About the Authors

Min Mao

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China, Centre for Lipid Research, Key Laboratory of Metabolism on Lipid and Glucose, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China, Centre for Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Han Lei

maominmaomin123@163.com

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China, Centre for Lipid Research, Key Laboratory of Metabolism on Lipid and Glucose, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Qing Liu

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Yaxi Chen

Affiliation Centre for Lipid Research, Key Laboratory of Metabolism on Lipid and Glucose, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Lei Zhao

Affiliation Centre for Lipid Research, Key Laboratory of Metabolism on Lipid and Glucose, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Qing Li

Affiliation Centre for Lipid Research, Key Laboratory of Metabolism on Lipid and Glucose, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Suxin Luo

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Zhong Zuo

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Quan He

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Wei Huang

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Nan Zhang

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Chao Zhou

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China, Centre for Lipid Research, Key Laboratory of Metabolism on Lipid and Glucose, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China

Xiong Z. Ruan

Affiliations Centre for Lipid Research, Key Laboratory of Metabolism on Lipid and Glucose, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China, John Moorhead Research Laboratory, Centre for Nephrology, University College London Medical School, Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MM HL. Performed the experiments: MM. Analyzed the data: MM HL Q. Liu YC SL ZZ LZ Q. Li. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HL YC QH Q. Liu NZ CZ WH. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: MM HL. Modified the manuscript: XZR.