1. Division of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
2. School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
3. The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
4. Division of Nephrology, First People's Hospital of Kasha, Foshan, China
5. Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
6. Department of Medical Research, Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia