| AMS | Acute mountain sickness |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CMS | Chronic mountain sickness |
| ET-1 | Endothelin-1 |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | Glutathione reductase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HACE | High-altitude cerebral edema |
| HAPE | High-altitude pulmonary edema |
| HAPH | High-altitude pulmonary hypertension |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| HPV | Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| O2•− | Superoxide |
| •OH | Hydroxyl radical |
| ONOO− | Peroxynitrite |
| PASMCs | Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RVH | Right ventricular hypertrophy |
| SMCs | Smooth muscle cells |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
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