1. Departments of Medicine and Bioregulatory Sciences (M.M., K.A., S.Y., M.K., K.K., Y.F., T.M.), The University of Tokushima Graduate School of Health Biosciences, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
2. Departments of Pharmacology (Y.I.), The University of Tokushima Graduate School of Health Biosciences, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
3. Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.A.), The University of Tokushima Graduate School of Health Biosciences, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan