CSE	Cigarette Smoke Extract
DDR	DNA Damage Response
EC	Endothelial Cells
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
HPAECs	Human Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells
HUVECs	Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
HVTs-SM1	Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
ICAM-1	Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
LDL	Low Density Lipoprotein
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
nAchRs	Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
NCDs	Non-communicable diseases
Nox1	NADPH Oxidase 1
OIS	Oncogene-induced senescence
oxLDL	Oxidized LDL
PBMCs	Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
PIT	Pathologic Intimal Thickening
PRRS	Pattern recognition receptors
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SA-β-Gal	Senescence-Associated β-galactosidase
SASP	Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype
SIPS	Stress-induced premature senescence
siRNA	Small Interfering RNA
SMC	Smooth Muscle Cells
TIS	Therapy- induced senescence
TLRs	Toll-like receptors