ESRD	end-stage renal disease
BP	blood pressure
CKD	chronic kidney disease
RAS	renin–angiotensin system
EMT	epithelial–mesenchymal transition
Hsp 70	heat shock proteins 70 KDa
ECM	extracellular matrix
GBM	glomerular basement membrane
FSGS	focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
RBF	renal blood flow
GFR	glomerular filtration rate
PGC	glomerular capillary hydraulic pressure
TIF	tubulointerstitial fibrosis
PTECs	proximal tubular epithelial cells
ROS	reactive oxygen species
AT1R	angiotensin II type 1 receptor
SHR	spontaneously hypertensive rats
VDR	vitamin D receptor
TGFβRI	serine/threonine kinase receptor of TGF-β/Smad signaling