| B19V | human parvovirus B19 |
| BIRC3 | baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis repeat-containing protein 3 |
| CAC | circulating angiogenic cells |
| cIAP-2 | cellular inhibitor of apoptosis-2 |
| eo-EPC | early outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells |
| ECFC | endothelial colony forming cells |
| FACS | fluorescence associated cell sorting |
| GE | genome equivalents |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| IAP | inhibitor of apoptosis |
| KDR | kinase insert domain receptor |
| MNC | mononuclear cells |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| RT | reverse transcriptase |
| RIP1 | receptor interacting protein (RIP) kinases 1 |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TNFR | TNFα receptor |
| TRAF1 | TNF receptor associated factor 1 |
| TRAF2 | TNF receptor associated factor 2 |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |