| Ach | acetylcholine |
| CINC-1 | cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1 |
| DM | diabetes mellitus; |
| EDV | end diastolic volume |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| FS | fractional shortening |
| HBOT | Hyperbaric oxygen therapy |
| LIX | lipopolysaccharide-inducible |
| CXC | chemokine |
| MDA | malonyl-dialdehyde |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| ONOO | peroxynitrite |
| PAR | poly(ADP-ribose) |
| PARP | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| Phe | phenylephrine |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SV | stroke volume |
| TBA | thiobarbituric acid |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TIMP-1 | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases-1 |