| PQ | Panax quinquefolius |
| AKI | Acute kidney injury |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| CRE | Creatinine |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| CYP2E1 | Cytochrome P450 E1 |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time PCR |
| Nox4 | NADPH oxidase type 4 |