| EC | Endothelial cell |
| GJ | Gap junction |
| Cx | Connexin |
| GJIC | Gap junction intercellular communication |
| SMC | Smooth muscle cell |
| TF | Tissue factor |
| FVIIa | Factor VIIa |
| VWF | von Willebrand factor |
| TM | Thrombomodulin |
| PAR | Protease-activated receptor |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| EPCR | Endothelial cell protein C receptor |
| APC | Activated protein C |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vein endothelial cell |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| IP3 | Inositol trisphosphate |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
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