1. Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology and
2. Pharmacotherapy II, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nasahara, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan,
3. Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan, and
4. Kidney Center, Shirasagi Hospital, Kumata, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan