| AA | aortic aneurysms |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| aAA | ascending aortic aneurysm |
| ApoE | apolipoprotein E |
| dTAA | descending thoracic aortic aneurysm |
| BAPN | B-aminopropionitrile |
| CD4 | cluster of differentiation 4 |
| CuZnSOD | copper zinc superoxide dismutase |
| dTAA | descending thoracic aortic aneurysm |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IL-17 | interleukin 17 |
| IL-23 | interleukin 23 |
| IL-1α | interleukin-1 alpha |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-1R1 | interleukin-1 receptor 1 |
| IL-R1 | interleukin receptor 1 |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IFN𝛾 | interferon gamma |
| MCP1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| MMP-2 | matrix metalloproteinase 2 |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| MnSOD | manganese superoxide dismutase |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NF-Kβ | nuclear factor kappa beta |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PPAR𝛾 | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VSMC | vascular smooth muscle cell |