Ang-1	Angiopoietin-1
Ang-2	Angiopoietin-2
Ang-3	Angiopoietin-3
Ang-4	Angiopoietin-4
AP-1	Activator protein 1
ARV	Anti-retroviral therapy
CD94	Cluster of differentiation 94
CTLA-4	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4
CXCR1	Chemokine (C–X–C motif) receptor 1
CXCR2	Chemokine (C–X–C motif) receptor 2
ENOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
FGF-2	Fibroblast growth factor
FIK-1	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR22, kinase domain receptor)
FOXP3	Forkhead box P3
Gp120	Glycoprotein 120
HIF-1	Hypoxic-inducible factor 1
HAART	Highly active anti-retroviral therapy
HDP	Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
HELLP	Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets
HIV	Human immuno-deficiency virus
IL-17	Interleukin-17
KDR	Kinase insert domain receptor
KIR2DS	Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor 2DS
KZN	KwaZulu-Natal
LAIR-1	Leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor 1
LIR1	Leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor 1
MAPKs	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MMP	Matrix metalloproteases
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NKG2	Natural killer cell G2
NKG2C	Natural killer cell G2A
NKG2D	Natural killer cell G2D
NKp30	Natural killer cell precursor 30
NKp44	Natural killer cell precursor 44
NKp46	Natural killer cell precursor 46
PE	Preeclampsia
PECAM-1	Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1
PLGF	Placental growth factor
SEng	Soluble endoglin
SFlt1	Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1
Slit2/Robo4	Slit/Roundabout (Robo)
Sp-1	Specificity protein 1
Tat	Transactivating regulatory protein
TGF-ß	Transforming growth factor beta
TIE1	Tyrosine protein kinase receptor 1
TIE2	Tyrosine protein kinase receptor 2
Th1	T helper cell type 1
Th2	T helper cell type 2
Th17	T helper type 17
Treg	Regulatory T cells
UNAIDS	United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
VE cadherin	Vascular endothelial cadherin
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR-1	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1
VEGFR-2	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
VEGFR-3	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3
WHO	World Health Organization