ACE	Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
AKT	Protein kinase B
ANGII	Angiotensin II
AT1R	Angiotensin type 1 receptors
Aβ	Beta amyloid
B1R	Bradykinin Type I Receptor
B2R	Bradykinin Type II Receptor
BBB	Blood Brain barrier
BK	Bradykinin
CNS	Central Nervous System
CSF	Cerebrospinal Fluid
DAG	Diacylglycerol
DDS	Dextran sulfate sodium
EBP	Elastin binding protein
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
GH	Growth hormone
GHSR	Ghrelin receptor
GI	Gastrointestinal
GPCR	G-protein coupled receptor
IBD	Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IP3	Inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate
IR	Insulin receptor
IRS1	Insulin receptor substrate 1
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
KKS	Kallikrein-kinin System
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
MetSyn	Metabolic Syndrome
MLCK	Myosin light chain kinase
MMP9	Matrixmetalloproteinase-9
mTORC1	Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
Neu-1	Neuraminidase-1
NMBR	Neuromedin B receptor
NO	Nitric oxide
OVRAS	Ovarian Renin Angiotensin System
PCOS	Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PDAC	Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PIP2-IP3	4,5-bisphosphate-Inositol triphosphate
PKC	Protein kinase C
PLC	Phospholipase C
RAS	Renin Angiotensin System
RQ	Respiratory quotient
RTK	Receptor tyrosine kinases
SCFA	Short chain fatty acids
SHBP	Sex hormone binding protein
T2DM	Type two diabetes mellitus
UC	Ulcerative colitis