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. 2020 Jun 10;21(11):4149. doi: 10.3390/ijms21114149
CV cardiovascular
n-3 PUFAs n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
BP blood pressure
EPA eicosapentaenoic acid
DHA docosahexaenoic acid
ALA alpha-linolenic acid
hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
NO nitric oxide
ROS reactive oxygen species
EPCs endothelial progenitor cells
eNOS endothelial nitric oxide synthase
iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase
BMI body mass index
HR heart rate
SBP systolic blood pressure
DBP diastolic blood pressure
MAP Mean arterial pressure
FFM% Fat Free Mass%
Fat% Fat Mass%
TBW% Total Body Water%
ECW% Extracellular Water%
ICW% Intracellular Water%
PF Plasma Fluid
IF Interstitial Fluid
HDL high-density lipoprotein
LDL low-density lipoprotein
GC–MS/MS gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
LDF laser Doppler flowmetry
ACh acetylcholine
AUC area under the curve
SNP sodium nitroprusside
INFγ interferon gamma
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha
IL-17A interleukin 17A
IL-6 Interleukin 6
IL-23 Interleukin 23
IL-9 Interleukin 9
IL-21 Interleukin 21
IL-22 Interleukin 22
IL-10 Interleukin 10
SDF-1α stromal cell-derived factor 1 alpha
LAP latency associated peptide
VEGF-A vascular endothelial growth factor A
VEGF-D vascular endothelial growth factor D
sICAM-1 soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1
sVCAM-1 soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
SD Standard deviation
AChID ACh-induced dilation
SNPID SNP-induced dilation