About the Authors

Nanako Kawaguchi

Contributed equally to this work with: Nanako Kawaguchi, Andrew J. Smith

Affiliation International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences (IREIIMS), Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Andrew J. Smith

Contributed equally to this work with: Nanako Kawaguchi, Andrew J. Smith

Affiliation Stem Cell and Molecular Physiology Laboratory, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Cheryl D. Waring

Affiliation Stem Cell and Molecular Physiology Laboratory, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Md Kamrul Hasan

Affiliation International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences (IREIIMS), Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Shinka Miyamoto

Affiliations International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences (IREIIMS), Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Rumiko Matsuoka

Affiliation International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences (IREIIMS), Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Georgina M. Ellison

g.m.ellison@ljmu.ac.uk

Affiliation Stem Cell and Molecular Physiology Laboratory, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RM GE. Performed the experiments: NK AJS CDW MKH SM GE. Analyzed the data: NK AJS CDW MKH SM GE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RM GE. Wrote the paper: NK AJS GE.