AGEs	Advanced glycation end-products
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
AOPP	Advanced oxidation protein products
BP	Blood pressure
bpm	Beats per minute
BW	Body weight
CVD	Cardiovascular diseases
ECM	Extracellular matrix
FRAP	Ferric reducing antioxidant power
GSH	Reduced glutathione
GSSG	Oxidized glutathione
HR	Heart rate
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
NP	Natriuretic peptide
NT-proBNP	N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide
SD	Standard deviation
SHR	Spontaneously hypertensive rats
TBARS	Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
VSMCs	Vascular smooth muscle cells
WKY	Wistar-Kyoto rats