ActA	Activin A
α7nAChR	α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
AKI	Acute Kidney Injury
AP-1	Activator Protein-1
APC	Antigen-Presenting Cell
α-SMA	Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin
BAFF	B-Cell Activating Factor
CAR-T	Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells
CD-	Cluster of Differentiation-
ChAT+	Choline Acetyltransferase Positive T Cells
CKD	Chronic Kidney Disease
CNIs	Calcineurin Inhibitors
CTLA4	Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein 4
DAMPs	Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns
DC	Dendritic Cell
DKK1	Dickkopf One
EMT	Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
EndoMT	Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition
ERK	Extracellular-Signal-Regulated Kinase
ESRD	End-Stage Renal Disease
FGF-23	Fibroblast Growth Factor 23
FSGS	Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
gGT1-Cre	Gamma-Glutamyltransferase 1, Promoter. Cre
GVHD	Graft Versus Host Disease
IFN-	Interferon-
IKK	Iκb Kinase
IL-	Interleukin-
IMN	Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy
IRI	Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
JAK	Janus Kinase
JNK	C-Jun N-Terminal Kinase
Ksp-Cre	Cadherin 16 Promoter. Cre
LAP	Latency-Associated Peptide
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
LTBP	Latent TGF-β Binding Proteins
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
MHC	Major Histocompatibility Complex
MMP-	Matrix Metallopeptidase-
MMT	Macrophage-To-Myofibroblast Transition
MSCs	Mesenchymal Stem Cells
MYD88	Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
NETs	Neutrophil Extracellular Traps
NFAT	Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cells
NF-kB	Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells
NK	Natural Killer Cell
PAMPs	Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns
PDGF	Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SMADs	Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homologs
SRC	Proto-Oncogene Tyrosine-Protein Kinase Src
STAT	Signal Transducer and Activator Of Transcription
TCR	T-Cell Receptor
TGF-β	Transforming Growth Factor-Βeta
TGFBR2	Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor 2
Th1/2	T Helper Type 1/2
TLRs	Toll-Like Receptors
TNF-	Tumor Necrosis Factor
TSP-1	Thrombospondin-1
TΒRI	TGF-β Receptor Type I
UUO	Unilateral Ureter Obstruction
WNT	Wingless-Type MMTV Integration Site Family