| AS | Atherosclerosis |
| C6 | Coumarin-6 |
| C6-mNLCs | PS-containing C6-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscope |
| CO | Cholesteryl oleate |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| Cur-mNLCs | PS-containing curcumin-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers |
| DAPI | 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DL | Drug loading capacity |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagles’s medium |
| EE | Entrapment efficiency |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FCM | Flow cytometry |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HR | Hemolysis rate |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NLCs | Nanostructured lipid carriers |
| oxLDL | Oxidized low density lipoprotein |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer saline |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| PS | Phosphatidylserine |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative PCR |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SPC | Soybean phosphatidylcholine |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TG | Trioleate glycerol |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |