| 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 |