| ADMA | asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| BMI | body max index |
| BNP | brain natriuretic peptide |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CaOx | calcium oxalate |
| CaP | calcium phosphate |
| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| ED | Endothelial dysfunction |
| EDHFs | endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ET-1 | endothelin-1 |
| FFA | free fatty acids |
| Gpx | glutathione peroxidase |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MnSOD | manganese superoxide dismutase |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| Nos | nitric oxide synthase |
| Nox | NADPH oxidase |
| ONOO− | Peroxynitrite |
| OPN | osteopontin |
| PAI-1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 |
| Prx | Peroxiredoxins |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SDMA | symmetric dimethylarginine |
| TNFα | tumour necrosis factor α |
| Trx | thioredoxin |
| TXA2 | thromboxane A2 |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| XO | xanthine oxidase |
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