About the Authors

Tzu-Hsuan Chang

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Shie-Shan Wang

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

Lee-Wen Chen

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Care, Chang-Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan

Ying-Ju Shih

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Li-Kwan Chang

Affiliation Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Shih-Tung Liu

cgliu@mail.cgu.edu.tw (STL); peyjiumc@mail.cgu.edu.tw (PJC)

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Pey-Jium Chang

cgliu@mail.cgu.edu.tw (STL); peyjiumc@mail.cgu.edu.tw (PJC)

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Nephrology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: STL PJC. Funding acquisition: STL PJC. Investigation: THC SSW LWC YJS PJC. Methodology: THC LKC STL PJC. Resources: SSW LWC LKC PJC. Supervision: STL PJC. Validation: LKC STL PJC. Writing – original draft: THC STL PJC. Writing – review & editing: THC STL PJC.