| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| sRNA | small RNA |
| DE | differentially expressed |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| Rap1 | ras-associated protein 1 |
| cGMP-PKG | cyclic guanosine monophosphate-protein kinase G |
| qPCR | quantitative real-time PCR |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| NASP | nuclear autoantigenic sperm protein |
| Ca2+ | calcium ions |
| ADRB2 | adrenoceptor beta 2 |
| ADCY3 | adenylate cyclase 3 |
| PKA | protein kinase A system |
| PDHX | pyruvate dehydrogenase complex component X |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| QC | quality control |
| FASTQ | fast alignment sequence quality |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA |
| tRNA | transfer RNA |
| snRNA | small nuclear RNA |
| snoRNA | small nucleolar RNA |
| TPM | transcripts per million |
| KEGG | Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes |
| U6 | RNA, U6 Small Nuclear 1 |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| RIN | RNA integrity number |
| U | Uracil |
| A | Adenine |
| C | Cytosine |
| G | Guanine |
| GnRH | gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
| HIF-1 | hypoxia inducible factor-1 |
| SNARE | soluble NSF attachment protein receptor |
| HDAC7 | histone deacetylase 7 |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| p-GSK3β | phospho-glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β |
| BAX | bcl-2-like protein 4 |
| PASMCs | pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells |
| BMP/Smad | bone morphogenetic protein/sma- and mad-related protein |
| GJB3 | gap junction proteins 3 |
| PAK4 | p21-activated kinase 4 |
| HIF-1a | hypoxia inducible factor 1 subunit alpha |
| MAPK/ERK | mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase |