ABCA1	ATP binding cassette transporter A1
ACEi	Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors
AGEs	Advanced glycation end-products
Akt	Protein kinase B
ApoE	Apolipoprotein E
AP-1	Activator protein-1
ARBs	Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
ASK1	Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1
BMP-7	Bone morphogenetic protein 7
BTBR	Black and tan brachyuric
BUN	Blood urea nitrogen
CASP1	Caspase-1
CCL11	Chemokine-CC motif ligand 11
CCL2	Chemokine-CC motif ligand 2
CCL5	Chemokine-CC motif ligand 5
CCR2	C-C chemokine receptor 2
CCR5	C-C chemokine receptor 5
CD206/MRC1	Mannose receptor
CD4+	Cluster of differentiation 4+
CD74	Cluster of differentiation 74
CD8+	Cluster of differentiation 8+
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
Col IV	Collagen IV
CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
CX3CL1	Fractalkine
CX3CR1	Fractalkine receptor
CXCL1	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1
CXCL10	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 10
CXCL12	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 12
CXCL16	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 16
CXCL5	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 5
CXCL8	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 8
CXCL9	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 9
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
db/db	Diabetic/diabetic
DCs	Dendritic cells
DN	Diabetic nephropathy
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DPP4i	Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors
eGFR	Estimated glomerular filtration rate
EMT	Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
EndMT	Endothelial to mesenchymal transition
ERK 1/2	Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2
ESRD	End-stage renal disease
FGF1	Acidic fibroblast growth factor
GBM	Glomerular basement membrane
GLP-1	Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
GLP-1 RA	GLP-1 receptor agonists
GSK-3β	Glycogen synthase kinase 3β
HbA1c	Hemoglobin A1c
HK-2	Human kidney 2 cells
HO-1	Heme Oxygenase 1
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
IFN-γ	Interferon-γ
IgG	Immunoglobulin G
IgM	ImmunoglobulinM
IKKα/β/γ	IκB kinase α/β/γ
IL-10	Interleukin-10
IL-17A/F	Interleukin-17A/F
IL-18	Interleukin-18
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IL-2	Interleukin-2
IL-20	Interleukin-20
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-8	Interleukin-8
IP-10	Interferon-inducible protein 10
JAK	Janus Kinase/ Just Another Kinase
KIR	Kinase inhibitory region
KRIS	Risk inflammatory signature
LDL	Low Density Lipoprotein
Ly6C	Lymphocyte antigen 6C
mAb	Monoclonal Antibody
MAP3K5	Mitogen-activated protein kinase 5
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MEK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MIF	Macrophage migration inhibitory factor
MIP-1	Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen
NBD	Nucleotide-binding domain
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NLR	Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors
NLRP	Pyrin domain-containing protein
NOD1	Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 1
NOD2	Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2
NOX-4	NADPH oxidase 4
Nrf2	Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2
Ob	obese
P38/MAPK	p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
p53	Cellular tumor antigen p53
PDGF	Platelet derived growth factor
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKC	Protein kinase C
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog
PTX3	Pentraxin 3
RAAS	Renin–-angiotensin–-aldosterone system
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SGLT2	Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2
SGLT2i	SGLT2 inhibitors
sICAM-1	Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1
Smad	Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog
SOCS	Suppressors of cytokine signaling
SREBP-1	Sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1
STAT	Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
sTWEAK	Soluble TNF-related weak inducer of apoptosis
STZ	Streptozotocin
T1DM	Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TBHQ	Tert-butylhydroquinone
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
Th1	T helper cell type 1
Th17	T helper cell type 17
Th2	T helper cell type 2
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
TNFR1	Tumor necrosis factor receptor 1
TNFR2	Tumor necrosis factor receptor 2
Tregs	Regulatory T cells
TYK2	Tyrosine kinase 2
UACR	Urine albumin to creatinine ratio
VAP-1	Vascular adhesion protein-1
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR2	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
ZSF1	Zucker Diabetic Fatty 1
α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin