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. 2020 Oct 10;21(20):7462. doi: 10.3390/ijms21207462
AC Adenylyl cyclase
AhR Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
ANP Atrial natriuretic peptide
AKAP A-kinase anchoring protein
β-AR β-adrenoceptor
BNP Brain natriuretic peptide
cAMP 3′,5′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate
cGMP 3′,5′-cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CNGCs Cyclic nucleotide gated ion channels
CNP C-type natriuretic peptide
CVD Cardiovascular disease
DRP1 Dynamin related protein 1
ECC Excitation-contraction coupling
EPAC Exchange proteins directly activated by cAMP
GPCR G protein coupled receptors
HUVEC Human umbilical vein cells
LTCC L-type Ca2+ channel
MI Myocardial infarction
MPT Mitochondrial permeability transition
MYBPC Myosin-binding protein C
NP Natriuretic peptide
NOS Nitric oxide synthase
PDE Phosphodiesterase
pGC Particulate guanylyl cyclases
PH Pulmonary hypertension
PLB Phospholamban
POPDC Popeye-domain-containing proteins
RyR Ryanodine receptors
sAC Soluble adenylyl cyclases
sGC Soluble guanylyl cyclases
SNP Sodium nitroprusside
SR Sarcoplasmic reticulum
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMC Vascular smooth muscle cell
VEC Vascular endothelial cell