DM	Diabetes mellitus
DN	Diabetic nephropathy
HSPGs	Heparan sulfate proteoglycans
SDC1	Syndecan-1
SDC2	Syndecan-2
SDC3	Syndecan-3
SDC4	Syndecan-4
HS	Heparan sulfate
ECM	Extracellular matrix
DM1	Diabetes mellitus type 1
DM2	Diabetes mellitus type 2
NDSTs	N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferases
NDST1	N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase 1
NDST2	N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase 2
CTRL	Control
2 w	2 weeks
2 m	2 months
pH	Lat. potentia hydrogenii
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
DAPI	4′6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole
ANOVA	Two-way analysis of variance
pct	Proximal convoluted tubules
dct	Distal convoluted tubules
g	Glomerulus
mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-beta
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MMP-9	Matrix metalloproteinase-9
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2
p38 MAPK	p38 Mitogen-activated protein kinase
STZ	Streptozotocin
IF	Immunofluorescence
Ext1	Exostosin glycosyltransferase 1
Ext2	Exostosin glycosyltransferase 2
Glce	D-glucuronyl C5-epimerase
NDST3	N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase 3
NDST4	N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase 4
Hs2st1	Heparan sulfate 2-O-sulfotransferase 1
Hs3st1	Heparan sulfate glucosamine 3-O-sulfotransferase 1
Hs6st1	Heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase 1
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction