VEGFA and liver dysplastic nodule: Consistent with our findings, a previous study concluded that the up‐regulation of VEGFA in podocytes results in changes to glomerular selectivity and filtration, loss of podocytes and a decline in renal function in cases of DN.29 Accumulating studies have highlighted the regulatory effect of miRNAs on the expression of MCP‐1, TGF‐β1 and TNF‐α.