ADM	Adrenomedullin
ADP	Adenosine DiPhosphate
AKT	Protein kinase B
AMF/GPI	Autocrine Motility Factor/Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase
AMP	Adenosine MonoPhosphate
ANG	ANGiopoietin
ARNT	Aryl hydrocrabon Receptor Nuclear Translocator
ATP	Adenosine TriPhosphate
AVF	ArterioVenous Fistula
bFGF	basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
BNIP3	BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa protein-Interacting Protein 3
CHIP	Carboxyl terminus of Hsp70-interacting protein
CKD	Chronic Kidney Disease
COX	Cytochrome C Oxidase
CREB	C-AMP Response Element-binding protein
DMOG	DiMethylOxalylGlycine
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EC	Endothelial Cells
ECM	Extra-Cellular Matrix
eNOS	endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
EPO	ErythroPOeitin
ESRD	End-Stage Renal Disease
ET-1	Endothelin-1
FAD	Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide
FDA	Food & Drug Administration
FIH	Factor Inhibiting HIF
GLUT	GLUcose Transporter
HAF	Hypoxia-Associated Factor
HDAC	Histone DeACetylase
HIF	Hypoxia-Inducible Factor
HK	HexoKinase
HO-1	Heme Oxygenase-1
HRE	Hypoxia-Responsive Element
Hsp	Heat-shock protein
ICAM	InterCellular Adhesion Molecule
IGF	Insulin-like Growth Factor
IL	InterLeukine
iNOS	inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
KLF2	Kruppel-Like Factor 2
LDHA	Lactate DeHydrogenase A
LRP1	Low density lipoprotein recpetor-related protein 1
MCT	MonoCarboxylate Transporter
MMP	Matrix MetalloProteinase
mRNA	messenger RiboNucleic Acid
mTOR	mechanistic Target Of Rapamycin
mTORC	mTOR Complex
NAD	Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
NADH	Reduced form of NAD
NF-KB	Nuclear Factor-KB
NH	Neointimal Hyperplasia
NO	Nitric Oxide
NOX	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase
OPN	Osteopontin
PAD	Peripheral Arterial Disease
PDGF	Platelet Derived Growth Factor
PDH	Pyruvate DeHydrogenase
PFK	PhospoFructoKinase
PFKFB3	6-PhosphoFructo-2-Kinase/Fructose-2,6-Bisphosphatase 3
PHD	Prolyl Hydroxylase Domain
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinases
RACK	Receptor for Activated Protein Kinase C
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SIRT	Sirtuin
SMC	Smooth Muscle Cells
TGF	Transforming-Growth Factor
TIE	Tyrosine kinase with Immunoglobulin-like and EGF-like domains
TIMP	Tissue Inhibitor of MetalloProteinase
TNF	Tumor Necrosis Factor
USRDS	United States Renal Data System
VCAM	Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VHL	von Hippel-Lindau
WSS	Wall Shear Stress