| 25-OH-D3 | 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 |
| ADMA | Asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| AGEs | Advanced glycation end products |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| apoB | Apolipoprotein B |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| BW | Body weight |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CKD-MBD | CKD-mineral bone disorder |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| CVDs | Cardiovascular disease |
| DDAH | Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide inhibitor sintetase |
| ED | Endothelial dysfunction |
| EFSA | European food safety authority |
| e-GFR | estimated- glomerular filtration rate |
| ER | Estrogenic receptor |
| ESRD | End-stage renal diseases |
| EVOO | Extra virgin olive oil |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factors |
| FMD | Flow-mediated dilation |
| GFR | Glomerular filtration rate |
| Hcy | Homocysteine |
| HD | Hemodialysis |
| HPLC-DAD/MS | High-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector |
| Hs-CRP | High sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| ICAM-1 | Intracellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IMD | Italian mediterranean diet |
| IMOD | Italian mediterranean organic diet |
| iNOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| IS | Indoxyl sulfate |
| KDIGO | Kidney disease improving global outcomes |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| L-NMMA | NG-monomethyl-L-arginine |
| LPD | Low-protein diet |
| MCF | Macrophage chemotactic factor |
| MCP | Monocyte chemoattractant protein |
| MD | Mediterranean diet |
| MetS | Metabolic syndrome |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteases |
| MPC | Minor polar compounds |
| MTHFR | Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-oxidase |
| NBCs | Natural bioactive compounds |
| N-CAD | Neural cadherin |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | Nitric oxide inhibitor sintetase |
| OS | Oxidative stress |
| PDE-4 | Phosphodiesterase-4 |
| PECAM-1 | Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| PWV | Pulse wave velocity |
| RESV | Resveratrol |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RRT | Renal replacement therapy |
| RT | Resistance training |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| sE-selectin | Soluble endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| sVCAM-1 | Soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| TGF- β1 | Transforming growth factor β1 |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| VE-CAD | VE-cadherin |
| VO2max | Maximal oxygen uptake |
| VO2peak | Peak oxygen uptake |