1,25(OH)2D3	1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
1,25-D-MARRS	1,25D-membrane-associated rapid response steroid-binding protein
7-DHC	7-dehydrocholesterol
AB	Antibody
ABPM	Ambulatory Blood pressure measurement
ACE	Angiotensin converting enzyme
AE	Adverse effects
AH	Arterial hypertension
Ang I	Angiotensin I
Ang II	Angiotensin II
ARB	Angiotensin receptor blocker
AT1R	Angiotensin II type 1 receptor
B-AR	Beta-adrenergic receptor
BARB	Beta-adrenergic receptor blockers
C39	C. elegans miR-39
CCB	Calcium channel blocker
CTGF	Connective Tissue Growth Factor
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DBP	Diastolic blood pressure
EMT	Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
FGF23	Fibroblast growth factor
FMD	Flow mediated dilatation
HR	Heart rate
HT	Hypertension
ICAM1	Intracellular adhesion molecule 1
O-LDL	Oxidized LDL
Pi	Serum inorganic phosphorus
PKC	Protein kinase C
PRA	Plasma renin activity
PRC	Plasma renin concentration
Pre-D3	Pre Vitamin D3
PTH	Parathyroid hormone
RAAS	Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system
RXR	Retinoid X receptor
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
SH	Secondary hypertension
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes
VD3	Vitamin D3
VDBP	Vitamin D-binding protein
VDR	Vitamin D receptor
VitD	Vitamin D