| HMG | Hydroxymethylglutaryl |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| eNOS | Endothelial NO Synthase |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| ROCK | Rho-Associated Protein Kinase |
| PI3k | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | AMP-Activated Protein Kinase |
| GGPP | Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate |
| EPC | Endothelial Progenitor Cells |
| HUVECs | Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells |
| Nox | NADPH Oxidase |
| HO-1 | Heme Oxygenase 1 |
| BH4 | Tetrahydrobiopterin |
| GTP | Guanosine-5-triphosphate |
| GTPCH | GTP Cyclohydrolase |
| CRP | C Reactive Protein |
| Cav-1 | Caveolin-1 |
| SDF-1α | Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1 α |
| CXCR-4 | CXC Chemokine Receptor-4 |
| LV | Left Ventricle |
| CHF | Chronic Heart Failure |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| cGMP | Cyclic 3,5-guanosine Monophosphate |
| ApoE | Apolipoprotein E |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| mTOR | Mammalian Target of Rapamycin |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| GDNF | Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| iNOS | Inducible NOS |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |