ABCA1 ATP-binding cassette transporter A1
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