| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| Agtr1a-/- | mutant mice with whole-body deletion of the angiotensin II AT1a receptor |
| Ang I | angiotensin I |
| Ang II | angiotensin II |
| AT1 (AT1a) | type 1 (1a) receptor for Ang II |
| AT2 | type 2 receptor for Ang II |
| ECFP | enhanced cyan fluorescence protein |
| ERK1/ERK2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| MAP | MAP kinase |
| mPCT | mouse proximal tubule cells |
| MEK1 | MAP kinase 1 |
| MEK2 | MAP kinase 2 |
| Na+/HCO3- | basolateral Na+/HCO3- cotransporter NBCe1-A |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappaB |
| NHE3 | the Na+/H+ exchanger 3 |
| p-ERK1/2 | phosphorylated ERK1/2 |
| RAS | the renin-angiotensin system |
| SGLT2 | sodium and glucose cotransporter 2 |
| WT | wild-type mice |