AANAT	arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase
ABPM	ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
ACE	angiotensin converting enzyme
ALAN	artificial light at night
ANS	the autonomic nervous system
ARB	angiotensin receptor blocker
Arnt	aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator
BMAL1	brain and muscle Arnt-like protein 1
BP	blood pressure
CAD	coronary artery disease
CHD	coronary heart disease
CLOCK	circadian locomotor output cycles kaput
CRP	C-reactive protein
CRY	cryptochrome
CVD	cardiovascular disease
dLAN	dim light at night
DLMO	dim light melatonin onset
E-box	enhancer box
ET-1	endothelin-1
GPx	glutathione peroxidase
HPA	the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
HR	heart rate
HRV	heart rate variability
IL-1β	interleukin-1beta
IL-6	interleukin-6
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
LED	light-emitting diode
MT1	melatonin receptor subtype 1
MT2	melatonin receptor subtype 2
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NO	nitric oxide
NR1D1	nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1
PER	period (gene)
REV-ERBα	reverse orientation c-erbA gene α
RNS	reactive nitrogen species
RORα	retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SCN	the suprachiasmatic nucleus
SOD	superoxide dismutase
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TRE	time-restricted eating
TTFL	transcriptional–translational feedback loop
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cell