Bax	Bcl-2-associated X protein
Caspase-1	Cysteine-aspartic acid protease 1
CDNs	Cyclic dinucleotides
cGAMP	Cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate
cGAS	Cyclic guanosine monophosphate synthase
CHOP	C/EBP homologous protein
CTT	C-terminal tail
DAMPs	Damage-associated molecular patterns
DN	Diabetic nephropathy
dsDNA	Double-stranded DNA
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
ERS	Endoplasmic reticulum stress
ESRD	End-stage renal disease
EVs	Extracellular vesicles
FASN	Fatty acid synthetase
GFR	Glomerular filtration rate
GLP-1	Glucagon-like peptide-1
GMCs	Glomerular mesangial cells
GSDMD	Gasdermin D
HG	High glucose
HMGB1	High mobility group protein 1
hPSCs	Human pluripotent stem cells
IDI1	Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase 1
IFN	Interferon
IKK	I kappa B kinase
IL	Interleukin
iPSCs	Induced pluripotent stem cells
IRF	Interferon regulatory factor
LBD	Ligand-binding domain
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
mtDNA	Mitochondrial DNA
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-B
NLRP3	NOD-like receptor thermal protein domain associated protein 3
PCSK9	Protease-kexin 9
PPP6C	Protein phosphatase 6
RAAS	Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
RIPK	Receptor interaction protein kinase
RNAi	RNA interference
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SGLT2	Sodium-dependent glucose transporters 2
STING	Stimulator of interferon genes
TBK1	TANK-binding kinase 1
TBK1	TANK binding kinase 1
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
TRIM	Tripartite motif containing