PAH	Pulmonary arterial hypertension
SARS-CoV-2	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
HERV-K	Human endogenous retrovirus K
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
PAECs	Pulmonary artery endothelial cells
PASMCs	Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells
HERVs	Human endogenous retroviruses
PH	Pulmonary hypertension
SMCs	Smooth muscle cells
ECs	Endothelial cells
RT	Reverse transcriptase
gp120	Glycoprotein 120
Env	Envelope
ART	Antiretroviral therapy
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor α
IL-6	Interleukin 6
BMPR2	Bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2
SAM	Sterile alpha motif
HD	Histidine–aspartate
SAMHD1	SAM domain and HD domain-containing protein 1
dNTPs	Deoxynucleotide triphosphates
gp120	Glycoprotein 120
ET-1	Endothelin 1
ORFs	Open reading frames
ACE2	Angiotensin-convertingenzyme2
S	Spike
E	Envelope
M	Membrane
N	Nucleocapsid
PVR	Pulmonary vascular resistance
PLWH	People living with HIV
dUTPase	Deoxyuridine triphosphate nucleoside Hydrolase
LTR	Long-terminal repeat
cGAS-STING	Cyclic GMP–AMP synthase–stimulator of Interferon genes
TM	Transmembrane units
MA	Matrix
CA	Capsid
NC	Nucleocapsid
PBMCs	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PTAP	Pro-Thr-Ala-Pro
ESCORT	Endosomal sorting complex required for transport
ARDS	Acute respiratory distress syndrome
NO	Nitric oxide