1. Department of Anesthesia, The Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute Kitano Hospital, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan.
2. Department of Anesthesiology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan.
3. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
4. Department of Anesthesia, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
5. Vascular Biology Program, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.