About the Authors

Tzu-Ching Chang

Affiliations Metabolomic Medicine Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Min-Fen Hsu

Affiliation Metabolomic Medicine Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Kenneth K. Wu

kkwugo@gmail.com

Affiliations Metabolomic Medicine Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TCC KKW. Performed the experiments: MFH TCC. Analyzed the data: TCC KKW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TCC KKW. Wrote the paper: TCC KKW.