AA	Amino acid
ALP	Alkaline phosphatase
Ang	Angiotensin
AP-1	Activator protein-1
ASCs	Adipose-stromal cells
CAD	Coronary artery disease
CIMT	Carotid intima-media thickness
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
CVD	Cardiovascular disease;
DR	Death receptors;
EC	Endothelial cell;
ECFC	Endothelial colony-forming cell;
EndMT	Endothelial to mesenchymal transition
EPC	Endothelial progenitor cell
FA	Fatty acid
FAO	Fatty acid–beta-oxidation
FGFs	Fibroblast growth factors
GDF-11	Growth differentiation factor-11
GFR	Glomerular Filtration Rate
GLUT	Glucose transporter
HDL	High Density Lipoproteins
HSPGs	Heparan sulfate proteoglycans
ICAM	Intercellular adhesion molecule
IL	Interleukin
kD	kiloDalton
MMP	Matrix metalloprotease
Nf-κB	Nuclear factor κB
NO	Nitric oxide
NOS	NO synthetase
NOX	NADPH oxidase
Nrf2	Nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2
OCIF	Osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor
OPG	Osteoprotegerin
OxLDL	Oxidized low density lipoprotein
PPARs	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
RANK	Receptor activator of nuclear factor κ B
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor κ B ligand
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SMPC	Smooth muscle progenitor cells
TGF	Transforming growth factor
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TNFR	Tumor necrosis factor receptor
TNFRS	Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily
TRAF	TNFR-associated factor
TRAIL	Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
TSP-1	Thrombospondin-1
VCAM	Vascular adhesion molecule
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMC	Vascular smooth muscle cells
vWF	von Willebrand factor
WPB	Weibel-Palade bodies