ACE	Angiotensin converting enzyme
Ach	Acetylcholine
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
BH4	Tetrahydrobiopterin
cAMP	Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
CAT	Catalase
Cav	Voltage-gated calcium channels
cGMP	Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
COX	Cyclooxygenase
DMAPP	Dimethylallyl diphosphate
DRP1	Dynamin-related protein 1
DXP	1-Deoxy-d-xylulose5-phosphate
EDHF	Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EPC	Endothelial progenitor cell
ET-1	Endothelin-1
G3P	Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
GMP	Guanosine monophosphate
GPP	Geranyl diphosphate enzyme
GPx	Glutathione peroxidases
GSH	Glutathione reduced
GTP	Guanosine triphosphate
HIF-α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HO-1	Heme oxygenase-1
ICAM-1	Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
IL	Interleukins
INDO	Indomethacin
iNOS	Induced nitric oxide synthase
IP3	Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
IP3R	Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor
IPP	Isopentenyl diphosphate
KCa	Calcium-activated potassium channels
KCa2.3-SKCa	Potassium channels activated by small calcium conductance
KCa3.1-IKCa	Potassium channels activated by intermediate calcium conductance
Kir	ATP-sensitive potassium channels
Kv	Voltage-operated K+ channels
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
L-Name	Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (NOS inhibitors)
MAP	Mean arterial pressure
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCT	Monocrotaline
MEP	4-phosphate methylerythritol
MLCP	Myosin light chain phosphatase
MMP	Matrix metallopeptidase
MVA	Mevalonate
MW	Molecular Weigh
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB	Factor nuclear kappa B
NHE1	Na+/H+ exchanger
NO	Nitric oxide
NQO1	Quinone oxidoreductase-1
Nrf-2	Nuclear factor 2 related to erythroid factor 2
PAH	Pulmonary hypertension
PDE	Phosphodiesterase
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKC	Protein kinase C
PKG	Cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase
ROC	Receptor-operated calcium channels
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RyR	Ryanodine receptor
S1P1	Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor subtype 1
sCG	Soluble guanylyl cyclase
SCI	Spinal cord injury
SERCA	Sarcoendoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase
SMC	Smooth muscle cells
SOC	Store-operated channels
SOCE	Store-operated calcium entry
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
SR	Sarcoplasmic reticulum
STZ	Streptozotocin
TEA	Tetraethylammonium chloride
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α	Protein tumor necrosis α
TPRM	Transient receptor potential melastatin channel
TPVR	Total peripheric vascular resistance
TRP	Transient receptor potential
TRPV	Transient receptor potential vanilloid
VCAM-1	Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth fator
VSMC	Vascular smooth muscle cells