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. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):131. doi: 10.3390/ph19010131
AAGs Aging-associated genes
Act1 Nuclear factor kappa B activation agent 1
ADIPOQ Adiponectin
AGEs Advanced glycation end products
Akt Protein Kinase B
Ang II Angiotensin II
AP-1 Activator protein-1
Atg7 Autophagy-related protein 7
ATR Ataxia telangiectasia and rad3-related protein
BP Biological process
CC Cellular component
cGAS Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase
Chk1 Checkpoint kinase 1
CRP C-reactive protein
CTNNβ1 β-Catenin
CXC Cysteine-x-cysteine chemokines
DL Drug likeness
ECs Endothelial cells
ECM Extracellular matrix
eNOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EPCs Endothelial progenitor cells
ERK1/2 Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
ESR1 Estrogen receptor 1
GEO Gene Expression Omnibus
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
GO Gene Ontology
GRB2 Growth factor receptor-bound protein 2
GSH-Px Glutathione peroxidase
HERB High-throughput Experiment- and Reference-guided database of TCM
HIF1α Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
HL Half life
HSP90αA1 Heat shock protein 90 alpha family class A member 1
HUVEC Human umbilical vein endothelial cell
IGF1 Insulin-like growth factor 1
IGF2 Insulin-like growth factor 2
IGFBP3 Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3
IL-1β Interleukin-1β
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IL-8/CXCL8 Interleukin-8
IL-17 Interleukin-17
IL-17R Interleukin-17 receptor
IRF3 Interferon regulatory factor 3
KEGG Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
LASSO Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator
LC3 Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDA Malondialdehyde
MF Molecular function
MMPs Matrix metalloproteinases
MMP-1 Matrix metalloproteinase-1
MMP-2 Matrix metalloproteinase-2
MMP-3 Matrix metalloproteinase-3
MMP-9 Matrix metalloproteinase-9
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
MYC Myelocytomatosis oncogene
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
NFE2L2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NF-κB Nuclear factor-κB
NO Nitric oxide
OB Oral bioavailability
PAR1 Protease activated receptor 1
PDGFRβ Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta
PECAM1 Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1
PIK3Cα Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase
PPI Protein–protein interaction
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PTEN Phosphate and tension homology deleted on chromosome ten
p21 Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A
p53 Tumor protein 53
p62 Sequestosome-1
RAGE Receptor for advanced glycation end products
Rg Radius of gyration
RMSD Root mean square deviation
RMSF Root mean square fluctuation
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SASA Solvent accessible surface area
SIRT1 Silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog 1
SOD Superoxide dismutase
STRING Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins
STING Stimulator of interferon genes
TCMs Traditional Chinese Medicines
TCMSP Traditional Chinese Medicine System Pharmacology Database
Tfh Follicular helper T cell
TGFβ1 Transforming growth factor β1
Th1 T helper 1 cell
Th17 T helper cell 17
TIMPs Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
TIMP-1 Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1
TIMP-3 Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-3
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α
TRAF6 TNF receptor-associated factor 6
VAGs Vascular-associated genes
VSMCs Vascular smooth muscle cells