| CREB | cyclic AMP response element-binding protein |
| RSK | pp90 ribosomal S6 kinase |
| MSK1 | Mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase 1 |
| CaMKs | Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases |
| EPAC | exchange protein directly activated by cAMP |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| MAPKAP kinase 2 | MAPK-activated protein kinase 2 |
| VSMC | Vascular smooth muscle cell |
| ACM | Alcoholic cardiomyopathy |
| ACA | Acetaldehyde |
| ADH | Alcohol dehydrogenase |
| ALDH | Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase |
| ECM | Extracellular cardiac matrix |
| RAS | Renin–angiotensin system |
| Ang II | Angiotensin II |
| DUSPs | Dual-specificity phosphatases |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| RANKL | Receptor activator of NF-κB, ligand |
| NFATc1 | Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1 |
| RACK1 | Receptor for activated C kinase 1 |
| TRAF6 | TNF receptor-associated factor 6 |
| Pl3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| BCAP | B-cell adaptor for Pl3K |
| Ambn | Ameloblastin |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| TLR | Toll like receptor |
| AP1 | Activator protein 1 |
| SP1 | Specificity protein 1 |
| TAK1 | transforming growth factor-activated kinase 1 |
| FOXA2 | Forkhead box protein A2 |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Fra-2 | Fos-related antigen 2 |
| DEPs | Diesel exhaust particles |
| HETEs | Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids |
| ET-1 | Endothelin-1 |
| PDE4 | Phosphodiesterase 4 |
| StAR | Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein |