| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| CBP | CREB binding protein |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| Col IV | collagen IV |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| FSP-1 | fibroblast-specific protein-1 |
| GNAT | Gcn5-related N-acetyltransferase |
| H | histone |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IκBα | nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, α |
| K | Lysine |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MMP-2 | matrix metalloproteinase-2 |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| MYST | MOZ, Ybf2 (Sas3), Sas2, and Tip60 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| NRC | nuclear coactivators |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like factor 2 |
| PCAF | p300/CBP-associated factor |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SOD1 | superoxide dismutase 1 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |
| UUO | unilateral ureteral obstruction |
| VE-cadherin | vascular endothelial cadherin |
| α-SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |