| α-SMA | Alpha smooth muscle actin |
| AKI | Acute kidney injury |
| AP-1 | Activated Protein-1 |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| CCL2 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 |
| CCL20 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 20 |
| Col1a1 | Collagen type I alpha 1 |
| Col1a2 | Collagen type I alpha 2 |
| Col3a1 | Collagen type 3 alpha 1 |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CD | Crohns disease |
| CEBPβ | CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein Beta |
| CXCL1 | C-X-C motif chemokine Ligand 1 |
| DITRA | Deficiency of the IL-36R antagonist |
| DT | Distal tubules |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ET-1 | Endothelin -1 |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transformation |
| EndMT | endothelial to mesenchymal transformation |
| FOXP3 | Forkhead box protein P3 |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| HF | Heart failure |
| IBDs | Inflammatory bowel diseases |
| IFNγ | Interferon gamma |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IKβα | NFKB inhibitor |
| IKβ Kinase | IKβα kinase |
| IL-1 | Interleukin 1 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-8 | Interleukin 8 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| IL-17C | Interleukin 17C |
| IL-23 | Interleukin 23 |
| IL-33 | Interleukin 33 |
| IL-1R | Interleukin 1 receptor |
| IL-1RAcP | Interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein |
| IL-1RL2 | Interleukin 1 receptor like 2 |
| IL-1Rrp2 | Interleukin 1 receptor related protein 2 |
| IL-1R3 | Interleukin 1 receptor 3 |
| IL-36Ra | Interleukin 36 receptor antagonist |
| ILC2 | Lymphoid cells of group 2 |
| IRAK | Interleukin 1 receptor associated kinase |
| Kim-1 | Kidney injury molecule -1 |
| KD | Kilo dalton |
| MMPs | Metalloproteinases |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| NLPR3 | Nod like Receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NFkB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| PDGF | Platelet derived growth factor |
| Prss35 | Inactive serine protease 35 |
| RORγt | Retinoic acid receptor-related-orphan-receptor-gamma |
| sIL-33 | Soluble form of interleukin 33 |
| SMAD | Mothers against decapentaplegic |
| TAZ | Transcriptional co-activator with a PDZ binding domain |
| TECs | Renal tubular epithelial cells |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| THP-1 cells | Human leukemic monocytes |
| Th 2 | T helper 2 cells |
| TILs | Tubulointerstitial lesions |
| TIR | Toll-IL-1 receptor domain |
| TLRs | Toll Like receptors |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| Tregs | Regulatory T cells |
| TSLP | Thymic stromal lymphopoietin |
| UC | Ulcerative colitis |
| UUO | Unilateral ureteral obstruction |
| VCAM 1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| YAP | Yes-associated protein |