AA	aristolochic acid
ADHF	acute decompensated heart failure
AHF	acute heart failure
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
COX-2	cyclooxygenase 2
ESIMS	electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
GPR	G-protein receptor
HPLC	high pressure liquid chromatography
JAK-STAT	Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription pathway
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEK-I	MAPK/ERK kinase inhibitor
MPLC	medium pressure liquid chromatography
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
NSAID	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
PKA	protein kinase A
qRT-PCR	quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
Tnnt2	Troponin T2, cardiac type