ABCA1	ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter A1
Akt	Protein Kinase B pathway
AM	Astragalus membranaceus
APS	Astragalus Polysaccharide
AS IV	Astragaloside IV
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
CAG	Cycloastragenol
CDK2	Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2
CLIC4	Chloride Intracellular Channel 4
COPD	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CREB	cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein
CXCR4	CXC Chemokine Receptor 4
DUSP5	Dual Specificity Phosphatase 5
eNOS	Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
ERK	Regulated Protein Kinase
HCY	Homocysteine
HDAC9	Histone Deacetylase 9
HDL	High-Density Lipoprotein
HEK293	Human Embryonic Kidney 293 Cells
HFD	High-Fat Diet
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha
HO-1	Heme Oxygenase-1
HUVECs	Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
IL-6 /IL-18/IL-1β	Interleukin-6/-18/-1 beta
iNOS	inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
JAK/STAT	Janus Kinase/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
LDL	Low Density Lipoprotein
lncRNA H19	Long non-coding RNA H19
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
MEFs	Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts
MEK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase
MMP-9	Matrix Metalloproteinase-9
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NO	Nitric Oxide
NOX	NADPH Oxidase
NRF2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-Related Factor 2
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
POT1	Telomere Protection 1
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma
PTEN	Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog
RAP1	Repressor Activator Protein 1
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SASP	Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype
SDF-1	Stromal cell-Derived Factor-1
SOD	Superoxide Dismutase
Src	Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Src
TA-65	Telomerase Activator-65
TERC	Telomerase RNA Component
TERRA	Telomeric Repeat-Containing RNA
TERT	Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase
TGF-β1	Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1
TIN2	TRF1-Interacting Nuclear Protein 2
TLR4	Toll-Like Receptor 4
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
TPP1	Telomere Protection Protein 1
TRF1	Telomere Repeat Binding Factors 1
TRF2	Telomere Repeat Binding Factors 1
VCAM-1	Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1
VSMCs	Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells