| ACE | Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| Ang II | angiotensin II |
| ARB | AT1 receptor blocker |
| AT1 | angiotensin II type 1 receptor |
| AT2 | angiotensin II type 2 receptor; |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| GRKs | G protein-coupled receptor kinases |
| GSNO | S-nitrosoglutathione |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MCAo | middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| RAS | renin–angiotensin system |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SNP | sodium nitroprusside |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| TM (1 to 7) | transmembrane domain (1 to 7); |
| VSMC | vascular smooth muscle cells |
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