| AQP1 | aquaporin-1 |
| CoCl2 | cobalt chloride |
| DN | diabetic nephropathy |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| FSP-1 | fibroblast-specific protein-1 |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia inducible factor-1α |
| 8-OHdG | 8-hydroxy-2-deoxy guanosine |
| α-SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |
| SOD2 | superoxide dismutase 2 |
| ZO-1 | zonula occludens-1 |