RETRACTED: Down-regulation of microRNA-21 reduces inflammation and podocyte apoptosis in diabetic nephropathy by relieving the repression of TIMP3 expression - 13/11/18

Xiaoping Chen ^a, 1

  These authors contributed equally to this work.

, Lei Zhao ^b, 1

  These authors contributed equally to this work.

, Yanwei Xing ^c, Bo Lin ^{b, ⁎}

^a Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, China 

^b Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China 

^c Department of Pediatric, Kaifeng Hospital of TCM, Kaifeng, 475000, China 

^⁎Corresponding author at: Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, North Section of Jinming Avenue, Jinming District, Kaifeng, 475004, China.Basic Medical SciencesHenan UniversityNorth Section of Jinming AvenueJinming DistrictKaifeng475004China