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Environmental Toxicants (phthalates and melamine)

2023-2024

  • 293. Liu X, Turner JR, Oxford CR, McNeill J, Walsh B, Roy EL, Weagle CL, Stone E, Zhu H, Liu W, Zilin Wei, Hyslop NP, Giacomo J, Dillner AM, Salam A, Hossen A, Islam Z, Abboud I, Akoshile C, Amador-Muñoz O, Anh NX, Asfaw A, Balasubramanian R, Chang RYW, Coburn C, Dey S, Diner DJ, Dong J, Farrah T, Gahungu P, Garland RM, Mora MG, Hasheminassab S, John J, Kim J, Kim JS, Langerman K, Lee PC, Lestari P, Liu Y, Mamo T, Martins M, Mayol-Bracero OL, Naidoo M, Park SS, Schechner Y, Schofield R, Tripathi SN, Windwer E, Wu MT, Zhang Q, Brauer M, Rudich Y, Martin RV: Elemental characterization of ambient particulate matter for a globally distributed monitoring network: Methodology and implications. ACS ES&T Air 2024 Mar 11;1(4):283-293.

  • 292. Lu CL, Wen HJ, Chen ML, Sun CW, Hsieh CJ, Wu MT, Wang SL, TMICS study group: Prenatal phthalate exposure and sex steroid hormones in newborns: Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study. PLoS One 2024 Mar 14;19(3):e0297631.

  • 291. Prakasham K, Pan TY, Tan CH, Wu CF, Chandra P, Cheng CM, Chen W, Tsai WC*, Ponnusamy VK*, Wu MT*: A rapid and sensitive analytical methodology for the simultaneous biomonitoring of two direct oral anticoagulant drugs and their major metabolites in thromboembolic disordered patients samples for clinical evaluations. J Chromatogr A. 2024 Feb 22;1717:464689.

  • 290. Waits A, Chang CH, Huang YF, Tsai MS, Hou JW, Wang PW, Chen CY, Hsieh CJ, Wu MT, Wang SL, Chen ML: Income inequalities in exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals among pregnant women in Taiwan. Environ Advances 15: 100470, 2024.

  • 289. Lee CY, Chuang YS, Lee CH, Wu MT: Linking metabolic syndrome with low bone mass through insights from BMI and health behaviors. Sci Rep 2023 Sep; 13: 14393.

  • 288. Kuo FC, Tsai ML, Wu ST, Li SS, Wu CF, Wang SL, Chan MWY, Suen JL*, Wu MT**, Hung CH*: Maternal di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate exposure elicits offspring IFN-λ upregulation: Insights from birth cohort, murine model, and in vitro mechanistic analysis. Food Chem Toxicol 2023 Sep:179:113993.

  • 287. Chen WC, Wu CC, Liu YP, Zhuo GY, Wang YK, Chen YH, Chen CC, Wang YH, Wu MT, Wu IC. Elafin as a prognostic marker in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A pilot study using three-dimensional imaging and genomic profiling. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jul 27;15(15):3825

  • 286. Jhang YJ, Lin X, Chia SH, Chen WC, Wu IC, Wu MT, Zhuo GY, Tai TM, Chen HW. RepE: unsupervised representation learning for image enhancement in nonlinear optical microscopy. Opt Lett. 2023 Aug 15;48(16):4245-4248. 

  • 285. Prakasham K, Gurrani S, Wu CF, Wu MT, Hsieh TJ, Peng CY, Huang PC, Krishnan A, Tsai PC, Lin YC, Tsai B, Lin YC, Ponnusamy VK. Rapid identification and monitoring of cooking oil fume-based toxic volatile organic aldehydes in lung tissue for predicting exposure level and cancer risks. Chemosphere. 2023 Aug 1;339:139704.

  • 284. Prakasham K, Gurrani S, Shiea J, Wu MT, Singhania RR, Patel AK, Dong CD, Lin YC, Tsai B, Huang PC, Andaluri G, Ponnusamy VK. Facile analysis of mycotoxin in coffee and tea samples using a novel semi-automated in-syringe based fast mycotoxin extraction (FaMEx) technique coupled with direct-injection ESI-MS/MS analysis. J Food Sci Technol. 2023 Jul;60(7):1992-2000.

  • 283. Tsai TL, Hsieh CJ, Wu MT, Chen ML, Kuo PH, Wang SL.: Co-exposure to toxic metals and phthalates in pregnant women and their children's mental health problems aged four years - Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study (TMICS). Environ Int. 2023 Mar;173:107804.

  • 282. Li SS, Chen JJ, Su MW, Li CW, Chen CC, Wang YH, Liu CC, Tsai YC, Hsieh TJ, Wu MT, Wu CF*: Sex-specific interactive effect of melamine and DEHP on a marker of early kidney damage in Taiwanese adults: A national population-based study from the Taiwan Biobank. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2023 Jul 4;263:115208. (李思萱獲得2022年精準環境醫學國際研討會優秀論文獎)

  • 281. Konorev D, Bellamri M, Wu CF, Wu MT, Turesky R: High-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry analysis of carcinogenic aromatic amines in tobacco smoke with an orbitrap tribrid mass spectrometer. Chem Res Toxicol 2023 Aug 21;36(8):1419-1426.

  • 280. Liu YW, Lee JY, Wang YK, Chen YH, Fang PT, Chou SH, Chen MH, Bai LY, Yen CJ, Wu MT, Wu IC*: Comparison of therapeutic outcomes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: A prospective observational cohort study. JFMA (Journal of the Formosan Medical Association) 2024 Jan;123(1):106-115.

  • 279. Huang JK, Chuang YS, Wu PH, Lin JR, Kuo MC, Chiu YW, Hsu PC, Wu MT, Salihovic S, Lin YT*: Decreased levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment. Sci Total Environ 2023 Jun 28;165184.

  • 278. Chen HK, Chang YH, Sun CW, Wu MT, Chen ML, Wang SL, Hsieh CJ*: Associations of urinary phthalate metabolites with household environments among mothers and their preschool-age children. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 262: 115162, 2023 Jun.

  • 277. Tsai YC, Wu CF, Hung WW, Yu PS, Liu CC, Hsieh TJ, Chen CC, Li SS, Chen JJ, Chiu YW, Hwang SJ, Wu MT*: Environmental melamine exposure and adverse kidney outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Environ Poll 2023 Aug 15;331(Pt 1):121883.

  • 276. Tran MTMT, Kuo FC, Low JT, Chuang YM, Sultana S, Huang WL, Lin ZY, Lin GL, Wu CF, Li SS, Suen JL, Hung CH, Wu MT*, Chan MWY*: Prenatal DEHP exposure predicts neurological disorders via transgenerational epigenetics. Sci Rep 2023 May 6;13(1):7399.

  • 275. Gurrani S, Prakasham K, Huang PC, Wu MT, Wu CF, Lin YC, Tsai B, Krishnan A, Tsai PC, Ponnusamy VK. Simultaneous biomonitoring of volatile organic compounds' metabolites in human urine samples using a novel in-syringe based fast urinary metabolites extraction (FaUMEx) technique coupled with UHPLC-MS/MS analysis. Chemosphere. 2023 Jul;329:138667

  • 274. Prakasham K, Gurrani S, Shiea J, Wu MT, Wu CF, Lin YC, Tsai B, Huang PC, Andaluri G, Ponnusamy VK: Ultra-sensitive determination of Ochratoxin A in coffee and tea samples using a novel semi-automated in-syringe based coagulant-assisted fast mycotoxin extraction (FaMEx) technique coupled with UHPLC-MS/MS. Food Chemistry 417:135951, 2023.

  • 273. Chen HM, Chen CC, Chen JJ, Wu CF, Lee SS, Kuo FC, Sun CW, Chen ML, Hsieh CJ, Wang SL, Wu MT*: Reference intervals for thyroid hormone, sex hormone, and clinical biochemical tests in cord blood from Taiwanese newborn-TMICS Cohort. Clinica Chimica Acta 541: 117247, Feb. 2023.

  • 272. Prakasham K, Gurrani S, Shiea J, Wu MT, Wu CF, Ku YJ, Tsai TY, Hua HT, Lin YJ, Huang PC, Andaluri G, Ponnusamy VK: Rapid identification and analysis of ochratoxin-A in food and agricultural soil samples using a novel semi-automated in-syringe based fast mycotoxin extraction technique coupled with UHPLC-MS/MS. Molecules 2023 Feb., 28, 1442. https://doi.org/10.3390/

  • 271. Chen HK, Wang SL, Chang YH, Sun CW, Wu MT, Chen ML, Lin YJ, Hsieh CJ*, TMICS study group. Associations between maternal phthalate exposure and neonatal neurobehaviors: The Taiwan maternal and infant cohort study (TMICS). Environ Pollut 2023 Feb 15;319:120956.

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2022-2021

  • 270. Kaewlaoyoong A, Huang ST, Wang SL, Sun CW, Chen JJ, Kuo CH, Hung CH, Chen SC, Liang CC, Tsai HW, Wu CF, Lin WY, Wu MT*: Influential factors of urinary arsenic levels in the population residing close to one heavy-industrial area in Taiwan-A case study. Front Environ Sci 10:1058408, Dec. 2022. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.1058408. (Dr. Acharee Kaewlaoyoong received the Outstanding Poster Paper Award, 2022 Precision Environmental Medicine Symposium (Spring Session) - Heavy Metals and Health, Changhua, Taiwan)

  • 269. Dlamini SB, Wu MT*, Dahms HU*: Factors associated with antiretroviral therapy toxicity outcomes in patients with and without hypertension. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Sep 3;19(17):11051.

  • 268. Shen CT, Hsieh HM, Chuang YS, Pan CH, Wu MT: Breast cancer incidence among female workers by different occupations and industries: A longitudinal population-based matched case–control study in Taiwan. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Aug 19;19(16):10352.

  • 267. Chen CC*, Wang YH, Wu CF, Hsieh CJ, Wang SL, Chen ML, Tsai HJ, Li SS, Liu CC, Tsai YC, Hsieh TJ, Wu MT*. Benchmark dose in the presence of coexposure to melamine and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and urinary renal injury markers in pregnant women. Environ Res 215(Pt 1):114187, Dec. 2022.

  • 266. Bellamri M, Walmsley S, Brown C, Brandt K, Konorev D, Day A, Wu CF, Wu MT, Turesky R: DNA damage and oxidative stress of tobacco smoke condensate in human bladder epithelial cells. Chem Res Toxicol 35(10):1863-1880, 2022.

  • 265. Chuang YS, Lee CY, Lin PC, Pan CH, Hsieh HM, Wu CF*, Wu MT*: Breast cancer incidence in a national cohort of female workers exposed to special health hazards in Taiwan: A retrospective case-cohort study of ~300,000 occupational records spanning 20 years. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2022 Dec;95(10):1979-1993.

  • 264. Chang CH, Tsai YA, Huang YF, Tsai MS, Hou JW, Lin CL, Wang PW, Huang LW, Chen CY, Wu CF, Hsieh CJ, Wu MT, Wang SL, Chen ML. The sex-specific association of prenatal phthalate exposure with low birth weight and small for gestational age: A nationwide survey by the Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study (TMICS). Sci Total Environ. 2022 Feb 1;806(Pt 3):151261.

  • 263. Hsiao YP, Mukundan A, Chen WC, Wu MT, Hsieh SC, Wang HC. Design of a lab-on-chip for cancer cell detection through impedance and photoelectrochemical response analysis. Biosensors (Basel). 2022 Jun 13;12(6):405.

  • 262. Hsieh SW, Chen SC, Chen CH, Wu MT, Hung CH. Risk of cognitive impairment from exposure to incense smoke. Int J Environ Health Res. 2021 Dec 16:1-12.

  • 261. Wu YH, Chuang YS, Tu HP, Wu MT, Lee CY: The Duration of Common Indoor Pollutant Exposure Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Taiwanese Population. Taiwan J Fam Med 2021; 31: 280-293 (家醫科吳映萱醫師獲得111年台灣家庭醫學雜誌最佳論文獎第三名).

  • 260. Hsu YM, Wu CF, Huang MZ, Shiea J, Pan CH, Liu CC, Chen CC, Wang YH, Cheng CM, Wu MT*: Avatar-like body imaging of dermal exposure to melamine in factory workers analyzed by ambient mass spectrometry. Chemosphere 303(1):134896, 2022.

  • 259. Osborne PG, Pasupuleti RR, Wu MT, Lee CH, Ponnusamy VK*: LC-MS/MS measurement of alkaloids in alkaline extracts of Areca nut preparations and their physiological effects Process Biochem July 2022;118:65-73.

  • 258. Chen HM, Wu CF, Hsieh CJ, Kuo FC, Sun CW, Wang SL, Chen ML, Wu MT*: Relationship of maternal body weight and gestational diabetes mellitus with large-for-gestational-age babies at birth in Taiwan: The TMICS cohort. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Mar;61(2):234-242.

  • 257. Liu CC, Wu CF, Lee YC, Huang TY, Huang ST, Wang HS, Jhan JH, Huang SP, Li CC, Juan YS, Hsieh TJ, Tsai YC, Chen CC, Wu MT*: Genetic polymorphisms of MnSOD modify the impacts of environmental melamine on oxidative stress and early kidney injury in calcium urolithiasis patients. Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Jan 13;11(1):152.

  • 256. Tsai HJ, Wu CF, Hsiung CA, Lee CH, Wang SL,Chen ML, Chen CC, uang HuaHuang PC, Wang YH, Chen YA, Chen BH, Chuang YS, Hsieh HM, Wu MT*: Longitudinal changes in oxidative stress and early renal injury in children exposed to DEHP and melamine in the 2011 Taiwan food scandal Environ Int 2022 Jan;158:107018. (蔡惠如獲得112年度台灣流行病學會獎助博士研究生論文第二名)

  • 255. Tsai TL, Wang SL, Hsieh CJ, Wen HJ, Kuo CC, Liu HJ, Sun CW, Chen ML, Wu MT, for the TMICS Study Group. Association between prenatal exposure to metals and atopic dermatitis among children aged 4 years in Taiwan. JAMA Network Open. 2021;4(10):e2131327. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.31327

  • 254. Gurrani S, Prakasham K, Pasupuleti RR, Wu MT, Dong CD, Ponnusamy VK: Rapid in-syringe-based ultrasonic-energy assisted salt-enhanced homogeneous liquid-liquid microextraction technique coupled with HPLC/low-temperature evaporative light-scattering detector for quantification of sodium hyaluronate in food products. Microchem J 172 (Part B), January 2022, 106898.

  • 253. Wu CF, Liu CC, Tsai YC, Chen CC, Wu MT, Hsieh TJ*: Diminishment of Nrf2 antioxidative defense aggravates nephrotoxicity of melamine and oxalate coexposure. Antioxidants Sep; 10(9): 1464, 2021.

  • 252.  Wu MT (co-first author), Wu CF, Liu CC, Tsai YC, Chen CC, Wang YH, Hsieh TJ*. Melamine and oxalate coexposure induces early kidney tubular injury through mitochondrial aberrations and oxidative stress. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 225: 112756, 2021.

  • 251. Pan TY, Tsai WC, Tan CH, Cheng CM, Arasuh MV, Al-Dhabih NA, Ponnusamya VK*, Wu CF*, Wu MT*(co-corresponding author). Rapid simultaneous clinical monitoring of five oral anti-coagulant drugs in human urine using green microextraction technique coupled with LC-MS/MS. J King Saud University-Science 33: 101602, 2021.

  • 250. Chan CC, Lin LY, Lai CH, Chuang KJ, Wu MT, Pan CH*: Association of particulate matter from cooking oil fumes with heart rate variability and oxidative stress. Antioxidants Aug 23;10(8):1323, 2021.

  • 249. Wu CY (co-first author), Jen CH (co-first author), Chuang YS, Fang TJ, Wu YH, Wu MT*: Factors associated with Do-Not-Resuscitate document completion among patients hospitalized in Geriatric Ward. BMC Geriatrics 21, 472, 2021.

  • 248. Wu IC (co-first author), Wang YK (co-first author), Chen YH, Wu CC, Wu MC, Chen WC, Wang WL, Lin HS, Chen CC, Chou SH, Liu YP*, Wu MT*: High serum elafin prediction of poor prognosis of locoregional esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021 Jun; 13(12): 3082.

  • 247. Peng CY, Hsieh HM, Li MY, Liaw LJ, Wang CL, Pan CH, Wu MT. Gender differences and site-specific incident risks of musculoskeletal disorders among 224 506 workers in the food and beverage service industry in Taiwan: A 15-year Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. J Occup Health. 2021 Jan;63(1):e12214. doi: 10.1002/1348-9585.12214.

  • 246. Bellamri M, Brandt K, Brown CV, Wu MT, Turesky RJ. Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of the carcinogen aristolochic acid I (AA-I) in human bladder RT4 cells. Arch Toxicol. 2021 Jun;95(6):2189-2199. doi: 10.1007/s00204-021-03059-3. Epub 2021 May 3.

  • 245. Lin FC, Chen CY, Lin CW, Wu MT, Chen HY, Huang P: Air Pollution Is Associated with Cognitive Deterioration of Alzheimer's Disease. Gerontology. 2021 Apr 21;1-9. doi: 10.1159/000515162. Online ahead of print.

  • 244. Shen CT, Hsieh HM*, Pan CH, Wu MT, Chuang YS: Breast cancer risks among female health professionals: a 35-year population-based longitudinal cohort study in Taiwan. American Journal of Preventive Medicine (accepted).

  • 243. Dlamini SB, Dahms HU, Wu MT*: Factors associated with prognostic or treatment outcomes in HIV/AIDS patients with and without hypertension in Eswatini. Sci Reports 2021;11:12955.

  • 242. Chen CC*, Tsai YC, Wang YH, Wu CF, Chiu YW, Hwang SJ, Liu CC, Hsien TJ, Wu MT*: Melamine exposure threshold in early chronic kidney disease patients-A benchmark dose approach. Environ Int 2021 (May 24);156:106652.

  • 241. Tsai HJ, Kuo FC, Wu CF, Sun CW, Hsieh CJ, Wang SL, Chen ML, Hsieh HM, Wu MT*: Association between two common environmental toxicants (phthalates and melamine) and urinary markers of renal injury in the third trimester of pregnant women: the Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study (TMICS). Chemosphere 2021 (June);272: 129925.

  • 240. Wu TC, Peng CY, Hsieh HM, Pan CH, Wu MT, Lin PC, Wu CF, Hsieh TJ: Reduction of aldehyde emission and attribution of environment burden in cooking fumes from food stalls using a novel fume collector. Environ Res 2021 Apr;195:110815. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.110815. Epub 2021 Jan 30.

  • 239. Lin PC, Peng CY, Pan CH, Lee JY, Hsieh TJ, Chuang YS, Turesky RJ, Wu CF*, Wu MT* (co-corresponding author): Risk of Two Common Glandular Cell-Type Cancers (Breast and Colorectal Cancers) in Chinese Occupational Chefs: A Nationwide Ecological Study in Taiwan. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2021 Feb 28. doi: 10.1007/s00420-021-01673-3. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33646334.

before 2021

  • 238. Chen YH, Wang YK, Chuang YS, Hsu WH, Kuo CH, Wu CW, Chan LP, Wu MT* (co-corresponding author), Wu IC*: Endoscopic surveillance for metachronous esophageal squamous cell neoplasms among head and neck cancer patients. Cancers 2020 Dec; 12(12): 3832.

  • 237. Chen HM (co-first author), Kuo FC (co-first author), Chen CC (co-first author), Wu CF, Sun CW, Chen ML, Hsieh CJ, Wang SL* (co-corresponding author), Wu MT* (co-corresponding author): New trimester-specific reference intervals for clinical biochemical tests in Taiwanese pregnant women-Cohort of TMICS. PLoS One 2020 Dec 14;15(12):e0243761.

  • 236. Chen WC, Chen YJ, Lin ST, Hung WH, Chan MC, Wu IC, Wu MT, Kuo CT, Das S, Kao FJ, Zhuo GY. Label-free characterization of collagen fibers in cancerous esophagus tissues using ratiometric nonlinear optical microscopy. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2020 Aug;245(14):1213-1221. doi: 10.1177/1535370220934039.

  • 235. Chang CH, Chen CF, Tsai YA, Wang SL, Huang PC, Chen BH, Wu MT, Chen CC, Hsiung CA, Chen ML. The sex-specific association of phthalate exposure with DNA methylation and characteristics of body fat in children. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Oct 1;737:139833.

  • 234. Pasupuleti RR, Tsai PC, Lin PD, Wu MT, Ponnusamy VK. Rapid and sensitive analytical procedure for biomonitoring of organophosphate pesticide metabolites in human urine samples using a vortex-assisted salt-induced liquid-liquid microextraction technique coupled with ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2020 Apr;34 Suppl 1:e8565. doi: 10.1002/rcm.8565.

  • 233. Wu CF, Cheng CM, Hsu YM, Li SS, Huang CY, Chen YH, Kuo FC, Wu MT. Development of analytical method of melamine in placenta from pregnant women by isotope-dilution liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2020 Apr;34 Suppl 1:e8599. doi: 10.1002/rcm.8599.

  • 232. Manigandan S, Wu MT, Ponnusamy VK, Raghavendra VB, Pugazhendhi A, Brindhadevi K. A systematic review on recent trends in transmission, diagnosis, prevention and imaging features of COVID-19. Process Biochem 2020 Nov;98:233-240. doi: 10.1016/j.procbio.2020.08.016.

  • 231. Wu CF, Hsiung CA, Tsai HJ, Cheng CM, Chen BH, Hu CW, Huang YL, Wu MT*. Decreased levels of urinary di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) metabolites and biomarkers of oxidative stress in children exposed to DEHP-tainted foods in Taiwan in 2011: A 44-month follow up. Environ Pollut 2020 Nov;266(Pt 2):115204.

  • 230. Wang YH, Wu CF, Liu CC, Hsieh TJ, Tsai YC, Wu MT*, Chen CC*. A probabilistic approach for benchmark dosage of melamine exposure for a marker of early renal dysfunction in patients with calcium urolithiasis. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2020 Sep 1;200:110741.  doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110741. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

  • 229. Huang PC, Chang WH, Wu MT, Chen ML, Wang IJ, Shih SF, Hsiung CA, Liao KW. Characterization of phthalate exposure in relation to serum thyroid and growth hormones, and estimated daily intake levels in children exposed to phthalate-tainted products: A longitudinal cohort study* Environ Pollut 2020 Apr 24;264:114648. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114648. Online ahead of print

  • 228. Liu CC, Hsieh TJ, Wu CF, Lee CH, Tsai YC, Huang TY, Wen SC, Lee CH, Chien TM, Lee YC, Huang SP, Li CC, Chou YH, Wu WJ, Wu MT*: Interrelationship of environmental melamine exposure, biomarkers of oxidative stress and early kidney injury. J Hazard Mater 2020 Sep 5;396:122726. (劉家駒醫師獲得110年台灣泌尿科學會理事長論文獎及高醫「109年九月月傑出論文獎」(Excellent award of KMU monthly study in 2020)

  • 227. Su H, Hung YJ, Huang MZ, Lee YT, Chen SC, Hung CH, Kuo CH, Wu MT* (co-corresponding author), Shiea J*: Using ambient mass spectrometry to explore the origins of phthalate contamination in a mass spectrometry laboratory" Analytical Chimica Acta 2020 Apr 8;1105:128-138. 

  • 226. Wang YK, Chen WC, Lai YH, Chen YH, Wu MT, Kuo CT, Wang YY, Yuan SF, Liu YP, Wu IC. Influence of tea consumption on the development of second esophageal neoplasm in patients with head and neck cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2019 Mar 19;11(3).

  • 225. Chuang YS, Wu MC, Wang YK, Chen YH, Kuo CH, Wu DC, Wu MT, Wu IC. Risks of substance uses, alcohol flush response, Helicobacter pylori infection and upper digestive tract diseases-An endoscopy cross-sectional study.

  • 224. Tsai YC, Wu CF, Liu CC, Hsieh TJ, Lin YT, Chiu YW, Hwang SJ, Chen HC, Wu MT*. Urinary melamine levels and progression of CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Aug 7;14(8):1133-1141. (蔡宜純醫師獲得108年高雄醫學大學八月最佳論文獎。)

  • 223. Wu MT, Lin PC, Pan CH, Peng CY*: Risk assessment of personal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and aldehydes in three commercial cooking workplaces. Sci Reports 2019 Feb 7;9(1):1661. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-38082-5.

  • 222. Su H, Huang MZ, Chou JH, Chang TH, Jiang YM, Cho YT, Cheng SC, Wu MT, Shiea J. High-throughput screening of phthalate-containing objects in the kindergartens by ambient mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta. 2018 Dec 18;1039:65-73. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.08.048. Epub 2018 Aug 31.

  • 221. Lin PC, Peng CY, Pan CH, Lin PD, Wu MT*. Gender differences and lung cancer risk in occupational chefs: Analyzing more than 350,000 chefs in Taiwan, 1984-2011. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2019 Jan;92(1):101-109. doi: 10.1007/s00420-018-1358-8. Epub 2018 Sep 18.

  • 220. Hsieh CJ, Chang YH, Hu A, Chen ML, Sun CW, Situmorang RF, Wu MT* (co-corresponding author), Wang SL*, TMICS study group. Personal care products use and phthalate exposure levels among pregnant women. Sci Total Environment 648: 135-143, 2019.

  • 219. Liu CL, Lin MY* (co-corresponding author), Shang-Jyh Hwang SJ, Liu CK, Lee HL, Wu MT* (co-corresponding author): Factors associated with type 2 diabetes in patients with vascular dementia: A population-based cross-sectional study. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2018 Jul 4;18(1):45. doi: 10.1186/s12902-018-0273-z.

  • 218. Wu CF+, Chen HM+, Sun CW+, Chen ML, Hsieh CJ, Wang SL*, Wu MT* (co-corresponding author): Cohort profile: Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study (TMICS) of phthalate exposure and health risk assessment. Int J Epidemiol, 2018 Aug 1;47(4):1047-1047j.

  • 217. Wu CF, Hsiung CA, Tsai HJ, Tsai YC, Hsieh HM, Chen BH, Wu MT*: Interaction of melamine and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate exposure on markers of early renal damage in children: The 2011 Taiwan food scandal. Environ Pollution 2018 Apr;235:453-461. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.107. Epub 2018 Jan 6.

  • 216. Chen HC, Wu CF, Chong IW, Wu MT*. Exposure to cooking oil fumes and chronic bronchitis in nonsmoking women aged 40 years and over: a health-care based study. BMC Public Health. 2018 Feb 13;18(1):246. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5146-x.

  • 215. Tsai YA, Tsai MS, Hou JW, Lin CL, Chen CY, Chang CH, Liao KW, Wang SL, Chen BH, Wu MT, Hsieh CJ, Chen ML; TMICs Group.: Evidence of high di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) exposure due to tainted food intake in Taiwanese pregnant women and the health effects on birth outcomes. Sci Total Environ. 2018 Mar 15;618:635-644. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.175. Epub 2017 Oct 19.

  • 214.Huang HB, Chuang CJ, Su PH, Sun CW, Wang CJ, Wu MT, Wang SL*. Prenatal and childhood exposure to phthalate diesters and thyroid function in a 9-year follow-up birth cohort study: Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study. Epidemiology. 2017 Oct;28 Suppl 1:S10-S18. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000722.

  • 214. Osborne PG, Ko YC, Wu MT, Lee CH. Intoxication and substance use disorder to Areca catechu nut containing betel quid: A review of epidemiological evidence, pharmacological basis and social factors influencing quitting strategies. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 Oct 1;179:187-197. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.06.039. Epub 2017 Jul 29. Review.

  • 213. Chuang YS, Wu MC, Yu FJ, Wang YK, Lu CY, Wu DC, Kuo CT, Wu MT*, Wu IC*. Effects of alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and betel quid chewing on upper digestive diseases: A large cross-sectional study and meta-analysis. Oncotarget 2017 Sep 11;8(44):78011-78022. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.20831. eCollection 2017 Sep 29. (莊昀璇同學獲得107年度台灣流行病學學會博士研究論文獎第三名。)

  • 212. Huang YC, Chang WC, Shan YH, Lin CY, Wang CL, Dai CY, Ho CK, Wu MT, Chuang HY.Toxic metals increase serum tumor necrosis factor-α levels, modified by essential elements and different types of tumor necrosis factor-α promoter single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Epidemiology. 2017 Oct;28 Suppl 1:S113-S120. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000738.

  • 211. Liu CC, Hsieh TJ, Wu CF, Tsai YC, Huang SP, Lee YC, Huang TY, Shen JT, Cou YH, Huang CN, Wu WJ, Wu MT*. Urinary melamine excretion and increased markers of renal tubular injury in patients with calcium urolithiasis: A cross-sectional study. Environ Pollution 231: 1284-1290, 2017. (泌尿科劉家駒醫師獲得「107年台灣泌尿科醫學會國內外醫學雜誌論文獎-臨床組」；「2018 Taiwan Urology Association Research Award」)。

  • 210. Huang SH, Weng KP, Huang SM, Liou HH, Wang CC, Ou SF, Lin CC, Chien KJ, Lin CC, Wu MT*. The effects of maternal smoking exposure during pregnancy on postnatal outcomes: A cross sectional study. J Chin Med Assoc. 2017 Jun 2. pii: S1726-4901(17)30105-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcma.2017.01.007. [Epub ahead of print]

  • 209. Shu-Yu Tai SY, Hsieh HM, Huang SP, Wu MT.* “Does hair dye use really increase the risk of prostate cancer? “ Response to “Jiann BP. Does hair dye use really increase the risk of prostate cancer? BMC Cancer. 2017 Nov 7;17(1):724. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3656-z”.

  • 208. Chen CC*, Wang YH, Wang SL, Huang PC, Chuang SC, Chen MH, Chen BH, Sun CW, Fu HC, Lee CC, Wu MT, Chen ML, Hsiung CA*: Exposure sources and their relative contributions to urinary phthalate metabolites among children in Taiwan. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 2017 Jul;220(5):869-879. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.04.002. Epub 2017 Apr 22.

  • 207. Li RN, Li CY, Lee CH, Peng CY, Wu MT*: Promoter methylation status of tumor suppressor genes p16 and CDH1 in cervical intraepithelial Neoplasia. Oncol Lett 2017 Jun;13(6):4397-4401.

  • 206. Wen HJ, Chen CC, Wu MT, Chen ML, Sun CW, Wu WC, Huang IW, Huang PC, Yu TY, Hsiung CA, Wang SL; RAPIT group. Phthalate exposure and reproductive hormones and sex-hormone binding globulin before puberty – Phthalate contaminated-foodstuff episode in Taiwan. PLoS One 2017 Apr 14;12(4):e0175536.

  • 205. Lee CW, Su H, Cai YD, Wu MT, Wu DC, Shiea J: Rapid identification of psychoactive drugs in drained gastric lavage fluid and whole blood specimens of drug overdose patients using ambient mass spectrometry. Mass Spectrometry (Tokyo) 6 (2): S0056, 2017.

  • 204. Wu IC, Weng YH, Lu MY, Jen CP, Fedorov VE, Chen WC, Wu MT, Kuo CT, Wang HC*: Nano-structure ZnO/Cu2O photoelectrochemical and self-powered biosensor for esophageal cancer cell detection. Optics Express 2017 Apr 3;25(7):7689-7706. 

  • 203. Huang PC, Tsai CH, Chen CC, Wu MT, Chen ML, Wang SL, Chen BH, Lee CC, Jaakkola JJK, Wu WC, Chen MK, Hsiung CA, RAPIT Group: Intellectual evaluation of children exposed to phthalate-tainted products after the 2011 Taiwan phthalate episode. Environ Res 2017 Jul;156:158-166. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.016. Epub 2017 Mar 27.

  • 202. Huang SH, Weng KP, Ger LP, Liou HH, Lin CC, Wang CC, Lee CT, Wu MT*. Influence of seafood and vitamin supplementation on maternal and umbilical cord blood mercury concentration. J Chin Med Assoc. 2017 May;80(5):307-312. doi: 10.1016/j.jcma.2016.11.005.

  • 201. Lin PID, Wu CF, Kou HS, Huang TY, Shiea J, Wu MT*: Soap and the removal of di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate from hands: N-of-1 and crossover designs. Sci Reports 2017 Mar 28;7(1):454. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00581-2 (Erratum: Removal of Diethylhexyl Phthalate from Hands by Handwashing: Evidence from Experimental N-of-1 and Crossover Designs. Sci Reports 7: 6432 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-04860-w).

  • 200. Chen HM, Wu MT*: Residential exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbons from groundwater contamination and the impairment of renal function-An ecological study. Sci Reports. 2017 Jan 9;7:40283. doi: 10.1038/srep40283. (陳暉明同學獲得2017年台灣流行病學學會碩士研究生論文獎)。

  • 199. Huang SH, Weng KP*, Lin CC, Wang CC, Lee Charles TC, Ger LP, Wu MT*: Maternal and umbilical cord blood levels of mercury, manganese, iron, and copper in southern Taiwan: A cross-sectional study. J Chin Med Assoc. 2017 Jul;80(7):442-451. doi: 10.1016/j.jcma.2016.06.007. Epub 2016 Nov 23.

  • 198. Wu IC (co-first author), Chen YK (co-first author), Wu CC, Cheng YJ, Chen WC, Ko HJ, Liu YP, Chai CY, Lin HS, Wu DC, Wu MT*: Overexpression of ATPase Na+/K+ transporting alpha 1 polypeptide, ATP1A1, correlates with clinical diagnosis and progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncotarget 2016 Dec 20;7(51):85244-85258.

  • 197. Chang K, Chen CD, Shih CM, Lee TC, Wu MT, Wu DC, Chen YH, Hung CH, Wu MC, Huang CC, Lee CH*, Ho CK*. Time-lagging interplay effect and excess risk of meteorological/mosquito parameters and petrochemical gas explosion on dengue incidence. Sci Reports. 2016 Oct 13;6:35028. doi: 10.1038/srep35028 (Impact Factor: 5.228, Rank: 7/62)

  • 196. Tsai HJ, Wu CF, Tsai YC, Huang PC, Chen ML, Wang SL, Chen BH, Chen CC, Wu WC, Hsu PS, Hsiung C*, Wu MT*: Intake of phthalate-tainted foods and serum thyroid hormones in Taiwanese children and adolescents. Sci Reports 2016 Jul 29;6:30589. doi: 10.1038/srep30589 . (蔡惠如同學獲得2017年台灣流行病學學會碩士研究生論文獎)。

  • 195. Tai SY, Lin FC, Lee CY, Chang CJ, Wu MT, Chien CY*: Statin use after intracerebral hemorrhage: a 10-year nationwide cohort study. Brain Behav. 2016 May 13:e00487.

  • 194. Chen YK, Tung CW, Lee JY, Hung YC, Lee CH, Chou SH, Lin HS, Wu MT, Wu IC*: Plasma matrix metalloproteinase 1 improves the detection and survival prediction of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Sci Reports 2016 Jul 20;6:30057. doi: 10.1038/srep30057.

  • 193. Tai SY, Huang SP, Bao BY, Wu MT*: Urinary melatonin-sulfate / cortisol ratio and the presence of prostate cancer: A case-control study. Sci Reports 2016 Jul 8;6:29606. doi: 10.1038/srep29606.

  • 192. Tsai YA, Lin CL, Hou JW, Huang PC, Lee MC, Chen BH, Wu MT, Chen CC, Wang SL, Lee CC, Hsiung CA, Chen ML; RAPIT Group. Effects of high di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) exposure due to tainted food intake on pre-pubertal growth characteristics in a Taiwanese population. Environ Res. 2016 May 19;149:197-205.

  • 191.Chen CC, Wang SL, Wu MT, Wang YH, Huang PC, Chen BH, Sun CW, Ho CK, Shih YC, Shiu MN, Pan WH, Chen ML, Lee CC, Hsiung CA. Exposure estimation for risk assessment of the phthalate incident in Taiwan. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 9;11(3):e0151070.

  • 190. Tsai WC, Haung YB, Kuo HF, Tang WH, Hsu PC, Su HM, Lin TH, Chu CS, Jhuo SJ, Lee KT, Sheu SH, Chen CY*, Wu MT*, Lai WT: Hormone replacement therapy and risk of atrial fibrillation in Taiwanese menopause women: A nationwide cohort study. Sci Reports 2016 Apr 7;6:24132.

  • 189. Tsai SY, Hsieh HM, Huang SP*, Wu MT*: Hair dye use, regular exercise, and the risk and prognosis of prostate cancer: Multicenter case–control and case-only studies. BMC Cancer 2016 Mar 21;16(1):242.

  • 188. Tsai HJ, Chen BH (co-first author), Wu CF, Wang SL, Huang PC, Tsai YC, Chen ML, Ho CK, Hsiung CA*, Wu MT*: Intake of phthalate-tainted foods and microalbuminuria in children: the 2011 Taiwan food scandal. Environ Int 2016 Apr-May;89-90:129-37. (蔡惠如同學獲得2015年張吳名任紀念優秀論文獎 from 『2015 International Conference on Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine』)

  • 187. Chien CY, Tai SY, Wang LF, Hsi E, Chang NC, Wang HM, Wu MT, Ho KY. Phosphodiesterase 4D gene polymorphisms in sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Oct 31. [Epub ahead of print]

  • 186. Wu IC, Hsieh HM, Yu FJ, Wu MC, Wu TS, Wu MT*. A long-term risk-benefit analysis of low-dose aspirin in primary prevention. Eur J Clin Invest. 2016 Feb;46(2):130-40.

  • 185. Lin FC, Chuang YS, Hsieh HM, Lee TC, Chiu KF, Liu CK, Wu MT*: Early statin use and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease: A total population-based case-control study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Nov;94(47):e2143. (Impact factor: 5.7, Ranking: 15/154 (9.7%) in Medicine, General & Internal)

  • 184. Hou JW, Lin CL, Tsai YA, Chang CH, Liao KW, Yu CJ, Yang W, Lee MJ, Huang PC, Sun CW, Wang YH, Lin FR, Wu WC, Lee MC, Pan WH, Chen BH, Wu MT, Chen CC, Wang SL, Lee CC, Hsiung CA, Chen ML. The effects of phthalate and nonylphenol exposure on body size and secondary sexual characteristics during puberty. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2015 Oct;218(7):603-15

  • 183. Wu MT*, Wu CF, Chen BH: Behavioral intervention decreases daily melamine exposure from melamine tableware. Environ Sci Technol. 2015 Aug 18;49(16):9964-70.

  • 182. Lin MY, Chiu YW, Chang JS, Lin HL, Lee TC, Chiu GF, Kuo MC, Wu MT, Chen HC, Hwang SJ:  Association of prescribed Chinese herbal medicine use with risk of end-stage renal disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int 88(6):1365-1373, 2015.

  • 181. Chien CY, Tai SY, Wang LF, Hsi E, Chang NC, Wu MT, Ho KY. Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in Taiwan: A case-control study.

  • 180. Kuo FC, Su SW, Wu CF, Huang MC, Shiea J, Chen BH, Chen YL, Wu MT*: Relationship of urinary phthalate metabolites with serum thyroid hormones in pregnant women and their newborns - A prospective birth cohort in Taiwan. PLoS One Jun 4;10(6):e0123884, 2015.

  • 179. Liu CC, Hsieh HM, Wu CF, Hsieh TJ, Huang SP, Chou YH, Huang CN, Wu WJ, Wu MT*: Long-term prescription of α-blockers decrease the risk of recurrent urolithiasis needed for surgical intervention-a nationwide population-based study. PLoS One  2015 Apr 13;10(4):e0122494.

  • 178. Wu CF, Peng CY, Liu CC, Lin WY, Pan CH, Cheng CM, Hsieh HM, Hsieh TJ, Chen BH, Wu MT*. Ambient melamine exposure and urinary biomarkers of early renal injury. J Am Soc Nephrol 2015 Nov;26(11):2821-9.  (Impact factor: 9.343; Renal & Urology: 3/76) (吳佳芳博後獲得「2015 陳拱北教授紀念獎」

  • 177. Wu WC, Lin PC, Hung CC, Lin HH, Cheng CM, Lee CY, Chiu KF, Lin WY, Huang CT, Wu MT*. Clinical risk factors of pre-diabetes in Taiwanese women without substance uses (tobacco, alcohol, or areca nut). J Formos Med Assoc 2015 Dec;114(12):1233-9.

  • 176. Wu IC, Hsieh HM, Wu MT*. A short-term risk-benefit analysis of occasional and regular use of low-dose aspirin in primary prevention of vascular diseases: A nationwide population-based study. BMJ Open 2015;5(1):e006694.

  • 175. Lin FC, Tsai CP, Lee KW, Wu MT, Lee TC. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk: A total population-based case-control study. JAMA Neurol. 2015 Jan;72(1):40-8.

  • 174. Kuo FC, Wu CY, Kuo CH, Wu CF, Lu CY, Chen YH, Chen CY, Lo YC, Wu MT, Hu HM: The utilization of a new immunochromatographic test in detection of Helicobacter pylori antibody from maternal and umbilical cord serum. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:568410.

  • 173. Lin PC, Chen CH, Pan SM, Chen YM, Pan CH, Hung HC,* Wu MT*: The association between rotation shift work and increased occupational stress in nurses. J Occup Health 2015;57(4):307-15. doi: 10.1539/joh.13-0284-OA. Epub 2015 May 8.

  • 172. Pan CH, Chen CJ, Wu MT, Lin WY: C-reactive protein evaluation for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposed workers. J Occup Safety Health 22:102-111, 2014. (潘致弘、陳秋蓉、吳明蒼、林文一：多環芳香族碳氫化合物暴露對勞工C反應蛋白影響評估研究。勞工安全衛生季刊22:102-111, 2014. )

  • 171. Lee CH, Peng CY, Li RN, Chen YC, Tsia HT, Hung YH, Chan TF, Huang HL, Lai TC, Wu MT*: Risk evaluation for the development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: Development and validation of risk-scoring schemes. Int J Cancer 136(2):340-9, 2015.

  • 170. Wu IC, MD, Lin MY, Yu FJ, Hsieh HM, Chiu KF, Wu MT*: A short-term effect of low-dose aspirin on major hemorrhagic risks in primary prevention: A case-crossover design. PLoS One 9(5):e98326, 2014.

  • 169. Kuo CY, Wang HC, Kung PH, Lu CY, Liao CY, Wu MT, Wu CC. Identification of CalDAG-GEFI as an intracellular target for the vicinal dithiol binding agent phenylarsine oxide in human platelets. Thromb Haemost. 111: 892–901, 2014.

  • 168. Tai SY, Lin PC, Chen YM, Hung HC, Pan CH, Pan SM, Lee CY, Huang CT, Wu MT*: Effects of marital status and shift work on family function among registered nurses. Ind Health 52(4):296-303, 2014.

  • 167. Wu CF, Chang-Chien GP, Su SW, Chen BH, Wu MT*: Findings of 2,731 suspected phthalate-tainted foodstuffs during the 2011 phthalate incident in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 113: 600-605, 2014.

  • 166. Wu CF, Liu CC, Chou YH, Shiea J, Shen JT, Wang HS, Wu MT*: Increased detection rate of melamine-containing calcium urolithiasis by using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry technique in clinical practice. Clin Chim Acta 431: 294-298, 2014.

  • 165. Jeng HA, Pan CH, Lin WY, Wu MT, Taylor S, Chang-Chien GP, Zhou G, Diawara N: Biomonitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from coke oven emissions and reproductive toxicity in nonsmoking workers. J Hazard Mater. 244-245:436-43, 2013.

  • 164. Lin CH, Wu CY, Kou HS, Chen CY, Huang MC, Hu HM, Wu MC, Lu CY, Wu DC, Wu MT, Kuo FC: Effect of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate on helicobacter pylori-induced apoptosis in AGS cells. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2013;2013:924769.

  • 163. Tung CW, Wu MT, Chen YK, Wu CC, Chen WC, Li HP, Chou SH, Wu DC, Wu IC: Identification of biomarkers for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma using feature selection and decision tree methods. Scientific World Journal 2013 Dec 12;2013:782031.

  • 162. Li RN, Yu FJ, Wu CC, Chen YK, Yu CC, Chou SH, Lee JY, Cheng YJ, Wu MT, Wu IC: Methylation status of retinoic acid receptor beta2 promoter and global DNA in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. J Surg Oncol. 2014;109:623-7.

  • 161. Wu CF, Chen BH, Shiea J, Chen EK, Liu CK, Chao MC, Ho CK, Wu JR, Wu MT*: Temporal changes of urinary oxidative metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate  after the 2011 phthalate incident in Taiwanese children-Findings of a 6-month follow-up. Environ Sci Technol. 47(23):13754-62, 2013. (吳佳芳同學獲得2013年工業衛生暨環境職業醫學國際學術研討會優秀論文獎；「2013 International Conference of Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Medicine Research Award」)。

  • 160. Ou CH, Kuo FC, Hsu WH, Lu CY, Yu FJ, Kuo CH, Wang JY, Wu MT, Shiea J, Wu DC, Hu HM. Comparison of the performance of guaiac-based and two immunochemical fecal occult blood tests for identifying advanced colorectal neoplasia in Taiwan. J Dig Dis. 14(9):474-83, 2013.

  • 159. Kuo FC, Tseng YT, Wu SR, Wu MT, Lo YC. Melamine activates NFκB/COX-2/PGE2 pathway and increases NADPH oxidase-dependent ROS production in macrophages and human embryonic kidney cells. Toxicol In Vitro. 2013 Apr 30;27(6):1603-1611.

  • 158. Tsai WC, Chen CY, Kuo HF, Wu MT, Tang WH, Chu CS, Lin TH, Su HM, Hsu PC, Jhuo SJ, Lin MY, Lee KT, Sheu SH, Lai WT: Areca nut chewing and risk of atrial fibrillation in Taiwanese men: A nationwide ecological study. Int J Med Sci. 10: 804-11, 2013.

  • 157. Tsai EM, Wang YS, Lin CS, Lin WY, Hsi E, Wu MT, Juo SH. A microRNA-520 mirSNP at the MMP2 gene influences susceptibility to endometriosis in Chinese women. J Hum Genet. 58(4):202-9, 2013.

  • 156. Tsai JH, Yang P, Lin HH, Cheng KH, Yang YH, Wu MT, Chen CC. Association between GABA(A) Receptor subunit gene cluster and zolpidem-induced complex sleep behaviors in Han Chinese. Sleep. 2013 Feb 1;36(2):197-202.

  • 155. Wu IC, Wu CC, Lu CY, Hsu WH, Wu MC, Lee JY, Chou SH, Lee JM, Chou YP, Wu DC, Wu MT*. Substance use (alcohol, areca nut and cigarette) is associated with poor prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e55834.

  • 154. Wu MT*, Wu CF, Chen BH, Chen EK, Chen YL, Shiea J, Lee WT, Chao MC, Wu JR*: Intake of phthalate-tainted foods alters thyroid functions in Taiwanese children. PLoS One 2013;8(1):e55212. (NSC 100-3114-Y-043-005, KMUH100-0R55, and KMUH101-1I04)

  • 153. Lin MY, Chiu YW, Lee CH, Yu HY, Chen HC, Wu MT, Hwang SJ. Factors associated with CKD in the elderly and nonelderly population. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Jan;8(1):33-40.

  • 152. Tsai WC, Lee KT, Wu MT, Chu CS, Lin TH, Hsu PC, Su HM, Voon WC, Lai WT, Sheu SH. Significant correlation of P-wave parameters with left atrial volume index and left ventricular diastolic function. Am J Med Sci. 346(1):45-51, 2013.

  • 151. Lee HH, Lee JF, Lin SY, Lin YY, Wu CF, Wu MT, Chen BH: Simultaneous quantification of urine flunitrazepam, nimetazepam and nitrazepam by using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Clin Chim Acta 420: 134-9, 2013.

  • 150. Chien CY, Chang NC, Tai SY, Wang LF, Wu MT, Ho KY. Heat shock protein 70 gene polymorphisms in sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Audiol Neurootol. 17(6):381-5, 2012.

  • 149. Lin YT (equal contribution), Tsai MT (equal contribution), Chen YL, Cheng CM, Huang CC, Wu CF, Liu CC, Hsieh TJ, Shiea J, Chen BH, Wu MT*: Can melamine levels in one-spot overnight urine specimen predict the total previous 24-hours melamine excretion in school children?  Clin Chim Acta 420: 128–133, 2013. (correspondent).

  • 148. Wu CF, Hsieh TJ, Chen BH, Liu CC, Wu MT*: A crossover study of noodle soup consumption in melamine bowls and total melamine excretion in urine. (原Arch Int Med) JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Feb 25;173(4):317-9. (IF: 13.116; Ranking: 8/153; subject categories MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL) (correspondent). (Time Magazine報導 (see http://healthland.time.com/2013/01/22/hot-soups-can-cause-chemical-to-leach-from-melamine-bowls/ accessed on Sep. 19, 2016)

  • 147. Hsieh TJ, Hsieh PC, Tsai YH, Wu CF, Liu CC, Lin MY, Wu MT*: Melamine induces human renal proximal tubular cell injury via transforming growth factor-beta and oxidative stress. Toxicol Sci 2012 Nov;130(1):17-32 (correspondent).

  • 146. Liu CC (equal contribution), Wu CF (equal contribution), Shiea J, Cho YT, Hsieh TJ, Chou YH, Chen BH, Huang SP, Wu WJ, Shen JT, Chang MY, Huang CH, Chang AW, Wu MT*: Detection of melamine in a human renal uric acid stone by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Clin Chim Acta 413(19-20): 1689-1695, 2012. (correspondent).

  • 145. Huang SH, Wu IC, Wu DC, Wu CC, Yang JF, Chen YK, Chai CY, Chiu YW, Huang CT, Wu MT*: Occupational risks of esophageal cancer in Taiwanese men. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2012 Dec;28(12):654-9.

  • 144. Tsai WC, Wu MT, Wang GJ, Lee KT, Lee CH, Lu YH, Yen HW, Chu CS, Chen YT, Lin TH, Su HM, Hsu PC, Cheng KH, Duh TH, Ko YC, Sheu SH, Lai WT: Chewing areca nut increases the risk of coronary artery disease in Taiwanese men: A case-control study. BMC Public Health 2012;12(1):162.

  • 143. Wu MT*, Wu CF, Wu JR, Chen BH, Chen EK, Chao MC, Liu CK, Ho CK*: The public health threat of phthalate-tainted foodstuffs in Taiwan: the policies the government implemented and the lessons we learned. Environ Int 44: 75-79, 2012.

  • 142. Liu CC, Wu CF, Wu MT*: Reappraisal of melamine exposure and adult calcium urolithiasis. Kidney Int [Letter] 82(3):361-2, 2012.

  • 141. Lin PC, Chen CH, Pan SM, Pan CH, Chen CJ, Chen YM, Hung HC*, Wu MT*: Atypical work schedules are associated with poor sleep quality and mental health in Taiwan female nurses. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2012 Nov;85(8):877-84.

  • 140. Huang SP, Bao BY, Wu MT, Choueiri TK, Goggins WB, Liu CC, Huang CY, Pu YS, Yu CC, Wu TT, Huang CN, Huang CH, Wu WJ. Significant associations of prostate-specific antigen nadir and time to prostate-specific antigen nadir with survival in prostate cancer patients treated with androgen-deprivation therapy. Aging Male 2012 Mar;15(1):34-41.

  • 139. Huang SP, Bao BY, Wu MT, Choueiri TK, Goggins WB, Huang CY, Pu YS, Yu CC, Huang CH. Impact of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) nadir and time to PSA nadir on disease progression in prostate cancer treated with androgen-deprivation therapy. Prostate. 2011 Aug 1;71(11):1189-97.

  • 138. Lin MY*, Chen MC, Wu IC, Wu DC, Cheng YJ, Wu CC, Chai CY, Lee JM, Wu MT*: Areca users in combination with tobacco and alcohol use are associated with younger age of diagnosed esophageal cancer in Taiwanese men. PLoS ONE 6(10):e25347, 2011.

  • 137. Shih HT, Yu CL, Wu MT, Liu CS, Tsai CH, Hung DZ, Wu CS, Kuo HW: Subclinical abnormalities in workers with continuous low-level toluene exposure. Toxicol Ind Health 2011 Sep;27(8):691-699.

  • 136. Hsieh TJ, Hsieh PC, Wu MT, Chang WC, Hsiao PJ, Lin KD, Chou PC, Shin SJ: Betel nut extract and arecoline block insulin signaling and lipid storage in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Cell Biol Toxicol 2011 Dec;27(6):397-411.

  • 135. Wu MT* (equal contribution), Lee TC (equal contribution), Su HJ, Huang JL, Peng CY, Wang W, Chou TY, Lin MY, Lin WY, Huang CT, Pan CH, Ho CK*: Whole genome expression in peripheral-blood samples of workers professionally exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Chem Res Toxicol 2011 Oct 17;24(10):1636-43. (IF: 4.148) (IOSH99-M303), NSC97-2314-B-037-MY3, DOH778-8876-768), KMUO-O100001, and NIH 2 R01 ES011297-06).

  • 134. Chen M, Ho CW, Huang YC, Wu KY, Wu MT, Jeng HA, Chen CJ, Shih TS, Lai CH, Pan CH, Chen YM: Glycine N-methyltransferase affects urinary 1-hydroxypyrene and 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine levels after PAH exposure. J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Jul;53(7):812-9..

  • 133. Jeng HA, Pan CH, Kao CY, Kuo HW, Chang-Chien GP, Su HJ, Huang JL, Diawara N, Liu SH, Peng CY, Wu MT*: Repeated measurements for assessment of urinary 2-naphthol levels in individuals exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 46(8):865-73, 2011 (Correspondent).

  • 132. Liu CC (equal contribution), Wu CF (equal contribution), Chen BH, Huang SP, Goggins W, Lee HH, Chou YH, Wu WJ, Huang CH, Shiea J, Lee CH, Wu KY, Wu MT*: Low exposure to melamine increases the risk of urolithiasis in adults. Kidney Int. 2011 Oct;80(7):746-52. (UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY, 3/63; IF: 6.193) (Correspondent)  (泌尿科劉家駒醫師同學獲得101年台灣泌尿科醫學會國內外醫學雜誌論文獎-臨床組；「2012 Taiwan Urology Association Research Award」)。

  • 131. Lee JM, Yang SY, Yang PW, Shun CT, Wu MT, Hsu CH, Lin CC, Cheng JC, Wang YH, Chuang TH, Chen JS, Hsu HH, Huang PM, Kuo SW, Lee YC: Polymorphism in epidermal growth factor receptor intron 1 predicts prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer after chemoradiation and surgery. Ann Surg Oncol 18(7):2066-73, 2011.

  • 130. Chien CY, Wu CF, Liu CC, Chen BH, Huang SP, Chou YH, Chang AW, Lee HH, Pan CH, Wu WJ, Shen JT, Chang MY, Huang CH, Shiea J, Hsieh TJ, Wu MT*: High Melamine Migration in Daily-use Melamine-made Tableware. J Hazard Mater 188: 350-356, 2011 (Correspondent) (ENGINEERING, CIVIL, 1/106; IF: 4.144). (錢昭誼同學獲得2011年流行病學學會碩士研究生論文優等獎；「2011 Taiwan Epidemiology Association Research Award」)

  • 129. Jeng HA, Diawara N, Pan CH, Chang-Chien GP, Wu MT*: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-induced oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation in relation to immunological alteration. Occup Environ Med 68(9):653-8, 2011 (Correspondent).

  • 128. Chang NC, Ho CK, Wu MT, Yu ML, Ho KY: Effect of manganese-superoxide dismutase genetic polymorphisms IVS3-23T/G on noise susceptibility in Taiwan. Am J Otolaryngol 30(6):396-400, 2009.

  • 127. Chiu YW, Huang CT, Chuang HY, Chang YT, Wu MT, Liu HW: Sex differences in metabolic morbidities: influenced by diet or exercise habits? Kaohsiung J Med Sci 25(12): 647-655, 2009.

  • 126. Lin HC, Liu CC, Kang WY, Yu CC, Wu TT, Wang JS, Wu WJ, Huang CH, Wu MT, Huang SP: Influence of cytokine gene polymorphisms on prostate-specific antigen recurrence in prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. Urol Int 83(4): 463-470, 2009.

  • 125. Liu CC, Huang SP, Tsai LY, Wu WJ, Juo SH, Chou YH, Huang CH, Wu MT*: The impact of osteopontin promoter polymorphisms on the risk of calcium urolithiasis. Clin Chim Acta 2010 May 2;411(9-10):739-43. (Correspondent) (NSC 97-2314-B-037-32; NSC 98-2314-B-037-030-MY3; KMUH-95-5D41; KMUH97-7R22; KMUH98-8R10).

  • 124. Tsai SY, Wu IC, Wu DC, Su HJ, Huang JL, Tsai HJ, Lu CY, Lee JM, Wu MT*: Cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking related to the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Taiwanese women. World J Gastroenterol 2010 Mar 28;16(12):1518-21. (Correspondent) (KMUH96-6G04; NSC 98-2918-I-037-001-). (戴書郁醫師獲得台灣家庭醫學教育研究學會 青年學者優秀論文獎)

  • 123. Wu CF, Feng NH, Chong IW, Wu KY, Lee CH, Hwang JJ, Huang CT, Lee CY, Chao ST, Christiani DC, Wu MT*: Second-hand smoke and chronic bronchitis in Taiwanese women: A health-care based study. BMC Public Health 10(1):44, 2010 (Correspondent) (NSC 95-2314-B-037-109-MY3; KMU-EM-97-1.2a; KMUH 98-8R05; Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital 9703)

  • 122. Wu IC, Wu DC, Huang CH, Lin HS, Chen YK, Tsai HJ, Lu CY, Chou SH, Chou YP, Li LH, Tsai SY, Wu MT*: Plasma decorin predicts the presence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Cancer 127: 2138-2146, 2010 (Correspondent) (DOH grant no. 778-8876-768, NSC 798797709, NSC 98-2314-B-037-004-MY2, KMUH97-7R31, and KMU Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine).

  • 121. Chen YK, Chang WS, Wu IC, Li LH, Yang SF, Chen YF, Hsu MC, Chen SH, Wu DC, Lee JM, Huang CH, Goan YG, Chou SH, Huang CT, Wu MT*: Molecular characterization of invasive subpopulations from an esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell line. Anticancer Res 2010 Mar;30(3):727-36. (Correspondent).

  • 120. Lee CH, Yang SF, Peng CY, Li RN, Chen YC, Chan TF, Tsai EM, Kuo FC, Huang JJ, Tsai HT, Hung YH, Huang HL, Tsai S, Wu MT*: The precancerous effect of emitted cooking oil fumes on precursor lesions of cervical cancer. Int J Cancer 2010 Aug 15;127(4):932-41. (Correspondent).

  • 119. Chen MJ, Wu DC, Lin JM, Wu MT, Sung FC: Etiologic factors of gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma among men in Taiwan. World J Gastrolenterol 15 (43): 5471-5480, 2009.

  • 118. Wu CF, Liu CC, Chen BH, Huang SP, Lee HH, Chou YH, Wu WJ, Wu MT*: Urinary melamine and adult urolithiasis in Taiwan. Clin Chim Acta. 411: 184-189, 2010 (Correspondent).

  • 117. Sholl LM, Yeap BY, Iafrate JA, Holmes-Tisch AJ, Chou YP, Wu MT, Goan YG, Su L, Benedittini E, Yu J, Loda M, Jänne PA, Christiani DC, Chirieac LR: Lung adenocarcinoma with EGFR amplification has distinct clinicopathologic and molecular features in never-smokers. Cancer Res Nov 1;69(21):8341-8348, 2009.

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  • 115. Chiu YW, Chuang HY, Huang MC, Wu MT, Liu HW, Huang CT: Comparison of plasma antioxidant levels and related metabolic parameters between smokers and non-smokers. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 25(8): 423-430, 2009.

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  • 113. Hu HM, Kuo CH, Lee CH, Wu IC, Lee KW, Lee JM, Goan YG, Chou SH, Kao EL, Wu MT, Wu DC: Polymorphism in COX-2 modifies the inverse association between Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in Taiwan: a case control study. BMC Gastroenterology 9:37, 2009.

  • 112. Lee CY, Lee CH, Tsai S, Huang CT, Wu MT, Tsai SY, Lin FF, Chao NC, Chang CJ: Association between serum leptin and adiponectin levels with risk of insulin resistence and impaired glucose tolerance in non-diabetic women. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 25: 115-125, 2009.

  • 111. Lin CC, Lai MM, Li TC, Li CI, Liu CS, Chen CC, Wu MT*: Relationship between serum retinol-binding protein 4 and visfatin and the metabolic syndrome. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 85: 24-29, 2009 (Correspondent).

  • 110. Liu CC, Huang SP, Wu WJ, Chou YH, Juo SH, Tsai LY, Huang CH, Wu MT*: The impact of cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking and betel quid chewing on the risk of calcium urolithiasis. Ann Epidemiol 2009 Aug;19(8):539-545 (Correspondent).

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  • 108. Lee CH, Wu DC, Lee JM, Goan YG, Chou SH, Wu IC, Chan TF, Hung YH, Huang MC, Huang HL, Lai TC, Lan CC, Tsai S, Wu MT*: Genetic modulation of ADH1B and ALDH2 polymorphisms with regard to alcohol ingestion for younger aged esophageal squamous cell carcinoma diagnosis. Int J Cancer 125(5): 1134-1142, 2009 (Correspondent).

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