About the Authors

Lei Yan

Affiliation Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qilu Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Ji Dong Zhang

drzhangjidong@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qilu Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Bo Wang

Affiliation Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qilu Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Yi Jing Lv

Affiliation Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qilu Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Hong Jiang

Affiliation Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Jinan, Shandong, China

Gui Lin Liu

Affiliation Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China

Yun Qiao

Affiliation Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qilu Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Ming Ren

Affiliation Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qilu Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Xue Feng Guo

Affiliation The Second Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JDZ LY BW. Performed the experiments: LY. Analyzed the data: LY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JDZ LY BW YJL HJ GLL YQ MR XFG. Wrote the paper: LY.