CV	Cardiovascular
CVD(s)	Cardiovascular Disease(s)
T2DM	Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
IR	Insulin Resistance
MAFLD	Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease
NAFLD	Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
PAD	Peripheral Artery Disease
CAD	Coronary Artery Disease
FA	Fatty Acids
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
IACs	Integrin Adhesion Complexes
ROCK	Rho-Associated Protein Kinase
TGF-β	Transforming Growth Factor β
GLUT1/4	Glucose Transporter Type 1/4
GSVs	GLUT4 Storage Vesicles
AKT	Protein Kinase B
FAK	Focal Adhesion Kinase
YAP	Yes-Associated Protein
TAZ	Transcriptional Coactivator with PDZ-Binding motif
TEAD	Transcriptional Enhanced Associate Domain
GSIS	Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion
AMPK	AMP-Activated Protein Kinase
FGF1	Fibroblast Growth Factor 1
TRP	Transient Receptor Potential
TRPM2	Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 2
KLF15	Krüppel-Like factor 15
EC	Endothelial Cell
FSS	Fluid Shear Stress
EndMT/EMT	Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition
eNOS	Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
NO	Nitric Acid
VCAM-1	Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
ICAM-1	Intracellular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor κB
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-Inducible factor 1α
NE	Nuclear Envelope
LOX	Lysyl Oxidase
HFpEF	Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
VSMC	Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
JNK Kinase	c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase
IκKβ	Ikappaβ Kinase
IRS	Insulin Receptor Substrate
α-SMA	α-Smooth Muscle Actin
ER	Endoplasmic Reticulum
AGE(s)	Advanced Glycation End Products
NOX	NADPH Oxidase
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
oxLDL	Oxidised Low-Density Lipoprotein
NLRP3	NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3
UPR	Unfolded Protein Response
CHOP	C/EBP Homologous Protein
FFA	Free Fatty Acid
PKC	Protein Kinase C
TMAO	Trimethylamine N-oxide
SCFA	Short-Chain Fatty Acid
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRE	Magnetic Resonance Elastography
AFM	Atomic Force Microscopy
OCT	Optical Coherence Tomography
MMP-2/MMP-9	Matrix Metalloproteinases 2/9
PIIINP/PRO-C3	Type III Procollagen
HA	Hyaluronic Acid
PWV	Pulse Wave Velocity
HCV	Hepatitis C Virus
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
PSC	Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
MASH	Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis
VP	Verteporfin
NTB	Nintedanib
TKI	Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
IPF	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
ILD	Interstitial Lung Disease
PFD	Pirfenidone
TRPV4	Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4