AngII	Angiotensin II
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
Col III	Collagen type III
Cx GJs	Connexin gap junctions
Cx HCs	Connexin hemichannels
Cx43	Connexin 43
ED-1	Marker of macrophage infiltration
GFR	Glomerular filtration rate
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MYPT-1	Myosin phosphatase target subunit 1
NFκB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NOX	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase
OPN	Osteopontin
OS	Oxidative stress
RAS	Renin angiotensin system
Rho GTPase	Rho family of small GTPases
ROCK	Rho kinase
ROS	Reactive oxidative species
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
TBARS	Thiobarbituric reactive species
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
UProt/UCrea	Ratio urine protein/urine creatinine
α-SMA	Alpha-smooth muscle actin