| BW | body weight |
| CARD | caspase activation and recruitment domain |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| EC | excitation-contraction |
| FGF23 | fibroblast growth factor-23 |
| HF | heart failure |
| HW | heart weight |
| KW | kidney weight |
| LTCCs | sarcolemma L-type Ca2+ channels |
| NCX | Na+/Ca2+ exchanger |
| NFκB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NOD1 | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 1 |
| NOD2 | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 |
| Nx | five-sixth nephrectomy |
| RIP2 | receptor-interacting-serine/threonine-protein kinase 2 |
| RyR2 | ryanodine receptor type 2 |
| SCR | spontaneous Ca2+ release |
| SERCA2a | sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ pump subtype |
| SR | sarcoplasmic reticulum |
| TL | tibia length |
| Wt | wild-type |