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. 2026 Sep 10;27(18):8053. doi: 10.3390/ijms27188053
Abbreviation Definition Abbreviation Definition
8-OHdG 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine A20 tumour necrosis factor alpha-induced protein 3 (TNFAIP3)
AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm ACSL4 acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase Ang II angiotensin II
APJ apelin receptor ARE antioxidant response element
ATP7A/ATP7B copper-transporting P-type ATPases 7A and 7B BBB blood–brain barrier
CaMKII calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II CAT catalase
CCVDs cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases cGAS–STING cyclic GMP–AMP synthase–stimulator of interferon genes
cGMP cyclic guanosine monophosphate CTR1 copper transporter 1
Cu-MOF copper-based metal–organic framework Cul3 cullin 3
CVD cardiovascular disease DFO deferoxamine
DLAT dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase Drp1 dynamin-related protein 1
ECM extracellular matrix eNOS endothelial nitric oxide synthase
FDX1 ferredoxin 1 Fe–S iron–sulphur
FENDRR FOXF1 adjacent non-coding developmental regulatory RNA FTH1 ferritin heavy chain 1
GCLC glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit GPX4 glutathione peroxidase 4
GSH glutathione GUCY1A1 guanylate cyclase 1 soluble subunit alpha 1
HIF-1α hypoxia-inducible factor-1α HIF-2α hypoxia-inducible factor-2α
HO-1 haem oxygenase 1 I/R ischaemia–reperfusion
ICH intracerebral haemorrhage IRE iron-responsive element
IRP iron regulatory protein IRI ischaemia–reperfusion injury
Keap1 Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 LDL low-density lipoprotein
LIAS lipoyl synthase LIP labile iron pool
LOX lysyl oxidase LPC lysophosphatidylcholine
Lp-PLA2 lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP matrix metalloproteinase MOF metal–organic framework
MT metallothionein NADPH reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NCOA4 nuclear receptor coactivator 4 NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B
NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 NO nitric oxide
NQO1 NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 Nrf2 nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
OXPHOS oxidative phosphorylation ox-LDL oxidised low-density lipoprotein
PB Prussian blue PKG cGMP-dependent protein kinase
PKM2 pyruvate kinase M2 PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acid
ROS reactive oxygen species SENP2 small ubiquitin-like modifier-specific protease 2
SLC7A11 solute carrier family 7 member 11 SMLC S-methyl-L-cysteine
SOD superoxide dismutase SrHCF strontium-substituted hexacyanoferrate
SSP serine synthesis pathway SUMO small ubiquitin-like modifier
TCA tricarboxylic acid TfR1 transferrin receptor 1
TM tetrathiomolybdate TNF-α tumour necrosis factor-α
TNFAIP3 tumour necrosis factor alpha-induced protein 3 UTR untranslated region
VDAC1 voltage-dependent anion channel 1 VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR2 vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 VSMC vascular smooth muscle cell
YTHDF2 YTH N6-methyladenosine RNA-binding protein 2 ZIP Zrt- and Irt-like protein family
ZnT zinc transporter family