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. 2025 Sep 3;14(17):1374. doi: 10.3390/cells14171374
Abbreviation Full Term
APPs Acute Phase Proteins
CVD Cardiovascular Disease
TRM Tissue-Resident Macrophages
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SASP Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype
IFN-γ Interferon Gamma
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
IL Interleukin
TLR Toll-Like Receptor
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MHC Major Histocompatibility Complex
iNOS Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
NO Nitric Oxide
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
MMP Matrix Metalloproteinase
Arg1 Arginase-1
Fizz1 Found in Inflammatory Zone 1
Ym1 Chitinase-Like Protein 3 (Chi3l3)
PPARγ Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma
STAT Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa B
JAK Janus Kinase
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
DC Dendritic Cell
pDC Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell
mDC Myeloid Dendritic Cell
NK Natural Killer (cell)
Treg Regulatory T Cell
Th1 T Helper 1 Cell
Th17 T Helper 17 Cell
BCL-2 B-Cell Lymphoma 2
HO-1 Heme Oxygenase-1
NAD+ Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
EV Extracellular Vesicle
CRP/hsCRP (High-Sensitivity) C-Reactive Protein
SAA Serum Amyloid A
PTX3 Pentraxin 3
OPN Osteopontin
sVCAM-1 Soluble Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
sICAM-1 Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
Lp-PLA2 Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2
CXCL8 C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 8 (IL-8)
MCP-1/CCL2 Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1/C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
DAMP Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern
PAMP Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern