ILK and liver dysplastic nodule: Additionally, CSF intervention accelerated the proliferation of glomerular mesangial cells and mesangial matrix and promoted the formation of thicker basement membranes in renal tissue of DN rats by accelerating the expression of podocytes adhesion molecules and sustaining the stability of podocyte cytoskeletal proteins, down-regulating ILK and α-actinin-4 expression, and the up-regulating β1 integrin expression [38].