| −20°C Freezer | Standard laboratory supplier (e.g., Haier, Thermo) | ULT -20°C series | Storage of urine aliquots |
| 7-Aminoactinomycin D (7-AAD) | BioLegend, Inc. | 420403 | Viability staining; final concentration 1 µg/mL |
| −80°C Freezer | Thermo Fisher Scientific (e.g., Revco) | Revco RDE -80°C | Long-term storage of serum and plasma aliquots |
| 96-well ELISA Microplates (High-binding) | Corning Inc. (Costar) | 3590 | High protein-binding surface; for ELISA assays |
| Anti-human CD3-FITC Antibody | BioLegend, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA | 300306 (clone OKT3, typical) | 5 µL per test; flow cytometry |
| Anti-human CD4-APC Antibody | BioLegend, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA | 317416 (clone RPA-T4, typical) | 5 µL per test; flow cytometry |
| Anti-human CD8-PE Antibody | BioLegend, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA | 301008 (clone HIT8a, typical) | 5 µL per test; flow cytometry |
| Atorvastatin | Pfizer Inc. | H20051407 | 20 mg, oral, once daily |
| BD FACSCanto II Flow Cytometer | BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA | 338960 | Equipped with 488 nm (blue) and 640 nm (red) lasers |
| Blood Glucose Meter and Test Strips | Roche Diagnostics (Accu-Chek) | Accu-Chek Guide Kit | For FPG and 2h-PPG from capillary finger-prick blood |
| Centrifuge Tubes (15 mL, Conical) | Corning Inc. | 352096 | Polypropylene, sterile; for sample processing |
| Centrifuge Tubes (50 mL, Conical) | Corning Inc. | 352070 | Polypropylene, sterile; for large-volume sample processing |
| CompBeads Compensation Beads | BD Biosciences | 552843 | Single-stained compensation controls for flow cytometry |
| Cryovials (2 mL, External Thread) | Thermo Fisher Scientific (Nalgene) | 5000-0020 | For aliquoting serum/urine; storage at −80°C or −20°C |
| CS&T Beads (Cytometer Setup & Tracking) | BD Biosciences | 641319 | Daily quality control for flow cytometer performance |
| EDTA Vacutainer Tubes (K2 EDTA) | BD Vacutainer | 367863 | 3 mL, lavender top; for whole blood collection (flow cytometry, HbA1c) |
| Enzymatic Colorimetric Assay Kit for Serum Creatinine | Roche Diagnostics GmbH | 4492161190 | Calibrators: Cfas (Roche); QC: Precinorm U, Precipath U (Roche) |
| Flow Cytometry Staining Buffer | BD Biosciences | 554656 | Phosphate-buffered saline with 1% BSA and 0.1% sodium azide |
| Flow Cytometry Tubes (12 × 75 mm) | BD Biosciences (Falcon) | 352058 | Polystyrene, round-bottom; for antibody staining and acquisition |
| FlowJo Software | BD Biosciences | version 10.8 | Flow cytometry data analysis and visualization |
| HDL-C Assay Kit (Direct Method) | Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, Japan | 431-52501 | For high-density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement |
| High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) System for HbA1c | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | D-10 | For HbA1c measurement from EDTA whole blood |
| Hitachi 7180 Automated Biochemical Analyzer | Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan | 7180 | For SCr, lipid profile, and urinary albumin/creatinine measurement |
| hs-CRP ELISA Kit | R&D Systems, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA | DCRP00 | Detection range: 0.07–12.5 ng/mL; sensitivity: 0.022 ng/mL |
| Human IgG ELISA Kit | Cloud-Clone Corp., Houston, TX, USA | E-80HU | Detection range: 1.37–1000 ng/mL; sensitivity: 0.52 ng/mL; intra-assay CV <6%; inter-assay CV <9% |
| IBM SPSS Statistics Software | IBM Corporation | version 22.0 | Statistical analysis platform -2 |
| IL-6 ELISA Kit | R&D Systems, Inc. | D6050 | Detection range: 0.7–300 pg/mL; sensitivity: 0.35 pg/mL |
| Insulin (for subcutaneous infusion) | Novo Nordisk A/S | 00169-3004-01 | Daily subcutaneous insulin infusion; dose individualized based on glucose monitoring |
| LDL-C Assay Kit (Direct Method) | Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, Japan | 439-52501 | For low-density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement |
| Lipid QC Materials (Precinorm Lipid, Precipath Lipid) | Roche Diagnostics GmbH | Precinorm Lipid: 04727379190; Precipath Lipid: 04727400190 | Daily quality control for lipid panel |
| MCP-1 ELISA Kit | R&D Systems, Inc. | DCP00 | Detection range: 5–1000 pg/mL; sensitivity: 2.5 pg/mL |
| Microplate Sealer / Adhesive Film | Bio-Rad Laboratories (Microseal) | MSB1001 | For sealing ELISA plates during incubation |
| Multichannel Pipette (8-channel, 10–100 µL) | Eppendorf AG (Research Plus) | 4861000695 | For ELISA reagent dispensing |
| Multi-mode Microplate Reader | Molecular Devices, LLC (e.g., SpectraMax) | SpectraMax i3x | For ELISA OD measurement at 450 nm with reference wavelength 570 nm or 630 nm |
| Probucol | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | H10960126 | 250 mg, oral, twice daily |
| Pyrogallol Red-Molybdate Urine Protein Kit | Biosino Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China | UR-PR-100 | For 24-hour urinary protein excretion measurement -1 |
| RBC Lysis Buffer (1×) | BD Biosciences | 555899 | For red blood cell lysis in whole blood samples |
| Refrigerated 24-Hour Urine Collection Container | Dynarex Corporation | 3144 | Sterile, 3L capacity; kept refrigerated during collection |
| Refrigerated Centrifuge | Eppendorf AG (e.g., 5810 R) | 5810 R | For serum preparation: 1000 × g, 15 min, 4°C |
| Serum Separator Tubes (SST) | BD Vacutainer | 367985 | 5 mL, gold top; for serum preparation (biochemistry, ELISA) |
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