| 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 |