| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| AP | acacia polyphenol |
| DBP | diastolic blood pressure |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| SBP | systolic blood pressure |
| SHR | spontaneously hypertensive rats |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| WKY | Wistar Kyoto rats |