8-OHdG	8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine
8-oxodG	8-oxo-2′-deoxyguanosine
αENaC	α-subunit of the epithelial sodium channel
γ-H2AX	phosphorylated histone 2AX
ACEi	angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
Ald	aldosterone
Apex1	apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1
ARB	angiotensin II receptor blockers
ARE	antioxidant responsive element
ATF3	activating transcription factor 3
Atm	ataxia telangiectasia mutated homologue
Brca1	breast cancer 1
CD	cluster of differentiation
CKD	chronic kidney disease
DHE	dihydroethidium
DOCA	desoxycorticosterone acetate
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GCLC	γ-glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic subunit
GCLM	γ-glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit
GPx1	glutathione peroxidase 1
HE	hematoxylin and eosin stain
HO-1	heme oxygenase 1
IL	interleukin
Keap1	Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
Lig	ligase
Maf	musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma
NADPH	reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB	nuclear factor ‘kappa-light-chain-enhancer’ of activated B-cells
NGAL	neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin
Nox2	NADPH oxidase 2 subunit p90
NQO1	NADPH quinone dehydrogenase 1
Nrf2	nuclear factor-erythroid-2-related factor 2
Ogg1	8-oxoguanine DNA-glucosylase 1
PARP	poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PAS	periodic acid–Schiff stain
PCNA	proliferating cell nuclear antigen
pNrf2	phosphorylated nuclear factor-erythroid-2-related factor 2
pp47phox	phosphorylated NADPH oxidase 2 activator
RAAS	renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SEM	standard error mean
SOD1	superoxide dismutase 1
SR	Sirius red stain
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TrxR1	thioredoxin reductase 1