About the Authors

Junji Chida

Affiliation Division of Enzyme Chemistry, Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Rie Ono

Affiliation Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Tokushima University Hospital, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Kazuhiko Yamane

Affiliation Division of Enzyme Chemistry, Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Mineyoshi Hiyoshi

Affiliation Division of Enzyme Chemistry, Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Masaji Nishimura

Affiliation Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Tokushima University Hospital, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Mutsuo Onodera

Affiliation Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Tokushima University Hospital, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Emiko Nakataki

Affiliation Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Tokushima University Hospital, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Koichi Shichijo

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, Tokushima, Japan

Masatami Matushita

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, Tokushima, Japan

Hiroshi Kido

kido@tokushima-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Division of Enzyme Chemistry, Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JC HK MN. Performed the experiments: RO MO EN KS MM KY. Analyzed the data: JC MH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JC. Wrote the paper: JC HK.