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. 2026 Feb 22;18(4):700. doi: 10.3390/nu18040700
HTN hypertension
BP blood pressure
NO nitric oxide
BRJ beetroot juice
GT green tea
CN curcumin
RSV resveratrol
MetS metabolic syndrome
T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus
PAD peripheral artery disease
CAD coronary artery disease
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
RCT randomized controlled trial
AT aerobic training
HIIT high-intensity interval training
RT resistance training
1RM one-repetition maximum
Ppeak peak power
NO3− nitrate
NO2− nitrite
SBP systolic blood pressure
MAP mean arterial pressure
DBP diastolic blood pressure
EGCG epigallocatechin gallate
PEH post-exercise hypotension
RPP rate-pressure product
CVD cardiovascular disease
HRmax maximum heart rate
sGC soluble guanylate cyclase
VSMCs vascular smooth muscle cells
eNOS endothelial nitric oxide synthase
PI3K/Akt phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2 like factor 2
BH4 tetrahydrobiopterin
H2S hydrogen sulfide
PGC-1α peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
RAAS renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
NF-κB nuclear factor-kappa beta
ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme