| 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 |