| AA | arachidonic acid |
| AC | adenylate cyclase |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| CaM | Calmodulin |
| CaMK | Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase |
| cAMP | cyclic AMP |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK 1/2 | extracellullar-signal regulated kinase |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| InsP3 | inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate |
| JNK | Jun amino-terminal kinase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEK | MAPK kinase |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| p38 | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PA | phosphatidic acid |
| PHP | Pharmacoperones |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PI4K | phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PLA2 | phospholipase A2 |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| PLD | phospholipase D |
| RhoA | Ras homolog gene family, member A |
| SOC | store-operated Ca2+ channel |