ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme
AGEs	glycation end products
cGMP	cyclic guanosine monophosphate
COX	cyclooxygenase
CRP	C-reactive protein
CVD	cardiovascular diseases
CYP450	cytochrome P450
DM	diabetes mellitus
ECM	extracellular matrix
eGFR	estimated glomerular filtration rate
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
GLP-1	glucagon-like peptide-1
GLUT	glucose transporter
GPx	glutathione peroxidase
H2O2	hydrogen peroxide
HbA1c	glycated hemoglobin level
HDL	high density lipoprotein
hs-CRP	high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
IGT	impaired glucose tolerance
IL	interleukin
iPDE	PDE inhibitors
LDL	low density lipoprotein
NADH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
NHAHES	national health and nutrition examination survey
NO	nitric oxide
NOS	nitric oxide synthase
Nox	NADPH oxidases
·${\mathrm{O}}_2^{-}$	superoxide anion
ONOO−	peroxynitrite
OH−	hydroxyl
·OH	hydroxyl radical
PARP	poly ADP ribose polymerase
PDE5	phosphodiesterase 5
PKC	protein kinase C
PPARγ	proliferator-activated receptor γ
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SHR	spontaneously hypertensive rats
SIRT	sirtuin 1
SOD	superoxide dismutase
STZ	streptozotocin
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor