| Abbreviation | Definition |
| AKI | Acute kidney injury |
| AMR | Antibody-mediated rejection |
| AP | Alternative pathway of the complement system |
| APC | Antigen-presenting cell |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BCR | B-cell receptor |
| CP | Classical pathway of the complement system |
| CTL | Cytotoxic T-cell |
| DAMP | Damaged-associated molecular pattern |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| DGF | Delayed graft function |
| DSA | Donor-specific antibody |
| EC | Endothelial cell |
| FAO | Fatty acid oxidation |
| FB | Factor B of the complement system |
| FOXP3 | Forkhead Box P3 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia inducible factor 1α |
| HLA | Human leukocyte antigen |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| INF-γ | Interferon-γ |
| IPC | Ischemic preconditioning |
| IRI | Ischemia/reperfusion Injury |
| LP | Lectin pathway of the complement system |
| MAC | Membrane attack complex |
| NET | Neutrophil extracellular traps |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NK | Natural killer cell |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| REC | Renal endothelial cell |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TCMR | T-cell-mediated rejection |
| TCR | T-cell receptor |
| TEC | Tubular epithelial cell |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor β |
| Th1 | T helper 1 cell |
| Th17 | T helper 17 cell |
| Th2 | T helper 2 cell |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| Tregs | Regulatory T-cells |
| VCAM | Vascular cell-adhesion molecule 1 |