ADMA	Asymmetric Dimethylarginine
AGEs	advanced glycation end products
BH4	tetrahydrobiopterin
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
DKD	diabetic kidney disease
DPP-4	Dipeptidyl peptidase-4
EndMT	endothelial-mesenchymal transition
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EPC	endothelial progenitor cells
GECs	glomerular endothelial cells
GFR	glomerular filtration rate
GLP-1RA	glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist
ICAM-1	Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
JNK	c-Jun NH2 terminal kinase
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB	nuclear factor-kappa B
NO	nitric oxide
PKC	protein kinase C
RAGE	receptor for advanced glycation endproducts
RAS	renin-angiotensin system
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SDF-1	stromal cell-derived factor 1
SGLT2	Sodium glucose cotransporter 2
TGF-β	transforming growth factor- β
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VEGFR2	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2