8-OHdG	8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine
Akt	regulator protein kinase B
ALP	alkaline phosphatase
AOP	adverse outcome pathway
Bax	Bcl-2 associated X protein
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
CBS	cystathionine β-synthase
BER	base excision repair
B2MG	β2-microglobulin
CAT	catalase
CKE	cellular key event
CRP	C-reactive protein
CSE	cystathionine ɣ-lyase
COX-2	cyclooxygenase 2
cyt c	cytochrome c
DDR	DNA damage repair
DSB	double-strand break
DU	depleted uranium
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
ETC	electron transfer chain
H2S	hydrogen sulfide
HR	homologous recombination
iNOS	nitric oxide synthase
IP	intraperitoneal
IP3R2	IP3 Receptor 2
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
micro-PIXE	microbeam scanning particle-induced X-ray emission
micro-XAFS	micro-X-ray absorption fine-structure
MIE	molecular initiating event
KE	key event
MMP	mitochondrial membrane potential
MT	metallothionein
NaPi-IIa	sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporter
NER	nucleotide excision repair
Nox4	NADPH oxidase 4
NF-κB	nuclear transcription factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NHEJ	non-homologous end-joining
Nrf2	nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NRK-52E	normal rat kidney proximal tubular epithelial (cell line)
p38 MAPK	p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
PARP-1	poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1
PCT	proximal convoluted tubule
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SIMS	secondary ion mass spectrometry
SOD	enzyme superoxide dismutase
TEM	transmission electronic microscopy
U	uranium