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. 2019 Nov 15;20(22):5728. doi: 10.3390/ijms20225728
CPBs Calcium phosphate bions
CKD Chronic kidney disease
CPB-S Spherical calcium phosphate bions
CPB-N Needle-shaped calcium phosphate bions
MPBs Magnesium phosphate bions
ECM Extracellular matrix
CD Cluster of differentiation
αSMA α-Smooth muscle actin
ApoE Apolipoprotein E
LDLR Low-density lipoprotein receptor
DAPI 4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole
AST Aspartate transaminase
ALT Alanine transaminase
IL Interleukin
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
CCL2 C-C Motif chemokine ligand 2
HCAECs Human coronary artery endothelial cells
HITAECs Human internal thoracic artery endothelial cells
XIAP X-Linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein
ICAM Intercellular cell adhesion molecule
SELP P-Selectin
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
ACTB Actin beta
GAPDH Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
B2M Beta-2 microglobulin
SCARF Scavenger receptor class F member
LDLR Low-density lipoprotein receptor
VLDLR Very low-density lipoprotein receptor
VCAM Vascular cell adhesion molecule
PECAM Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule
SELE E-Selectin
CDH Cadherin
IL1R Interleukin-1 receptor
TNFRSF Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily
NOS Nitric oxide synthase
PXDN Peroxidasin
VWF von Willebrand factor
KDR Kinase insert domain receptor
FAP Familial adenomatous polyposis
ACTA2 Actin alpha 2
SMTN Smoothelin
VIM Vimentin
COL4A1 Collagen 4 alpha 1 subunit
ZEB Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1
ESRD End-stage renal disease
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
TACT Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy
OD Optical density
PBS Phosphate buffered saline