NPHS2 and diabetes mellitus: Similar findings were obtained following western blot analysis, where podocin levels were lower in DM as compared to control mouse renal lysate (0.3 ± 0.1 and 0.9 ± 0.06, respectively, ∗p < 0.005), but were normal in paricalcitol-treated animals (1.01 ± 0.09 and 0.87 ± 0.05, early vs. late treatment, respectively) (Figures 6(b) and 6(c)).