Table 1.

Cytokines and factors implicated in causing inflammation in atherosclerosis

Cytokines/factors	Abbreviations
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha	TNF-α , TNF-a
Interleukine-6	IL-6
Interleukine-1beta	IL-1β, IL-1beta
Nuclear factor-kappa B	NF-κB
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1	MCP-1
C-reactive protein	CRP
Intracellular adhesion molecule-1	ICAM-1
Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1	VCAM-1
Monocyte colony-stimulating factor	M-CSF, MCSF
Transforming growth factor beta1	TGFβ1, TGF-β1
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1	PAI-1
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor	MIF
Cyclooxygenase-2	COX-2
Endothelin-1	ET-1
Angiotensin 2	Ang II, ANG II
Endothelial-selectin	E-selectin
Platelet-selectin	P-selectin
Angiotensinogen 2	ANGT 2
Leptin	LEP
Inducible nitric oxide synthase	iNOS
Matrix metalloproteinase	MMP
Low density lipoprotein	LDL
Serum amyloid A	SAA
Apolipoprotein E	ApoE
Tumor necrosis factor receptor –associated factor	TRAF
Reactive oxygen species	ROS
Angiotensin type 1 receptor	ATR1
Glutathione peroxidase 1	GPx1
Phospholipase A2	PLA2
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2	Lp-PLA2
5-Lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP)	FLAP
5-Lipoxygenase	5-LO
Chemokine motif ligand 2	CCL2
Chemokine motif receptor 2 (CCR2)	CCR2
Toll like receptor 2	TLR2
Hear shock protein	HSP