About the Authors

Yuko Nakagawa

Affiliation Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan

Masahiro Nagasawa

Affiliation Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan

Satoko Yamada

Affiliation Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan

Akemi Hara

Affiliation Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan

Hideo Mogami

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Hamamatsu Medical School, Hamamatsu, Japan

Viacheslav O. Nikolaev

Affiliation Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany

Martin J. Lohse

Affiliation Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany

Noriatsu Shigemura

Affiliation Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Yuzo Ninomiya

Affiliation Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Itaru Kojima

ikojima@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YN IK. Performed the experiments: YN MN SY AH. Analyzed the data: YN MN SY AH IK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HM VON MJL NS YN. Wrote the paper: IK.