| LY | LY294002 |
| ICI | ICI182780 |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| AS | Atherosclerosis |
| TC | Total cholesterol |
| CAT | Catalase |
| GP-17 | Gypenoside XVII |
| ERα | Estrogen receptor alpha |
| ERβ | Estrogen receptor beta |
| GPER | G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 |
| ECDs | Estrogen-dendrimer conjugates |
| ERs | Estrogen receptors |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase 1 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| GSH-Px | Glutathione peroxidase |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| DAPI | 4,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| ApoE−/− | Apolipoprotein E-deficient |
| HUVECs | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| Ox-LDL | Oxidized low-density lipoprotein |
| LDL-C | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| HDL-C | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| JC-1 | 5,5’,6,6’-Tetrachloro-1,1’,3,3’-tetraethylbenzimidazolylcarbocyanine iodide |