Editors

Editor-in-Chief 
Shigeru Miyagawa, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

Honorary Editorial Board 
Tetsuzo Agishi, Tokyo, Japan 
Toshihiro Akaike, Tsukuba, Japan 
Kazuhiko Atsumi,  Tokyo, Japan 
Kou Imachi, Tokyo, Japan 
Shiaki Kawada, Yamanashi, Japan 
Yasunaru Kawashima, Suita, Japan 
Soichiro Kitamura, Suita, Japan 
Hitoshi Koyanagi, Tokyo, Japan 
Hikaru Matsuda, Takarazuka, Japan
Takehisa Matsuda, Hakusan, Japan 
Michio Mito, Sapporo, Japan 
Toshio Mitsui, Tokyo, Japan 
Shinichi Nitta, Sendai, Japan 
Kiyotaka Sakai, Tokyo, Japan 
Hisateru Takano, Kusatsu, Japan 
Satoshi Teraoka, Tokyo, Japan 
Isao Yada, Suzuka, Japan 

Editorial Board
Takaya Abe, MD, PhD, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
Hidetoshi Eguchi, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Egusa, DDS, PhD, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
Tomoyuki Fujita, MD, PhD, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Kazuyoshi Fukunaga, PhD, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroki Hata, MD, PhD, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
Masahiro Hiraki, PhD, Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Aichi, Japan
Shingo Ichiba, MD, PhD, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Sachiro Kakinoki, PhD, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan
Kenichi Kokubo, PhD, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan
Hirotada Masuda, MD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Toru Masuzawa, PhD, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan
Goro Matsumiya, MD, PhD, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Taka-aki Nakada, MD, PhD, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Yuji Narita, MD, PhD, Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan
Motonobu Nishimura, MD, PhD, Kawasaki Hospital, Kobe, Japan
Takashi Nishimura, MD, PhD, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan
Tomohiro Nishinaka, MD, PhD, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Minoru Ono, MD, PhD, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Eiji Okamoto, PhD, Tokai University, Hokkaido, Japan
Hiroyuki Tanaka, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Koichi Toda, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Shigehiko Tokunaga, MD, PhD, JCHO Kyushu Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Tadashi Tomo, MD, PhD, Oita University, Oita, Japan
Tomonori Tsukiya, PhD, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Tetsuji Yamaoka, PhD, Komatsu University, Ishikawa, Japan

International Advisory Board
Robert H Bartlett, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 
Joseph B Zwischenberger, Lexington, KY, USA    
Stephen R Ash, Lafayette, IN, USA 
James W Long, Salt Lake City,  UT, USA 
Kyung Sun, Seoul, Korea  
Jörg Vienken, Usingen, Germany