1. Diabetes Research Centre, Traditional Chinese Medicine School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
2. The First Affiliated Hospital of He’nan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 45000, China
3. The Scientific Research Centre, Traditional Chinese Medicine School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
4. Department of Histology, Traditional Chinese Medicine School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
5. Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow 125315, Russia
6. Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z3, Canada