Ab	antibody
ACE	Angiotensin converting enzyme
APN	Adiponectin
ALD	Aldosterone
Ang II	Angiotensin II
AQP2	Aquaporin-2
cis-DG	Cis-desulfoglucotropaeolin
CaMKII	Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases II
CAN	Calcineurin
C-C subfamily	Cysteine-cysteine subfamily
COX2	Cyclooxygenase-2
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FBS	Fetal Bovine Serum
HCTZ	Hydrochlorothiazide
HRP	horseradish peroxidase
HSP27	heat shock protein 27
IP3	Inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MCP-1	Monocyte chemotactic protein 1
MTT	Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium
PBS	Phosphate Buffer Saline
PG	Prostaglandin
PKC	Protein kinase C
PRA	Plasma renin activity
RAAS	renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
RIF	Renal interstitial fibrosis
trans-DG	Trans-desulfoglucotropaeolin
TGFβ	Transforming growth factor-β