1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 407219, Taiwan
2. Department of Life Science, Tunghai University, Taichung 407224, Taiwan
3. Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402204, Taiwan
4. Ph.D. Program in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402204, Taiwan