ET-1	Endothelin-1
ETA	endothelin type A receptor
ETB	endothelin type B receptor
ERA	endothelin receptor antagonists
FITC	fluorescein isothiocyanate
GlcA	glucuronic acid
GLUT-1	glucose transport-1
HMG-CoA	3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutanyl coenzyme A
IPAH	idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
MCT	monocrotaline
mPAP	mean pulmonary arterial pressure
nano-DDS	nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery systems
NPs	nanoparticles
PAH	pulmonary arterial hypertension
PASMCs	pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells
PDE5	phosphodiesterase type-5
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PEG	poly-(ethyleneglycol)-block
PGI2	prostaglandin I2
PH	pulmonary hypertension
PLA	poly(lactide)
PLGA	poly(lactide-co-glycolic acid)
PVR	pulmonary vascular resistance
RCTs	randomized clinical trials
sGC	soluble guanylate cyclase