| 4-PBA | 4-phenylbutyric acid |
| ACEI | Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
| AKI | Acute kidney injury |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ANG | Angiogenin |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| ATF6 | Activating transcription factor 6 |
| BiP | Binding immunoglobulin protein |
| CHOP | CAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) homologous protein |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| COX-2 | Cyclo-oxygenase-2 |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| DN | Diabetic nephropathy |
| EDEM | ER degradation-enhancing alpha-mannosidase-like protein |
| eIF2α | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAD | ER-associated protein degradation |
| FIP | Familial interstitial pneumonia |
| GADD34 | Growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible 34 |
| GRP78 | Glucose-regulated protein 78 |
| HDAC3 | Histone deacetylase 3 |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| IRE1α | Inositol-requiring enzyme 1 α |
| JNK | c-Jun amino-terminal kinases |
| KIRA | Kinase-Inhibiting RNase Attenuators |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| PDI | Protein disulfide isomerase |
| PP1 | Phosphatase-1 |
| RIDD | Regulated IRE1-dependent decay |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SPC | Surfactant protein C |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| TNRF | Tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| TRAF2 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 2 |
| TUDCA | Tauroursodeoxycholic acid |
| UC | Ulcerative colitis |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| UUO | Unilateral ureteral obstruction |
| XBP1 | X-box binding protein 1 |
| XBP1s | Spliced isoform of XBP1 |
| XBP1u | Unspliced isoform of XBP1 |