Abbreviation	Definition
ECM	extracellular matrix
MMPs	matrix metalloproteinases
MT-MMPs	membrane-type MMPs
ADAMs	a disintegrin and metalloproteinases
ADAMTs	a disintegrin and metalloproteinases with thrombospondin motifs
EGF	epidermal growth factor
TSP-1	type-1 thrombospondin
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TIMPs	tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
TIMPs	unilateral ureteral obstruction
VEGF	vascular epithelial growth factor
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
AMPK-α	AMP-activated protein kinase α
CCN2/CTGF	cellular communication network factor 2 or connective tissue growth factor
AP-1	activator protein 1
PEA3	polyoma enhancer activator 3
EGF	epidermal growth factor
WBC	white blood cell
TGF -β1	transforming growth factor β1
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1α