PA |
Primary aldosteronism |
EH |
Essential hypertension |
LVH |
Left ventricular hypertrophy |
NO |
Nitric oxide |
BH4 |
Tetrahydrobiopterin |
eNOS |
Endothelial NO synthase |
sGC |
Soluble guanylate cyclase |
cGMP |
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
PKG |
Protein kinase G |
VDCC |
Voltage-dependent calcium channels |
IP3 |
Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate |
SR |
Sarcoplasmic reticulum |
SERCA |
Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase |
MLCK |
Myosin light chain kinase |
cIMP |
Inosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate |
ROCK |
Rho-associated protein kinase |
GPCR |
G protein-coupled receptors |
GRK2 |
G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 |
ROS |
Reactive oxygen species |
MR |
Mineralocorticoid receptor |
COX-2 |
Cyclooxygenase-2 |
EGFR |
Epidermal growth factor receptor |
GPER |
G protein-coupled estrogen receptor |
G6PD |
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
FMD |
Flow-mediated vasodilation |
APA |
Aldosterone-producing adenoma |
IHA |
Idiopathic hyperaldosteronism |
NADPH |
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
AP |
Activator protein |
NFκB |
Nuclear factor kappa B |
TEMPOL |
4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxyl |
mitoKATP
|
Mitochondrial ATP-dependent potassium channels |
HEK |
Human embryonic kidney |
ERK |
Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase |
JNK |
c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
AT1 |
Angiotensin type 1 |
NOS |
NO synthase |
CCL |
Cytokines chemokine ligand |
IL |
Interleukin |
ICAM |
Intercellular adhesion molecule |
MCP |
Monocyte chemoattractant protein |
VCAM |
Vascular cell adhesion molecule |
VWF |
von Willebrand factor |
MAPK |
Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
DOCA |
Deoxycorticosterone acetate |
ApoE |
Apolipoprotein-E |
ACE |
Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
RAAS |
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system |
PlGF |
Placental growth factor |
VEGF |
Vascular endothelial growth factor |
ECMROE |
Endothelial cell-specific MR overexpression |
ECMRKO |
ECMR knockout |
EPC |
Endothelial progenitor cells |
ENaC |
Epithelial sodium channel |
SKCa |
Small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels |
EVs |
Extracellular vesicles |
VEGFi |
Vascular endothelial growth factor pathway inhibitors |
ADMA |
Asymmetric dimethylarginine |
ox-LDL |
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein |
FMD |
Flow-mediated dilation |
CFU |
Colony forming units |
ADPKD |
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease |
NMD |
Nitrate-mediated dilation |
IAH |
Idiopathic adrenal hyperplasia |
PAT |
Peripheral arterial tonometry |
RHI |
Reactive hyperemic index |
AI |
Augmentation index |
PWV |
Pulse wave velocity |
IMT |
Carotid intima-media thickness |
KCNJ5 |
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 5 |