Proposed common mechanism highlighting the role of these novel signaling factors in pro-inflammatory pathways within the endothelial cell. Endothelial dysfunction mobilizes pro-inflammatory mitochondrial elements and contributes to vascular disease pathogenesis. OMM outer mitochondrial membrane, IMM inner mitochondrial membrane, mtDNA mitochondrial DNA, CF6 coupling factor 6, CL cardiolipin, PHB1 prohibitin-1, mtDAMP mitochondrial damage-associated pattern