ADMA |
Asymmetric aimethlarginine |
ApoE−/− mice |
Apolipoprotein e-knockout
mice |
ceRNA |
Competitive endogenous RNA |
circRNAs |
Circular RNAs |
CLIC4 |
Chloride intracellular channel 4 |
DDAH1 |
Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-1 |
DUSP5 |
Dual-specificity phosphatase 5 |
EGCG |
Epigallocatechin gallate |
eNOS |
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
EZH2 |
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 |
HAEC |
Human aortic endothelial cells |
HASMCs |
Human airway smooth muscle cells |
HA-VSMCs |
Human aortic vascular smooth muscle cells |
HMGB1 |
High mobility histone B1 |
HMG-CoA |
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA |
HUVECs |
Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
hVSMCs |
Human vascular smooth muscle cells |
IGF1 |
Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
KLF4 |
Krüppel-like factor 4 |
lncRNAs |
Long noncoding RNAs |
MCP-1 |
Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
MGP |
Matrix Gla Protein |
miRNAs |
MicroRNAs |
MKP-1 |
Mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1 |
MyD88 |
Myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 |
ncRNAs |
Non-coding
RNAs |
NF-κB |
Nuclear factor-κB |
NO |
Nitric oxide |
Nrf2 |
Nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 |
ox-LDL |
Oxidized low‑density lipoprotein |
p53 |
Tumor protein 53 |
PCSK9 |
Proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 |
PTEN |
Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
RAECs |
Rat aortic endothelial cells |
RAW264.7 |
RAW 264.7 mouse leukemia macrophage cell line |
SD rats |
Sprague-dawley rats |
SIRT1 |
Sirtuin 1 |
SIRT6 |
Sirtuin 6 |
Smad3 |
Sma- and mad-related protein 3 |
SOD |
Superoxide dismutase |
STAT3 |
Signal transducer and activator of transcription
3 |
TET2 |
Tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 |
THP-1 |
Human acute monocytic leukemia cell line |
TLR4 |
Toll-like receptor 4 |
TNF-α |
Tumor necrosis factor-α |
TPM1 |
Tropomyosin 1 |
TRAF6 |
TNF receptor-associated factor 6 |
VECs |
Vascular endothelial cells |
VLDLR |
Very low-density lipoprotein receptor |
VSMCs |
Vascular smooth muscle cells |
WNT5A |
Wingless/integrated-5A |