| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 |
| ACAT-1 | acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase-1 |
| Apoe−/− mice | apolipoprotein E-deficient mice |
| EC | endothelial cell |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| HASMC | human aortic smooth muscle cell |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cell |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IL | interleukin |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MCM | monocyte/macrophage-conditioned medium |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| NCEH | neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| OxLDL | oxidized low-density lipoprotein |
| SR-A | scavenger receptor class A |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| VSMC | vascular smooth muscle cell |
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