ACE	angiotensin converting enzyme
ACTH	adrenocorticotrophic hormone
ADPR	ADP ribose
AMP	adenosine mono phosphate
Ang II	angiotensin II
ANP	atrial natriuretic peptide
ANS	autonomous nervous system
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
AVP	arginine vasopressin gene,
AvpR1	vasopressin receptor
BNP	brain natriuretic peptide
BNST	bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
Ca2+	calcium
CAD	coronary artery disease
CMD	cardiometabolic diseases
CNP	C-type natriuretic
CNS	central nervous system
CpG	cytosine-phosphate-guanine
CRF	corticotrophin releasing factor
CV	cardiovascular
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
EGF	epithelial growth factor
ErbB receptors	receptors pertaining to EGF
FKBP5	gene coding for chaperones
GABA	gamma amino butyric acid
GR	glucocorticoid receptors
HAT	histone acetyltransferases
HDAC	histone deacetylases
HHA	hypothalamus-hypophysis-adrenal
HMT	histone methyltransferases
IL	interleukin
ICNS	intrinsic cardiac nervous system
K+	potassium
MAP	mitogen activated protein
MR	mineralocorticoid receptors
mRNA	micro ribonucleic acid
Na+	sodium
NAD+	β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NMDA	N-methyl-d-aspartate
NPR-A, NPR-B and NPR-C	natriuretic peptide receptors
NPs	natriuretic peptides
NR3C1	steroid receptor gene
NRGs	neuregulins
NRSF	neuron restrictive silencing factor
PFC	prefrontal cortex
PI-3	phosphatidylinositol-3
PKC	protein kinase C
pMeCP2	phosphorylated protein related to methylation of histones
PVN	paraventricular nucleus
RAAS	renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
RNA	ribonucleic acid
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SNS	sympathetic nervous system
SRD	stress related disorders
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha