We thank Tong-hui MA (Dalian Medical University, China) and Wei-heng SU (Jilin University, China) for constructing the swiprosin-1 knockout mouse. This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No_ 81273504, 81473258 and 81402941), the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning (No 20144Y0204 and 201540294), the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No 15140904600), and the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (No 16ZR1434400).
Glomerular endothelial cell (GEC) injury plays an important role in the early stage of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Previous studies show that a PKCβ inhibitor is effective for treating DN. In the current study we ...