^○Masaji Sakaguchi^1,2, C. Ronald Kahn², Eiichi Araki¹ (1.Department of Metabolic Medicine, Kumamoto University, 2.Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA)

^○Swe Mar Oo, Hiroaki Takayama, Hirofumi Misu, Toshinari Takamura (Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences)

^○Ashoka Sanjeewani Nuwarapakshage^1,2, P. H. P. Fernando³, D. B. M. Wickramarathne⁴ (1.Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2.Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka, 3.Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 4.Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)

^○Abdul Hameed¹, Mohammad Hafizur Rahman¹, Sayed Ali Raza¹, Achyut Adhikari², Khaga Raj Sharma³, Sonia Siddiqui¹, Faisal Khan¹, Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary¹ (1.Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, 2.H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, 3.Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University)

^○Weidong Zhang, Hideyuki Sakoda, Ayako Miura, Masamitsu Nakazato (Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki)

^○Takayoshi Sasako^1,2, Takashi Kadowaki¹, Kohjiro Ueki^1,2 (1.Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 2.Diabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine)

^○Chihiro Ebihara, Ken Ebihara, Masayo Isoda, Akiko Murakami, Daisuke Ymamuro, Manabu Takahashi, Shuuichi Nagashima, Shun Ishibashi (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University)