| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| sCr | serum creatinine |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| eGFR | estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| KIM-1 | kidney injury molecule-1 |
| ATN | acute tubular nephritis |
| OCTs | organic cation transporters |
| CTRs | copper transporters |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| Bcl | B-cell lymphoma |
| FasL | Fas ligand |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TNFR | tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular pattern molecules |
| TLR-4 | toll-like receptor-4 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| NOX2 | NADPH oxidase 2 |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidase |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| CAT | mitochondria inhibits catalase |
| TNFR | TNF receptor |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| ERK | extracellular signal–regulated kinases |
| Tim-1 | T cell immunoglobulin mucin-1 |
| NAG | N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase |
| DMTU | Dimethylthiourea |