AP-1	Activator protein 1
AMPK	adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
AGEs	advanced glycation end-products
ACE	angiotensin converting enzyme
Ang II	angiotensin II
AT-1	angiotensin II receptor type 1
ARE	antioxidant response element protein
Aix	aortic augmentation index
AS	arterial stiffness
AhR	aryl hydrocarbon receptor
CV	cardiovascular
CAT	catalase
COMT	catechol-O-methyltransferase
COX-2	cyclooxygenase 2
CRP	C-reactive protein
DBP	diastolic blood pressure
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
E-selectin	endothelial selectin
ET-1	endothelin-1
EGCG	epigallocatechin gallate
EFSA	European Food Safety Authority
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinases
FMD	flow-mediated dilation
GSL	glutamyl-cysteine ligase
GPx	glutathione peroxidase
GR	glutathione reductase
GST	glutathione-S-transferase
Hmox	heme oxygenase
Hmox-1	heme oxygenase 1
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
HUVECs	human umbilical vein endothelial cells
HOCl	hypochlorous acid
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor 1
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule-1
IFN-γ	interferon
IL-6	interleukin 6
LV	left ventricular
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LOX-1	lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1
LOX	lysyl oxidase
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP	monocyte chemoattractant protein
l-NAME	N(ω)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester
Nrf2	NFE2-related factor 2
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NO	nitric oxide
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
oxLDL	oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PONs	paraoxonase
PPAR-γ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKC	protein kinase C
PWV	pulse wave velocity
NLRP3	pyrin-domain containing 3
RNS	reactive nitrogen species
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RAGE	receptor of AGE
RAAS	renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
SCFA	short-chain fatty acids
SIRT	sirtuin
sRAGE	soluble receptors for AGE
SOD	superoxide dismutase
SBP	systolic blood pressure
TBARS	thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
TRX	thioredoxin
TLR	toll-like receptor
TG	triglyceride
TMAO	trimethylamine-N-oxide
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
T2D	type 2 diabetes
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VSMCs	vascular smooth muscle cells
XO	xanthine oxidase