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. 2019 Sep 4;11(9):2090. doi: 10.3390/nu11092090
8-OHdG 8-hydroxy-2‘-deoxyguanosine
O2 Superoxide anion
AF Atrial fibrillation
AGEs Advanced glycation end products
Ang II Angiotensin II
CAT Catalase
cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CHD Coronary heart disease
CVD Cardiovascular disease
ECM Extracellular matrix
ET-1 Endothelin-1
eNOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ERK 1/2 Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
EVOO Extra virgin olive oil
GPCR G-protein coupled receptor
GPX4 Glutathione peroxidase 4
GSH Glutathione
GSH-Px Glutathione peroxidase
GSSG Glutathione disulfide
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
IL Interleukin
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
INF-γ Interferon gamma
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinases
LOX-1 Lectin-like oxLDL receptor-1
MAPK Mitogen activated protein kinase
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MD Mediterranean diet
MDA Malondialdehyde
miRNA Micro ribonucleic acid
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
MSG Monosodium-L-glutamate
mtDNA Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid
NAC N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine
NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NO Nitric oxide
NOX2 Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase isoform 2
OxLDL Oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein
Prx Peroxiredoxin
PUFAs Polyunsaturated fatty acids
RAGE Receptor for advance glycation endproducts
RAS Renin-Angiotensin System
RCS Reactive carbonyl species
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RNS Reactive nitrogen species
RyR Ryanodine receptor
ScR Scavenger receptor
SMC Smooth muscle cell
SOD Superoxide dismutase
TLR Toll-like receptor
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
U-II Urotensin-II
VCAM Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1