ADMA	asymmetric dimethylarginine
AMBIC	ammonium bicarbonate
BCA	bicinchoninic acid
BSA	bovine serum albumin
cHDL	carbamylated high-density lipoprotein
cLDL	carbamylated low-density lipoprotein
CKD	chronic kidney disease
CVD	cardiovascular diseases
CVS	cardiovascular system
DAPI	4’6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DDAH	dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase
ECL	enhanced chemiluminescence
EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
EndMT	endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
FBS	foetal bovine serum
FDR	false discovery rate
FITC	fluorescein isothiocyanate
GFR	glomerular filtration rate
HMEC-1	human dermal microvascular endothelial cells-1
LF-PVDF	low-fluorescence polyvinylidene difluoride
MMP	matrix metalloproteinases
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
PS	phosphatidylserine
SRB	sulforhodamine B
TFA	trifluoroacetic acid
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta
TRITC	tetramethylrhodamine-isothiocyanate
WHO	World Health Organization