| AAMs | alternatively activated macrophages |
| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| AREG | amphiregulin |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| IGFBP-7 | insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7 |
| ILC2 | group 2 innate lymphoid cells |
| IL-33 | Interleukin-33 |
| IL-1RacP | IL-1 receptor accessory protein |
| HUVECs | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| iNKT | invariant natural killer T-cell |
| IL1RL1 | IL-1 receptor like 1 |
| IRAK-1 | IL-1 receptor-associated kinase-1 |
| IRI | ischemia-reperfusion injury |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| KIM-1 | kidney injury molecule-1 |
| MDSCs | myeloid-derived suppressive cells |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NGAL | neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin |
| PIN1 | peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase NIMA-interacting 1 |
| SIGIRR | single Ig IL-1-related receptor |
| SCr | serum creatinine |
| TLR | toll-like receptors |
| TIR | toll-interleukin receptor |
| TIMP-2 | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 |
| Tregs | regulatory T-cells |
| UUO | unilateral urinary obstruction |