Der-Cherng Tarng

1. Tsai MT, Chen YT, Lin CH, Huang TP, Tarng DC* for Taiwan Geriatric Kidney Disease Research Group. U-shaped mortality curve associated with platelet count among older people: a community-based cohort study. Blood 126(13):1633-5, 2015. [IF=10.45]

2. Hung SC, Chang YK, Liu JS, Kuo KL, Chen YH, Hsu CC*, Tarng DC*. Metformin use and mortality in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: national, retrospective, observational, cohort study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 3(8): 605-14, 2015. [IF=9.19]

3. Hsu TW, Liu JS, Hung SC, Kuo KL, Chang YK, Chen YC, Hsu CC*, Tarng DC*. Renoprotective effect of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade in patients with predialysis advanced chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and anemia. JAMA Int Med 174(3):347-54, 2014. [IF=13.12]

4. Kuo KL, Hung SC, Lee TS, Tarng DC*. Iron sucrose accelerates early atherogenesis by increasing superoxide production and upregulating adhesion molecules in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol 30(9):1518-25, 2014. [IF=9.34]

5. Chen YH, Kuo KL, Hung SC, Hsu CC, Chen YH, Tarng DC*. Length polymorphism in heme oxygenase-1 and risk of CKD among patients with coronary artery disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 25(11):2669-77, 2014. [Epub ahead of print]. [IF=9.34]

Jinn-Yang Chen

1. Yang CY, Chen TW, Lin YP, Lin CC, Ng YY, Yang WC, Chen JY*. Determinants of catheter loss following continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis. Perit Dial Int. 2008 Jul-Aug;28(4):361-70  ( I F=2.097；R/C= 32/73，Urology & Nephrology )

2. Li SY, Chen JY, Yang WC, Chuang CL. Acute kidney injury network classification predicts in-hospital and long-term mortality in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Mar;39(3):323-8.( I F=2.55；R/C= 47/117，Cardiac & cardiovascular systems )

3. Yao YH, Fu CH, Ho SJ, Tsai SH, Ng YY, Chuang CL, Lin CC, Chen JY*. Peritoneal dialysis, as compared with hemodialysis, is associated with higher overhydration but non-inferior blood pressure control and heart function. Blood Purif. 2012;34(1):40-7( I F=2.104；R/C= 31/73，Urology & Nephrology )

4. Jian DY, Chao YW, Ting CH, Huang SW, Chang CF, Juan CC, Chen JY. Losartan ameliorates renal injury, hypertension, and adipocytokine imbalance in 5/6 nephrectomized rats. Eur J Pharmacol. 2013 Jun 5;709(1-3):85-92. (IF=2.516 ;R/C=108/261, Pharmacology & Pharmacy)

5. Chen JY, Tsai SH, Chuang PH, Chang CH, Chuang CL, Chen HL, Chen PL. A Comorbidity Index for Mortality Prediction in Chinese Patients with ESRD Receiving Hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014, 9(3); 513-9.. (IF=5.06 ; R/C= 6/73，Urology & Nephrology)

Yao-Ping Lin　

1. Lin YP, Yu WC, Hsu ME, Tsai HC, Liao CC, Lin CH. Comparative proteomic analysis of rat left ventricle in a subtotal nephrectomy model. J Chin Med Assoc. 2015 Apr;78(4):218-28.

2. Chou CJ, Peng SY, Wu MH, Yang CC, Lin YS, Cheng WT, Wu SC, Lin YP.Generation and characterization of a transgenic pig carrying a DsRed-monomer reporter gene. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 4;9(9):e106864

3. Yu WC, Lin YP, Chuang SY, Lin IF, Chenb CH. Cardiovascular determinants of prognosis in normotensive hemodialysis patients. BMC Nephrol. 2012 Sep 20;13:115.

4. Yang CY, Yang WC, Lin YP. Postdialysis blood pressure rise predicts long-term outcomes in chronic hemodialysis patients: a four-year prospective observational cohort study. BMC Nephrol. 2012 Mar 14;13:12.

5. Lin YP, Hsu ME, Chiou YY, Hsu HY, Tsai HC, Peng YJ, Lu CY, Pan CY, Yu WC, Chen CH, Chi CW, Lin CH. Comparative proteomic analysis of rat aorta in a subtotal nephrectomy model.. Proteomics. 2010 Jul;10(13):2429-43

Chih-Ching Lin

1. Chao-Fu Chang, Wu-Chang Yang, Chih-Ching Lin. Nephrogenic Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis. N Engl J Med 2005;353(5):529-30. SCI IF=55.873

2. Chih-Ching Lin, Wu-Chang Yang, Shing-Jong Lin, Tzen-Wen Chen, Wen-Shin Lee, Chao-Fu Chang, Pui-Ching Lee,  Shou-Dong Lee, Ming-Yi Chung. Length Polymorphism in Heme Oxygenase-1 is Associated with Arteriovenous Fistula Patency in Hemodialysis Patients. Kidney Int 2006; 69:165–72. SCI IF =8.563

3. Chih-Ching Lin, Chao-Fu Chang, Ming-Yu Lai, Tzen-Wen Chen, Pui-Ching Lee, Wu-Chang Yang. Far Infrared Therapy: a Novel Treatment Improving Access Blood Flow and Unassisted Patency of Arteriovenous Fistula in Hemodialysis Patients J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 18: 985-92. SCI IF=9.343

4. Chih-Ching Lin, Wu-Chang Yang, Min-Chi Chen, Wen-Sheng Liu, Chih-Yu Yang, Pui-Ching Lee. Effect of Far Infrared Therapy on Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Kidney Dis 2013; 62 (2): 304-11 SCI IF=5.900

5. Ou SM, Shih CJ, Chao PW, Chu H, Kuo SC, Lee YJ, Wang SJ, Yang CY, Lin CC, Chen TJ, Tarng DC, Li SY, Chen YT. Effects of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors versus Sulfonylureas as Add-On Therapy after Metformin on the Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Annals of Internal Medicine 2015 ;163(9):663-72 SCI IF=17.81

Chih-Yu Yang

1. Chih-Yu Yang, Zee-Fen Chang, Yat-Pang Chau, Ann Chen, Oscar K. Lee*, An-Hang Yang*. Uremia Induces Dental Pulp Ossification but Reciprocally Inhibits Adjacent Alveolar Bone Osteogenesis. Calcif Tissue Int. 2015 Nov;97(5):466-75.

2. Chih-Yu Yang, Fu-An Chen, Chun-Fan Chen, Wen-Sheng Liu, Chia-Jen Shih, Shuo-Ming Ou, Wu-Chang Yang, Chih-Ching Lin*, An-Hang Yang*.Diagnostic Accuracy of Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio Is Influenced by Urine Concentration. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 9;10(9):e0137460.

3. Chih-Yu Yang, Zee-Fen Chang, Yat-Pang Chau, Ann Chen, Wu-Chang Yang, An-Hang Yang*, Oscar K. Lee*. Circulating Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Inhibitors and Uremic Vascular Calcifications. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2015 Aug;30(8):1356-63.

4. Chih-Yu Yang, Yat-Pang Chau, Hsi-Tzu Lee, Hsin-Yu Kuo, Oscar K. Lee, An-Hang Yang*. Cannabinoid Receptors as Therapeutic Targets for Dialysis-Induced Peritoneal Fibrosis. Am J Nephrol. 2013;37(1):50-8.

5. Chih-Yu Yang, Ming-Ling Wu, Yea-Yun Chou, Szu-Yuan Li, Jou-Fang Deng, Wu-Chang Yang, Yee-Yung Ng*. Essential Trace Element Status and Clinical Outcomes in Long-term Dialysis Patients: A Two-Year Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Clin Nutr. 2012 Oct;31(5):630-6.

Li Szu-yuan 　

1. Li SY, Huang PH, Tarng DC, Yang WC, Chang YH, Lin TP, Yang AH, Lin CC, Yang MH, Chen JW, Geert W. Schmid-Schönbein, Chu PH, Lin SJ. Four-and-A-Half LIM Protein 2 is a Co-Activator of Wnt Signaling in Diabetic Kidney Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Dec;26(12):3072-84.

2. Szu-Yuan Li, Po-Hsun Huang, An-Hang Yang, Der-Cherng Tarng, Wu-Chang Yang, Chih-Ching Lin, Jaw-Wen Chen, Geert Schmid-Schönbein, *Shing-Jong Lin. Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Deficiency Attenuates Diabetic Nephropathy by Modulation of Podocyte Functions and Dedifferentiation. Kidney Int. 2014  Aug;86(2):358-69

3. Shih CJ, Ou SM, Chao PW, Kuo SC, Lee YJ, Yang CY, Tarng DC, Lin CC, Huang PH, Li SY, Chen YT. Risks of Death and Stroke in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: A Competing-Risk Analysis of a Nationwide Cohort..Circulation. 2016 Jan 19;133(3):265-72

4. Li SY, Chuang CL , Yang WC, Lin SJ. Proteinuria predicts post-cardiotomy acute kidney injury in patients with preserved glomerular filtration rate.. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Mar;149(3):894-9

5. Li SY, Yang WC, Chuang CL. Effect of early and intensive continuous venovenous hemofiltration on patients with cardiogenic shock and acutekidney injury after cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Oct;148(4):1628-33

Shuo-Ming Ou

1. Ou SM, Chu H, Chao PW, Lee YJ, Kuo SC, Chen TJ, Tseng CM, Shih CJ, Chen YT. Long-term Mortality and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Sepsis Survivors: A Nationwide Population-based Study.  Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Jan 25

2. Shih CJ^#, Ou SM^#, Chao PW, Kuo SC, Lee YJ, Yang CY, Tarng DC, Lin CC, Huang PH, Li SY, Chen YT. Risks of Death and Stroke in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: A Competing-Risk Analysis of a Nationwide Cohort. Circulation. 2016 Jan 19;133(3):265-72.

3. Ou SM, Shih CJ, Chao PW, Chu H, Kuo SC, Lee YJ, Wang SJ, Yang CY, Lin CC, Chen TJ, Tarng DC, Li SY, Chen YT. Effects on Clinical Outcomes of Adding Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors Versus Sulfonylureas to Metformin Therapy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.  Ann Intern Med. 2015 Nov 3;163(9):663-72

4. Chao PW, Shih CJ, Lee YJ, Tseng CM, Kuo SC, Shih YN, Chou KT, Tarng DC, Li SY, Ou SM*, Chen YT*. Association of Post-discharge Rehabilitation with Mortality in Intensive Care Unit Survivors of Sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Nov 1;190(9):1003-11

5. Shih CJ, Chu H, Chao PW, Lee YJ, Kuo SC, Li SY, Tarng DC, Yang CY, Yang WC, Ou SM*, Chen YT*. Long-Term Clinical Outcome of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Survivors of Infectious Endocarditis: A Nationwide Population-Based Study. Circulation. 2014 Nov 4;130(19):1684-91

Kuo-Hua Lee

1. Lee KH, Chen YT, Chung HJ, Liu JS, Hsu CC, Tarng DC: Kidney disease progression in patients of upper tract urothelial carcinoma following unilateral radical nephroureterectomy. Ren Fail. 2016 Feb;38(1):77-83

2. Lee KH, Tsai WJ, Chen YW, Yang WC, Lee CY, Ou SM, Chen YT, Chien CC, Lee PC, Chung MY, Lin CC: Genotype Polymorphisms of Genes Regulating Nitric Oxide Synthesis Determines Long-term Arteriovenous Fistula Patency in Male Hemodialysis Patients. Ren Fail. 2015 Dec 7:1-10 (Epub ahead of print)

3. Lee KH, Ueng YF, Wu CW, Chou YC, Ng YY, Yang WC: The recommended dose of ertapenem poses a potential risk for central nervous system toxicity in haemodialysis patients - case reports and literature reviews. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2014 Dec 9.

4. Chang YC, Lee KH, Chen TH, Tsai PJ, Chen PY, Guo MC, Lin SA, Chen JY, Yang WC, Ng YY: A case of intraperitoneal fracture of a double-cuff Tenckhoff catheter. Perit Dial Int. 2014 Jan-Feb;34(1):132-4

5. Lee KH, Yang AH, Yang WC, Tarng DC：IgA nephropathy associated with ankylosing spondylitis. Acta Nephrologica 28(2): 103-106, 2014