[1,25 (OH)2D3]	1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
[25(OH)D]	25-hydroxyvitamin D
ADAM17	a disintegrin and metalloproteinase
AKT/UCP2	protein kinase B/mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2
Calcidiol	25-hydroxyvitamin D
Calcitriol	1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D
CKD	Chronic Kidney Disease
CI	Confidence Interval
DB/FOAR	Donnai-Barrow/Facio-Oculo-Acustico-Renal
DBP	Vitamin D Binding Protein
eGFR	estimated glomerular filtration rate
EMT/EndMT	epithelial/endothelial-mesenchymal
ERK 1/2	extracellular signal-regulated kinase ½
FGF23	Fibroblast Growth Factor 23
FGFRs	FGF receptors
HK2	renal tubular epithelial cell line
HRPTEpiC	human renal PTECs
IL-6	cytokine interleukin-6
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
Lrp2	low-density lipoprotein-related protein 2
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein
MIP-1β	monocyte inflammatory protein
NaPi-II	sodium-phosphate cotransporter
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
PTH	parathyroid hormone
PPARs	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PICs	pro-inflammatory cytokines
PTECs	Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells
RAAS	renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
RANTES	regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted
ROCK	Rho protein kinase pathway
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SAP	serum amyloid P
TGFβ	transforming growth factor β
VDR	Vitamin D receptor
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
XLH	X-linked hypophosphatemia