About the Authors

Utako Yokoyama

utako@yokohama-cu.ac.jp (UY); yishikaw@med.yokohama-cu.ac.jp (YI)

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Ryo Ishiwata

Affiliations Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan, Department of Life Science and Medical Bio-Science, Waseda University Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Tokyo, Japan

Mei-Hua Jin

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Yuko Kato

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Orie Suzuki

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Huiling Jin

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Yasuhiro Ichikawa

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Syun Kumagaya

Affiliations Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan, Department of Life Science and Medical Bio-Science, Waseda University Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Tokyo, Japan

Yuzo Katayama

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Takayuki Fujita

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Satoshi Okumura

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Motohiko Sato

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Yukihiko Sugimoto

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Hiroki Aoki

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan

Shinichi Suzuki

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Munetaka Masuda

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Susumu Minamisawa

Affiliation Department of Life Science and Medical Bio-Science, Waseda University Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshihiro Ishikawa

utako@yokohama-cu.ac.jp (UY); yishikaw@med.yokohama-cu.ac.jp (YI)

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: UY Y. Ishikawa. Performed the experiments: UY RI MJ Y. Kato OS HJ Y. Ichikawa SK. Analyzed the data: UY RI MJ OS Y. Ichikawa. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: Y. Katayama TF YS SS MM. Wrote the paper: UY Y. Ishikawa. Aided experimental design: SO MS YS HA SS MM SM.