About the Authors

Yoshihiro Takemoto

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

Tao-Sheng Li

litaoshe@nagasaki-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Stem Cell Biology, Life Science and Radiation Research, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan

Masayuki Kubo

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

Mako Ohshima

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

Hiroshi Kurazumi

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

Kazuhiro Ueda

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

Tadahiko Enoki

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

Tomoaki Murata

Affiliation Institute of Laboratory Animals, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

Kimikazu Hamano

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YT T-SL KH. Performed the experiments: YT MK MO HK. Analyzed the data: YT T-SL KU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YT TE TM. Wrote the paper: YT. Other (please specify): Extracted the samples: MO MK. Performed the operation: YT TL. Measured wound area: MO HK. Obtained permission for use of animal: TL TM. Designed the software used in analysis: KU TE.