About the Authors

Huey-Shan Hung

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. R.O.C., Center for Neuropsychiatry, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Chih-Hsuan Chang

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. R.O.C.

Chen-Jung Chang

Affiliation Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Cheng-Ming Tang

Affiliation Institute of Oral Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Wei-Chien Kao

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. R.O.C.

Shinn-Zong Lin

Affiliations Center for Neuropsychiatry, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., China Medical University Beigang Hospital, Yunlin, Taiwan, R.O.C., Graduate Institute of Immunology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C

Hsien-Hsu Hsieh

Affiliation Blood Bank, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Mei-Yun Chu

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. R.O.C.

Wei-Shen Sun

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. R.O.C.

Shan-hui Hsu

shhsu@ntu.edu.tw

Affiliations Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HSH SH. Performed the experiments: WCK CHC CMT MYC WSS HHH. Analyzed the data: HSH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SZL CJC. Wrote the paper: HSH SH.