ACE	Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
ACh	Acetylcholine
AGEs	Advanced Glycation End-products
AIx	Augmentation Index
AMPK	Adenosine Monophosphate–Activated Protein Kinase
Ang II	Angiotensin II
AP-1	Activator Protein 1
API	Arterial Pressure Index
ARA II	Angiotensin II Receptors
ARBs	Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
AS	Arterial Stiffness
AT1	Angiotensin II Receptor Type 1
AVI	Arterial Velocity Pulse Index
ba-PWV	Brachial–Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity
BBs	Beta-Blockers
BP	Blood pressure
CAVI	Cardio–Ankle Vascular Index
CCBs	Calcium Channel Blockers
cf-PWV	Carotid–Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity
cGMP	Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
CRP	C-reactive protein
Cu/Zn-SOD	Copper/zinc-containing Superoxide Dismutase
DBP	Diastolic Blood Pressure
DPP4i	Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors
DRI	Direct Renin Inhibitors
EDHFs	Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarising Factors
Einc	Incremental Elastic Modulus
Ep	Elastic modulus
ERK	Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases
ET-1	Endothelin 1
EVR	Elastic Vascular Resistance
FMD	Flow-Mediated Dilation
GLP-1 RA	Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonist
GLUT	Glucose Transporter
GSH	Glutathione (reduced)
HDL	High-Density Lipoprotein
HFD	High-fat diet
HFFD	High-Fat-high-Fructose Diet
HMG-CoA	3-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-Glutaryl-Coenzyme A
H2O2	Hydrogen Peroxide
hsCRP	High-sensitive inflammatory marker C-Reactive Protein
HSD	High-salt diet
HUVECs	Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
ICAM-1	Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
IFNγ	Interferon Gamma
IL-1ß	Interleukin 1 Beta
IL-6	Interleukin 6
iNOS	Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
IRS-1	Insulin Receptor Substrate 1
KRG	Korean Red Ginseng
LB	Lemon Balm
LDH	Lactate Dehydrogenase
LDL-C	Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
L-NAME	N-Nitro-L-Arginine Methyl Ester hydrochloride
LOXL-1	Lysyl-Oxidase-Like 1
MAP	Mean Arterial Pressure
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MF	Metformin
MMP	Matrix Metalloproteinase
Mn-SOD	Manganese Superoxide Dismutase
NaCl	Sodium Chloride
NADPH	Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor Kappa-B
NO	Nitric Oxide
eNOS	endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
NOX1	NADPH oxidase 1
NOX2	NADPH oxidase 2
NOX4	NADPH oxidase 4
Nrf2	Nuclear Factor E2-related Factor 2
OPG	OsteoProteGerin
OVX	Ovariectomized
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
PKA	Protein Kinase A
PKB	Protein Kinase B
PPAR	Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor
PP	Central Pulse Pressure
PWT	Pulse Wave Transmission
RA	Rosmarinic Acid
Rac1	Ras-related C3 botulinum toxine Substrate 1
RAGE	AGEs receptors
RAAS	Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System
RhoA	Ras Homolog family member A
RI	Reflexion Index
ROCK	Rho-associated Kinases
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SBP	Systolic Blood Pressure
SD	Sprague–Dawley
SGLT-2	Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2
SHR	Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
SIRT1	Sirtuin 1
Smad	Suppressor Mothers Against Decapentaplegic
SOD	Superoxide Dismutase
STZ	Streptozotocin
TAG	Triacylglycerol
TBARs	Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive substance
TC	Total Cholesterol
TE	Tropoelastin
TG	Triglycerides
TGF-ß1	Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1
THC	Tetrahydrocurcumin
TNF-α	Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha
VCAM-1	Vascular Adhesion Molecule 1
VMSC	Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell
WC	Waist circumference
WKY	Wistar Kyoto
ω-3	Omega-3