About the Authors

Shun-Yao Ko

syko@mail.cjcu.edu.tw

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Collage of Health Science, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan, Innovate Research Center of Medicine, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan

Hshin-An Ko

Affiliation Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

Kuo-Hsiung Chu

Affiliation Department of Bioscience Technology, Collage of Health Science, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan

Tzong-Ming Shieh

Affiliation Department of Dental Hygiene, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Tzong-Cherng Chi

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Collage of Health Science, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan, Innovate Research Center of Medicine, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan

Hong-I Chen

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Collage of Health Science, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan, Innovate Research Center of Medicine, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan

Weng-Cheng Chang

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Collage of Health Science, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan

Shu-Shing Chang

Affiliation Innovate Research Center of Medicine, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SYK. Performed the experiments: KHC SSC. Analyzed the data: SYK HAK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SYK TMS TCC HIC WCC. Wrote the paper: SYK HAK.