MgD	Magnesium deficiency
Mg2+	Magnesium
Ca2+	Calcium
K+	Potassium
Na+	Sodium
HTN	Hypertension
MetS	Metabolic syndrome
T2D	Type 2 diabetes
RDA	Recommended Dietary Allowance
EAR	Estimated Average Requirement
CVD	Cardiovascular diseases
BP	Blood pressure
WHO	World Health Organization
TRPM6	Transient receptor potential melastatin-6 channel
TRPM7	Transient receptor potential melastatin-7 channel
VSMCs	Vascular smooth muscle cells
ET-1	Endothelin-1
ATII	Angiotensin II
ALDO	Aldosterone
SHR	Spontaneously hypertensive rats
WKY	Wistar-Kyoto rats
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
PTH	Parathyroid hormone
IP3	Inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate
PIP2	Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
AT1	Angiotensin II receptor type 1
ETA	Endothelin A receptor
V1a	Vasopressin receptor 1a
PLC	Phospholipase C
PKC	Protein kinase C
PGI2	Prostacyclin
NO	Nitric oxide
RBCs	Red blood cells
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
PGE1	Prostaglandin E1
RAAS	Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
NA	Noradrenaline
Adr	Adrenaline
CA	Catecholamines
ACh	Acetylcholine
ADCY	Adenylate cyclase
ISO	Isoproterenol
CRP	C-reactive protein
IL	Interleukin
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
VCAM	Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
PAI-1	Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
ECM	Extracellular matrix
HAS	Hyaluronan synthases
HYAL	Hyaluronidase
TG2	Transglutaminase
LOX	Lysyl oxidase
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
TIMPs	Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
LDL	Low-density lipoproteins
HDL	High-density lipoproteins
IR	Insulin receptor
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PIP2	Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
GLUT4	Glucose transporter type 4
IRTK	Insulin receptor tyrosine kinase
CNS	Central nervous system
HPAA	Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis
ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic hormone
NMDA	N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
mGluRs	Metabotropic glutamate receptors
GABA	Gamma-aminobutyric acid
COMT	Catechol-O-methyl transferase
MGL	Magnesium low blood levels
MGH	Magnesium high blood levels