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. 2026 Jul 25;27(15):6639. doi: 10.3390/ijms27156639
ABCA1 ATP-binding cassette transporter A1
ABCG1 ATP-binding cassette transporter G1
ALP alkaline phosphatase
apo(a) apolipoprotein(a)
apoB apolipoprotein B
apoB100 apolipoprotein B100
APOE apolipoprotein E
ASCVD atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ATX autotaxin
BMP2 bone morphogenetic protein 2
BSCL2 BSCL2 lipid droplet biogenesis associated protein
CAC coronary artery calcium
CAVD calcified aortic valve disease
CCL2 C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CMR cardiac magnetic resonance
CX3CL1 C-X3-C motif chemokine ligand 1
ECM extracellular matrix
EndMT endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
eNOS endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EVs extracellular vesicles
FDG fluorodeoxyglucose
FOXS1 forkhead box S1
IL-1β interleukin-1 beta
IL-6 interleukin-6
IL-6R interleukin-6 receptor
IL-8 interleukin-8
JAK Janus kinase
KIV kringle IV
KIV-2 kringle IV type 2
LDL low-density lipoprotein
LDL-R LDL receptor
LGE late gadolinium enhancement
LPAR1 lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1
LPAR3 lysophosphatidic acid receptor 3
LPC lysophosphatidylcholine
Lp(a) lipoprotein(a)
LXRα liver X receptor alpha
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MESA Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B
Nox2 NADPH oxidase 2
Nox4 NADPH oxidase 4
ox-LDL oxidized low-density lipoprotein
OxPL oxidized phospholipids
PET/CT positron emission tomography/computed tomography
PI3K phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PPARγ peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
ROS reactive oxygen species
RUNX2 runt-related transcription factor 2
RhoA Ras homolog family member A
ROCK Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase
SR-A scavenger receptor class A
SR-BI scavenger receptor class B type I
STAT3 signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TGF-β1 transforming growth factor beta 1
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha
VECs valvular endothelial cells
VICs valvular interstitial cells