CKD	Chronic kidney disease
RIF	Renal interstitial fibrosis
ESRD	End-stage renal disease
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor-β1
AKI	Acute kidney injury
UUO	Unilateral ureteral obstruction
MTS	Masson’s trichrome staining
HK-2	Human proximal tubule epithelial cells
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
MDPI	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
DOAJ	Directory of open access journals
TLA	Three letter acronym
LD	Linear dichroism