Background and objective Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is not only a common microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus but also the major cause of the end stage renal disease (ESRD).

• 背景与目的 糖尿病肾病(diabetic nephropathy,DN)是糖尿病的一种常见的微血管并发症，也是导致终末期肾脏病(end stage renal disease，ESRD)的主要原因。