AMPK	adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
APE-1/Ref1	Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1/redox factor 1
ApoE	ApoE, Apolipoprotein E
ARE	antioxidant response element
ATM	ataxia telangiectasia mutated
BER	base excision repair
CAD	coronary artery disease
CDNK2	cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2
cGMP	cyclic guanosine monophosphate
cIMT	carotid intima media thickness
CVD	cardiovascular diseases
DDB2	Damage-Specific DNA Binding Protein 2
DNA-PK	DNA-dependent protein kinase
DR	dietary restriction
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EPC	endothelial progenitor cells
Ercc1	excision repair cross-complementation group 1
GH	growth hormone
GTF2H	general transcription factor IIH
HGPS	Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
HMBG-1	high mobility group box 1
hMSC	human mesenchymal stem cells
HR	homologous recombination
IGF1	insulin-like growth factor 1
IGFBP3	insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3
INK-ATTAC mice	genetically modified mice in which cells expressing the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16INK4A are being removed by apoptosis due to caspase 8 activation
LMNA	lamin A gene
MMR	mismatch repair
MtDNA	mitochondrial DNA
mTOR(C1)	mammalian target of rapamycin (complex 1)
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NER	nucleotide excision repair
NHEJ	non-homologous end joining
NfkB	nuclear factor kappa B
NO	nitric oxide
Nrf2	transcription factor NF-E2-related factor-2
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PARP-1	poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1
PDE	phosphodiesterase
POLG	polymerase gamma
RecQ	Escherichia coli recQ-like helicase
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SASP	senescence-associated secretory phenotype
(s)GC	(soluble) guanylyl cyclase
SIRT-1	sirtuin-1
SMS	senescence-messaging secretome
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
TERC	RNA template of telomerase
TERT	telomerase reverse transcriptase
TRF2	telomeric repeat-binding factor 2
TTD	trichothiodystrophy
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cell
WRN	Werner gene
WS	Werner Syndrome
XP	xeroderma pigmentosum
XRCC3	gene coding for x-ray repair cross-complementing protein 3