| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| ACEI | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
| AT1 | angiotensin II type 1 |
| CAP | captopril |
| DBP | diastolic blood pressure |
| HHL | N-hippuryl-His-Leu hydrate |
| HL | His-Leu |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| IL | interleukin |
| KRPBE | Korean red pine bark extract |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| RAS | renin-angiotensin system |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SBP | systolic blood pressure |
| SHR | spontaneously hypertensive rat |
| WKR | Wistar-Kyoto rat |