CVD	cardiovascular disease	PPAR-γ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
AS	atherosclerosis	C/EBP-α	CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α
LDL	low-density lipoprotein	AMPK	adenosine 5′-monophosphate-activated protein kinase
TG	triglyceride	SREBP-1c	sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1
TC	cholesterol	CPT-1	carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1
HDL	high-density lipoprotein	IR	insulin resistance
VLDL	very low-density lipoprotein	CYP7A1	cholesterol-7α-hydroxylase
RCT	cholesterol reverse transport	ACSP	acid corn silk polysaccharide
VEC	vascular endothelial cells	ACAT	acyl coenzyme a-cholesterol acyltransferase
VSMCs	vascular smooth muscle cells	COHO	corn husk oil
Fas	Fas protein	LTCH	lime-treated corn husks
ox-LDL	oxidized low density lipoprotein	ZMEAF	ethyl acetate extract of maize leaf
HMGCR	3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase	PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
CHM	corn husk powder	VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
SOD	superoxide dismutase	HMG-CoA	3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase
GSH-Px	glutathione peroxidase	Elovl6	extension of long-chain fatty acid family member 6
SCD-1	stearoyl-coa desaturase-1	ACC	acetyl Co-A carboxylase