1. Graduate School of Life and Health Sciences Chubu University Kasugai Japan
2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Tokyo Japan
3. College of Life and Health Sciences Chubu University Kasugai Japan
4. Departments of Applied Clinical Research University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX USA
5. Department of Physiology Nihon University School of Dentistry Tokyo Japan
6. Departments of Internal Medicine University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX USA
7. Departments of Surgery University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX USA