[Selected Publications]

1. Kuo CP, Tsai MT, Lee KH, Lin YP, Huang SS, Huang CC, Tseng WC,* Tarng DC.* Dose-response effects of physical activity on all-cause mortality and major cardiorenal outcomes in chronic kidney disease. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2022 Mar; 29(3): 452-461. (European Society of Cardiology: Press Release of Featured Article)

2. Tseng WC, Lee PY, Tsai MT, Chang FP, Chen NJ, Chien CT, Hung SC,* Tarng DC.* Hypoxic mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate acute kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury via enhancing renal tubular autophagy. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 2021 Jun; 12(1): 367.

3. Tseng WC, Chen YT, Ou SM, Shih CJ, Tarng DC.* Taiwan Geriatric Kidney Disease (TGKD) Research Group. U-Shaped Association Between Serum Uric Acid Levels With Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in the Elderly: The Role of Malnourishment. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2018 Feb; 7(4): e007523.

4. Tseng WC, Chuang CW, Yang MH, Pan CC, Tarng DC.* Krüppel-like factor 4 is a novel prognostic predictor for urothelial carcinoma of bladder and it regulates TWIST1-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Urological Oncology. 2016 Nov; 34(11): 485.e15-485.e24.

5. Tseng WC, Yang WC, Yang AH, Hsieh SL, Tarng DC.* Expression of TNFRSF6B in kidneys is a novel predictor for progression of chronic kidney disease. Modern Pathology. 2013 Jul; 26(7): 984-94.