Acteoside protects podocyte against apoptosis through regulating AKT/GSK-3β signaling pathway in db/db mice.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThis study was carried out in accordance with NIH guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals (8th edition, NIH). And the animal research was approved by the Shanxi Provincial People’s Hospital’s ethical committee (No. 363). All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. The methods are reported in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines (https://arriveguidelines.org) for the reporting of animal experiments. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding The following grants made contributions to our investment: National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81300698), the Fund Program for the Scientific Activities of Selected Returned Overseas Professionals in Shanxi Province (No. 20220046), Research Project Supported by Shanxi Scholarship Council of China (2022 − 206) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province (No. 201901D111437)."