ADA	American Diabetes Association
Akt	Protein kinase B
AMP	Adenosine monophosphate
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
AMPKα2	AMP-activated protein kinase alpha 2
AngII	Angiotensin II
ANP	Atrial natriuretic peptide
apoA-I	Apolipoprotein AI
apoB	Apolipoprotein B
apoE	Apolipoprotein E
ASCVD	Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
BH4	Tetrahydrobipterin
BMI	Body mass index
BNP	Brain natriuretic peptide
CAD	Coronary artery disease
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CD	Cerebrovascular disease
cGMP	Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CHF	Congestive heart failure
CMECs	Cardiac microvascular endothelial cells
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DBP	Diastolic blood pressure
DCD	Donation after circulatory death
DM	Diabetes mellitus
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DPP-4	Dipeptidyl peptidase-4
DPP-4i	Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
Drp-1	Dynamin-related protein-1
ECM	Extracellular matrix
eGFR	Estimated glomerular filtration rate
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
ET-1	Endothelin-1
Ex-4	Exendin-4
FBG	Fasting blood glucose
FoxO1	Forkhead box protein O1
GIP	Gastric inhibitory polypeptide
GLP-1 RA	Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist
GLP-1R	Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor
GTP	Guanosine triphosphate
GPx	Glutathione peroxidase
HAECs	Human aortic endothelial cells
HbA1c	Hemoglobin A1c
HF	Heart failure
HFrEF	Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
I/R	Ischemia/reperfusion
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IL-6	Interleukin 6
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IRS1	Insulin receptor substrate-1
IκBα	Inhibitor of kappa B alpha
JNK-1	c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1
KLF2	Krüppel-like factor 2
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LDL-C	Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LOX-1	Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
LVEF	Left ventricular ejection fraction
lyso-PC	Lysophosphatidylcholine
MACE	Major adverse cardiovascular event
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MI	Myocardial infarction
miR-21/PTEN/PI3K	microRNA-21/phosphatase and tensin homolog/phosphoinositide 3-kinase
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MNCs	Mononuclear cells
mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NO	Nitric oxide
NOS	Nitric oxide synthase
NOX4	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
Ox-LDL	Oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PAD	Peripheral artery disease
PAF-AH	Plasma platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase
p-AMPK	Phosphorylated AMP-activated protein kinase
PC	Phosphatidylcholine
PCOS	Polycystic ovary syndrome
p-eNOS	Phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
p-IκBα	Phosphorylated inhibitor of kappa B alpha
PKA	Protein kinase A
PKG	Protein kinase G
PKG/PKCε/ERK1/2	Protein kinase G/protein kinase C epsilon/extracellular signal-regulated
PMNs	Polymorphonuclear leukocytes
p-NF-κB	Phosphorylated nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
pNOS3/NOS3	Phosphorylated nitric oxide synthase 3/nitric oxide synthase 3
RAGE	Receptors of advanced glycation end product
ROCK	Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase
ROCK-2	Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
sGC	Soluble guanylyl cyclase
SGLT2i	Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor
sICAM	Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule
SMC	Smooth muscle cell
SOCS-3	suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
sVCAM	Soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TC	Total cholesterol
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor beta 1
TIMP	Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase
TLR2	Toll-like receptor 2
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
VCAM-1	Vascular cellular adhesion molecule-1