ALK	activin receptor-like kinase
α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
AngII	angiotensin II
ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme
KATP	ATP-sensitive potassium channels
ANP	atrial natriuretic peptide
AVC	atrioventricular canal
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
BMPRs	bone morphogenetic protein receptors
BNP	brain natriuretic peptide
cGKI	cGMP-type I protein kinase
cGMP-PKG	cyclic guanosine monophosphate-protein kinase G
CBS	cystathionine β-synthase
CSE	cystathionine γ-lyase
CAT	cysteine aminotransferase
DCM	diabetic cardiomyopathy
DATS	diallyl trisulfide
EndM	endothelial mesenchymal transition
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EMT	epithelial mesenchymal transition
ET1	endothelin 1
ECM	extracellular matrix
ERK	extracellular-signal-regulated kinase
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FoxO1	forkhead box protein O1
GSH	glutathione
GSSG	glutathione disulfide
HDL	high-density lipoproteins
HG	high glucose
Hcy HFD	homocysteine high-fat diet
H2S	hydrogen sulfide
HHcy	hyperhomocysteinemia
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
IL-6	interleukin-6
IFN-γ	interferon gamma
JAK	Janus kinase
MEndT	mesenchymal–endothelial transition
3-MST	3-mercaptopyruvate sulfur transferase
mitoKATP	mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels
mPTP	mitochondrial permeability transition pore
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
NO	nitric oxide
Nrf-2	nuclear factor erythroid 2-like 2
NF-kB	nuclear factor-κB
oxLDL	oxidized low-density lipoproteins
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PGC1α	proliferator-activated peroxisome receptor γ coactivator 1α
RASAL1	RAS protein activator-like 1
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
SHR	spontaneously hypertensive rats
MMP	metalloproteinase
TGF-β	transforming growth factor
TRPV	transient receptor potential channel
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
VE-cadherin	vascular endothelial cadherin
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
Kv7	voltage-gated potassium channels
UAAS	uremia-accelerated atherosclerosis