| ADMA | asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AHRR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor |
| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| ARNT | aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator |
| ASC | apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD |
| ATM | ataxia telangiectasia mutated kinase |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BMP-2 | bone morphogenetic protein 2 |
| CBS | cystathionine β-synthase |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CO | carbon monoxide |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| CSE | cystathionine γ-lyase |
| CYP1A1 | cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 1 |
| CysSSH | cysteine persulfide |
| eGFR | estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| ETHE1 | ethylmalonic encephalopathy protein 1 |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GPX4 | glutathione peroxidase 4 |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSSH | glutathione persulfide |
| H2S | hydrogen sulfide |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| IAA | indole-3-acetic acid |
| IS | indoxyl sulfate |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| 3-MST | 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NAD+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized) |
| NADH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced) |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| NOX4 | NADPH oxidase 4 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| pCS | p-cresyl sulfate |
| RAAS | renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RSS | reactive sulfur species |
| RUNX2 | runt-related transcription factor 2 |
| SLC7A11 | solute carrier family 7 member 11 |
| α-SMA | alpha-smooth muscle actin |
| Sp1 | specificity protein 1 |
| SQR | sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor-beta 1 |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TST | thiosulfate sulfurtransferase |
| ULK1 | unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase 1 |
| UUO | unilateral ureteral obstruction |
| VSMC | vascular smooth muscle cell |