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. 2020 Jan 23;21(3):756. doi: 10.3390/ijms21030756
MSCs Mesenchymal stem cells
AKI Acute kidney injury
CKD Chronic kidney disease
EVs Extracellular vesicles
miRNAs MicroRNAs
ISEV The International Society of Extracellular Vesicles
KEGG The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomics
ECM Extracellular matrix
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
AKT Protein kinase B
PARTNER Protein Analysis Through Evolutionary Relationships
HGF Hepatocyte growth factor
IL Interleukin
LIF Leukemia inhibitory factor
CCL C-C motif chemokine ligand
MCP-1 Monocyte chemotactic protein-1
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
CXCL C-X-C motif chemokine ligand
TGF Transforming growth factor
TSG TNF-stimulated gene
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
DAVID The Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
PDGFR Platelet-derived growth factor receptor
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
uPAR Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor
PPAR Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
BMP Bone morphogenetic protein
PDGFC Platelet-derived growth factor-C
ATG Autophagy related gene
RT Reverse transcription
PCR Polymerase chain reaction
I/R Ischemia/reperfusion
CX3CL C-X3-C motif chemokine ligand
Sema3A Semaphorin3a
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
UUO Unilateral ureteral obstruction
EMT Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
MMP-9 Matrix metalloproteinase-9
ARF6 ADP-ribosylation factor 6
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
ATM Ataxia telangiectasia-mutated
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
P15 P15INK4b
P19 P19INK4d
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome 10
GSK Glycogen synthase kinase
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
ADPKD Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
TLR Toll-like receptor
HIF Hypoxia-inducible factor
Nrf2 NF-E2-related factor 2
AhR Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
ROS Reactive oxygen species
ACE Angiotensin-converting-enzyme
PLA2R Phospholipase A2 receptor
DM Diabetes mellitus
OXSR1 Oxidative stress responsive 1
NOX NADPH oxidase
PAN Puromycin aminonucleoside
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
HO-1 Heme oxygenase-1
NK Natural killer
IDO Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase
NO Nitric oxide
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
TCR T cell receptor
Cox-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
IFN-γ interferon-gamma
MHCI major histocompatibility Class I
MHCII major histocompatibility Class II
vWF Von Willebrand factor
DRP1 Dynamic related protein 1
NRK-52E Normal rat kidney-52E
MDA Malondialdehyde
8-OhdG 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine