| AGE | Advanced Glycation End-product |
| AKI | Acute Kidney Injury |
| AngII | Angiotensin II |
| AP-1 | Activator Protein-1 (transcription factor complex) |
| ATAC-seq | Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin using sequencing |
| ATF6 | Activating Transcription Factor 6 |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| ATR | Angiotensin receptor |
| CCL2 | C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2 (Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1) |
| CCR2 | C-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 2 |
| CFTR | Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| CSF1R | Colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor |
| CTNS | Cystinosin (gene mutated in cystinosis) |
| CXCL10 | C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 10 |
| CXCL16 | C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 16 |
| CXCR3 | C-X-C Chemokine Receptor 3 |
| CXCR6 | C-X-C Chemokine Receptor 6 |
| CYR61 | Cysteine-rich protein 61 (injury/stress-induced marker) |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DCT | Distal Convoluted Tubule |
| DKD | Diabetic Kidney Disease |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition |
| ER | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| EV | Extracellular Vesicle |
| L-FABP | Liver-type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein |
| GFR | Glomerular Filtration Rate |
| GWAS | Genome-Wide Association Study |
| HAVCR1 (KIM-1) | Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1/Kidney Injury Molecule-1 |
| IGFBP-7 | Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-7 |
| iIFTA | Inflammation in interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRE1 | Inositol-Requiring Enzyme 1 |
| KIM-1 | Kidney Injury Molecule-1 |
| KPMP | Kidney Precision Medicine Project |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ML | Machine Learning |
| MR | Mineralocorticoid receptor |
| NCC | Sodium Chloride Cotransporter |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NFAT5 | Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells 5 |
| NGAL | Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin |
| NK | Natural Killer (immune cell) |
| NKCC2 | Na+-K+-2Cl− Cotransporter 2 |
| NLRP3 | NLR Family Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 (inflammasome component) |
| NNMT | Nicotinamide-N-Methyltransferase |
| PDGF | Platelet-Derived Growth Factor |
| PDGFR | Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor |
| PENK | Proenkephalin (tubular stress marker) |
| PERK | PKR-like ER Kinase |
| PT | Proximal Tubule |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RTEC | Renal Tubular Epithelial Cell |
| SASP | Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| STING | Stimulator of Interferon Genes |
| TA/IF | Tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis |
| TAL | Thick Ascending Limb |
| TAZ | Transcriptional Co-Activator with PDZ-binding Motif |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor-β |
| TIMP-2 | Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-2 |
| TMEM16A | Transmembrane protein 16A (or anoctamin-1) |
| TNF | Tumor Necrosis Factor |
| TRPV5 | Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily V Member 5 |
| UPR | Unfolded Protein Response |
| VCAM1 | Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 |
| YAP | Yes-Associated Protein |