1. Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
2. Research Center, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
3. Division of Cell Regeneration and Transplantation, Department of Functional Morphology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
4. Faculty of Human Health Science, Hachinohe Gakuin University, Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
5. Institute of Experimental Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
6. Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan