About the Authors
- Shinji Kume
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* E-mail: skume@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
- Shin-ichi Araki
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
- Nobukazu Ono
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Affiliation Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Atsuko Shinhara
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Affiliation Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Takahiko Muramatsu
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Affiliation Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Hisazumi Araki
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
- Keiji Isshiki
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
- Kazuki Nakamura
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Affiliation Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Hiroshi Miyano
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Affiliation Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Daisuke Koya
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Affiliation Division of Diabetology & Endocrinology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-Gun, Ishikawa, Japan
- Masakazu Haneda
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Affiliation Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
- Satoshi Ugi
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
- Hiromichi Kawai
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
- Atsunori Kashiwagi
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
- Takashi Uzu
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
- Hiroshi Maegawa
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
Competing Interests
NO, AS, TM, KN, and H. Miyano are employees of Ajinomoto, Co., Inc. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the journal policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SK SIA NO TU HM H. Maegawa. Performed the experiments: NO AS TM. Analyzed the data: SK SIA NO KN H. Miyano. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HA KI DK MH SU HK AK. Wrote the paper: SK SIA NO TU H. Kawai.