About the Authors

Tomohiro Kawano

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate school of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan, Department of Health Development and Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Munehisa Shimamura

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

shimamuu@cgt.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate school of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan, Department of Health Development and Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Hironori Nakagami

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Department of Health Development and Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Hideaki Kanki

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate school of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Tsutomu Sasaki

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate school of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Hideki Mochizuki

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate school of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Competing Interests

The Department of Health Development and Medicine is financially supported by AnGes and DAICEL. Munehisa Shimamura and Hironori Nakagami are stockholders of MH peptide. However, this does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.