ABCA1	ATP binding cassette transporter A1
ApoE	Apolipoprotein E
Akt	Protein kinase B (PKB)
Erk2	Serine/threonine kinase
GLUTs	Glucose transporters
GSVs	GLUT4 storage vesicles
HSPG	Heparan sulfate proteoglycan
IGF1-R	Insulin-like growth factor 1-receptor
IR	Insulin receptor
IL-1β	Interleukin 1 β
IL-6	Interleukin 6
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LOX-1	Lectin-type oxidized LDL receptor-1
LRP1	Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MetS	Metabolic syndrome
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
VLDL	Very low-density lipoprotein
VSMC	Vascular smooth muscle cell