh

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan

Kiyoshi Harada

Affiliation Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroyuki Harada

Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Akira Yamaguchi

Affiliations Department of Oral Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Oral Health Science Center, Tokyo dental college, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: K. Kayamori K. Katsube KS. Performed the experiments: K. Kayamori A. Yukimori Y. Ohata. Analyzed the data: K. Kayamori K. Katsube KS A. Yamaguchi. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: Y. Ohyama H. Hirai TA MS KH H. Harada. Wrote the paper: K. Kayamori K. Katsube KS A. Yamaguchi.