About the Authors

Long Zhao

Affiliation Nephrology Research Institute, the Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Li-Na Sun

Affiliation Nephrology Research Institute, the Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Hui-Bin Nie

Affiliation Nephrology Research Institute, the Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Xue-Ling Wang

Affiliation Nephrology Research Institute, the Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Guang-Ju Guan

guangj@sdu.edu.cn

Affiliation Nephrology Research Institute, the Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LZ GJG. Performed the experiments: LZ LNS HBN XLW. Analyzed the data: LZ GJG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: GJG. Revised the manuscript: LNS HBN XLW.