1. Institute of Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
2. Department of Nephrology, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Guangdong, China
3. Department of Nephrology, Dongguan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dongguan, China
4. Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
5. Fifth Department of Medicine (Nephrology/endocrinology/rheumatology), University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany