| 3MST | 3-Mercaptopyruvate Sulfurtransferase |
| AP-1 | Activating protein-1 |
| CRE | cAMP response element |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CBS | Cystathionine β-synthase |
| CSE | Cystathionine γ-lyase |
| CYP3A4 | Cytochrome P450 3A4 |
| DEX | Dexamethasone |
| DBH | Dopamine β-hydroxylase |
| Egr1 | Early growth factor |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| GR | Glucocorticoid receptor |
| GRE | Glucocorticoid response element |
| GCs | Glucocorticoids |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| Hsp70 | Heat shock protein 70 |
| Hsp90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| HO | Heme oxygenase |
| HD | Homeodomain core recognition |
| H2S | Hydrogen sulfide |
| HPA | Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1α |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NPAS2 | Neuronal PAS domain protein 2 |
| PNMT | Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| Rpl32 | Ribosomal Protein L32 |
| NaHS | Sodium hydrosulfide |
| SNP | Sodium nitroprusside |
| sGC | Soluble guanylyl cyclase |
| SHR | Spontaneously hypertensive rat |
| TH | Tyrosine 3-hydroxylase |