| HTN | Hypertension |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| ESRD | End-stage renal disease |
| RAAS | renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| SGLT2 | Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| MR | Mineralocorticoid receptor |
| SS HTN | Salt-sensitive hypertension |
| GFR | Glomerular filtration rate |
| SHR | spontaneously hypertensive rats |
| Ang II | Angiotensin II |
| SNS | Sympathetic nervous system |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| ET-1 | Endothelin-1 |
| TxA2 | Thromboxane A2 |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| VSMC | Vascular smooth muscle cells |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor beta 1 |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| DKD | Diabetic kidney disease |
| ARBs | Angiotensin receptor blockers |