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. 2026 Sep 26;15(19):1751. doi: 10.3390/cells15191751
GFB Glomerular filtration barrier
GBM Glomerular basement membrane
FP Foot process
SD Slit diaphragm
CKD Chronic kidney disease
FSGS Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
DN Diabetic nephropathy
MCD Minimal change disease
OXPHOS Oxidative phosphorylation
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
Drp1 Dynamin-related protein 1
TFAM Mitochondrial transcription factor A
mTORC1 Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
FAO Fatty acid oxidation
FFAs Free fatty acids
SFAs Saturated fatty acids
PA Palmitate
DAG Diacylglycerol
LD Lipid droplet
AMP Adenosine monophosphate
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
ROS Reactive oxygen species
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
OA Oleate
ABCA1 ATP-binding cassette transporter A1
HFD High-fat diet
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
AGEs Advanced glycation end products
PKC Protein kinase C
HBP Hexosamine biosynthetic pathway
ESKD End-stage kidney disease
Nox4 NADPH oxidase 4
HG High glucose
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β
DUOX2 Dual oxidase 2
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
GSK3β Glycogen synthase kinase-3β
IRS-1 Insulin receptor substrate-1
Akt Protein kinase B
NF-κB Nuclear factor-κB
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
REDD1 Regulated in development and DNA damage response 1
STAT1 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1
CFB Complement factor B
Rheb Ras homolog enriched in brain
ODC1 Ornithine decarboxylase 1
DHAP Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
UDP-GlcNAc UDP-N-acetylglucosamine
O-GlcNAcylation O-linked β-N-acetylglucosaminylation
MAMs Mitochondria-associated ER membranes
MPC2 Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 2
UPR Unfolded protein response
Ang II Angiotensin II
G3P Glycerol-3-phosphate
SOD Superoxide dismutase
NADH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
AT1R Ang II receptor type 1
OCR Oxygen consumption rate
ECAR Extracellular acidification rate
mRNA Messenger ribonucleic acid
RAAS Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
MR Mineralocorticoid receptor
CHOP C/EBP homologous protein
TRPC6 Transient receptor potential cation channel 6
ZO-1 Zonula occludens-1
PAN Puromycin aminonucleoside
DOX Doxorubicin
MN Membranous nephropathy
suPAR Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α
CLCF1 Cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1
TMEM30A Transmembrane protein 30A
mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA
CYP4A Cytochrome P450 4A
20-HETE 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
EMT Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
SGLT2 Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2
MFN2 Mitofusin 2
mGPDH Mitochondrial G3P dehydrogenase
TBARS Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
PINK1 PTEN-induced kinase 1
CPT1A Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A
Fis1 Mitochondrial fission 1 protein