AGE	advanced glycation end products
ALK	activing receptor-like kinase
bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
BLM	bleomycin
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
CAV	caveolin
CKD	chronic kidney disease
EC	endothelial cell
E-cadherin	Epithelial cadherin
ECM	extracellular matrix
EndMT	endothelial-mesenchymal presentation
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ET-1	Endothelin 1
FAC	focal adhesion kinase
FSP-1	fibroblast-specific protein-1
HIF	hypoxia-inducible factor
IPF	idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
JNK	c-Jun-N-terminal kinase
LAP	latency-associated peptide
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MI	myocardial infarction
MMECs	microvascular pancreatic ECs
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MRTF	myocardin-related transcription factor
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PECAM	platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule
PF	pulmonary fibrosis
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase
PKCδ	protein kinase C δ
SHh	Sonic Hedgehog
SIS3	Smad3 inhibitor
Smad	Sma- and Mad-related protein
SMA	smooth muscle actin
Snai1	Snail
Snai2	Slug
STZ	streptozotocin
TAK	TGF-β-activated kinase
TAZ	transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif
TβR	TGF-β receptor
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase
VE-cadherin	vascular endothelial-cadherin
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
YAP	Yes-associated protein