AcSDKP	N-acetyl-seryl-lysyl-proline
ACE	Angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACE2	Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
ARDS	Acute respiratory distress syndrome
ALI	Acute lung injury
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
COVID-19	Coronavirus disease 2019
CXCL1	Chemokine ligand 1
DPP-4	Dipeptidyl transferase-4
DKD	Diabetic kidney disease
DM	Diabetes mellitus
DN	Diabetic nephropathy
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EMT	Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
EndMT	Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
ESRD	End-stage renal disease
FGFR1	Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1
GLP-1	Glucagon-like peptide-1
GR	Glucocorticoid receptor
KRT	Kidney replacement therapy
LncRNA	Long noncoding RNAs
LNA	Locked nucleic acid
MALAT1	Metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1
MiRNA	MicroRNA
MMT	Macrophage-to-mesenchymal-transition
NEAT1	Nuclear enriched abundant Transcript-1
NLRP3	NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
RAAS	Renin angiotensin system
RBD	Receptor binding domain
RCT	Random clinical trials
SIRT3	Sirtuin 3
SARS-CoV-2	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
TMPRSS2	Transmembrane protease serine 2 receptors
TGFβ1	Transforming growth factor β1
TNF α	Tumor necrosis factor α
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor