| 16S rRNA | 16S ribosomal RNA (ribonucleic acid) |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| ASC | apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain |
| ASCVD | atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| eGFR | estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| GSDMD | gasdermin D |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| hsCRP | high-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| IgA | immunoglobulin A |
| IKK | IκB kinase |
| IL | interleukin |
| IS | indoxyl sulfate |
| LC–MS/MS | liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| pCS | p-cresyl sulfate |
| PERK | protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PMMA | polymethylmethacrylate |
| RAAS | renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCFA | short-chain fatty acid |
| SGLT2 | sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TMAO | trimethylamine N-oxide |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| UACR | urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio |
| ZO-1 | zonula occludens-1 |