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. 2019 Jan 28;20(3):544. doi: 10.3390/ijms20030544
AIF Apoptosis-inducing factor
IL-1β Interleukin-1β
IL-18 Interleukin-18
NLRP3 NACHT, LRR, and PYD domains-containing protein 3
DAMPs Damage associated molecular patterns
PI3K phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase
Akt PI3K-protein kinase B
MEK mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
eNOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
GPCR G-protein-coupled receptors
PDK1 Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1
mTORC Mammalian target of rapamycin
TSC2 Tuberous sclerosis complex 2
ASC Apoptosis-associated Speck-like protein containing a CARD
α2MR α2-macroglobulin receptor
CD91 Cluster of differentiation 91
EGF Epidermal growth factor
SEC SERPIN-enzyme complex
SERPINs Serine proteinase inhibitors
A2MG α2-macroglobulin
ATIII Antithrombin III
tPA Tissue-type plasminogen activator
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFR-β PDGF receptor-β
SFK Src family kinase
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate
PSD95 Postsynaptic density protein 95
MMP-9 Matrix metalloproteinase-9
RAP Receptor associated protein
NF-kB Nuclear-factor kappa B
MAPKs Mitogen-activated protein kinases
IVIg Intravenous immunoglobulin
MCAO Middle cerebral artery occlusion
SCs Schwann cells
siRNA Short interference RNA
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
IRF-3 Interferon regulatory factor-3
IRAK-1 Interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase-1
VSMCs Vascular smooth muscle cells
CRT Calreticulin
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β
TSP1 Thrombospondin 1
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase 2
VLDL Very low-density lipoprotein
CE Cholesteryl ester
Pyk2 Proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2
SERCA2 Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase
CatS Cathepsin S
TE Tropoelastin
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
STEMI ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction
CRP C reactive protein
IRI Ischemia-reperfusion injury
LRP1 Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1
RISK Reperfusion injury salvage kinase
AMI Acute myocardial infarction
mPTP Mitochondrial permeability transition pore
AAT α1-antitrypsin
ROS Reactive oxygen species