| 8-OHdG | 8-Hydroxy-2′-Deoxy Guanosine |
| Aco2 | aconitase 2 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| Akt | serine/threonine-specific protein kinases |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| α-SMA | alpha-smooth muscle actin |
| Bax | Bcl-2 associated x protein |
| β-catenin | beta-catenin |
| CAT | catalase |
| Cdk2 | cyclin dependent kinase 2 |
| Cdk4 | cyclin dependent kinase 4 |
| CHOP | CAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) homologous protein |
| c-MET | tyrosine protein kinase MET |
| CREB | cyclin-AMP responsive-element binding protein |
| CYP1A1 | cytochrome P450 1A1 |
| CYP1A2 | cytochrome P450 1A2 |
| CYP3A4 | cytochrome P450 3A4 |
| CypD | cyclophilin D |
| CytC | cytochrome C |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase 1 |
| DNMT3b | DNA methyltransferase 3b |
| DUSP3 | dual specificity phosphatase 3 |
| DUSP4 | dual specificity phosphatase 4 |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| ER stress | endoplasmic reticulum stress |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| ERK 1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 |
| ESRD | end stage renal disease |
| GCLC | glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GPx1 | glutathione peroxidase 1 |
| GRP75 | glucose-regulated protein 75 |
| GRP78 | glucose-regulated protein 78 |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| H3K9 | histone 3 lysine 9 |
| HDAC1 | histone deacetylase 1 |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| HSP75 | heat shock protein 75 |
| IL-1B | interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| JAK2 | Janus kinase 2 |
| Keap1 | kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| Lonp1 | lon protease 1 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MEK 1/2 | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2 |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cell |
| NHE3 | sodium-hydrogen exchanger isoform 3 |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor protein 3 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| Notch | neurogenic locus notch homolog protein |
| NQO1 | NADPH quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| OAT | organic anion transporter |
| OCT2 | organic cation transporters 2 |
| OTα | ochratoxin alpha |
| P450 | cytochrome p450 |
| PARP | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PDK1 | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 |
| PHLPP | Ph domain and leucine-rich repeat protein phosphatase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PPAR-α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha |
| pRB | retinoblastoma protein |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PUMA | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis |
| PXR | pregnane X receptor |
| rMNSOD | recombinant mitochondrial manganese-containing superoxide dismutase |
| Ras | rat sarcoma virus |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| Smad2/3 | small mothers against decapentaplegic 2/3 |
| SMase | sphingomyelinase |
| SOCS3 | suppressors of cytokine signaling3 |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TG | triacylglycerol |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| tRNA | transfer RNA |
| TRAP-1 | tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated protein 1 |
| UPS | ubiquitin-proteasome system |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens protein 1 |