,118 Other compounds, such as products of Radix astragali, Paecilomyces Cicadidae, dihydromyricetin, ginsenoside Rg1, and kaempferol, have also been found to protect the kidneys and delay the progression of DN by modulating mTOR-related pathways.119, 120, 121, 122 Furthermore, various molecules and proteins, including Salusin-α,123 Elabela,124 Klotho,125 and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3),126 have therapeutic effects that are closely linked to the mTOR pathway. The gene discussed is MTOR; the disease is liver dysplastic nodule.