ADIP	Adiponectin
CCL2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
DICER	Endoribonuclease Dicer
DROSHA	Ribonuclease type III
ELISA	Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent assay
FCS	Fetal calf serum
HUVEC	Human umbilical endothelial cells
IBMX	methylisobutylxanthine
IH	Intermittent hypoxia
IL-6	Interleukin-6
LEP	Leptin
miRNA	MicroRNA
RETN	Resistin
RpS15	Ribosomal protein S15
RT-PCR	Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
SAS	Sleep apnea syndrome
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor-α