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. 2020 Jun 1;12(6):361. doi: 10.3390/toxins12060361
CKD Chronic Kidney Disease
ESRD End-stage renal disease
ED Endothelial dysfunction
ECs Endothelial cells
eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate
PAMPs Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
DAMPs Damage-associated molecular patterns
HMGB1 High-mobility group box 1
ICAM-1 Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
VCAM-1 Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
VWF
ATP
Von Willebrand Factor
Adenosine 5’-triphosphate
LDL
NET
CASP1
Low density lipoproteins
Neutrophil extracellular traps
Caspase-1
IS Indoxyl sulfate
PCS p-Cresyl sulfate
IAA Indole-3 acetic acid
TMAO Trimethylamine N-oxide
ROS Reactive oxygen species
AGEs Advanced glycation end-products
AHR Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
ELAM-1 Endothelial-leukocyte adhesion molecule
NFκB Nuclear factor kappa B
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
NLRP3, NALP3 NOD-like receptor prying domain-containing-3
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
KLF2 Krüppel-like factor 2
KLF4 Krüppel-like factor 4
eNOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
VE-cadherin Vascular endothelial cadherin
ZO1 Zonula occludens
EPCs Endothelial progenitor cells
MV Microvesicles
EMV Endothelial microvesicles
ECM Extracellular matrix
TF Tissue factor
IL Interleukin
CECs Circulating endothelial cells
PMNs Polymorphonuclear leukocytes
TLRs Toll-like receptors
RTT Renal replacement therapy
PRRs Pattern recognition receptors
ASC Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD
TXNIP Thioredoxin-interacting protein
GSDMD Gasdermin D
VSMCs Vascular smooth muscle cells
MMPs Matrix metalloproteinases
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
LPSs Lipopolysaccharides
HD Hemodialysis
HDL High-density lipoprotein
SCFA Short-chain fatty acids
GI Gastrointestinal tract
CV Cardiovascular
PMPs Platelet microparticles