AKI	Acute Kidney Injury
ASC	Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD domain
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
CARD	Caspase activation and recruitment domain
CD	Cluster of differentiation
CKD	Chronic Kidney Disease
DAMPs	Damage-associated molecular patterns
DC	Dendritic cells
DKD	Diabetic kidney disease
ESCRT	Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport
FMF	Familial Mediterranean Fever
GSDMD	Gasdermin-D
HAMPs	Homeostasis-altering molecular processes
HO	Haem Oxygenase
HO-1	Haem Oxygenase-1
ICAM-l	Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
IL	Interleukin
IL-1R	IL-1 receptor
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAVS	Mitochondrial antiviral signal
mtDNA	Mitochondrial DNA
NADPH	Dihydronicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NLRP3	Nucleotide-binding domain-like receptor protein 3
PAMPs	Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PN	Pigment Nephropathy
PRRs	Pattern recognition receptors
PTEC	Proximal Tubule Epithelial Cells
RBC	Red Blood Cells
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
UUO	Unilateral ureteral obstruction
VCAM-l	Vascular Adhesion Molecule-1
XO	Xanthine Oxidase