About the Authors

Ling Li

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Qinghua Yin

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Xi Tang

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Lin Bai

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Transplant Engineering and Immunology, Ministry of Health, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Jie Zhang

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Transplant Engineering and Immunology, Ministry of Health, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Shenju Gou

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Hongping Zhu

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Jingqiu Cheng

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Transplant Engineering and Immunology, Ministry of Health, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Ping Fu

fupinghx@163.com (PF); liufangfh@163.com (FL)

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Fang Liu

fupinghx@163.com (PF); liufangfh@163.com (FL)

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LL PF FL. Performed the experiments: LL QY XT LB SG HZ JZ. Analyzed the data: LL QY XT SG HZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LL QY XT LB SG HZ JZ JC PF FL. Wrote the paper: LL QY XT SG FL. Participated in discussions about the manuscript and approved the final version: LL QY XT LB SG HZ JZ JC PF FL.