AhR	Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
Akt	Serine/Threonine Kinase
ApoE	Apolipoprotein E
ARE	Antioxidant response element
BUN	Blood urea nitrogen
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
HDL-C	High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HO-1	Heme Oxygenase-1
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
MK-4	Menaquinone-4
MGP	matrix Gla protein
MSX-2	Msh homeobox 2
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-κB
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
Nx	Nephrectomy
PWV	Pulse wave velocity
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
Pi	Inorganic phosphate
PQS	Pseudomonas quinolone signal
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
Runx2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
tGFR	Transdermal glomerular filtration rate measurement
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha
VC	Vascular calcification
VK	Vitamin K
VSMC	Vascular smooth muscle cell