| ACSL4 | Acyl-CoA Synthetase Long Chain Family Member 4 |
| AGEs | Advanced Glycation End-Products |
| ASC | Apoptosis associated speck like proteins |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| cGAS | cyclic GMP–AMP Synthase |
| CTGF | Connective Tissue Growth Factor |
| DAMPs | Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| DKD | Diabetic Kidney Disease |
| dsDNA | Double-Stranded DNA |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition |
| EndMT | Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition |
| ESRD | End-Stage Renal Disease |
| Fer-1 | Ferrostatin-1 |
| FTH1 | Ferritin Heavy Chain 1 |
| GBM | Glomerular Basement Membrane |
| GECs | Glomerular Endothelial Cells |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 |
| GLP-1RA | Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 receptor agonist |
| GPX4 | Glutathione Peroxidase 4 |
| GSDMD | Gasdermin-D |
| HMGB1 | high mobility group box 1 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1-beta |
| IL-33 | Interleukin-33 |
| LOX-12 | 12-Lipoxygenase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 |
| NETs | Neutrophil Extracellular Traps |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa B |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| NLRs | NOD-Like Receptors |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 |
| NSA | Necrosulfonamide |
| PAD4 | Peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| RAS | Renin–Angiotensin System |
| RIPK1 | Receptor-Interacting Protein Kinase 1 |
| RIPK3 | Receptor-Interacting Protein Kinase 3 |
| SGLT2 | Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SLC7A11 | Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 11 |
| Smad3 | SMAD Family Member 3 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| STING | Stimulator of Interferon Genes |
| System Xc− | acystine/glutamate antiporter system |
| TECs | Tubular Epithelial Cells |
| TFR1 | Transferrin Receptor 1 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TLR2 | Toll like receptor 2 |
| TLR9 | Toll-like receptor 9 |
| TLRs | Toll-Like Receptors |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TNFR1 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 |
| TRAIL | TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand |
| ZDSD | Zucker Diabetic-Sprague Dawley |