| MK | midkine |
| PTN | pleiotrophin |
| PTPζ | receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase β/protein tyrosine phosphatase ζ |
| WT-1 | Wilms tumor suppressor gene |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ALK | anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| LRP | low-density-lipoprotein receptor-related protein |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| NFκB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| EAE | autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| CR | cysteine rich complement-like repeats |
| PTA | percutaneous transluminal angioplasty |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| GPIbα | glycoprotein 1bα |
| PSGL-1 | P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 |
| PNA | platelet-neutrophil aggregate |
| Nox2 | neutrophil-NADPH oxidase 2 |
| uPA | urokinase plasminogen activator |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| LAD | Left Anterior Descending |
| LCX | Left Circumflex |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PECAM-1 | platelet adhesion molecule-1 |
| VE-Cadherin | vascular endothelial cell cadherin |
| VEGFR2 | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |
| TRPV-4 | transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 |
| VEGF-A | vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| CXCL-1 | chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 |
| MIP-2 | macrophage inflammatory protein-2 |
| CXCR2 | chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 2 |
| IL-8 | CXCL-8/interleukin-8 |
| NRP1 | Neuropilin 1 |
| vWF | von Willebrand factor |
| Mac-1 | macrophage-1 antigen |
| LFA-1 | lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 |
| iNOS | inducible NOS |
| nNOS | neuronal NOS |
| CA | cerebral aneurisma |