| ABCC2 | ATP-binding cassette transporters subfamily C2 |
| AGEs | Advanced glycation end products |
| AhR | Aryl-hydrocarbon receptor |
| AMPK | Serine/threonine kinase AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AngII | Angiotensin II |
| ApoA1 | Apolipoprotein A1 |
| ApoB | Apolipoprotein B |
| ApoD | Apolipoprotein D |
| Bax | Bcl-2 Associated X-protein |
| Bcl2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Bcl-XlB | cell lymphoma-extra large |
| Bf | Free bilirubin |
| BLVRA | Biliverdin reductase A enzyme |
| BRNPs | Bilirubin nanoparticles |
| CAR | Constitutive androstane receptor |
| CB | Conjugated bilirubin |
| CDV | Cardiovascular disease |
| CKD | Chronic kidney diseases |
| CNS | Crigler-Najjar syndromes |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CsA | Cyclosporine |
| CXCLs | Soluble C-X-C chemokine ligand |
| CYP-450 | Cytochrome 450 |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| DKD | Diabetic kidney disease |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DN | Diabetic nephropathy |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| EPO | Erythropoietin |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FABP 1 | Fatty acid-binding protein |
| Fe2+ | Ferrous ions |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter-1 |
| GS | Gilbert syndrome |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1, alpha subunit |
| HMOX | Hemeoxygenase enzyme |
| IL-10 | Interleukin-10 |
| IL-2 | Interleukin-2 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| LDL | Low density lipoproteins |
| LOXl2 | Lysyl Oxidase Like 2 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharid |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MRGPRX4 | Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor X4 |
| MRP2 | Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 |
| NADP | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NADP+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidized form |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate reduced form |
| NADPH oxidase | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase |
| NF-kβ | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| OATP1B1 | Organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1 |
| OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man |
| P70S6K | p70S6 kinase |
| PARP | Nuclear poly ADP ribose polymerase |
| PGK | Phosphoglycerate kinase-1 |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PPARs | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| PXR | Pregnane X receptor |
| RAAS | Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| Raf | Rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| TIF | Tubulointerstitial fibrosis |
| TIMP-1 | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| UCB | Unconjugated bilirubin |
| UDP | Uridine diphosphate; |
| UDPGA | uridine 5′-diphosphoglucuronic acid |
| UGT1A1 | uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyl transferase 1A1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VLDL | Very low-density lipoprotein |
| α-SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |