About the Authors
- Shan-Chi Liu
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Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chin-Jung Hsu
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Affiliations School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Hsien-Te Chen
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Affiliations School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Hsi-Kai Tsou
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Affiliations Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Neurosurgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Center for General Education, Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli County, Taiwan
- Show-Mei Chuang
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* E-mail: chtang@mail.cmu.edu.tw (CHT); smchuang@dragon.nchu.edu.tw (SMC)
Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chih-Hsin Tang
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* E-mail: chtang@mail.cmu.edu.tw (CHT); smchuang@dragon.nchu.edu.tw (SMC)
Affiliations Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CHT SMC. Performed the experiments: SCL CJH HTC HKT. Analyzed the data: SCL CJH HTC HKT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SCL CJH HTC HKT. Wrote the paper: CHT SMC.