CD86	Cluster of differentiation 86.
CT	Control.
CVDs	Cardiovascular diseases.
DETCA	Diethyldithiocarbamic acid.
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase.
GTT	Glucose tolerance test.
HCD	High-carbohydrate diet.
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase.
ITT	Insulin tolerance test.
mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid.
NO	Nitric oxide.
NOS	Nitric oxide synthase.
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction.
PVAT	Perivascular adipose tissue.
qPCR	Quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
RNA	Ribonucleic acid.
ROS	Reactive oxygen species.
SOD	Superoxide dismutase.
TyG	Triglyceride–glucose index.