| DDR | DNA damage response |
| EC | Endothelial cell |
| HAART | Highly active anti-retroviral therapy |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HIV-PAH | HIV-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension |
| iPAH | Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension |
| MPAP | Mean pulmonary arterial pressure |
| NHEJ | Non-homologous end joining |
| PAEC | Pulmonary artery endothelial cell |
| PAH | Pulmonary arterial hypertension |
| PASMC | Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell |
| PAWP | Pulmonary artery wedge pressure |
| PVR | Pulmonary vascular resistance |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SIV | Simian immunodeficiency virus |
| SMC | Smooth muscle cell |