About the Authors

Yukihiro Furusawa

Affiliation Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Yoshisada Fujiwara

Affiliation Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Paul Campbell

Affiliation Carnegie Laboratory for Physics, Division of Molecular Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland

Qing-Li Zhao

Affiliation Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Ryohei Ogawa

Affiliation Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Mariame Ali Hassan

Affiliation Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Yoshiaki Tabuchi

Affiliation Division of Molecular Genetics Research, Life Science Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Ichiro Takasaki

Affiliation Division of Molecular Genetics Research, Life Science Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Akihisa Takahashi

Affiliation Advanced Scientific Research Leaders Development Unit, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan

Takashi Kondo

kondot@med.u-toyama.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: Y. Furusawa Y. Fujiwara PC TK. Performed the experiments: Y. Furusawa. Flow Cytometry: QLZ AT. Immunostaining: Y. Fujiwara AT. Immunoblotting: YT. Use of fluorescent microscope: YT IT. EPR spin-trapping, acted as senior investigator, planned and supervised the study: TK. Wrote and revised the paper with assistance from Y. Furusawa, Y. Fujiwara, MAH, and RO: PC.