ApoE −/−	Apolipoprotein E-deficient
AS	Atherosclerosis
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CVDs	Cardiovascular diseases
CHD	Coronary heart disease
DNMTs	DNA methyltransferases
DNMT1	DNA methyltransferase 1
DNMT3A	DNA methyltransferase 3 alpha
DNMT3B	DNA methyltransferase 3 beta
FA	Folic acid
HCY	Homocysteine
HE	Hematoxylin and eosin
HF	High fat diet (fed)
HUVECs	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
MALDI-TOF	Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight
MCP1	Monocyte chemotactic protein-1
OD	Optical density
Ox-LDL	Oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
SAH	S-adenosylhomocysteine
SAM	S-adenosylmethionine
TBST	Tris-buffered saline Tween 20
TC	Total cholesterol
TG	Triglyceride
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor