About the Authors

Akiyoshi Shimoda

Contributed equally to this work with: Akiyoshi Shimoda, Kazuhiro Murai

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Kazuhiro Murai

Contributed equally to this work with: Akiyoshi Shimoda, Kazuhiro Murai

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Hayato Hikita

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis

hikita@gh.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Satoshi Minami

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Genetics, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Takayuki Miyake

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Shinji Kuriki

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Emi Sometani

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Jihyun Sung

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Satoshi Shigeno

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Yuichiro Higuchi

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Resources

Affiliation Liver Engineering Laboratory, Department of Research for Humanized Model, Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science, Kawasaki, Japan

Kazuki Maesaka

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Kumiko Shirai

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Yuki Tahata

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Yoshinobu Saito

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Takahiro Kodama

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Takeshi Takahashi

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Resources

Affiliation Immunology Laboratory, Department of Medical Innovation, Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science, Kawasaki, Japan

Hiroshi Suemizu

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Resources

Affiliation Liver Engineering Laboratory, Department of Research for Humanized Model, Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science, Kawasaki, Japan

Tetsuo Takehara

Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Competing Interests

Tetsuo Takehara received research grants from Gilead Sciences, Inc., GSK plc., and Bristol Myers Squibb. Hayato Hikita, Yuki Tahata, and Tetsuo Takehara received lecture fees from Gilead Sciences. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products associated with this research to declare.