VASH1 and diabetic kidney disease: Aims: To investigate the role of Vasohibin-1 (VASH-1), silence information adjustment factor 2-related enzyme 1 (SIRT1)/hypoxic-inducible factor 1α (HIF1α) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGFβ1) /Smad3 signaling pathways in oxidative stress and fibrosis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD).