ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACEI	angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
ADMA	asymmetric dimethylarginine
APC	antigen-presenting cell
AT1R	angiotensin type 1 receptor
AT2R	angiotensin type 2 receptor
BH4	tetrahydrobiopterin
BR1	bradykinin receptor type 1
CCR5	receptor for RANTES
CRP	C-reactive protein
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ET1	endothelin 1
HMWK	high-molecular-weight kininogen
IL-17	interleukin 17
MCT sets	Maximal Common Transition sets
MPS	mononuclear phagocyte system
MSS	Mean Split Silhouette
NO	nitric oxide
PGE2	prostaglandin
PGI2	prostacyclin
RANTES	regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted
RAS, RAA	renin-angiotensin system
ROS	reactive oxygen species
TNF alpha	tumor necrosis factor alpha
TonEBP	tonicity enhancer binding protein
UPGMA	Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean
VEGF-C	vascular endothelial growth factor C
VEGFR2	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
VEGFR3	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3