CaMKII -Calcium (Ca2+)/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase II CKD -chronic kidney disease Col I -Collagen I ECM -extracellular matrix EMT -epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation ERK -extracellular regulated protein kinases ESRD -end-stage renal disease FBS -fetal bovine serum FMT -fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transformation FN -Fibronectin GAPDH -glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase MAPK -mitogen-activated protein kinase MMP2 -matrix metalloproteinase 2 PKD -polycystic kidney disease ROS -Reactive oxygen species Scr -serum creatinine TGF-β1 -transforming growth factor-β1 UUO -unilateral ureteral obstruction Vim -Vimentin α-SMA -α-smooth muscle actin e) Recommended section: 1) Cellular and Molecular This article has not been copyedited and formatted. The final version may differ from this version.

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