Abbreviation	Definition
α-KG	α-Ketoglutarate
ACE	Angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACV	Acyclovir
AMPA	α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor
AZT	Zidovudin
BSP	Bromosulphophthalein
CCD	Cortical collecting duct
CHO	Chinese hamster ovary cell line
CK II	Casein kinase II
CMPF	3-Carboxy-4-methyl-5-propyl-2-furan-propionate
COX I	Cyclooxygenase I
CP	Choroid plexus
CpG	2′-Deoxyribo-cytidine-phosphate-guanosine
DHEAS	Dehydrodrosterone sulfate
DMPS	2,3-Dimercapto-1-propane sulfonate
DNP-NAC	N-acetyl-S-2,4-dinitrophenyl-L-cysteine
DOG	1,2-Dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase isoforms 1 and 2
ES	Oestrone sulfate
HEK	Human embryonic kidney cell line
MAL	Medullary thick ascending limb
MEK	Mitogen-activated/extracellular-signal regulated kinase
MFS	Major facilitator superfamily
MPP+	1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium
MTX	Methotrexate
NSAIDs	Nonsteroidal inflammatory drugs
OTA	Ochratoxin
PAH	p-Aminohippurate
PDZ	PSD-95/Discs Large/ZO-1
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PGF2α	Prostaglandin F2α
PKA	Protein kinase A
PKC	Protein kinase C
PLA2	Phospholipase A2
PMA	Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate
PMEA	9-(2-Phosphonylmethoxy-oxyethyl) adenine
PMEDAP	9-(2-Phosphonylmethoxyethyl diaminopurine)
PMEG	9-(2-Phosphonylmethoxy-oxyethyl) guanidine
PT	Proximal tubule
PZA	Pyrazinecarboxylic acid
SCFAs	Short-chain fatty acids
SNPs	Single nucleotide polymorpholisms
TAL	Thick ascending limb
TK	Tyrosine kinase
TMD	Transmembrane domain