[Ca2+]i	cytosolic calcium ion concentrations
AngII	angiotensin II
Ca2+	calcium ion
CO	carbon oxide
CVD	cardiovascular diseases
Cys	cysteine
EC	endothelial cell
ECM	extracellular matrix
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
Grx	glutaredoxin
GSH	glutathione
HDAC	histone deacetylase
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1α
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule 1
LMW-PTP	Low-molecular-weight protein tyrosin phosphatase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEK	mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MMP	matrix metalloproteinases
NAD+	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NFκB	nuclear factor-kappa B
NO	nitric oxide
NOX	NADPH oxidase
Nrf2	nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
O2	superoxide
oxPTM	oxidative post-translational modifications
PKB	protein kinase B
PTM	post-translational modifications
PTP	protein tyrosine phosphatase
Rac1	ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1
RONS	reactive oxygen and nitrogen species
Sirt-1	sirtuin 1
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
TGF-β	transforming growth factor beta
TIMPs	tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion protein 1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR1	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1