| ACSS2 | Acetyl-coenzyme A synthetase 2 |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AKI | Acute kidney injury |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| Ang II | Angiotensin II |
| AT1R | Angiotensin II type 1 receptor |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ATRAP | AT1R-associated protein |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CCL2 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 |
| CIN | Contrast-induced nephropathy |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| COX2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CsA | Cyclosporine A |
| CXCL2 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 2 |
| DKD | Diabetic kidney disease |
| DN | Diabetic nephropathy |
| DRP1 | Dynamin related protein 1 |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| EndoMT | Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| ERK | Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase |
| ERR-1α | Estrogen related receptor-1α |
| FoxO | Forkhead box O |
| GABP-β1 | GA-binding protein-β-1 |
| GLUT2 | Glucose transporter 2 |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| HDACs | Histone deacetylases |
| HG | High glucose |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| I/R | Ischemia/reperfusion |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LKB1 | Liver kinase B1 |
| MCD | Malonyl CoA decarboxylase |
| MDM2 | E3-ubiquitin ligase murine double-minute 2 |
| MKP-1 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NAD | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| Nampt | Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| NPM1 | Nucleolar protein nucleophosmin |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| PAF53 | Polymerase-associated factor 53 |
| PDGFR-β | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β |
| PEPCK1 | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor-γ coactivator 1α |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| RAAS | Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SGLT2 | Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 |
| SIR2 | Silent information regulator 2 |
| SIRT | Sirtuin |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor-β1 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| UUO | Unilateral ureter obstruction |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |