| ACE | angiotensin converting enzyme |
| AT1 | angiotensin II receptor 1 |
| cTnI | troponin I |
| cTnT | troponin T |
| CKB | creatine kinase B-type |
| CKM | creatine kinase M-type |
| DBP | diastolic blood pressure |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1α |
| HR | heart rate |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| Il-1β | interleukin 1β |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| JEG-3 cells | trophoblast-derived human choriocarcinoma cells |
| MD | malondialdehyde |
| NE | norepinephrine |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PlGF | placental growth factor |
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| SBP | systolic blood pressure |
| SHR | spontaneously hypertensive rats |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor β |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor α |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WKY | Wistar Kyoto rats |