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. 2018 Jun 11;19(6):1732. doi: 10.3390/ijms19061732
ABCA1 ATP-binding cassette transporter A1
ABCG1 ATP-binding cassette transporter G1
ACAT1 Acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase 1
CAD Coronary artery disease
ECM Extracellular matrix
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
HAEC Human aortic endothelial cell
HASMC Human aortic smooth muscle cell
HOMA-IR Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance
HUVEC Human umbilical vein endothelial cell
MCM Monocyte/macrophage conditioning medium
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
NCEH Neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase
NFκB Nuclear factor κB
LDL Low-density lipoprotein
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SRB1 Scavenger receptor class B type 1
VSMC vascular smooth muscle cell