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. 2022 Mar 11;10(3):653. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10030653
PD Parkinson’s Disease
BBs Beta-blockers
Ds Diuretics
CCBs Calcium-channel blockers
VGCCs Voltage-gated calcium channels
HVA High voltage-activation
LVA Low voltage-activation
BBB Blood-brain barrier
ACEIs Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
ARBs Angiotensin receptor blockers
RAAS Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
H&Y Hoehn and Yahr
UPDRS Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale
RCT Randomized controlled trial
OR Odds ratio
CI Confidence interval
HR Hazard ratio
RR Risk
ADRB2 Adrenoreceptor β2 gene
SNCA α-synuclein gene
TIMP Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase
MMP Metalloproteinase
COX2 Cyclooxygenase 2
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
NO Nitric Oxide synthase
GABA Gamma-Aminobutyric acid
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
ROCK Rho kinase
NOX Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase complex
6-OHDA 6-hidroxy dopamine
HCN Hyperpolarization and cyclic nucleotide-activated cation
GRADE Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation