| AOPP | advanced oxidation protein products |
| ACR | albumin-to-creatinine ratio |
| AGEs | advanced glycation end products |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| DKD | Diabetic Kidney Disease |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| Fe | iron |
| FE | fractional excretion |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HOMA-IR | homeostasis model assessment—insulin resistance |
| hs-CRP | high-sensitivity c-reactive protein |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| MT | metallothionine |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PD | peritoneal dialysis |
| QUICKI | Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| PKC | protein kinase c |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| WT1 | Will’s tumor gene-1 |
| Zn | Zinc |
| ZnSO4 | Zinc sulfate |