CCR2	CC-chemokine receptor-2
cDNA	Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
CV	Cardiovascular
CT	Cycle threshold
DAVID	Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery
DKD	Diabetic kidney disease
EASE	Expression Analysis Systematic Explorer
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Empa	Empagliflozin
ET-1	Endothelin-1
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
HK-2	Human kidney-2
HPTC	Human proximal tubular cell
IL-1ß	Interleukin-1ß
ITS	Insulin–Transferrin–Sodium Selenite supplement
MCP-1/CCL2	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1/CC-chemokine ligand 2
MIAME	Minimum Information About a Microarray Experiment
mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
PDGF-B	Platelet-derived growth factor-ß
RAAS	Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
RPTEC/TERT1	Renal proximal tubule epithelial cell/TERT-immortalized 1
SEM	Standard error of the mean
SGLT2	Sodium–glucose co-transporter 2
SGLT2i	SGLT2 inhibitors
THBS1	Thrombospondin-1
TNC	Tenascin-C