RAAS	renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme system
ANG	Angiotensinogen
AKT	Protein kinase B
APA	Aminopeptidase A
ATR	Angiotensin receptor
ADH	Antidiuretic hormone
MASR	MAS receptor
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
NO	Nitric oxide
COX-2	cyclo-oxygenase-2
FOXO1	forkhead box O1
ROS	reactive oxygen species
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cell
MrgD	Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor D
HDAC	histone deacetylase
sGC	soluble guanylate cyclase
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
SHP-1	src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase-1
NICD	intracellular Notch domain
AAA	aorto-abdominal
TAA	thoracic aneurysm
iNOS	inducible oxide nitric sinthase, inducible nitric oxide synthase
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase