About the Authors

Jiraprapa Wipasa

Affiliation Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Panuwat Wongkulab

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Kriangkrai Chawansuntati

Affiliation Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Romanee Chaiwarit

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Khuanchai Supparatpinyo

khuanchai.s@gmail.com

Affiliations Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Department of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JW PW RC KS. Performed the experiments: JW KC. Analyzed the data: JW RC KS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JW PW. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JW KS RC. Performed laboratory assays: JW KC. Collected data: PW. Revised manuscript critically for important intellectual content: KS. Read and approved the final manuscript: JW PW KC RC KS.