ACR	Albumin/Creatinine ratio
AGEs	Advanced glycation end products
AMPK	5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
ASC	Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain
AUC	Area under the curve
BUN	Blood urea nitrogen
DM	Diabetes mellitus
DN	Diabetic nephropathy
FBG	Fasting blood glucose
GPx	Glutathione peroxidase
4-HNE	4-hydroxynonenal
HO-1	Hemeoxygenase-1
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IL-6	Interleukin-6
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
NC	Normal control
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-κB
NLRP3	NOD-like pyrin domain containing receptor 3
NQO1	NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase-1
PKC	Protein kinase C
RAGE	Receptor for advanced glycation end products
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SIRT1	Sirtuin1
SMA	Smooth muscle actin
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
QA	Quamoclit angulata
QAE	Quamoclit angulata extract