AAA	Abdominal aortic aneurysm
AngII	Angiotensin II
ARIC	Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities
CLI	Critical limb ischemia
CVD	Cardio vascular disease
DBP	Vitamin D binding protein
EC	Endothelial cell
ECM	Extracellular matrix
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EPC	Endothelial progenitor cell
HAT	Histone acetyl transferase
HDAC	Histone deacetylase
IC	Intermittent claudication
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
NO	Nitric oxide
(OH)D	Hydroxyvitamin D
PAD	Peripheral arterial disease
PAOD	Peripheral arterial occlusive disease
PBMNC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
RAAS	Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
RXR	Retinoid X receptor
TSS	Transcription start site
VDR	Vitamin D receptor
VSMC	Vascular smooth muscle cell