AGO	argonaute
AGO2	protein argonaute-2
AKI	acute kidney injury
ARF	acute renal failure
ASO	antisense oligonucleotide
ATF3	activating transcription factor 3
CIN	Contrast-induced nephropathy
CKD	chronic kidney disease
DGCR8	DiGeorge syndrome critical region 8
ECFC	endothelial colony-forming cell
EPC	endothelial progenitor cell
ESCRT	endosomal sorting complex required for transport
EVs	extracellular vesicles
H/R	hypoxia/reoxygenation
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
HIF-1	hypoxia-inducible factor-1
hnRNPA2B1	heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2B1
HO-1	heme oxygenase-1
I/R	ischemia/reperfusion
ICU	intensive care unit
IL-1	interleukin-1
IL-6	interleukin-6
Kim-1	kidney injury molecule-1
m7G	7-methylguanosine
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MBs	multivesicular bodies
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
miRNAs	microRNAs
miSFITs	miRNA silencing-mediated fine-tuners
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
MTP18	mitochondrial protein 18 kDa
NGAL	neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin
NPM1	nucleophosmin 1
nSMase2	neutral sphingomyelinase 2
PDCD4	programmed cell death protein 4
PT	proximal tubule
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
RanGTP	GTP-binding RAs-related nuclear protein
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
S1PR1	sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1
shRNA	short hairpin RNA
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
UTR	untranslated region