Hata, Masayuki
Ikeda, Hanako O.
Kikkawa, Chinami
Iwai, Sachiko
Muraoka, Yuki
Hasegawa, Tomoko
Kakizuka, Akira
Yoshimura, Nagahisa
Article History
Received: 15 September 2016
Accepted: 15 February 2017
First Online: 20 March 2017
Competing interests
: Kyoto University has applied for patents related to this study (PCT/JP2011/067320&PCT/JP2011/073160), with Masayuki Hata, Hanako Ohashi Ikeda, Yuki Muraoka, Tomoko Hasegawa, Nagahisa Yoshimura, & Akira Kakizuka listed as inventors. Masayuki Hata, Hanako Ohashi Ikeda, Yuki Muraoka, Nagahisa Yoshimura, & Akira Kakizuka are currently performing a joint research project in preparation for an investigator-initiated clinical trial with Kyoto Drug Discovery & Development Co., Ltd. Nagahisa Yoshimura is performing a joint research project with Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Chinami Kikkawa is an employee of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. All other authors declare that no conflict of interest exists.