| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| LXR | Liver X receptor |
| SREBP-1c | Sterol response element binding protein-1c |
| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| SCD-1 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 |
| SMC | Smooth muscle cell |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| VLA-4 | Very late antigen-4 |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| oxLDL | Oxidized low-density lipoprotein |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor κB |
| M-CSF | Macrophage colony stimulating factor |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| Il | Interleukin |
| MMP | Matrix metalloprotease |
| Apo | Apolipoprotein |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| Npc1l1 | Niemann-pick C1-like 1 |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| LDLR | Low-density lipoprotein receptor |
| CCR7 | C-c chemokine receptor 7 |
| HSC | Hematopoietic stem cell |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-monocyte colony stimulating factor |
| Nox2 | NADPH oxidase 2 |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte colony stimulating factor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| CD38 | Cluster of differentiation 38 |
| KLF4 | Krüppel-like factor 4 |
| S1PR2 | Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LncRNA | Long non-coding RNA |
| DDX17 | DEAD-box helicase 17 |
| TTC39B | Tetratricopeptide repeat domain protein 39B |
| WT | Wildtype |
| WD | Western diet |
| Tg | Transgenic |
| MΦ | Macrophage |
| T09 | T0901317 |
| GW | GW3965 |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| BCA | Brachiocephalic artery |
| BM | Bone marrow |
| BMDM | Bone marrow-derived macrophages |
| BMT | Bone marrow transplant |
| OE | Overexpression |
| RCT | Reverse cholesterol transport |
| VLDL | Very low-density lipoprotein |