The bands were detected with EzWest Lumi plus (ATTO, Tokyo, Japan) and ImageQuant LAS 4000mini (GE Healthcare UK Ltd, Little Chalfont, UK). Liquid chromatography (LC)/mass spectrometry (MS) analysis Protein spots in gels were compared and

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