SMC	smooth muscle cell
EndMT	endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
EndIT	endothelial-to-immune cell-like transition
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta
TLRs	toll-like receptors
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule-1
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
IFN-γ	interferon-gamma
APCs	antigen-presenting cells
MHC I	major histocompatibility complex I
MHC II	major histocompatibility complex II
VE-Cadherin	vascular endothelial-cadherin
CD31/PECAM-1	platelet/EC adhesion molecule-1
vwf	von Willebrand factor
α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
SM22α	smooth muscle protein 22α
LDL	low-density lipoproteins
LOX-1	low-density lipoprotein receptor-1
ROS	reactive oxygen species
NO	nitric oxide
NOX	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase
XO	xanthine oxidase
EDRF	endothelium-derived relaxing factor
IL-1a	interleukin-1a
BMP-4	bone morphogenic protein-4
MCP-1	monocyte chemotactic protein-1
ET-1	endothelin-1
Ang-II	angiotensin II
TXA2	thromboxane A2
PGI2	prostacyclin2
d-flow	disturbed blood flow
NFқB	Nuclear Factor Kappa B
AP-1	activator protein 1